Obama’s Department of Energy Appointment Represents A Big Shift
The Obama Administration has not even taken up residence at the White House yet, but radical change is in the air. During the Bush Administration we became accustomed to the idea that Big Oil and Gas ran the show. Lobbyists for the Chemical industry were put in charge of environmental protection and the EPA decided […]
A Sign of Social Media’s Entry Into The Mainstream?
While we all still do quite a bit of business over email and fax, this is the first that I’ve heard of legal notice being served via a social network. Apparently, an Australian court allows legal notices to be served via email, text messages and even social network messaging systems now. If you have been […]
The Next Wave of Social Networking Is On Its Way
Social networking websites have been a part of our lives in one way or another for long time. They have been places to meet new people and to deepen connections with people who we know. Providers of email, instant messaging and just about everything else have worked hard to mash their services up with the […]
Will The MySpace Ruling Criminalize Anonymity?
Anonymity on the web? Privacy on the web? You mean these things are more than just figments of our imagination? If you are concerned about your online privacy and presence then the recent ruling that suggests that misrepresentation of your identity on the web could be a crime. The gist of the story is this: […]
Is Green In or Is Green Marketing In?
Peopele everywhere are writing about buzz phrases like ecopreneurship and clean, green technology (that will be available after the construction of dirty technology that is currently being lobbied for). Newsweek has a photo gallery up titled ‘A Future So Bright’, while The New York Times has an article citing the fact that the US Froze Solar Energy Projects […]
Do You Use Email Anymore?
I have to admit that I’m not a big fan of email. I get signed up (without anyone asking me if I’m interested) for so many lists from people. As a fairly networked and networking oriented professional it seems like everyone who I meet at a happy hour, conference or event has a list that […]
Rough Waters Ahead for Startups
Today’s headlines are optimistic and talk about global government efforts underway to get the economy back on track. I hope that these efforts will work out, but suspect that they will not work out soon enough for a lot of entrepreneurs out there. With BarCamp and Social Dev Camp East coming up quickly, I’m looking […]
Is the party really over?
Today Peter Kafka from Silicon Alley Insider writes “Sorry, Startups: Party’s Over“. Is he right or is he wrong?
He certainly isn’t alone in pushing doom and gloom. Eric Eldon’s story on Venture Beat titled “Sequoia has emergency meeting, tells startups to try to survive downturn” the day before. On the same day, Michael Arrington’s post […]
What Today’s Economic Climate Means For Founders
Here and there you will hear the discussion about what is happening on Wall Street and what it means for founders of startup companies. Most people are thinking about whether the current economic climate will have an adverse impact on investment in startups. For some it will. Many of the ones who will be adversely include founders on […]
Job Spam 2.0
We live in web 2.0 world where data is free, but clicks are not, but that doesn’t mean that you should engage in shady business practices. My beef here is primarily with ecnext because they are engaged in a shady business practice that I would liken to splogging. However, both Indeed and Jobthread can put […]
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