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 [...]
If you are interested in entrepreneurship of any sort I urge you to check out kiva. Kiva is a place where people can get on the world wide web and help to fund the dreams of entrepreneurs from all over the globe. With a donation (repaid by entrepreneur) as low as 25 dollars, donors are [...]
8 Mar, 2010  |  Written by McNicoll  |  under Entrepreneurship, Internet, Misc., Web Tools
Here is something I think will (eventually) become a tool for large online stores: 3 dimensional room decorating and design. As the technology continues to become both better and cheaper, setting up 3D room design applications online for companies like Ikea, Home Depot, or Lowe’s will become big business. This virtual tool [...]
Reading through the Top 20 Young Internet Entrepreneurs Under 21, the work of Harrison Gevirtz stands out.  His website, www.CPAShare.com is a blog which shares the 17 year old’s online and offline entrepreneurial experiences.  I was intrigued by a post titled How to make money on Facebook with Local Ads.  Harrison walks through the steps [...]
Social media is the way to go these days if you want to reach a larger target market for less money, and who doesn’t want that?  Web features such as “Rate this product” and “Comment on this product” tell people a lot more about a product than a companies own biased ads, and people seem [...]
According to the International Digital Software Association (IDSA), the gaming industry surpassed the movie industry back in 2002 in terms of gross dollars.  On the heels of social networking, social gaming has continued to rise in the past decade as gamers have expanded their communities.  Gaming norms have transformed from individual v. computer to individual [...]
15 Feb, 2010  |  Written by DommyDukes  |  under Entrepreneurship
…Just check it out for yourself.  There are hundreds of millions of web sites available to any internet user, but the Sexy People Blog very well may be the coolest of them all.  This site tags itself as “A celebration of the perfect portrait”, and features hundreds of amazing, awkward portrait photos of an interesting [...]
14 Feb, 2010  |  Written by Gray MacKenzie  |  under Entrepreneurship, Misc.
If you are not familiar with StumbleUpon, an online community that introduces users to websites based on their personalized profile and user ratings, it might be time to check it out and stumble upon the accompanying entrepreneurial opportunity.  Advertising on StumbleUpon could be a great business decision depending on your product and your target market. [...]
12 Feb, 2010  |  Written by listms1  |  under Entrepreneurship, Internet, Misc.
Although I do not have a twitter account, I can see how twitter could be an extremely effective tool for businesses. My roommate David Janssen, an avid twitter connoisseur, said this: “Businesses will give special discounts to twitter followers such as 10 dollars off to the first 100 customers. They also can let customers know about deals in [...]
8 Feb, 2010  |  Written by Mattiejh  |  under Entrepreneurship, Misc.
 Not too long ago getting your work “published” was something to be really proud of, now all you have to do is push a button, and ta-da! Published! It is now easier than ever to start your own blog, get your own website, run your own online business, sell products online, and publish your thoughts. With [...]