By Kendall Allen Countless many were enraptured last week by the sneaky vocals of Susan Boyle. Her talents, unveiled on "Britain's Got Talent," were unexpected by those who prejudged her for her appearance. Wait -- that was everyone. The doubters evidently were most...
Economy back? Gene’s gonna miss the recession. Here’s why
By Gene Marks Rats. Looks like this recession thing might be turning around. The market's been rising. Houses are beginning to sell. Durable orders are up. Banks are detoxifying. Bernie Madoff and Jim Cramer have (finally) been publicly humiliated. Is this the...
Not a shocker, folks: Facebook is forever
By Bob Sullivan, The Red Tape Chroicles I know a computer science professor who runs the same Facebook experiment every semester. He invites his students to stand up in front of the room and show everyone their Facebook page on the big screen. No one has ever taken...
Why you won’t get rich off your blog
By Daniel Lyons For two years I was obsessed with trying to turn a blog into a business. I posted 10 or 20 items a day to my site, The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs, rarely taking a break. I blogged from cabs, using my BlackBerry. I blogged in the middle of the night,...
Digital Arteries adds Rob Jones as a contributor
Digital Arteries is very pleased that Rob Jones had expressed an interest in contributing to the DigitalArteries community. We're very impressed by the quality of his thinking and writing. Mr. Jones has been in the marketing department of BuildDirect since 2005...