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blog, blog, blog it all
blog it if it’s big or small
…blog even if you’re wrong
won’t you blog about this song?

How could anyone resist? This is a fabulous comical youtube clip based on the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” […]

The article “The Unofficial How-To of Open Source” on the website of “Enterprise Open Source” is an interesting analysis on reasons for adopting an Open Source strategy and tips on running an Open Source Project.
Open source software is shifting the software industry into a new paradigm, moving from developing proprietary code behind closed doors […]

Rumors are going around that Google is shutting down Adsense accounts for made for Adsense (MFA) websites. MFA websites have been around since the launch of Google Adsense. Webmasters that have mastered this technique of website creation are rumored to be able to make aroud $70,000 USD per month.
The technique is pretty simple. Websites are […]

I just came across activeCollab, which used to be an open source collaboration and project management tool. activeCollab is similar to BaseCamp from 37 signals.
activeCollab is written in PHP, runs unlimited projects, supports tagging, global search (including uploaded files), comments, milestones and more. It’s currently free software and was recently completely open source. However, it […]

Open Source stacks have become more prevalent over the last 3 years. Open Source stacks offer integration of varied softwares, flexibility through code transparency and highly customizable integration methods. Open Source stacks aren’t necessarily inexpensive but they are free from vendor lock-down and offer long-term cost savings.
More companies are being formed around Open Source software […]

The Dutch government has legislatively mandated accessibility for websites, according to Dutch developer Peter Paul Koch. Accessibility is now mandatory as of Sept. 1 of 2006.
The highlights are:

valid HTML 4.01 or XHTML 1.0
CSS and semantic HTML and separation of structure and presentation
progressive enhancement
the W3C DOM (instead of the old Microsoft document.all)
meaningful values of class and […]

In no particular order, the following is a list of successful women helping to shape the face of the internet, internet entrepreneurship and internet corporations.
Meg Whitman
Meg Whitman is the President and CEO of Ebay since 1998.
Emily Richards
President of MP3.com. Does the name sound familiar? She’s also the most downloaded artist of MP3.com.
Laura Tidwell
Owner and founder […]

Congress passed a Bill today that prohibits credit card companys and banks from making payments to online gambling companies. While this doesn’t criminalize online gambling, it is certainly a huge shift in this industry. The U.S. is the largest majority market spender, and Britain is the largest money-maker in this industry.
The U.S. already has legislation […]

Windows Live Spaces, a blogging and social networking site on the Live.com platform, officially launches tonight at 9 pm PST. Microsoft’s Live Spaces combines blogs, photo galleries, instant messenger, office applications, file storage, browser favorites storage and much more.
“Your online world gets better when everything works simply and effortlessly together. That’s the basic idea behind […]

The Bodog.com Marketing Conference was canceled after David Carruthers, CEO of Betonsports.com was arrested in Dallas on charges of racketeering, conspiracy and an illegal online gambling enterprise during a layover to Costa Rica, where his company is based. This is a rather large development in the online gaming industry and indicates tough times […]