Why Did Microsoft Invest in FaceBook?

Posted on October 30, 2007

 
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If you would like to learn why Microsoft made a $240 million investment in FaceBook that values the four-year-old company at $15 billion, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Matt Rosoff who is an Analyst with Directions-on-Microsoft. His company specializes in analyzing where Microsoft will be going in the future. Read more…

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Internet Video to Televisions and Computers (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on October 27, 2007

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If you would like to learn how to deliver video programming over the Internet directly to a viewer’s computer, mobile device, or (most importantly) television, this interview is for you.  (Part 2 of 2)

Our guest today is Chris Wagner who is the Executive Vice President for NeuLion, Inc.  His company provides Internet video delivery services to televisions, computers, or even mobile devices. Read more…

Internet Video to Televisions and Computers (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on October 25, 2007

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If you would like to learn how to deliver video programming over the Internet directly to a viewer’s computer, mobile device, or (most importantly) television, this interview is for you.  (Part 1 of 2)

Our guest today is Chris Wagner who is the Executive Vice President for NeuLion, Inc.  His company provides Internet video delivery services to televisions, computers, or even mobile devices. Read more…

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User Customized CRM

Posted on October 23, 2007

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If you would like to learn how an ordinary user, without any programming skills, can customize an open source CRM program to his own needs, this interview is for you.
 
Our guest today is Chris Harrick who is the Senior Director of Product Marketing for Sugar CRM. His company is a leader in open source CRM.  Read more…

Open Source CRM 101

Posted on October 20, 2007

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Summary: If you would like to learn the basics of Customer Relationship Marketing (CRM) software, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Chris Harrick who is the Senior Director of Product Marketing for Sugar CRM. His company is a leader in the open source CRM marketplace. Read more…

The IPO Market For Common Stock

Posted on October 18, 2007

 
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If you would like to learn some secrets about the IPO market from someone who earns a living by providing ratings on them, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Scott Sweet who is the Founder of IPO Boutique. His company provides investment ratings on IPO’s and he has been “trading IPOs for 35 years.” Over that time Scott acquired significant nuanced, but important knowledge that you won’t find in the textbooks. Read more…

Targeted Advertising for On-Demand Video (Part 2 of 2)

Posted on October 16, 2007

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If you would like to learn how to place viewer-targeted ads in on-demand video programming, whether it be VOD, DVR, or on the broadband Internet, this interview is for you. (Part 2 of 2).

Our guest today is Dean Denhart who is the CEO of BlackArrow which provides a platform enabling advertisers to place viewer-specific ads in on-demand programming whether it is delivered via a cable Video-On-Demand (VOD) channel, a Digital Video Recorder (e.g. TiVo), IPTV, or from a broadband website. Read more…

Targeted Advertising for On-Demand Video (Part 1 of 2)

Posted on October 13, 2007

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If you would like to learn how to place viewer-targeted ads in on-demand programming, whether it be VOD, DVR, or on the broadband Internet, this interview is for you. (Part 1 of 2).

Our guest today is Dean Denhart who is the CEO of BlackArrow which provides a platform that enables advertisers to place viewer-specific ads in on-demand programming whether it is delivered via a cable Video-On-Demand channel, a Digital Video Recorder (e.g. TiVo), or from a broadband website. Read more…

The Neglected Voter

Posted on October 12, 2007

 
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If you would like to learn about a political issue that first received currency within the Internet blogsphere, but has now become the topic of a book from a conventional publisher, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is David Paul Kuhn who is the author of The Neglected Voter. Kuhn believes that the Democrats must encourage the white male to return to the party if they hope to ever hold anything more than a short-lived majority.  Earlier Kuhn covered the 2004 Presidential Election for CBS news. Read more…

A Record Label Succeeds With DRM-Free Sales

Posted on October 1, 2007

 
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If you would like to learn how the leading classical music record label is benefiting from DRM-free music download sales, this interview is for you.

Our guest today is Klaus Heymann who is the Founder of Naxos which is the World’s leading classical music record label. In the United States last year the company generated 20% of its income from digital downloads and services as compared to only 8% in the prior year. Read more…