Sep 22, 2010

Entrepreneur Mark Papadas had his “A-HA!” moment in bed one night, unable to sleep. “Like a lot of people, I was looking for work in 2008 after a career opportunity didn’t survive the economy,” explained Mr. Papadas, “and as I was lying in bed, I realized I could go back to doing what I know best, which is helping people. This time I wanted to help...

Sep 22, 2010

By: Michelle A. Doellman Between episodes of Project Runway and copies of Lucky and Vogue, Christine Elia thought about what could be an easy way for women to share their closets and their styling advice. And Closet Couture was the answer. “I view Closet Couture as fantasy baseball for women,” said Elia. “But it’s a fantasy closet that can actually be...

On Wednesday Google announced its latest enhancement called Instant. Instant is a smart feature that predicts what you’d like to search and displays results as you type. For example, if I start to type Flyover Geeks in my google search box, once I get to the “v” I start to see results for Flyover Geeks. As I type it continues to give more word suggestions...

I am not big on making predictions because it’s a dangerous game. While being a great way to draw readers to a story (“10 Gadgets we predict for 2011!”) it often is just a particular writer’s fantasy combined with best guess scenarios and extrapolating a bit on current trends. PingGadget hit my radar last week and I immediately thought to myself, “Oh...

Sep 6, 2010

Social media provides a great vehicle for marketers, thought leaders, and individual contributors who share information organically. Despite the myriad of social media applications, many communicators still struggle to communicate accurately and effectively to their target audience. Meanwhile, the intended audience is left to their own devices to sort through mounds of superfluous information on a daily basis. n2, a new social media optimization and recommendation tool, offers a solution to those facing information and conversation overload.