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What is the business model for the Web?

Wow. Digg bleeding cash, ad revenues tanking, everyone want stuff for free–is there a smart, safe, and sane business model for the web? The same cannot be said of Digg, a site conceived by television host Kevin Rose as a … Continue reading

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Congrats to AbeBooks on completion of the Amazon deal

Sure it’s been in the works for four months, but today it’s official, AbeBooks is now part of Amazon: AbeBooks is an online marketplace for books, with over 110 million primarily used, rare and out-of-print books listed for sale by … Continue reading

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Was business blogging only a fad for the good times?

Jim Turner and I worked together at One By One Media and Bloggers For Hire when business blogging was a new and unproven way to reach customers. Yes, it was often a hard slog, but blogging was hot in the … Continue reading

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Great customer service equation has two parts: you and them

This post from Service Untitled gave me just the right push and connection to flesh out my customer service post that’s been perking in my brain for a couple days now–Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Greet your customers by name. … Continue reading

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Twitter vs. Magpie: Wait aren’t Magpie’s supposed to be one of the most annoying birds?

Image via Wikipedia Colleen Coplick’s discussion Sunday about Twitter ad start up Magpie brought a lot to the surface, and from the tweet search on the topic I don’t think many folks are in favour of it. Colleen plays Devil’s … Continue reading

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