Thursday, November 20th, 2008
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advertising airlines amazon angels apple banks bank lending bbb better business bureau big business blog branding bribery business consultants business models business plan business school buy out celebrity ceo closures company ownership competition consumers copyright corporate costs craigslist credit crisis customer service deal deep web downsizing dow jones e-mail e-marketing economy elevator pitches entrepreneur excess facebook failures fashion for-profit forbes ford franchise free money funding gadgets gallup gaming google government grants green business history ideas idiocy image incorporation inflation internet investment banking investors ipo irony jargon knock-offs legal le coq sportif life logo management summary marketing media microsoft minorities more money news new ideas niche nissan non-profit oil online retail outsourcing paranormal partnership patent paypal pets pitching politics privacy procrastination profits projections ptiching q&a rant rave retail return on investment rip rumors sba science search seo slate small business social networking starbucks start-up strategy success success story survey tagline taxes technology tesla tools top 5 trademark trends twitter update valuation velcro venture capital viral advertising wall street walmart web 2.0 weekly round-up women word-of-mouth yahoo youtube
advertising
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- YouTube Tries Make Actual Profits With Screening Room.
- Would You Turn Down A $1.6 Billion Offer?
- Word-Of-Mouth Good For More Than Spreading Rumors.
- Why Cutting Your Ad Budget Is A Mistake.
- Why Can't Web 2.0 Get Advertising Right?
- Who Would Pay $64,950 For A Bed?
- Wal-Mart v. Craigslist
- Today In Bad Ideas: Jerry Seinfeld For Microsoft.
- Talking Baby Boosts Bottom Line.
- Sprint Tries To Kiss And Make Up.
- Social Marketing Gone Bad.
- So, Making Fun Of The People You're Trying To Sell? Yeah, Bad Idea.
- Sadly, Monetizing Your Home Videos Is Probably Not An Option.
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Paging Craig Newmark! - New Web 2.0 Advertising Strategy: Just Make Stuff Big. Real Big.
- Microsoft's Newest Strategy to Fight Google: Bribery
- Microsoft Paid $300 Million And All They Got Was This Lousy Ad?
- Jerry Seinfeld Just A Tease.
- How To Get Apple Legal On Your Back - Fast.
- Breaking: Women Use The Internet!
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airlines
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- You Can Take Our Dignity, But, Please, Not Our Snacks!
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Wi-Fi Doesn't Make Up For Terrible Service. -
When U.S. Airways Takes Away Peanuts, It's A Crime. When Jet Blue Takes Away Pillows, It's For The Greater Good. - Today In Start-Up History: Continental Airlines.
- The Airline Industry May Be Melting Down, But Seaport Just Wants To Fly!
- Small Carrier Flies Again - For Now.
- Sleeping On The Airport Floor Just Got Nerdier.
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RIP: This Week's Let Downs - RIP: This Week's Business Closures
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Maybe There Is A Good Way To Tell Customers You're Jacking Prices. - In-Flight Beauty Pageants To Save Aviation Industry.
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amazon
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angels
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apple
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- Who Needs The iFund Anyway?
- What Does The New iPhone Business Plan Look Like?
- Wanna Buy An iPhone? Get Ready To Wait. And Wait...And Wait.
- VCs Go After A Piece of Apple's Pie.
- Today In Business History: Apple
- This Week In Start-Up History: iPod.
- They Ask A Good Question...
- The Rising Cost Of Fruit.
- Shot Of The Day.
- Question.
- Postscript: iPhone Only $199
- Nothing Says "Locally-Grown" Like A 3G iPhone.
- No More Free Texts For iPhone Users. OMG.
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No 3Gs For You. - Jerry Yang To Slash Steve Jobs' Tires.
- It Has Begun.
- Is This The Face Of Evil?
- Is it....? Could It Be?
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iPhone, Watch Out. -
iPhone, Meet The Competition. - iPhone Apps For Business: Why So Few And So Lame?
- How To Get Apple Legal On Your Back - Fast.
- Here's How to Do Word-Of-Mouth Marketing. Well, Sort Of.
- Finally - Apple As A Lesson On What Not To Do.
- Can Anyone Really Compete With The iPod?
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Are You Getting A 3G? - Apple Tinkers With Its iPhone Business Plan.
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bank lending
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Why Can't I Secure Funding? -
Where Do I Go If My Bank Turns Me Down For A SBA Loan? -
What Can I Do To Boost My Chances Of Getting A Start-Up Loan? - The Sky Is Falling - Or At Least Bank Lending Is.
- SBA: Using A Toothpick To Break Up An Iceberg?
- Need Funding? We've Got Your Options Right Here.
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Local Banks To The Rescue! - How To Beat The Credit Crunch.
