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Wired:
Untangling the confusion over different kinds of free, which can range from a simple marketing gimmick to a radically new economic model.
The first, which dates back more than a century. It’s the razors-and-blades model, as well as loss leaders of all sorts, from “free gift inside” to “free toaster for opening an account”. Get one […]
CNET News:
This latest market upset takes place at a very inconvenient time. (When is it not inconvenient?) It’s hard to know exactly, but most of these start-ups aren’t swimming in cash.
Before it’s over, this may become a particularly hard transition for companies that depend on Internet advertising to pay the bills. Especially companies that operate […]
CNET:
LogMeIn Free lets you connect to your PC from any other PC. This comes in handy when you’re working offsite and need to access files, run programs, check your e-mail, and so on. It’s like sitting at your PC when you’re not actually sitting at your PC.
All you do is download and install the free […]
Newsweek:
When an executive wants to sound humane during a public address to the staff, he or she will trot out the well-worn phrase, “Our most valuable assets leave the building at the end of the day.”
Clichés are generally true, but this one may not be, thanks to the growth of user-generated content on the Internet.
Whether […]
When that time comes around and you’re about to be another year older, did you know that many establishments will actually give you a discount or offer a free birthday promotion? Most people don’t know that, but one mom is taking the time to change that perception with her new website, Free Birthday Treats.
With […]
Mine Your Own Business Blog:
Every so often we find something really useful to pass along to you and today’s one of those days. The site is called “Biz Tool Kit“, a service of the James J. Hill Reference Library.
According to their web site, “BizToolkit puts the best online information resources at your fingertips including […]
SCORE, “Counselors to America’s Small Business,” is a nonprofit organization offering two free workbooks to the first 1,000 people to sign up. The two workbooks are comprehensive guides to starting and structuring a business, and are great resources for any entrepreneur. To get your free copy of How to Really Start Your Own Business and […]
AuctionBytes.com:
Walmart launched Walmart.com Classifieds beta to provide additional opportunities for their customers to save money and live better. This free, community-based resource allows customers to buy and sell items locally, find local jobs and learn about events in their area.
The new Classifieds at Walmart.com provides an expanded offering of products and services, the majority of […]
WebWare:
Google announced on its official blog that Google Sites, its simplified Web site creation service, is now available to any registered Google user.
Previously, only businesses with Google Apps accounts and their own domains had had access to Google Sites.
Unlike the free Web site creation services of yesteryear (and by yesteryear, I mean 1998), Google Sites […]
Entrepreneur:
In coordination with National Small Business Week, April 21 to 25, the SBA has launched a new website that will include detailed information, event schedules, highlights and multimedia content. User-friendly, interactive features include uploadable event photos, real-time updates and a blog.
“The website represents a new platform for how the agency can engage in a dialogue […]
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