For us small business owners (and probably others too) the upcoming Google Voice looks to be a revolution in the functionality of phones. It is going to be interesting to see how the established phone companies respond particularly since my understanding is that the service is free.
Read this link to learn more about Google Voice. [...]

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A very interesting study was just done by Nielson on the value of advertising by financial institutions. It shows that when financial institutions are building their brand through advertising, the confidence in those companies goes up. Here is a quote from the study:
“When asked about their own banks, insurance companies and investment firms, 55% [...]

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Duct Tape Marketing’s Twitter feed tis morning pointed to an interesting video from Pitney Bowes with some great direct mail tips. The video gives some interesting insights into how people sort through their mail.

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I was reading www.freelinereport.com today and they mentioned an interesting new search engine for finding venture capital firms. Since I know a number of people who are in start ups I though it would be interesting to re-post it:
And finally: Finding a little bit of extra money for your dream project has just become a [...]

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My eldest son bought PlayOn the other day. He thought it would be fun to stream Hulu videos to the TV. I thought, “sure how good can that be?”. Wow, it is amazing. The quality is very good and we are now watching all kinds of shows that either we missed or have been off [...]

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