January 2012

29 Stories

Online payments may be the future, but today consumers are still concerned

Online payments may be the future, but today consumers are still concerned

It's clear that online payments are the future. Many pay for nearly everything online, but there are still security and...

Will Apple tap into China for more iPhone sales?

Will Apple tap into China for more iPhone sales?

To get an iPhone that works in China, one must subscribe to China Unicom, the 2nd-largest carrier in the largest...

Not Rated Shoes: Taking on the juggernauts through social media

In a great economy, it's hard to start a retail company and get attention in industries where the major players...

What Twitter’s horrific recruitment video says about the state of Silicon Valley

What Twitter’s horrific recruitment video says about the state of Silicon Valley

As much as it deserves a tirade about professional recruiting, brand positioning, and using human relations as a public relations...

Making the internet more open… in education

Making the internet more open… in education

Over the past few decades starting with the computer revolution and continuing through the digital age, the Massachusetts Institute of...

Note to Startups: If you’re going to steal from others… well, just don’t steal from others

Note to Startups: If you’re going to steal from others… well, just don’t steal from others

The internet is rife with theft. People take content and concepts from others on a regular basis and pawn it...

Favo.rs brings accountability to business relationships

Favo.rs brings accountability to business relationships

LinkedIn and Facebook may have the market cornered for building relationships between business professionals, many startups are starting to pop...

What Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney should learn from Paul (and Obama) about the internet

What Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney should learn from Paul (and Obama) about the internet

Today is a different world when it comes to political campaigns. A decade or two ago given the same candidates...

The Silicon Valleys… of the world

The Silicon Valleys… of the world

Just as movies are made outside of Hollywood and cars are built outside of Detroit, entrepreneurs, startups, and venture capitalists...

Predators versus prey in the startup ecosystem

Predators versus prey in the startup ecosystem

The "Startup Sea" is broad and loaded with life. There are those who are considered predators, which means someone has...

SOPA and PIPA: Everything you need to know

SOPA and PIPA: Everything you need to know

Today is SOPA Blackout Day to oppose the bills currently being proposed in Congress, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and...

The SOPA blackout is the most American thing we’ve done all day

The SOPA blackout is the most American thing we’ve done all day

The Tea Party movement was intended for Americans to harken to the revolutions of the past when tyranny and taxation...