While it sounds like a good idea, I thing that creativecommons is a place where creativity is discouraged instead of encouraged.  Basically the point of this website is that one artist can post a tune and another can come and use it for their work. It seems to simply be a place where uncreative people come to find something creative done by someone else. People, lets be creative here. Using other peoples stuff is lame. Think of something yourself! I can see why some uncreative people might like this sight but to me it seems more like a communistic place where creatives are stripped of their creativity and non creatives are encouraged to stay that way. Sorry creative commons, I’m not your biggest fan.

With companies like TOM’s out there now, businesses must start to think more socially to succeed. Who is going to buy a pair of shoes from journeys when they could buy one from toms for a similar price while donating one to a child in need at the same time? Social entrepreneurship is a huge thing now! I would highly encourage businesses to start thinking this way. If you can’t do a one for one type of deal, then think of something. Maybe you could emphasize how the employment is impacting lives, or you could weave in benefit events as a main part of you business. There is ALWAYS something that you can do to help out through your business, and I would even argue that it is a business owners duty to do so. No only is it a good thing to do but I can guarantee that if you implement something of this sort you are much more likely to do well in the business world! Go ahead and try… you will see!

Steep and Cheap is a site that takes products from all over the internet and sells a different product every half hour for MUCH cheaper than you can get it anywhere else. I am assuming that they buy wholesale products incredibly cheap and up the price only a small amount. because they are simply an internet presence they can do that. I think this model of simply an internet presence will be one that is taken hold of more in the future and is something that should be looked into by any business looking to please a customer and still make money. Check out the Craze!

After looking around the site Digg.com a little, I decided that it was not a site I would ever want my business to be recognized on. The reason is that there is no monitoring of content whatsoever and is therefore prone to inappropriate titles such as “top 10 lesbian secrets” and “the marijuana, he said, was for his pregnant goats”. Honestly unless some sort of filter was installed I would rather not have my business advertised right next to some sort of pornographic advertisement.

Ever find yourself bored and wanting something to do.. well why not stumble. Stumbleupon is a site that brings up sites from all over the web. All you have to do is go to stumbleupon.com and fill out the form that asks for interests. This insures that the sites being generated are in your field of interest. If you love business or entrepreneurship check it out and let it know that you are interested in business.. see what comes up. You may come across different innovative business models or maybe just a blog about how to start a fruit stand on the side of the road. Either way, stumbleupon can be not only a way to waste free time, but also a way to learn more about business and help to innovate your business if you have one.