People involved in the wired economy like to joke that the business world is starting to operate at “Internet time.” Things are moving so quickly on-line that six months in Internet time is like 20 years in real time.
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How to keep tabs on the competition
January 12th, 2012 Posted in Communication
Jan, 12 2012
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Program opens Windows to networking Macintosh
October 28th, 2011 Posted in Communication
Oct, 28 2011
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The Macintosh computer, given up for dead just a few years ago by high-technology pundits, is alive and well. That’s clear from Apple Computer Inc.’s announcement last week of improving sales and profit for its third quarter.
Getting back to the basics. Part 2
July 18th, 2011 Posted in Communication
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Indeed, throughout time, pundits and “experts” have always been eager to suggest that some new technology “thing” would replace something else. Consider, for example, television. When it came along, experts suggested this would kill the radio industry – after all, who would want to simply listen when they could watch? Read the rest of this entry »
Getting back to the basics. Part 1
July 18th, 2011 Posted in Communication
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Soon after the horrific events of September 11, as people struggled to get back to work and return some sense of normalcy to their lives, the drumbeat of technology hype once again began in earnest.
Pundits declared that with a huge reduction in travel on the horizon for the foreseeable future, we would see massive growth in technology based methods of communication. Read the rest of this entry »
HomeShark. Part 2
June 30th, 2011 Posted in Communication
Jun, 30 2011
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Hoyt does not expect to be profitable until late 1999. Costs per sales are currently “astronomical if you count marketing and business development costs,” he says, noting that without those two factors, costs per sale range between $50 and $500. Hoyt bemoans what he calls the “necessary evil” of striking expensive alliances with portal sites in order to spread the company name and brand.
HomeShark. Part 1
June 30th, 2011 Posted in Communication
Jun, 30 2011
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Mortgage broker
San Francisco
Edge: Charges .5 to 1.5 percent less in processing fees than traditional brokers; quicker, less convoluted loan-application process.
Challenge: Public awareness, keeping marketing and business development costs in check, creating online links to Fannie Mae, coping with state licensing policies.
Competitors running scared: Pathfinder Mortgage, Mortgage Plus, Bradford Home Loans.
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