Splattered Thoughts

Doba vs Shopster

Dec 23rd, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Uncategorized

Anyone who has inquired about getting into the drop shipping arena has probably asked themselves about Doba vs Shopster. Many of you may remember the four-part series I did on Doba not long ago.
Both companies aggregate hundreds of wholesalers and allow you (as the entrepreneur) to sell products of your choosing. So let’s jump [...]



10 traffic generation tips

Oct 21st, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Uncategorized

The top ten traffic generation tips is one of the more popular requests from readers (actually traffic generation in general, I just chose to make it a top ten). I find this list can be about 10% subjective but will work for 90% of the blogging crowd who wish to drive more traffic. These are [...]



Why did the credit crisis happen

Oct 9th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Real Estate, Splattered Thoughts

First there was the housing crisis, which was not unlike the dot com blow-out. Over indulgence eventually will take its toll. Then we experienced the credit crisis and now we are all in a full blown financial crisis. Will the stock market ever stop dropping? Will the Federal government ever give us back the $700 [...]



Capital markets become socialist

Sep 23rd, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Splattered Thoughts

Capital markets become socialist… I try to salvage the good in every situation, rose colored glasses, the glass is half full, all mantras that stem from the entrepreneur within. I especially call upon my optimism when I watch the demise of the capital markets of the United States. As the evolution of the former financial [...]



92 percent of developers ignoring Microsoft

Jun 18th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Splattered Thoughts

Steve Ballmer thought otherwise, but all I have to say after watching these two clips is
Laughter, Laughter, Laughter….

For more info on why developers are giving Vista the cold shoulder head on over to CNET



Spam injection in RSS Feed

Jun 18th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Splattered Thoughts

For those of you subscribed to the Startup Addict Musings RSS Feed — I thank you. For those of you who stayed with the RSS feed after a nasty bout of spam injection — I commend you. I know what your thinking, spam injection sounds like a bad case of the clap but I assure [...]



Top 50 Ad Networks

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Uncategorized, advertising networks

You will probably be as surprised as I was when you see some of the names in the The top 50 ad Network according to comscore

The top 10 Ad Focus properties also maintained their February rankings with Platform-A, the ad network combining Advertising.com, Tacoda, AOL, and Quigo, leading the ranking in March, reaching 91 [...]



Wamp server problem solved.

Jun 8th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Splattered Thoughts

Any technology problem that swallows endless hours of my time, compels me to post solutions so someone else can avoid the same pitfalls. Wamp server is an apache, php, mysql bundle for dynamic website development (a localhost environment). The problem I ran into was I could not browse my local host or load phpmyadmin. It [...]



Blackberry “Bold” launches!

May 12th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Splattered Thoughts

For the last ten years I had the equivalent of cell phone ADHD until I experienced the Blackberry line of products (Blackberry 8703 in particular). Blackberry’s newest product announcement “Bold” has all the bells and whistles a modern day smart phone should have coupled with the reliability and functionality of the Blackberry name. A [...]



Top 5 Time Management Techniques

Apr 19th, 2008 | By Startup Addict | Category: Splattered Thoughts

We could all use more time, but there is truly only 24 hours in a day and time management techniques become an essential skill for combating the clock, especially for entrepreneurs. Here are my top 5 time management techniques that enable me to squeeze the most out of a day.
1. Focus rather than multi-task. Studies [...]