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Blogging"
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Blogging"
02/10/2004 02:52 AMThe iPod-iTunes Phenomenon
The iPod-iTunes Phenomenon
06/10/2004 09:59 AMMuch work is ahead for Apple.
By Joe Wilcox, MacNewsWorld (via MyAppleMenu)
Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money
Money 2005: Microsoft Unveils Simplified
Approach to Financial Management and
Helps People Make Sense of Their Money
09/21/2004 08:41 AMMarking the largest development effort for Microsoft(R) Money since
the personal finance software was launched 13 years ago, Microsoft
Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced Microsoft Money 2005 Premium,
Deluxe, Standard and Small Business. Completely rebuilt to simplify
daily financial tasks, Money 2005 is designed to answer the growing
number of consumer requests for a simple solution that addresses the
three primary areas of financial concern: tracking account balances,
monitoring spending and paying bills. Consumers today have less time
than ever to spend managing their finances, which has contributed to
the number of American households banking online -- due to its
convenience and efficiency -- reaching nearly 33 million.(1) Money
2005 builds on this trend by helping people access all their accounts
in one place and providing automated tools that reduce or eliminate
the manual entry required by traditional personal finance software.
Ten More Ways To Make Windows XP Run
Better
Ten More Ways To Make Windows XP Run
Better
01/26/2004 07:13 AMFred Langa examines free add-ons and utilities that further refine and
improve your operating system. "In our original "Ten Ways To Make
Windows XP Run Better" we covered many fundamental tweaks and
adjustments that can help you to move XP out of its bland and
sometimes limiting default settings and into a configuration that
better fits your own personal needs, preferences, and work style. "
Five Ways To Make Your Maicntosh
Existence A Happier One
Five Ways To Make Your Maicntosh
Existence A Happier One
02/10/2004 02:43 AMAll of us can do a few things to make our Mac experience even more
sweet. (Bill Palmer via MyAppleMenu)
Programmers Devise New Ways to Make the
Pieces Work Together
Programmers Devise New Ways to Make the
Pieces Work Together
08/07/2004 03:47 PMA host of new programs for Windows-based computers can, in one way or
another, be considered tools for thinking.
5 Ways To Make
Night-And-Weekend-Computer-Life Rich
5 Ways To Make
Night-And-Weekend-Computer-Life Rich
07/24/2004 04:39 PMWebDevInfo Jul 24 2004 8:28PM GMT
HP Licenses iPod; Microsoft Loses in
More Ways than One
HP Licenses iPod; Microsoft Loses in
More Ways than One
01/09/2004 09:58 PMThe deal will help Apple fight off challenges from Dell, Creative and
others, which sell lower-cost music players that compete with the
iPod. It's also bad for Microsoft.
The Clips: three ways to secure an iPod
shuffle
The Clips: three ways to secure an iPod
shuffle
02/05/2005 09:19 PMPodBuddy, a division of DVForge Inc., on Friday introduced The Clips,
a set of three clips for attaching an iPod shuffle to a belt, a piece
of clothing, a backpack or just about any place else. The collection
features a belt clip, a gripper clip for clamping it to a sleeve or
other area of clothing and a push pin clip that fastens it almost
anywhere. All three match the shuffle's appearance and are made of
white ABS plastic, stainless steel and galvanized steel. PodBuddy
expects to ship The Clips in March for US$19.99.
Can you make money?
Can you make money?
11/06/2003 06:11 PMAt the recent OS X conference, the question came up at the Innovators
presentation whether it was possible to make money developing OS X
applications.
Yes, it’s possible.
But, before you start, here’s some advice:
1. Don’t expect investment from VCs or Apple or anybody
else.
You’ll need to fund development yourself. Folks developing for
Windows or doing web applications may be able to find investment, but
it’s been a long time since Mac development attracted
investment.
2. You need to have a really good idea for an app that
other people like.
It’s worthwhile to show a few people privately an early
prototype. Choose people who won’t just say nice things because
they like you. Your friends and family will be encouraging. You want
honest opinions.
