13th February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Jim Edwards
I started writing this column way back in 1998 and one thing rates as true today as it did ten years ago: people love free stuff online. Free software tops the list of free things they love. People particularly love free ...
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01st February 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Jim Edwards
The online scam technique known as "phishing" is not new. Phishing has plagued Internet users for several years now, but its effectiveness has caused the practice to grow to record levels among online criminals. "Phishing...
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24th January 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Jim Edwards
Ok, unless you live under a rock and get you news by carrier pigeon, most people know the USA currently teeters on the brink of recession.
Though I maintain my own opinions about what this will actually mean to the ave...
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23rd August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
No matter what you sell online, you can sell more!
Simple surveys provide the fastest way to collect the information and marketing intelligence you need to make more sales.
Whether you sell gift baskets, software, c...
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16th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
Do you want to know an interesting fact about books on the Web?
People don't buy them for their intrinsic worth, just to, "own a book for their shelf".
They want to buy a solution to a problem or in plain terms, the...
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15th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
We talk about surveys all the time in Internet businesses.
What purpose do they really serve?
It took me a long time and a lot of mistakes to realize just how valuable they can prove in your Web and info- publishing...
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02nd August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
It rates easier than ever to start a new business on the Internet.
Never before have the opportunities been more available, the tools cheaper, or the prospects of success more likely.
Whether you're a seasoned veter...
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01st July 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
The world's most popular search engine just keeps chugging along - the little train that could (and did) make billions of dollars and dominate the Internet landscape.
Like a giant tree with a root system extending deep...
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26th June 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
Recently I started reading a book with a seemingly improbable title, "The 4-Hour Workweek" by Timothy Ferris.
In the book, Ferris makes a number of assertions about how we all, whether employed or self-employed, can wo...
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06th May 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
One of the greatest features of the Internet involves that fact that people enjoy a high level of freedom to express themselves.
So much so that in many countries the governments restrict and censor what people can see...
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04th May 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
The next logical step for the Internet involves moving closer to interactive television.
People love to watch TV, they love to surf the web, and tens-of-millions enjoy interacting with other people on "social networkin...
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14th March 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
Two things happened this week that brought my focus back to online video and where all this hoopla will eventually take us.
First, I read an article about Joost.com, a peer-to-peer online TV distribution system created...
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08th February 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
I think most of us feel that expensive operating systems like Windows can do more things than just keep the computer running, the problem is we don't know what they are!
Well, over the years I've discovered a few short...
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24th January 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
According to a recent Nielsen-Netratings.com release, over 3/4 of all U.S. home Internet users connected at broadband speeds during November, 2006.
That figure increased 13%, up from 65%, just one year ago.
This inc...
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17th January 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Jim Edwards
As the Web grows and online promotion gets more popular among even small businesses, the cost of online advertising continues to rise.
In the last 18 months, any online business owner will tell you that it now takes a ...
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