I found Widgetbox through a Google search for cool websites.  Cool it is.  Widgetbox allows anyone, even non-programmers like myself, to easily transform content ideas into engaging, dynamic content that can be used on almost any website.  Many widgets are already created for access, but you can also create your own.  I’m still just playing [...]

Kiva seems to be doing great things for entrepreneurs, but is it all a scam? Some say that Kiva works with a for-profit company that takes 23% interest from your investments. None of these sources are 100% credible.  Kiva is not that transparent about it either. When you are doing a great thing like Kiva [...]

For the current fiscal year, the United States Federal Government’s budget is operating at a $1,200,000,000,000 deficit (that’s $1.2 trillion for the numerically challenged). Almost 1/3 of all federal expenditures are being paid for with borrowed money. The total debt incurred by the United States in the last 10 years currently sits at $12.3 trillion [...]

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 [...]

The microfinance institution Kiva will be celebrating it’s fifth birthday this coming October.  Kiva is a nonprofit organization based out of San Francisco whose aim is to provide funding for  up and coming entrepreneurs in search of capital. More and more entrepreneurs have been turning to  Kiva as a last-ditch effort to obtain financing [...]

Ever wanted to take a youtube video and turn it into an MP3?? Well now you can with a beta program called Dirpy. With Dirpy you search videos just as you would when on youtube and it brings them up. Then you select the desired video. Once to the videos page, you can continue to [...]

Not too long ago, Eric Schmidt became the CEO of Google. He is a great role model for any internet entrepreneur. Here I have summarized some important take-aways  from his leadership style and some relevant facts. 1- His salary=$1. Thats not a typo. I didnt forget to add any zeros. He makes a one dollar [...]

If you have no morals and you like dealing with the law, then spamming can be a quick route to that money you deserve. Huge spammers make millions but also face millions in fines. Many spammers come out on top and there are thousands of people making 100k salaries from adding spam to the internet. [...]

A new craze has swept the globe.. COUCH SURFING! Couch Surfing is a forum for those who want to travel for free and want to network and learn new cultures while doing it. On Couchsurfing.org you can set up a profile of where you live, your interests, and whether or not you have a couch [...]

Ever feel like you’re simply wasting time surfing the internet?  Of course you’ve felt this before.  Why is this?  Because most of the times you are surfing the net, you are not helping your productivity. Well, the next time you need a break and want to surf the internet, why not surf something a little more [...]