If you are interested in technology and Internet news, I am pretty sure that you will like my new website, DailyBits.com. I have a team of writers there, and we’ll be focusing on Web 2.0, software, online marketing, open source and more. Here is a quote from the first post there: “Back in 2004 Google … Continue reading Check Out My New Website
Do You Really Need College Education?
Sometime ago we have already stated that MBAs are overrated. Guess what, today it is time to criticize college education! Recently I came across another curious article listing 15 successful entrepreneurs who didn’t need college education. You can see a description for each of these entrepreneurs on the original article, and below you will find … Continue reading Do You Really Need College Education?
Innovation Quotes: Connect and Collaborate
“As the world starts to move from a primarily vertical — command and control — system for creation value to a more horizontal — connect and collaborate — value creation model, and as we blow away more walls, ceilings and floors at the same time, societies are going to find themselves facing a lot of … Continue reading Innovation Quotes: Connect and Collaborate
Huge Failures on the Internet
Ever heard about Kozmo.com or Flooz.com? Probably not, but that is because they emerged and disappeared from the Internet scene within a small time frame. Sure, there are many success stories out there like Facebook. What about failure stories though? We should talk about them more often! That is exactly what an article that I … Continue reading Huge Failures on the Internet
The Worst Jobs for the 21st Century
Forbes recently published an interesting article titled “The Worst Jobs For The 21st Century.” What do you think they are? If you guessed federal agents, travel agents, journalists and radio announcers, you nailed it. Here is a quotation from the article: “What to avoid? The usual suspects. According to the projections by the U.S. government, … Continue reading The Worst Jobs for the 21st Century
PC Magazine Favorite 100 Blogs
The guys from PC Magazine recently published a list with their 100 favorite blogs. There are many similar lists around the Internet, but this one is not carrying the usual suspects. I came across some blogs that I had never seen, and they all look pretty interesting. The list is somewhat biased towards the technology … Continue reading PC Magazine Favorite 100 Blogs
All the Business Acronyms You Need to Know
Open the New York Times or browse around the Internet for 30 minutes and I am sure that you will come across several business acronyms. Not knowing what they mean can be quite annoying. That is the purpose of the list below; to provide a quick reference to the most common used acronyms so you … Continue reading All the Business Acronyms You Need to Know
Information Age vs. Connected Age
I am not sure if we are already leaving the information age, but there is an interesting reflection on this matter over the GigaOM blog. On the article “From the Information Age to the Connected Age” they argue that changed on the Web will enable us to make that switch. “The Information Age is the … Continue reading Information Age vs. Connected Age
Innovation Quotes: Diversity
I am a New Economy fanatic. Thence a Creativity fanatic. Thence an Intellectual-Capital fanatic. Thence … a … DIVERSITY fanatic. Doest that mean I’m an Affirmative Action fanatic? Not necessarily. And in any case, that’s beside the point. What is the point? It’s really quite simple: Creativity and Great Leaps Forward come from… mix/match/mess. That … Continue reading Innovation Quotes: Diversity
Time Management Tips for Using Email
Electronic mail appeared as a blessing. It would let you communicate with friends, family and co-workers in a matter of seconds, regardless of where they were around the world. With such a fantastic communication tool, however, other problems emerged. Just ask any manager of a big corporation and he will tell you that 40% or … Continue reading Time Management Tips for Using Email