We originally had an app named MacNewsWire, the precursor to
NetNewsWire, that didn’t catch fire. It had a fixed list of Mac
news subscriptions. You couldn’t add or remove subscriptions. I
thought it would be popular; it wasn’t.
Then I prototyped NetNewsWire and showed it to some people, and they
liked it an awful lot. Had they not liked it, we would have done a
different app.
3. Communicate. Be open. Most of all,
listen.
If you don’t have a weblog, start one. Part of buying software
from a small independent developer is knowing that you’re buying
from people.
Put your bugs list on-line. Start a mailing list or two. You want to
be open about your software and you want people to get to know you.
But the biggest part of this is listening to other people.
4. Don’t imitate Apple.
One of the things I see often is people name their apps iSomething;
their apps use metal windows; their websites look like Apple’s
website.
I think this is a mistake. I know these folks aren’t trying to
fool people into thinking their apps are really made by Apple.
However, the benefits of your own unique presence will outweigh any
impression of a relationship to the iApps.
5. Be realistic. Work matters.
There’s no room for idealism of this sort: people
should like your app, investors
should provide
funding.
What matters is what actually happens. When you concentrate on the
shoulds you’re not working.
You need to work and keep working. There may be dinners and movies and
even vacations, but then you come back to work.
Make War and Money
Make War and Money
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americans decided to spend? My worry is...
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What Does It Take to Make Money Online?
What Does It Take to Make Money Online?
04/23/2004 04:15 PMWebDevInfo Apr 23 2004 8:08PM GMT
I Make Money Online. You Can Too
I Make Money Online. You Can Too
04/10/2004 01:07 AMWebDevInfo Apr 10 2004 5:28AM GMT
How to Make Money with Your Blog
How to Make Money with Your Blog
07/01/2004 03:48 PMelise does the best MT tutorials around
Make big money fast
Make big money fast
09/18/2004 05:43 AMUSA Today Sep 18 2004 9:23AM GMT
Make Money as a Landlord
Make Money as a Landlord
07/15/2004 10:06 AMFools sound off on the benefits of landlordship and offer advice.
License to Make Money
License to Make Money
08/05/2004 04:12 PMCherokee's CFO shares the strategy that made the apparel maker one of
the leaders in licensed brands.
Are you looking to make a little money
with your webl0g
Are you looking to make a little money
with your webl0g
05/23/2004 07:53 AMI know the hard cold facts surrounding making money with websites. In
a word "difficult" but if you are looking...
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09/03/2004 11:25 PMIs It Possible To Make Money Developing
OS X Applications
Is It Possible To Make Money Developing
OS X Applications
11/06/2003 09:39 PMYes, it's possible. But, before you start, here's some advice. (Brent
Simmons via MyAppleMenu)
How Search Engines Make Money
How Search Engines Make Money
12/16/2003 07:36 PMSearch Economics, Search Monetization Strategies," at the Search
Engine Strategies conference in San Jose this past August, heard
representatives from Google ...
Is this Real or How Are You Going to
Make Money from Feedster?
Is this Real or How Are You Going to
Make Money from Feedster?
03/19/2003 10:27 PMIs this Real or How Are You Going to Make Money from
Feedster?
On a more serious note, I've been getting some questions as to
"This seems to be real ... Ah how are you paying for it?". Good
question. Having suffered through a particularly business
challenged DOT com, suffice it to say that I don't expect that to
happen. And bear in mind that I've done this stuff before.
That's not a guarantee of success but it is hopefully at least a small
indicator in that direction.
We've got some fairly good ideas of how to make a business out of
this that will roll out over the coming months. I can tell you
this:
- No banner ads
- No popups
- No selling of personal information
Beyond that I'm really not ready to say. And we're already
seeing additional interest in our bread and butter consulting services
so that's great. But as they used to say "we will sell no wine
before its time" ... Well I think you get the idea. Its
early yet so while we know how we think we can make money, we need to
fine tune the product, work with users, etc. You know the
drill.
On Leaving Us Feedback
If you leave us feedback, leave us an email address if you want a
reply. That's pretty simple. And be clear if you
can. Just give us something to work with. Every single
comments is a) logged to a database b) assigned a status (open, done,
closed, etc) and almost everything is responded to.
