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Real Estate Developers See Airbnb Opportunities

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We get an weekly email from John Burns , a real estate consulting firm. Quoting again from the email: The key will be having a location that can tap into the burgeoning Airbnb user stream. The email's conclusion is: We sense a trend developing, especially if the apartment markets soften.  

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Despite Their Problems, Uber Will Likely Continue to Thrive

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  A good example that Citylab points out is how quickly Uber has regained share in Austin, Texas since it reentered the market.    Before you send us an email about it, yes,  we are aware of the various Uber boycotts.  They're also fortunate in that their market continues to grow very rapidly.

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Groupon for Golfers

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  A great example comes from one of my favorite iPhone Apps, GolfLogix.    I just got an email from them that said: "Starting this month, all GolfLogix members will receive a special offer email every Thursday with an exceptional, exclusive, limited-time deal on a golf product or service. 

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The Growing, Global Freelancer Rights Movement

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I traded emails last week with Joel Dullroy. He's based in Berlin and among other things is the international relations representative of a German group called  Verband der Gründer und Selbständigen Deutschland (VGSD), which means The Association of Founders and Freelancers Germany.   But I digress.

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Label Maker Innovation and Atoms Versus Bits

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The new Label Works products from Epson  are also great examples of how the prices of products with digital content is falling, while the prices of physical products are going up.  .  What caught our attention is how well this product illustrates the growing digital technology is playing in almost every product.

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The Wall Street Journal's Small Business, Big Innovation Contest

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This is a great example of leveraging existing skills, capabilities and business infrastructure to enter an adjacent market.  Regular emails to growing customer base. This expansion operates on floor space that had been idle after a previous downsizing in 2008, more fully using our building space.

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Why Surveys Show Wide Differences in Small Business Social Media Use

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For example, the Wall Street Journal article Facebook Tops for Small Business reported on a survey that found small businesses quite positive about social media.  You many have noticed that different surveys show very different small business social media usage rates.   Another point of view comes from Citibank.