- Credit Unions Actually Do More Than Just Bank With Your Mom.
- Credit Cards Are The New Bank Loans For Small Biz.
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banks
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bbb
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better business bureau
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big business
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- Those Boxes? They're Smiling For A Reason.
- The Difference Between Entrepreneurs And Corporate Hacks, Er, Execs.
- The Devil Has A Name: RIAA.
- The $100 Million Dollar Logo.
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Starbucks Owns Circles, Stars, Sans Serif Font. Your Business Doesn't. - Sprint Tries To Kiss And Make Up.
- Social Marketing Gone Bad.
- Retail Sales Are Up - At Wal-Mart.
- New Study Says Wal-Mart Only Kind Of Evil.
- Microsoft Paid $300 Million And All They Got Was This Lousy Ad?
- Here's Who Really Rules The World. (Sorry, W.)
- eBay Small Businesses Take A Hit.
- eBay Not Responsible For Fake Tiffany Your Boyfriend Tried To Pass Off As Real.
- Damage Control Done Right.
- Customer Service Actually Is Rocket Science If You're Wal-Mart.
- CEO Screw Ups: I Was Just Trying To Have Some Fun...
- Big Business Cares About You.
- Another Government Bail Out?
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blog
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branding
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bribery
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business consultants
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business models
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business plan
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- Your Business Plan Still Matters.
- Yoo-hoo Google!
- Why You Should Attack Your Business Plan With A Scalpel.
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Why Revealing Your Weaknesses Is A Good Thing. - Why Planning For the Worst In Your Business Plan Makes Sense.
- Why Is HP Different?
- Why Cutting Your Ad Budget Is A Mistake.
- Why Can't Web 2.0 Get Advertising Right?
- Who Says Web 2.0 Doesn't Have A Plan To Monetize?
- Who Needs The iFund Anyway?
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Where Do I Begin With A Business Plan? -
What's Up With Mission Statements? -
What Should My Business Plan Say If I Have No Competitors? - What Does The New iPhone Business Plan Look Like?
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What Are Some Common Business Plan Mistakes? - Weekly Round-Up: Better Than Happy Hour
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We're Like Dear Abby, But Better. - Want To Write A Business Plan? Step One: Turn Off The Maury.
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Top Five Ways To Spend Your Start-Up Cash Like You Mean It. - Tools You Can Use: Survival Matrix.
- Tools You Can Use: Rent Or Buy Calculator.
- This Is Going To Be A Bubble-Burster
- Thinking About Starting A Restaurant? Read This.
- They Ask A Good Question...
- The Google Killer That Wasn't.
- The Credit Crisis Explained In Stick Figures.
- The Best $75 Your Start-Up Will Spend.
- The Anti-iPhone Business Plan
- Sure It's Green, But Is It Profitable?
- Success Story: Crispy Gamer.
- Small Carrier Flies Again - For Now.
- Should I Include Art In My Business Plan?
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Should I Budget For A Website In My Business Plan? - Sales Aren't Supposed To Kill Your Bottom Line.
- Rate The Start-Up: Flip My Site.
- Nothing Like A Crazy Business Plan To Make You Feel Better About Yours.
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Non-Profit Doesn't Mean No Cash Flow. - Nobody's Perfect
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No, We Don't Have A Webcam And Other Questions Answered. -
No Management Team? No Problem. - More Good (Okay, Questionable) Advice.
- Looking For The Perfect Business Plan?
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Local Banks To The Rescue! - Let Up With The Smiley Faces Already.
- Jerry Yang To Slash Steve Jobs' Tires.
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If It Sounds Too Good To Be True, It Is. -
I Need Help With My Management Summary! - How To Beat The Credit Crunch.
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How Detailed Should My Business Plan Be? -
How Can I Project Financials For A Business That Doesn't Exist (Yet)? - Here's Why You Need A Great Business Plan.
- Here's One Business Plan Example Not To Follow.
- Here's How To Write The Best, Smartest Business Plan Ever. No, Seriously.
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Have A Question About Business Planning? We've Got Answers. - Google To Fund [More] Clean Tech.
- Further Proof Facebook Isn't A Marketing Strategy.
- Four (Well, Six) Questions To Business Plan Salvation.
- Forget Mountain View - J'Berg's Where It's At!
- Financial Armageddon Not So Appealing To Investors.
- Facebook: We Have Your Business Plan!
- Enterprising Gossip Blogger Asks Readers To Pay Up, Faces Mutiny.
- Does Your Business Plan Sound Like This?
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Do You Like It When People Ramble? -
Do I Really Need A Formal Business Plan? - Can Anyone Really Compete With The iPod?
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Business Plans Should Be The Same. But Different. Get It? - As A Start-Up Is It Better To Be Rich Or Popular?
