The online behavior, attitudes and interests of people from all walks of life are blending together online, cutting across generations and traditional demographics and giving rise to a new online group called “Generation Virtual” (Generation V).
Unlike previous generations, Generation V is not defined by age, gender, social class or geography.
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'Generation V' Defies Traditional Demographics
Posted by ginalee under NewsFrom http://www.marketingcharts.com 5742 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 8, 2008 6:50 pm
Flex time can be on small business' side
Posted by SmallBizGirl under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.msnbc.msn.com 5743 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 8, 2008 6:50 pm
While it's still pretty much the norm for American workers to mold their lives around their bosses' schedules, many small business owners are giving employees flexible work hours, allowing them to take part in outside activities such as grad school, charitable work or second jobs.
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Press Releases and Search Engine Optimization
Posted by morecowbell under Online MarketingFrom http://searchenginewatch.com 5743 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 8, 2008 2:20 am
Many companies still don't take advantage of SEO. There are many, however, that issue press releases on a regular basis. What they don't understand is that press releases can be part of your SEO efforts, and can be used to gain presence in the editorial results of the search engines, even if it's not a direct presence for your actual domain.
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Keep the Recession From Killing Productivity
Posted by dobbie under ManagementFrom http://blogs.bnet.com 5743 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 7:41 pm
A recent study from LeadershipIQ asserts that workers today are wasting 44 percent more time than they did a year ago. It seems that worry and financial research are now the top non-work activities conducted at the office.
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6 Universal Principles of Influence
Posted by Becky under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.fuelnet.com 5744 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 6, 2008 5:41 pm
Robert B. Cialdini, in his classic book Influence: Science and Practice, reveals six universal principles that everyone needs to understand to achieve business and personal success. Mastering them, he says, can help people implement effective strategic communication management strategies, developing powerful working relationships, and build long—t
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Online Sellers Face New IRS Rules
Posted by suzyQ under TaxesFrom http://online.wsj.com 5745 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 2:38 pm
If you regularly sell items on online auction sites, you may find yourself on the Internal Revenue Service's radar. Recent legislation aims to help the IRS collect more taxes from online enterprises, many of which either don't know about their tax obligations or are ignoring them, according to the agency.
The provision, part of the housing re
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Find an Undervalued Asset. Fix It Up. Flip It. (Now It's Web Sites, Not Houses)
Posted by suzyQ under StrategyFrom http://www.nytimes.com 5745 days ago
Made Hot by: on August 5, 2008 2:38 pm
Dave Hermansen did not own a bird or a cage when he bought bird-cage.com, an online store, for $1,800 three years ago. He simply saw a Web site that was “very, very poorly done,” and begged the owners to sell it to him. He then redesigned the site, added advertising and drove up traffic. Last December, he sold it for $173,000.
Mr. Hermansen is
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Don't Let Blog Comments Ruin Your Reputation
Posted by SmallBizGirl under TechnologyFrom http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 5756 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 24, 2008 10:11 pm
logs and blog comments are great for a small business owner because they allow you to socialize with others within your niche, which can indirectly promote your business.
This is true for both your own blog and comments on others, but one thing you have to be careful of is a commenter who is out to make you look bad.
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In launching TerraCycle's lines of liquid fertilizer, cleaners, repellents, etc., I realized something: Almost all products that are sold as liquid in a bottle -- from window cleaner to ant repellent -- are in fact extremely similar to bottled water. In most cases, the difference is only 1% to 2% of the contents. In other words, these products ar
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Unconventional Inventions
Posted by SmallBizGirl under Success StoriesFrom http://www.evancarmichael.com 5756 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 25, 2008 7:07 pm
While most people try to get rid of their beer belly, Brooks Lambert is trying to sell you one. For as long as he can remember, Lambert wanted to be an inventor. As a child, his father would always ask him what he wanted to invent and his reply was “cool stuff.” He did just that when he created his quirky product, the Beerbelly through his busines
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