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Internet Sales Taxes and Government Fairness
The cash-strapped California government wants to collect sales taxes from Internet-based businesses. For the third time in three years, California lawmakers are pushing for legislation to make it harder for Internet sellers to avoid collecting sales taxes, and prospects for getting it passed are stronger than ever. Passing the bill is a question of “e-fairness,” […]
Continue readingAre You Accidentally Missing Out?
If you were to go to CopywritingCode.com and look at the lessons on the home page, they would probably look like any other blog posts: a few paragraphs with a link to read more if you want. But what you wouldn’t see is how long each lesson actually is… or the level of detail each […]
Continue readingNew Search Engine: Blekko
I just discovered the new search engine Blekko. I haven’t used it much yet, but the video walk-through is intriguing because it explains some new twists on what we’ve come to expect from search. For instance, Blekko offers multiple ways to sort search results. Plus, they’re giving open access to ranking data — which is […]
Continue readingJason Fried on Selling
There’s a great article in the March 2011 issue of Inc. Magazine. It’s called “What I learned from selling shoes, computers, tennis rackets, weaponry, radar detectors, books, conferences, and software OR How I Got Good at Making Money” by Jason Fried, the founder of 37signals and creator of Basecamp. Long title, I know. But it’s […]
Continue readingWhy I Don’t Use My iPhone Much
I have an iPhone. Only my immediate family members and closest friends know the number. I often leave my iPhone in the car when I’m out. I rarely ever use it to access my email; rarer still that I use it to access the Internet. In fact, my brothers tease me because of how little […]
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