Top Eight Online Travel Startups

We have covered online travel extensively over the last couple of years, beginning with the in-depth analysis, Web 3.0 and Online Travel. Here is an overview of the online travel startups to watch: >>>

Deal Radar 2008: Revision3

Revision3 is a San Francisco-based Internet TV network. The company was formed in 2005 by Kevin Rose, Jay Adelson, Dan Huard, Ron Gorodetzky, and David Prager to address the lack of good content on traditional television. >>>

Forbes Column 08: Peeking Inside the iPhone

My new Forbes column, Peeking Inside the iPhone is out. Have a look.

Pioneering Data On-Demand: Salary.com CEO and Serial Entrepreneur Kent Plunkett (Part 1)

Kent Plunkett is the CEO of Salary.com. His efforts there earned him the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2007. He has domain expertise in data on-demand and data syndication, with expertise leveraging this at all levels from the enterprise to the consumer.

SM: Where do you come from? Give us some context about where you grew up and some context that leads us up to Salary.com venture.

KP: I grew up in the Boston area. I was a big fan of Ted Turner, one of the original entrepreneurs of the ’70s. >>>

Amazon Amazes!

Amazon’s results are in … and they are impressive! Net income for the quarter doubled with a 41% rise in revenue in a slowing, hiccuping economy. >>>

Journey of a Child Entrepreneur: Scott Wainner (Part 7)

SM: Do you have a sense of where you want to go from here in terms of your career and businesses?

SW: I’m in a period where I am trying to figure that out. I am in this place, business-wise and knowledge-wise, where I am on the cusp of doing something on the next level. I have the talent and skill to do something greater than what I have been doing. In terms of the big picture, I am not too sure what my plans are. >>>

Journey of a Child Entrepreneur: Scott Wainner (Part 6)

SM: Much of the comparison shopping industry on the Internet is reviewing products, whereas you are reviewing the retailers. That is the big differentiation?

SW: It is. ResellerRatings has always been in this weird niche. Most merchant reviews are only found on shopping engines like Shopping.com. It positions us uniquely because we do not allow opt in. >>>

Journey of a Child Entrepreneur: Scott Wainner (Part 5)

SM: The site was shut down while you were negotiating the purchase?

SW: It was only down for a couple of weeks, thankfully, so it was not damaged too much. There were a few articles written saying that ResellerRatings.com was gone. It was unique; I don’t know too many websites that just plain shut down. >>>