- Apple Tinkers With Its iPhone Business Plan.
- Another New Google Toy, Er, Tool.
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An Entrepreneur's Manual To Media Hysteria. - Advice From The Silicon Valley Undertaker.
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A Synergistic Analysis of Re-Engineered Paradigms
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business school
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buy out
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celebrity
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ceo
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Yahoo Should Drop Yang Like A Hot Potato. - One More Reason Competitors Should Fear Google.
- Is Steve Jobs' Health Really Private?
- How Responsible Are CEOs When Things Go Wrong?
- CEO Screw Ups: I Was Just Trying To Have Some Fun...
- Can We Get Some Of What He's Been Smoking?
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Breaking: CEOs Lie! - Bill Gates To Microsoft: Peace!
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closures
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- You Can Take Our Dignity, But, Please, Not Our Snacks!
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Starbucks Closures Inspires Hysteria. Surprised? -
RIP: This Week's Let Downs - RIP: This Week's Business Failures
- RIP: This Week's Business Closures
- RIP: The Ford, Zune, and Meetro Edition
- RIP, Steve & Barry's
- RIP, Bear Stearns
- Nobody Gets It Right All The Time.
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It's A Hard-Knock Life [For Them]. -
Here's Who's On The Chopping Block This Week. -
Here's Who Had A Rough Week. - Burnt, Er, "Bold" Coffee To Be Less Ubiquitous Next Year.
- Another One Bites the Dust: Le Coq Sportif
- Another One Bites the Dust: Akimbo
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company ownership
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competition
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What Should My Business Plan Say If I Have No Competitors? - The Anti-iPhone Business Plan
- New Study Says Wal-Mart Only Kind Of Evil.
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iPhone, Meet The Competition. -
Google 4 Eva? - eBay Revamps Business Model By Copying Competition. Novel!
- Customer Service Actually Is Rocket Science If You're Wal-Mart.
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Cuil Not That Cool.
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consumers
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copyright
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corporate
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costs
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- You Can Take Our Dignity, But, Please, Not Our Snacks!
- Why You Should Ignore Everything Else We've Told You Today.
- Who Would Pay $64,950 For A Bed?
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Top Five Ways To Spend Your Start-Up Cash Like You Mean It. - Tools You Can Use: Squeeze Cash Out Of Your Office Lease.
- Tools You Can Use: Rent Or Buy Calculator.
- Things So Bad That Spam Is Good.
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The Best Things In Life May Not Be Free - You Just Wish They Were. - Since When Does Fruit Qualify As Dessert Anyway?
- Sales Aren't Supposed To Kill Your Bottom Line.
- Repeat After Me: Outsourcing Is Not Evil.
- More Signs Of The Apocalypse: Beer Costs More By The Barrel Than Oil.
- It's Not Just Gas That's Pricey Anymore - It's More Like Everything.
- Hedge Fuel, Save Money?
- Cut Costs, Cut Profits.
- Crunch Time Has A New Meaning.
- Corporate Psychic Sees Your Start-Up's Future - For Only $10,000 A Month.
- Burger King Launches $185 Burger, Loses Touch With Reality, Customers.
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craigslist
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credit crisis
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customer service
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deal
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- Yahoo and Icahn Strike A Deal.
- Would You Turn Down A $1.6 Billion Offer?
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Who Cares Where Our Beer's From - What Time's Happy Hour? - So About That $1.3 Billion Deal....
- Investors: We'll Always Throw Money At Beer.
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Forget Google, Let's Live Search! - AOL In Talks With Microsoft.
- And Your Mom Said That Playing Around With Those Video Games Would Never Amount To Anything.
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deep web
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dow jones
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downsizing
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e-mail
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e-marketing
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economy
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- Your Business Plan Still Matters.
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You're Not Risking Your Nest Egg For Your Start-Up. - Why You Should Attack Your Business Plan With A Scalpel.
- Why Is HP Different?
- Why Cutting Your Ad Budget Is A Mistake.
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Whole Foods, Affordable? Maybe It's Not So Far-Fetched... -
Who Stays, Who Goes? - Wall Street Not On The Verge Of Total Collapse - Yet.
- VCs: Don't Blame Us!
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VC Deals Are Down. Time To Wig Out? - Tools You Can Use: Everyday Day I Read The Book.
- Today's Bright Spot.
- Today In Contradictions.
- Those Boxes? They're Smiling For A Reason.
- This Week In Business History: Black Monday.
- Things So Bad That Spam Is Good.
- They Ask A Good Question...
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There Is Real Opportunity In This Mess! - The Next Best Thing To Beers With Obama. Kind Of.
- The Markets This Week In Photos
- The Market In Pictures.
