RetailMeNot.com features coupon codes and discounts for 50,000 online stores.  The site has a fairly simple organization with four main sections:  Coupon Codes, Printable Coupons, Grocery Coupons, and Community. The first three are somewhat self-explanatory, but the fourth really caught my eye.  In the community section, users can post coupon codes that they find, they can [...]

…at SocialEdge.org.  It is a website where Social Entrepreneurs can share their thoughts and ideas online.  They publish 20 different blogs through their website, each on a different topic within Social Entrepreneurship. I spent some time reading one such blog called “Kiva Chronicles” which features stories about Kiva.org, an online social micro-financing venture.  The blog usually [...]

One of the main ways that the internet has changed investing is by making easier for the “little guy”.  With the advent of computer-based trading software, a small-time investor can actually complete a small trade before the large institutional traders can buy or sell their huge blocks of shares. Another important change that we’ve seen in [...]

Creative Commons was created to with music, blogs, pictures, films, and other such cultural media in mind.  However, in 2005 they added a new focus by launching Science Commons. This arm of the Creative Commons concept has been lowering the barriers that exist for those conducting scientific research and data mining. Their website lists three primary building [...]

The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament brings a new element to the internet:  online sports brackets.  I believe this concept brings out the gambler in all of us! Some of the most popular bracket challenges online are found on CBS, Fox, ESPN, and Yahoo.  Top prizes are typically $10,000 for the best bracket, although one site offers [...]

Digg links its stories directly back to the story on your web site.  If you can improve standing at digg.com, it will also boost traffic to your own site! This can be very beneficial to the internet entrepreneur whose web site generates income through traffic. In the YouTube video below, a narrator explains some of the basics [...]

During my research about kiva.org, I found on the New York Times webpage a link to the following blog post.  This post, while overall being quite supportive of the kiva concept, gives much food for thought. Essentially, when making a loan on kiva, you are choosing a specific recipient with a specific line of work.  This [...]

For those of you living in the Western PA region, a fundraiser is being held this Friday, March 19th, in Old Map Dining Hall at Grove City College. Called Alpha Sigma Unplugged, the event features live music for a door charge of $2.  Held from 9pm-12am, the proceeds will be used at KIVA.org to provide loans [...]

There have been many news reports and blogs written about copyright infringement on YouTube.  A quick Google Search turns up several lawsuits against YouTube for this reason.  Some nations have banned all access to the website or else have restricted the content therein. In this Internet Age, I believe that YouTube has done a commendable job [...]

We all know that YouTube, with all its popularity, should be useful for the clever entrepreneur. Webworkerdaily.com has listed 34 ways that YouTube can benefit your business at http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/07/28/34-ways-to-use-youtube-for-business/ Here are some of my favorites: - Create short videos of valuable tips of interest to your clients and prospects to show off your expertise - Post customer video testimonials [...]