Wine marketing goes high-tech
Savvy wine entrepreneurs are using video, blogs, information kiosks and other new digital tricks to erase wine’s old elitist mystique. What do you think of the new marketing techniques?
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DiggGetting your mind organized – and mapped
“Mind mapping” can help organize your brainstorms. This week, cult favorite Mindjet released a new, online tool for collaborative mapping. What do you think of mind mapping?
Guns at work
The Florida legislature recently told business owners they must allow employees and customers with concealed-weapon permits to keep firearms locked in cars parked on company property. Do employees have the right to bring weapons to your business?
Gone ‘Shrooming
Roger Kahn’s passion for mushrooms sparked the Crested Butte Wild Mushroom Festival. Are you a fan of mushrooms? Discuss your mushroom hunting or cooking tips with us.
Breakfast With Cheetahs
Classic Africa sends animal lovers into the bush to help threatened species. Have you ventured to Africa for a safari? Tell us about your trip. Where do you head for adventure travel?
Imus reaches heartland via rural cable
The Imus show is now simulcast by RFD-TV, a 33-employee company. What do you think of RFD bringing back Don Imus?
War demons haunt Iraq vet’s new venture
For an Iraq veteran turned entrepreneur, the killing fields are never far away. What do you think of his case?
Selling green houses (and cars and fuel)
Brian Dumaine’s The Plot to Save the Planet discusses small-business owners who are creating the green houses, cars, and energy sources that will slash our fuel bills and help clean up our ecosystem. What do you think about these new green technologies?
Inventor’s device helps save his own flooded neighborhood
Stacey Babiarz created the sandbag-filling Bucket Bagger after Hurricaine Katrina – never expecting that it would one day be needed to protect homes in his own Wisconsin neighborhood. Tell us your thoughts.
Just Ask Your Question
Powerset is working on an online natural language search. How do you think Powerset’s natural language search compares to keyword searches like Google?
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