ARCHIVE September, 2008

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Digg.com = Online Sneezing

June 28, 2006

Have you read Purple Cow by Seth Godin?  Well it’s a great marketing book about the value of being remarkable.  It describes how remarkable companies/products have become household names with little/no advertising.
The idea is simple – early adopters “sneeze” (get excited about and tell their friends) about these great never-heard-of-products-or-services.  These friends see the quality of product x [...]

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Pay yourself first 2.0 (build online assets)

June 20, 2006

There is a concept in investing called “pay yourself first” (Follow the link if you want the full spiel).  Basically it means that when you get paid, you put some money away into savings before anything else.  Somehow some way you’ll make ends meet.  I learned that lesson from my father six years ago and it [...]

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Invasion of the Robots = Right Contest, wrong APIs

June 20, 2006

Since I found out about the Invasion of the Robots Contest I’ve been looking at the various MSN BOT APIs.  I have to say the API’s that exists today.. they have no new msn features.. no horse power!  Hardly any community support!  Bad documentation!  I can’t do a fraction of the things I immediately thought [...]

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Build this website - Social Booklist

June 20, 2006

I had this business idea come to me today.  I think it’s a great business model that can be bootstrapped by a lone developer.   My hands are tied with other responsibilities so I am unable to create this site. 
Quick Overview
How about a website where users can list the books they’ve read?  For every book listing [...]