Bootstrapping start-ups are rethinking their traditional advertising budgets in favor of viral marketing, but are they just chasing their tails? Experts weigh in. Jeffrey Harmon laughs when he hears the question, "how do you create a viral marketing hit?" Harmon, who gained fame for parlaying $500 and an idea for a funny video into millions of YouTube views and the world's most popular tongue cleaner, understands it's not quite that simple
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n-Link Corporation founder Sandra Green discusses how creating an employee stock ownership plan gave her employees more incentive to stay at their current jobs.
Read More »7 Great Viral Marketing Campaigns
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Read More »Netflix Hits 25 Million Subscribers, $789 Million Revenue, Responds To Price Backlash
The numbers for Netflix's second quarter are in, and despite recent criticism, the company's not too far from hitting its mark. Subscriptions are up by 1.8 million, to more than 25 million global subscribers, an increase of 70% year-over-year, while global revenue hit $789 million, a 52% uptick from the same quarter last year--though slightly less than the $791 million analysts had expected
Read More »Examining Oslo Terrorist Breivik’s Internet Trail
Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik's extensive Internet presence gives us a look inside the inner workings of a madman. Meet a young man obsessed with Muslims, liberals, commercial techno music, and World of Warcraft. Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, like most nutjobs, had a substantial Internet presence.
Read More »Why Airbnb May Be Worth A $112M Investment
The site that lets you crash in a stranger’s house closed a huge round of funding today.
Read More »The Latest Feats From Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, Hollywood’s Stealthiest Innovator
Robert Rodriguez was doing 3-D way before it was cool. Now he's testing out a whole crop of moviemaking experiments, including "Aroma-Scope" for his latest Spy Kids installment, and a remake of animated fantasy "Heavy Metal." Robert Rodriguez is like the filmmaker’s version of Cool Record Store Guy . Whatever it is other directors are into now, Rodriguez was into way before anyone else was into it.
Read More »Infographic: How China’s Clean Tech Industry Crushes The U.S.
China may be the world's biggest polluter, but they're also investing heavily in clean and renewable energy solutions--and far surpassing the U.S.'s puny attempts in the process.
Read More »Think Quarterly Released
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Read More »Leap Year, Episode 8: Five Roads
Jack has a plan to win the contest and save his friends' businesses.
Read More »8 Tips for Business Partnerships
So you've found a business partner to help make your idea a reality. Be sure to ask yourselves these eight questions before incorporating. Given the unstable job market, and the risk of going it alone, many people are currently seeking to start businesses together.
Read More »How Google’s New Face Recognition Tech Could Change The Web’s Future
Google just bought a high-tech face recognition unit called Pitt Patt.
Read More »Can Going Small Help You Grow?
Chef Zac Pelaccio and partner Rick Carmac already have a stable of successful eateries serving tasty, Southeast Asian-influenced fare—three Fatty Crab locations in New York City and the Virgin Islands and two Fatty 'Cue posts in Brooklyn and the West Village. But the pair's most recent venture is considerably smaller: Four Fatty Snack and Fatty 'Cue kiosks in New York City's Financial District, Battery Park, and around Central Park. Carmac tells us about the decision to start smaller outposts
Read More »596 Acres Wants The City To Do Something Useful With Our Unused Land
A new guerrilla art project asks the city of New York to give the people access to unused public land, and to create a massive network of urban farms.
Read More »Comcast Shapes Up Its Streaming App To Try To Catch Up With Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go
Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S., may also be the last cable operator of its size in the U.S. to significantly tune up its streaming service for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. But today the company starts playing catch-up with a revamped Xfinity TV app.
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