Isn’t it interesting many people consider the fate of YouTube to be an all or nothing proposition? Either YouTube is great (worth $1B) and will one day rule the world or it’s nothing and has no future at all. This is so common when something new is challenging something more traditional. Some people say… Read More
For YouTube to be profitable and legal, they have to find a way to leverage their assets (audience, toolset, and community features) to the benefit of copyright holders. Chad Hurly and Steven Chen (YouTube’s co-founders) are against putting advertisements at the beginning of videos, but they are looking at other options. According to The… Read More
It all started when Sony bought Grouper for $65M. Similar to real estate sales in your neighborhood, that transaction established a benchmark against which other video sharing websites could be evaluated. YouTube was valued at $1B USD. Mark Cuban didn’t agree and said “only a moron would buy YouTube.” People against the $1B valuation, like… Read More
I accomplished something last week that I have never accomplished before (not even once!) in my 20+ years working for others. I used up a box of business cards. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, I distributed more than 500 business cards before my company name, title, job function, location, phone number, email address, or any… Read More
Thanks to Easton Ellsworth over at Business Blog Wire, the first day of every month is now Blog Tipping Day, when we write three things we like about three different blogs and then offer them each one “tip”. This month, I tip my blog to – Escape from Cubicle NationPamela Slim helps people prepare for,… Read More
‘Twas the night before Blogtipping Day and all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.All the bookmarks were set in my browser with care,In the hopes that my links would be quick to prepare. All the bloggers were waiting to see how they did,Hoping for link love – they all felt… Read More
A friend of mine prefers to list her antique boats on Craigslist instead of eBay. The other day we figured out why. Craigslist enables a discussion. Craigslist doesn’t just encourage buyers to interact with sellers through other means, but requires it. Since there is no way to pay someone for merchandise through Craigslist, a discussion must occur. Craigslist… Read More
All I needed to know about people, I learned when I was a waitress. When someone comes in, say hello. Do it quickly – even if you can’t get them what they want right way. They need to know that YOU know they’re there. They need to know that you care enough to say… Read More