When you think of an entrepreneur, a powerful, extremely motived, self-made man or woman immediately comes to mind.  But what type of person do you picture when you hear, internet entrepreneur?  After looking at Mark Zuckerberg, Seth Godin, or Garrett Camp, you have a whole new appreciation for what it takes to be an entrepreneur and how [...]

It’s common knowledge that the internet is changing the way entrepreneurs do business.  We can reach aglobal marketplace, have a storefront that’s never closed, and intereact with customers on an easy-to-use interface.  But one thing entrepreneurs overlook is how many resources are our there to help them achieve their online entrepreneurial goals. After using technology (like [...]

Joshua Schachter, an electrical and computer engineer from Carnegie Mellon University, is the mastermind behind the widely popular personal bookmarking sight: Del.icio.us or just delicious.com.  Schachter wasn’t an over night success.  His first online entrepreneurial endeavor was Memepool, a simple collection of interesting links Schachter found while browsing the web.  He received numerous e-mails suggesting other links, and after [...]

It’s  the 21st Century and you’d be caught off guard if you heard someone say, “Dude – that’s sweet!  I totally dig that!”, but many internet users have been “digging” interesting things on the internet since 2004.  Digg is essentially a site where users can vote up (digg) or vote down (burry) stories they find on the [...]

Knol.  What is it and should you use it? Founded in 2007, Knol is a Google-run collaboration of information on a range of topics.  Similar to the format of Wikipedia, Knol pages are ”little snipets” of information that provide users with a broad overview on a topic.  The differnce between Wikipedia and Knol pages is that instead of [...]

Seth Godin, founder of Squidoo, took a simple concept and has one of the highest searched websites on the internet.  What did Godin do?  He created “an easy-to-use platform where you can help people understand your little part of the world. A page where you can include links and content and pointers and a bit of community [...]

When we got our intial weekly assignment to blog about Kiva.org, I was very curious to investigate the site.  I had heard the name thrown around by some professors and each time, it was met with  many approving headnods from students.  But why, I wondered, were students so quick to give Kiva a thumbs up?  [...]

Imagine you’re a a really hip person on the cutting edge… of the craft world that is.  If that’s the case, then you’re probably a knitter or crocheter.  Especially in this economy, many people are returning to homier crafts and once again creating things with a needle and some yarn.  But where do all these new needleworkers start searching for patterns? Some  probably [...]

Jim Halpert: I’m just saying that you can’t be sure you’re not the culprit. Dwight Schrute:That’s ridiculous; I would know if I was the culprit. Jim Halpert: Marijuana is a memory loss drug, so maybe you just don’t remember. Dwight Schrute: I would remember. Jim Halpert: [pretending to be serious] Now, how could you if it just erased your [...]

Even since we were young, we’ve been taught to be polite and the facets of proper etiquette.  “Please” and “Thank You”, opening doors, finishing our plates, and tucking in our shirts.  So why do we forget all our decent upbringing as soon as we turn on our computers?  After having a Twitter account for 2 months, I’ve learned [...]