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June 11, 2010

You Don’t Need to be a Genius to Run a Business

There are geniuses out there who start businesses and run them well. Just look at Bill Gates. However, you do not need to be a genius to run a business. So what do you need? If you’re going to successfully run a business, you’ll need to have the following traits:

Self-motivation and a drive to succeed. [...]

November 9, 2009

A Business by the Ocean

When I was sixteen I visited the ocean for the first time.  Little did I know that I would fall in love with it and for the rest of my life, be drawn to the ocean.  This meant that for vacations, work and even the business that I would eventually own.  Yes, the ocean [...]

November 6, 2009

Best Practices and Challenges in Building Capable Rich User Experiences: Announcing Real-World Ajax

It’s been nearly a year in the making but I’m finally pleased to announce the release of Real-World Ajax, a massive new compendium of the Ajax spectrum that I’ve compiled and edited with Kate Allen in conjunction with leading Ajax authors from across the country.  While not generally available until later this month, [...]

October 31, 2009

Web 2.0 Continues As Most Used New Internet Term

While it’s no longer quite so fashionable to label your Internet startup a “Web 2.0″ company these days, the popularity of the term remains extraordinarily high and is presently used today both far and wide in traditional media and social media.  The Google Trends graph in the figure to the right tells the overall [...]

October 16, 2009

2 Easy Online Business Ideas

There are a great many ways that you can earn money online, but many of them require a lot of involvement — for instance, your typical ecommerce business requires that you store stock, ship orders, etc.
If you are looking for an online business that is comparitively easy to run, here are a few ideas for [...]