Want to know how Search Engines make
money?
Want to know how Search Engines make
money?
12/17/2003 02:28 PMMake Free Money With Google
Make Free Money With Google
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Santorum: the right to life, and to make
money
Santorum: the right to life, and to make
money
04/11/2005 06:03 PMThe Republican senator from Pennsylvania cashed in during the Terri
Schiavo mania in more ways than one.
Online games make serious money
Online games make serious money
01/19/2004 06:14 AMOnline multiplayer games look set to rack up more than $1bn in
revenues this year, says a report.
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Can You Really Make Money with Surf for
Cash Programs?
Can You Really Make Money with Surf for
Cash Programs?
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FAIRCOPY lets your fans make you money
FAIRCOPY lets your fans make you money
06/18/2004 07:26 PMFAIRCOPY has developed an
innovative way for musicians to distribute their content over P2P
networks and get paid. They've also built in a way for fans to leverage the
power of P2P to resdistribute their favorite FAIRCOPY artists, and
make a commission. Musicians can also offer free samples of their
work under Creative Commons licenses.
How to Make Money Giving Stuff Away Free
How to Make Money Giving Stuff Away Free
03/14/2005 06:22 PM
 The Idea:
Innovative companies are learning that giving something away free can
be good for both the top and bottom line. Unscrupulous companies are
abusing it. Oligopolies are wringing their hands and calling it theft,
and the end of the world. Is this trend inevitable, and how can we
make
it work to everyone's benefit?
The price trend in almost
everything, except for oil and other non-renewables, is downward. In
some cases this is a good thing: Open Source development of software,
and the free exchange of information over the Internet, for example.
In
some cases it's not so good: The Wal-Mart
Dilemma
for example, which trades off low prices for poor quality, third world
slavery and loss of Western jobs. In some cases whether it's good or
bad depends on where you sit -- File-sharing, for example, which
allows
new artists to get low-cost exposure or markets, and which hurts both
the price-gouging recording industry oligopoly and independent artists
who count on modest-price CD and MP3 sales to make a living.
Conventional wisdom is that if you lower the price you have to make up
the loss by either cutting costs (by squeezing suppliers and employees
a la Wal-Mart) or drastically increasing volume, a la Amazon. But what
happens when the price goes to zero -- How do you make money then?
The answer is by being innovative, and recognizing that the
supply/demand curve is inexorable, and, except when distorted by
government subsidy, failure to absorb full external costs, or
oligopolistic price-fixing, the price will find its own level. And
increasingly that level is zero, reflecting both the lower value that
consumers put on most of the mass-produced junk that we're inundated
with, and the lower buying power that consumers have been left with
thanks to corporatist exploitation and cowardly lack of government
regulation.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. How can responsible, innovative
companies give stuff away free, and still make a living? Some new ways
are being invented all the time, but here, classified by consumer
receptivity, are some of these techniques:
1. Thumbs
Down -- disreputable methods, some bordering on fraud:
- Pyramid
schemes:
Sign up five other people to buy X, and you get it free. Just don't
expect those five other people to be your friends ever
again.
- Buy one get one free
schemes: Consumers aren't stupid. They know this means half
price when you buy in bulk, not free.
- Limited-time free
trials:
One of the frankensteins of high-tech. This means you have a
now-useless piece of software, non-functional link or 'expired' online
subscription with the vendor's name all over it, so you can curse them
again every time you stumble over it until you get pissed off enough
to
delete it once and for all. Once you've given something away it's bad
manners to take it back.
- Free if you're not satisfied: Yeah, right. Just try
and get your money back without investing more in time, effort and
aggravation than the product cost.
2. So-So -- methods that work sometimes, sometimes not:
- Free samples:
These are better than limited-time free trials because they don't
persist, on your computer or anywhere else. Once they're gone, they're
gone, and you know that going in.
- Free prize inside: So-called
by marketing guru Seth Godin, this is something you give away that's
'hidden' in the product, like the crackerjack prize, or a surprise
feature in hardware or software, or the extra video you get with your
music CD. If it's genuinely valuable and not hyped, it's a good deal.
