Bob Thurman: Becoming Buddha — on the Web

The coming job crisis in developing countries: youth’s lack of skills

This survey comes on the heels of the India Labour Report 2007, which does not paint a very pretty picture. It has found that 90 per cent of Indian youth are unemployable. For a country currently experiencing a demographic bulge, with a large part of its population under 35, this is not good news. The [...]

Choosing profitable domain names 101 – Stay away from “the giant’s niches”

As domainers, there are two sectors of the market we should not be interested in: the lowest and the top. You see, when choosing domain names, there are at least more than twenty very important factors to bear in mind. Some of these factors deal with the economics of the name itself and its future [...]

The fastest way to find new customers

Full article, by Brad Sugars, here If you’re a startup, the fastest way to get the cash registers ringing is a little-used method that involves forming “host-beneficiary” relationships with established businesses that cater to a target audience similar to yours. Then you promote yourself to their database with a special offer presented as a gift [...]

Facebook, the social networking valuation bubble and the need for better marketing

I have heard that Facebook Click Through Rate is a meagre 0.27%…can you believe it?! At the same time, the site is valued in the range of +$15 billions… “Boom…correction…boom…correction again…” The more I hear about Facebook and billions in valuations for a social networking website, the more the .com bubble and its consequences come [...]