CNN.com - Your cell phone is so money - Jul 28, 2006

CNN.com - Your cell phone is so money - Jul 28, 2006

it's starting... what did i tell ya aaron :)

Re: and another small business gets bought...

Aaron said:

"Goes to show what bureaucracy and bloat can do to the development of an otherwise, originally innovative product."

Which is why the new business model for large tech firms is to buy small startups. There's a reason why Google set out a $10b "warchest" for purchasing small businesses. You lose that innovative spirit when you know you have the security of a large parent company. It's when you're cornered, on your own, depending on yourself for money that when the real ideas start flowing.

And another small site gets bought quietly for millions...

I opened up my email this morning and glanced through an email from the President of Conde Nast's online division. The first line shocked me, and hit close to home:

"...effective yesterday, and as I have briefly mentioned, we have another new website in our portfolio, nutritiondata.com."

Whoa. I remember finding NutritionData.com in 2004, a year after it was launched, and have been using it ever since (just this morning, in fact!). I remember being amazed that its two founders would be so idealistic as to create such a great resource with no ads or attempts at bringing in revenue. Now, it's all quite clear.

In 1999, a teenager created a program which allowed us to play mp3s on our computers: Winamp. At 20 years old, he received $86 million dollars when AOL bought his company.

Is history repeating itself? How many other companies have been bought out for undisclosed millions, barely making headlines? It seems the secret is to build a great tool for people to use, for free, and then sit back and enjoy the show. At worst, you'll have a successful portolio piece. At best, you'll be a multi-millionaire.

Read more at: biz.yahoo.com/prnews...

Welcome to YouOS.

Welcome to YouOS.

Read this some time ago but thought I'd blog this. One of the first public web-based OS' I've seen.

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model

Techcrunch » Blog Archive » Amie Street: Awesome New Music Model

demand-based pricing model for artists to market their songs. it's about time, but how many ppl out there actually like to take time to go through unproven artists' songs?

Consumating: A New Way To Find People Who Don't Suck

Consumating: A New Way To Find People Who Don't Suck
giving this a try...

BrainBasedBusiness: Vulnerability's a Good Thing and We Need More Says BusinessWeekOnline's Stephen Baker

this is starting to become my favorite blog. this is basically stating the obvious but good to read again and again... when you bring down your ego and get real with people, you build closer and stronger relationships.

BrainBasedBusiness: How to Rewire Your Brain for Award Winning Kinds of Creativity

BrainBasedBusiness: How to Rewire Your Brain for Award Winning Kinds of Creativity

according to ellen, three ways to help train the creative parts of your brain:
1) do something new and absorb it all, i.e. drive along a new road to work and take in all the sights/sounds
2) wonder about diff. possibilities, the "what if"
3) learn new concepts

Windows Live Local for Outlook

Windows Live Local for Outlook
interesting, testing it out right now