In a nation often obsessed by the notion of personal privacy,
especially as it relates to health care, what are entrepreneurs to do
when they face serious health questions? When the outcome of an
executive’s medical situation may affect employees, investors, business
partners, or customers, should the individual share information. If so,
how much?
While listening to the latest episode of FIR Live over the weekend, the concept of “energy efficiency” of marketing and communications campaigns came to mind. No, I’m not talking about how “green” the effort is. This isn’t about recycled paper or carbon emissions. I’m thinking more like the energy efficiency of a furnace. Is 95%…
Anyone who has ever worked for me knows that I love data to help me make decisions. Sure, I use my gut feelings a lot, too, just like any entrepreneur, but when I have access to good data and it makes sense, I want to use it as an aid. Often, data conflicts with anecdotal…
Hitwise reports that for the first time Google Blogsearch has generated more pages views in a week than Technorati. So Technorati is now the second place blog search web site, right? Maybe, maybe not. Mike Arrington over at TechCrunch points out that the comScore numbers disagree. Unfortunately, the comScore numbers appear to be highly erratic…
The current challenging economic environment creates opportunities for the savvy and brave entrepreneur or investor. When many may find themselves hunkering down in an attempt to simply weather the storm, those with the appropriate vision and fortitude will take advantage of this mass hesitancy to get a jump on valuable opportunities.
Jeff Jarvis came away from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland convinced that the mighty don’t get it. He believes they think of the Internet as all about individual action. He argues: The internet is more about collective action. It is about connections. It gives us the power to find each other, to join…
At my alma mater, students have taken to dressing in blue and painting their faces (or more) blue to show support at sporting events. They’re called the Blue Crew. Those cheering students helped push American University past Navy in the first round of the Patriot League men’s basketball playoffs this week. Tonight they head to…