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August 16, 2005

Bill Gates is Right - Windows Stimulates Innovation - Much More than MacOS or Linux

I have been a fan of the MacOS for years — and still am.  While I use a Windows machine myself, I maintain a mixed network at home and I have my entire family on MacIntosh machines.  Why?  To decrease... [continued]

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August 15, 2005

What Did I Mean by Cheat? Clarification to "The Cheaters' Guide to LinkedIn"

What Did I Really Mean by the Term “Cheat”? A number of people have commented on my use of the word “Cheat”.  It makes some people uncomfortable to even read the post.  It makes some readers feel as if they are somehow engaging in... [continued]

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Isn't Smaller Just Better? More on this Stupid "Search Engine Index Size" Controversy

I like to look at trends.  And I like to periodically measure the trends I look at.  Perhaps they are misleading but I do find tracking the rates of change in certain concepts on the Internet (and blogosphere) useful.   I’d... [continued]

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August 12, 2005

LinkedIn CheatSheet #1: How to make your name visible beyond your 3rd Degree

Business Networking: Served HOT-- LinkedIn CheatSheet #1: How to make your name visible beyond your 3rd Degree I totally agree with Naina Redhu about this being the #1 Cheat for optimizing LinkedIn for your own purposes — especially since the... [continued]

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CONTROVERSY OF THE WEEK -- Does Size Really Matter? Google vs Yahoo

An interesting thread on the relevance of search engine size vis a vis Yahoo vs Google which John Battelle is insightfully “refereeing”  on his excellent SearchBlog.  I recommend reading these posts in chronologic order — but you can also cut to the... [continued]

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August 09, 2005

CRITICAL UPDATE to LinkedIn Cheater's Guide (05-Aug-2005)

With the new LinkedIn release (5 August 2005) , the bulk of the Cheats listed in the Cheaters’ Guide to LinkedIn are still extremely relevant.  However, your LinkedIn network reach has been trimmed back to your third degree and people are... [continued]

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DID UC THIS? Notable Links in Venture Capital, Technology, New Media, Bloggging, and Healthcare

[Interesting posts I ran across but didn’t comment on — a reflection of my lack of value-add — NOT the merits of the items themselves. — cgm] Venture Capital The Entrepreneurial Mind: A Niche Market is Never as Safe and... [continued]

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August 05, 2005

My Find of the Week -- The Entrepreneurial Mind

The Entrepreneurial Mind This is a blog written by Jeff Cornwall, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at Belmont University. I came across this blog because of an interesting post he wrote this week — The Entrepreneurial Mind: A Niche... [continued]

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August 03, 2005

TRUE TRUE But IRRELEVANT: PC Magazine Six Degrees of "Who Cares?" vs LinkedIn

[ I know Konstantin and I don’t always agree — but I would wager that we both agree that Lance Ulanoff’s  article, Six Degrees of “Who Cares?” , posted on PCMag.com, makes assertions about LinkedIn which are “off base” and misleading.  Lance’s... [continued]

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August 02, 2005

Bushology New York Style

Bushology New York Style Granted I am from a Blue State.  Granted I’m from the Bluest Town of that Great Blue State — New York City.  Granted I’ve lived much of my life in the Bluest part of the Bluest... [continued]

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eHealth: an illusion?

[ I have the privilege of “sparring” with Dennis de Champeaux from time to time.  Dennis is a thoughtful and outspoken eHealth pundit.  I always thoroughly enjoy our discussions.  Dennis shared with me a recent critique he wrote in response to... [continued]

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I/P UPDATES: Business Names and Trademarks for Dummies

[I realize I have a reputation for bad-mouthing IP but it is still an important component of building many businesses.  William Heinze, an intellectual property attorney out of Atlanta, maintains an excellent blog devoted to IP issues called I/P UPDATES. ... [continued]

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Thomas Power Weighs in on the Quantity vs Quality Pseudo Issue

Thomas Power, founder of the pioneering Ecademy (along with his wife Penny) and a true outspoken pundit of online social networking, has posted his current take the the whole quantity vs quality pseudo debate on his brand new personal blog — A... [continued]

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Zagat Guide to Open Source?

Open source minimises redundant coding efforts by starting with a common body of community code — so why not minimise redundant evaluations by starting with a common body of community evaluations?  Makes sense — A Zagat Guide to Open... [continued]

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