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24th September 2003

Another worm, more patches

“With the emergence of the Nimda worm — the latest in a long series to attack Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) and other software — Gartner believes it’s time for businesses with Web applications to start investigating less vulnerable Web server products.”

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24th September 2003

The Web And That Exhausted Word, Community

“Before even thinking about building community into your own web efforts, answer me this handy Yes or No ‘Caesar at the Rubicon’ question: Do you secretly harbor the notion that community will directly result in new sales, i.e., the Amway-esque approach to community?”

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24th September 2003

6 Common Sales Myths

“I know it’s important to sell, but I’m no good at it, and I can’t afford to hire a salesperson right now. How can I develop the ‘tough skin’ that I need to be a successful salesperson for my own company?”

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24th September 2003

Another worm, more patches

“With the emergence of the Nimda worm — the latest in a long series to attack Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) and other software — Gartner believes it’s time for businesses with Web applications to start investigating less vulnerable Web server products.”

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24th September 2003

Weblog Workshop by BloggingWorks

“Business blogs are taking off. Are you up to speed? Learn how your business can harness the power of weblogs to improve communication and efficiency at this hands-on workshop.”

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24th September 2003

The Web And That Exhausted Word, Community

“Before even thinking about building community into your own web efforts, answer me this handy Yes or No ‘Caesar at the Rubicon’ question: Do you secretly harbor the notion that community will directly result in new sales, i.e., the Amway-esque approach to community?”

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23rd September 2003

Venture Capital’s Dilemma

“Scarred by memories of their dot-com losses, cash-rich VCs remain resolutely reluctant in their avoidance of risky startups.”

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23rd September 2003

Back at the helm

“Ben Smith, the former head of financially troubled startup Casbah Corp., knows firsthand the boom-and-bust cycle of the late ’90s… Despite his disappointing debut as a Silicon Valley chief executive officer, the 36-year-old is back in the startup business.”

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23rd September 2003

The See-It-All Chip

“Radio-frequency identification — with track-everything-anywhere capability, all the time — is about to change your life.”

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23rd September 2003

Back at the helm

“Ben Smith, the former head of financially troubled startup Casbah Corp., knows firsthand the boom-and-bust cycle of the late ’90s… Despite his disappointing debut as a Silicon Valley chief executive officer, the 36-year-old is back in the startup business.”

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23rd September 2003

The Business Value of Web Standards

“I’ve been involved in the Web standards community almost as long as I’ve been working on the Web, and I’ve long felt that designing to W3C recommendations is the Right Thing To Do. When it came time to redesign the adaptivepath.com site, my partners agreed that we should approach the project from a standards perspective. But before we started, we discussed whether the effort — and it was a lot of effort — was really worth it.”

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16th September 2003

The Disruptive Start-Up

“How can you tell if your plan to take on a big swinging company is smart or foolhardy? Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen might have the answers.”

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16th September 2003

How to handle unreliable people: Online Flake Test

“Flakes are people who waste your time and don’t deliver on their promises, normally because they were ‘too busy,’ or simply never interested to act in the first place. How much of your time and money has been wasted by people like this? Identifying them isn’t always easy, and dealing with one can be frustrating. Fortunately there’s now help — The Flake Filter, shows you how to spot there people before they waste your time.”

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16th September 2003

How to handle unreliable people: Online Flake Test

“Flakes are people who waste your time and don’t deliver on their promises, normally because they were ‘too busy,’ or simply never interested to act in the first place. How much of your time and money has been wasted by people like this? Identifying them isn’t always easy, and dealing with one can be frustrating. Fortunately there’s now help — The Flake Filter, shows you how to spot there people before they waste your time.”

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16th September 2003

The Web Fire Escape

“The Web Fire Escape is a simple device which has been designed to allow readers of weblogs to instantly replace a Web Fire Escape equipped blog with an alternate work-safe site or a fake word processor or spreadsheet application.”

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