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Entries from May 2009

New Venture Spotlight: Give Me a Mac

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Hardware, Technology, business ideas, entrepreneurs, start-ups

Give Me a Mac (www.GiveMeAMac.com) is a new venture that just launched their website yesterday. What started out as a plea for a new Mac from any generous donor is already morphing into a non-profit organization that will help underprivileged people everywhere that also need a computer. The lofty goals of Give Me a Mac [...]

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It’s Official! Palm Pre To Be Released June 6

May 19th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Gadgets, Technology, Wireless, mobile phones, smartphones

It’s official! No more rumors or speculation as to when the Palm Pre will be released. Sprint will begin selling the Palm Pre on June 6th. It’s about time!
The details of such glorious event are as follows

When: June 6, 2009
Where: Sprint stores, Sprint.com, Best Buy, Radio Shack, some Wal-Mart stores
Cost: $199.99 with [...]

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The Mobile Provider Holy Wars

May 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Rant, Rant, Technology, Wireless, mobile phones

Ford vs Chevy. Mac vs PC. Coke vs Pepsi. All classic examples of product battles that have somehow turn into holy wars by the people that feel very passionate about their product. I’ll admit I’ve been in some of these battles as I’ve extolled the virtues of one platform over another. However, just recently I [...]

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Twitter Twitter Twitter

May 13th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, Technology, Web Services

Twitter? What’s that? For most of the faithful Chia Town readers Twitter is old news. Oddly enough Twitter is still not known by some and not understood by others. This post will be mostly for people that have heard about Twitter, know what it is (a quick way to send quick updates as to what [...]

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Remember To Network No Matter Where You Are

May 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, Business Practices, Deals, entrepreneurs

Remember when you are out and about that you can find opportunities left and right to help your business out. Many people think you have to go to scheduled networking events and formal networking events to meet the people you need. However I must admit as an entrepreneur that I’ve had more success meeting people [...]

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