Rose Cantine

Even if you aren’t a Mac fanatic, watch this 20 minute video of the Apple iPhone’s functions. It’s a phone, an iPod and a portable browser at the same time. It has Wi-Fi and cellular wireless connections (although no 3G until the 2008 version comes out). The Apple iPhone is revolutionary. Because it makes browsing, [...]

Marc Andreessen has posted an excellent piece on why not to do a startup, part one of his series on his guide to startups. The stress, hiring and firing people, the hours, battling with co-founders and investors can drain the joy out of even the most devoted entrepreneur. But, I am an optimist and I [...]

Here I am again, this time on Facebook, typing in the same details I had typed in at Friendster, Orkut, Tribe and MySpace. I could have done it my sleep, answering the same inane questions about my favorite TV shows, movies, books, hobbies, and interests. So I have to tell yet another social network that [...]

Farhad Manjoo has posted a good article in Salon on why online review sites for restaurants, hotels, books, and cafes disappoint. On a recent visit to a cafe in Sausalito, California, he found the food so-so, even though the reviews promised the best breakfast in town.
There’s nothing new about this. A lot of people who [...]

The New York Times has an article called Can Blogs Become a Big Source of Jobs which talks about bloggers who get paid to write articles on global blog networks such as b5media (based in Toronto) and those who use blogs to get more business. Consultants and entrepreneurs can attract new business using blogs. Indeed, [...]

We all know the feeling of being confronted with too many options: useless features in software programs, buttons on remote controls and VCRs, to name a few. But what happens with too many bells and whistles make you actually hate the core product?
BMW
For several years now my BMW (a 320i from 1999 with less than [...]

Here are the first eight chapters on turning your blog into a media company. They are based on my experience as the founder of Muniwireless.com.
Part 1: birth of Muniwireless
Part 2: first year of Muniwireless
Part 3: finding a business model
Part 4: the Ninth Circle of Hell
Part 5: becoming a niche online publisher
Part 6: miracles happen [...]