One of the things that I have enjoyed most during my tenure with IP Commerce is the people with whom I have the opportunity to engage. Partners, prospects, industry analysts, bloggers, consultants, co-workers within the company, etc. Today, in the US, is a day of food consumption, and parade watching, and sitting with friends and [...]

One of the challenges of a consumer brand* is the concept of brand recognition. Getting your brand in front of your potential customers…ensuring that it is top of mind…hoping that enough familiarity will be built that, at some point, your brand is “verbed.” Remember, “It is not the verbing that weirds the language, it is [...]

I have always preferred blogs that allow for anonymous comments. There is something interesting, and important, about allowing some measure of unfettered access in commentary. However, as of recently, I have had to tweak the comment engine used by the site (Disqus for those interested) to require authenticated access, as demonstrated by e-mail verification and [...]

o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley.”  Or, in slightly more modern parlance: “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”  Or, perhaps more succinctly, (and slightly less profane than I sometimes feel) “Stuff Happens.”* What bring about this measure of speculative reflection on ancient Scottish poetry?  Quite simply, hosting woes.  It [...]

Over the last few weeks, I’ve been doing a fair amount of research on the importance of the Small Business in the United States.  In time of economic woe, the import of the SMB cannot be understated.  Early next week I will share some of the most interesting information that I have found during the [...]