But if it's not valuable, you're getting what you paid for it. And if
it's hyped, the consumer will start to suspect that it's not free --
its value has been built into the total price.
- Shareware, pay what you want: Free
with a guilt trip attached is not free, unless you're
shameless.
- Barter: If
you're
trading away something that someone else values more highly than you
do, to get something that you value more highly than they do, then
this
is a winner. It rarely works that way, however, and when it doesn't,
barter is just two market transactions back-to-back, with the money
reflecting the real (greater than zero) price invisible. All you save
is the sales tax, and maybe the environment if you're buying used
instead of new. Which is OK, too. But not free.
3. Ingenious -- methods that work:
- Information and/or
do-it-yourself process free, 'live' service extra:
We need to learn to do more things for ourselves. I applaud companies
that help people do things themselves, and offer to help, at a
reasonable charge, if it turns out they can't do it themselves because
they just don't have the time or the skill. It can be abused of
course,
if the information or do-it-yourself instructions have landmines in
them (e.g. vague, erroneous, or impossible to follow instructions).
But
it's usually legit.
- Basic
product or service free, premium product or service extra:
You get what you need to function effectively, a 'satisfactory
customer
experience' free. Add-ons that increase functionality, convenience, or
ease of use, cost. Give away desktop-to-desktop VoIP free and charge
for desktop-to-landline calls, as Skype has done. Or give away the CD
and create a huge appetite for the band's live $60/ticket concerts.
Again, this can be abused if the basic service doesn't meet minimum
functionality standards. But most companies realize the bad PR they
will get if they abuse this isn't worth it.
4. You Tell
Me -- new methods not yet proven:
- Money back if you
don't use it:
The other day I heard a radio commercial for insurance that gives you
your premium back if you don'f file a claim during the year. If you
don't, and you renew for another year, they keep the premium and apply
it to that second year, so they effectively have one year premium to
invest forever, and they make their profit by that investment. Their
premiums are probably higher than the normal insurance company rates,
but once you sell the car or house you get it back, so who cares? I
suspect that if you have a claim they drop you like a hot potato, and
that, because you forfeit the premium if you do, the number of claims
is probably lower and the likelihood of anyone putting in a small
claim
is low. But it still sounds too good to be true. Anyone know about
this? Is there a catch?
What am I missing? What other innovative or devious ways are companies
using to give people something for nothing, and still make a living?
Is
this the wave of the future? Think of the essentials of life: food,
clothing, energy and shelter. How could we give people a comfortable
level of all three, for free, in a way that would allow the producers
of these things a reasonable income? And if we did, would people get
lazy and stop working? Would this necessarily be a bad thing? Or would
they be inspired by a personal moral code to invest some time and
energy to give something back, free, in return?
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Online sellers who make big money on
eBay could face the tax man
Online sellers who make big money on
eBay could face the tax man
03/28/2005 03:18 AMBoston Globe Mar 28 2005 7:20AM GMT
Can Friendster Type Social Networking
Make Money?
Can Friendster Type Social Networking
Make Money?
02/15/2004 07:49 PMGoogle launched Orkut, Lycos is dropping normal search for friend
networking, and Friendster is popping up clones all over the place.
...
Pessimists Make More Money, Optimists
Still Optimistic On Outlook
Pessimists Make More Money, Optimists
Still Optimistic On Outlook
02/16/2004 02:19 AMHere's one for all of you pessimists out there. It turns out that
pessimists tend to
make more money gambling or investing in the stock market (is
there a difference?). This isn't really that surprising, because the
real story is that everyone loses money - it's just that the
pessimists tend to limit their losses, while the optimists believe
that they're about to turn things around. Still, it seems that some
optimists quoted in the article (as is their nature) aren't ready to
throw in the towel, while even the pessimists seem less than thrilled
about their lot in life as winners at the gambling table. In the end,
it seems that no one wins, except the skeptics who are neither
optimists nor pessimists, but don't believe a damn thing.
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