Entrepreneurs often start their careers young, but many won’t get the break they’re seeking until they are well into their professional life. Indeed, many entrepreneurs do not have the experience or contacts to successfully strike out on their own until they have been working for a concerted period of time.
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called Return of the Million Dollar Page
News that a user of the increasingly-popular online Second Life environment has become a millionaire through trading virtual property on the site has sparked huge interest about the entrepreneurial possibilities of such virtual trading.
German schoolteacher Ailin Graef, who goes by the avatar name of Anshe Chung on the meta-environment of Second Life, has become a millionaire by investing a mere US$9.95 a month in virtual real estate and then selling it on. She now has a net worth of over $1 million. It may seem nigh-on implausible that selling something which does not physically exist can lead to such riches being gained, but people with a keen eye for business are increasingly becoming drawn to an environment in which sufficient hours and canny acquisitions have shown they can reap rewards. …continue reading the story
called Second Life Entrepreneurs - Cashing in on Virtual Worlds
Blogs, podcasts�.what’s next when it comes to getting your message across to the widest audience possible? It could just be that the new trend for ‘moblogging’ rises inexorably - with at least one high-profile provider now ready to roll this out to the awaiting masses.YouTube, fresh from its takeover by Google, is that firm - having stated that it will spread its video-share capabilities to mobile phones amid high public demand. This could have interesting implications for businesses which have already chosen to capitalise on YouTube’s ability to snare internet users, with mobile phone customers potentially very amenable to viewing short, sharp clips which can be loaded up by doing little more by putting their hands in their pockets. …continue reading the story
called Moblogging - The Next Step?
The world of online video has been growing at an enormous rate over the past year and many online companies have been trying to get in on what is the next big thing.
One of the major attractions for companies to video sites is simply the sheer number of people now using them. Websites such as YouTube and MySpace have seen a massive uptake in popularity and it is therefore little surprise that the industry is seeing considerable consolidation, with search engine rivals Google and Yahoo! among those moving into the arena. …continue reading the story
called Yahoo! Takes A Hard Look At Rich Media Advertising
It almost goes without saying that, in today’s consumer-focussed age, enterprises are incessantly seeking to find the magic advertising formula which will steal a march on their rivals. How to achieve this? Increasingly the focus seems to be falling on more personal means which involve the individual - and these can be divided into two categories. …continue reading the story
called Advertising - The Personal Touch
By 2010 there will be 60 million podcast downloaders in the United States alone, according to research carried out last year. The average worldwide user already downloads up to six per month and, with this figure rising all the time, it is easy to see why companies small and large are paying podcasting serious attention as they look to map out their plans for the future.
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called Podcasts - The Way Forward
