Being a young entrepreneur is not easy, you can be dismissed because of your inexperience, as not ready for the mean world of business. More so here in Europe as the US seems to accept young entrepreneurs: look to Facebook, Google, youTube etc. Though no doubt they had their struggles.
I thought I’d write a [...]
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I have always followed Web 2.0 events through newsfeeds, flickr and video podcasts etc. It was exciting and I wanted to be part of it.
When Techcrunch UK was launched, I saw this video and wished I could have been there for the inauguration with Sam Sethi (now running a very successful blog = Blognation). I [...]
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Facebooks API is justifiably popular. It’s a source of fun for some and a business opportunity for others. Though a runaway success would bring it’s own problems. As PMarca discusses. But how to turn it into money in the bank? Jawad Shuaib has come up with 5 suggestions.
Sell the app on.
Develop for 3rd parties.
Advertising.
Micro payments [...]
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Found this rather interesting Techcrunch article on building your own social network using White Label software. The post is by Mark Hendrickson who is new to the TechCrunch team. Welcome Mark!
Link: TechCrunch:9 Ways to Build your own Social Network
They mentioned some of the White labelled social networks, shame Kwiqq was not on the [...]
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Shots from The Brighton and Hove Web Awards ‘05
I met with the team at SCIP last week. Along with their charity work they are also responsible for the Brighton and Hove Web Awards. The awards have been held for the last 7 years and are focused on real creativity and Web Talent. There is [...]
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I’ve just heard the news that I’m one of the judges for this years Shell STEP local South-East finals. Its definitely great news, I will get a chance to contribute to something that I benefited from twice at university. Its a great way for students to hone their technical skills in a work environment. It [...]
This is an interesting article from yesterday’s Guardian:
Blackmail Claim Stirs Fears Over FacebookÂ
I think Facebook’s privacy options are excellent. You have a lot of options to choose how visible your content it, down to whether or not people can search for pictures tagged of you. I really appreciate this, particularly on a [...]
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I understand most geeks love their food so this blog entry is dedicated to you guys. On Tuesday I coded a chicken and salad recipe of my own and I think it was a hit.
Ingredients (for 2 people):
4 fillets of chicken breast
6 Cloves of garlic
Spinach (depends on how much you like veggies)
1 Carrot
Salt
Olive oil
Cheddar [...]
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At Kwiqq we spend a decent amount of time reading business plans and understanding the potential for Entrepreneurs. Some of them are obviously well thought and structured, some have the potential and others are unrealistic - this doesn’t mean they have bad ideas but just that their plans to raise funds and market the site [...]
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I was wandering around the Web, as per usual, and found this really cool website last week. I’ve been hooked into it since then. The website is Intruders.tv and it’s a video blog site for the Web 2.0 Ecosystem.
The site looks absolutely awesome and its content is very nice too. My gut reaction is [...]
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