The Authentic Eccentric

I love it when things suddenly appear to re-affirm statements I’ve made.
I spent some time today checking out the new SBA research library. I downloaded enough material that it made better sense to print in volume using their ink, so I pushed it to my local Kinko’s for output.
Here is what I got back […]

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Twelve months ago today, Katrina ripped into New Orleans, leaving chaos and panic in its wake.

Today, life in New Orleans is improving, but much work remains before the area can be thought of as “recovered”. Most importantly, the area needs leadership, entrepreneurship and new visions for rebuilding, not political junkets and pandering pundits.
They also desperately […]

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Daniel Scocco of the delightfully fresh Innovation Zen has a wonderful review of the top ten crowdsourcing companies. He’s uncovered companies from industries as diverse as footwear and pharmaceuticals who are leveraging the widsom or labor of the crowd to help grow their business.
While technology is a popular target for crowdsourcing, it’s great to […]

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I was rooting around in my gmail account today so I could forward Jen some exciting news about our friend Akiva being named a finalist in the 2006 MERCURY Latino Lens Short Film Challenge (congratulations, again!) and lo and behold - my gmail sponsored link ad was:
Need a movie cameraman? - robertoblasini.com - Hire this […]

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Darren’s last group writing project is now new and improved! Recognizing that 301 submissions are a lot to wade through, he cleverly outsourced having the posts organized into a taxonomic system. In this case, that’s a fancy way of saying he hired someone to organize the information and represent it so that it was easily […]

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Back in 1984, just after I’d relocated to the Burlington VT Kinko’s, Federal Express announced a new service called ZapMail, which guaranteed document delivery in 2 hours via fax. The concept was that businesses would use FedEx fax service instead of shipping overnight, cutting cost all around.
ZapMail should have been a resounding success - instead, […]

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Darren’s list writing project at Problogger yielded some great posts - I wanted to highlight some of my personal favorites so far:
Mike Yoskovitz over at I Got News For You.com has a great post on his Top 4 Mistakes as an Entrepreneur, including this gem:
Now more than ever, with blogs, podcasts and the reach of […]

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Darren over at Problogger is running a new group writing project; since I obviously enjoy making lists and it’s seminar/workshop/conference season, I thought I’d pull together a list of the worst behaviors I’ve seen through the years.

Have it at a high-priced hotel you haven’t bothered to visit to determine its suitability and accessibility for your […]

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One of the oldest blog memes is the “25 things about me”. I’ve always generally avoided it, not out of some odd fear of stalking or social engineering, but more from the “not enough time to write what I’d like anyway” perspective. Now that I have a little more time to focus on blogging again, […]

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Google Local has quietly expanded its functionality, again. Registered companies can now add a coupon to their Google Maps listing for free. Coupons will appear alongside your business listing on Google Maps.
Traditionally, retailers seeking to reach local populations have used coupon services such as ValPak and RSVP card decks to reach their desired target […]

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