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In my "Writing for the Wired World" workshops, I begin by pointing out a fundamental difference between business websites and everything else…
What exactly is the best-kept secret behind incredibly successful businesses? Is it keeping up with the trends? Having an excellent workforce that will make sure your company is working in tip top shape? Or having a loyal client base who will not only keep on going back to you whenever they need your products or services?
In less than two years, MySpace.com has morphed from unadvertised haven for young bards to share their musical talents to a youth-oriented social networking phenomenon with upwards of 32 million registered hipster members. The insight into the young mind has never been so accessible.
All around the United States, state regulators are increasingly miffed at the revenue loss due to eBay auctioneers' insistence they don't need to go to auctioneer school to peddle their (or somebody else's) wares online. Every few months, another state says enough is enough and the various Sheriffs of Nottingham want their cuts.
By making posts from blogs available along with results from news sites, Yahoo hopes to capitalize on the firsthand accounts of major news stories as seen by everyday people.
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn continues to sharpen his blade as he increases his stake at multimedia corporation Time Warner. In a fiery letter issued to the board of directors at Time Warner, Icahn blasts the board for "colossal" mistakes that started with the AOL merger, calling the merger a cardinal sin.
