From Fortune - When Google spent $1.65 billion for 19-month-old online video phenomenon YouTube, it was portrayed as a sign of the triumph of online video. And in important ways it is. But the voluminous coverage missed something central. Google’s interest in the video-sharing site, ironically, also has a lot to do with its belief in the staying power of conventional broadcast television and cable.
From CNNmoney - When it comes to pay, big business commands the bulk of attention, from the eye-popping pay packages of Fortune 500 CEOs to salary comparisons of the rank-and-file at the world’s largest corporations.
But half of all private-sector employees make their living working at small businesses.
Salary.com on Wednesday released a survey of 1,800 companies with 500 or fewer employees across 50 industries to spotlight the earnings of small-business CEOs and of their executives heading up the company’s major functions.
The State Journal has published a great video recap of the major headlines in 2006.
Additionally the State Journal provides a very good video recap of the Sago Mine Disaster.
Here is a short list of Tom Peter’s favorite books from this past year.
I’m a big believer that personal growth comes from people you associate with as well as books you read. Tom’s perspective is certainly a very global one - focuses on a wide variety of business and professional topics. This list is well worth the look as his Tom’s daily weblog.
As many of you know, in 2007, we will be focusing much more of our time on developing our portfolio companies and helping them expand nationwide. Premier will still maintain some select few consulting relationships with clients in the areas of internet marketing - but most of our energy will be directed towards these new initiatives such as www.statenewslines.com.
We’ll be announcing our expansion into several other states very soon. This week we’re bringing online the national website which allows you to visit any single state’s news aggregation site. We’ll be setting up a new email newsletter to keep you updated from time to time on the progress of the national rollout.
We’ve added an additional 20 news sources, including daily feeds for updated legislative news as well as additional sports news. Readership is surging each month and for members - you now have an incredible drag and drop personalization screen that lets you organize where each news source is placed on your screen. Also the daily headline clipping service everyone is excited to have available will be online soon.
Beginning again in February - the iPod contest will return after much request! Be sure to visit the site and enjoy having all of your West Virginia news headlines and article links on one easy-to-use web page!
There have been so many exciting things happen in the past couple months. We've launched www.wvnewsline.com statewide and are in the process of launching www.statenewslines.com nationwide. It's just been a breathtaking pace the past several weeks, with the holiday, new year and kicking off so many new things in January, that our regular postings have taken a back seat.
I'll be kicking off a whole new series of articles this month for the weblog - mostly focusing on entrepreneurship, business growth, and technology and trends that can drive your business forward. In every instance - most all of the articles and resources shared come from my own readings, experiences and insights gained each day on the frontlines of entrepreneurship with our own companies.
Thank you for your continued interest, readership and support. And may 2007 be the year of your dreams!
- Paul Helmick
Thank you so much for your feedback and comments on the WVNewsline launch. We’ve received hundreds of emails, comments, ideas and suggestions and appreciate every one of them. The primary reason we wrote the software to aggregate online news headlines was simply to SAVE TIME reading multiple news sites each day. It’s just that simple… One page - for all your WV News... And in that regard, from all of your feedback - we have hit a home run!
Already we’ve had more than ten thousand readers visit the site to scan headlines and click to read news you want. You’re bookmarking the site, coming back daily and personalizing the news page to show the sources you want to see! It’s always fresh, updating hourly and already we’re aggregating for you more than 500+ new WV news headlines each day. We thank you for letting WVNewsline.com become part of your daily news experience. We will do everything possible to continue to listen to you and help you get all the news you want - the way you want it.
From BusinessWeek - If you really want to understand what makes the U.S. economy tick these days, don't go to Silicon Valley, Wall Street, or Washington. Just take a short trip to your local hospital. Park where you don't block the ambulances, and watch the unending flow of doctors, nurses, technicians, and support personnel. You'll have a front-row seat at the health-care economy.
From CNN - Are your Web surfing fingers getting tired?
There may be a reason. Netcraft, an Internet monitoring company that has tracked Web growth since 1995, says a mammoth milestone was reached during the month of October.
"There are now 100 million Web sites with domain names and content on them," said Netcraft's Rich Miller
BusinessWeek has a new article up containing noteworthy news and tips for entrepreneurs. Amongst the things discussed– a smart way to divide stock, VC interest in early-stage companies, doing business related to Cuba, and Google vs. Yahoo for advertisers.
Here is a link from BusinessWeek Online that provides some resources for young entrepreneurs. This tipsheet can help those who are looking to start their first business as well as those looking to simply start another new business.
St. Louis and Detroit may have battled it out this October for the right to be at the top of the baseball world, but they're fighting a much different battle at CNNmoney — the right to be called the most dangerous city in America. A dubious honor indeed. Meanwhile, Brick, NJ takes home the honor of being called the safest city in America. It's a fun and interesting read, so check it out.
We can never get enough lists. Here's another great list from the fine people at CNNmoney that gives you a staggering 50 tips for cutting your health care costs. This is certainly information we can all use.
Our most exciting announcement this issue - we've been working the past three months to create WV's most comprehensive news headline aggregation site. We're launching this nationally in all 50 states - beginning right here in our home state of West Virginia!
The website puts all the headline links from most every WV news source on one page. This saves you time each day by helping you quickly find the news you want to read.
WVNewsline.com automatically aggregates headlines and links to every news article published online in West Virginia. The site is currently tracking over 30 news sources and updating hourly. 10-20 additional news sections are coming soon!
Please take a quick moment to visit the site and see if it might be a useful tool for your own daily news experience. And most of all, please let us know what you think and how we can improve it and make it even better!
CNN Money has a really interesting new list up that offers 25 rules for making the right financial decisions. It's a good read, and one that may prove helpful to anyone lacking confidence in their financial decision making.
From TechWeb - Risk taking could be the key to successful entrepreneurship, according to a study released Friday by Northeastern University's School of Technological Entrepreneurship.
While 88 percent who participated in the study consider themselves risk takers, 44 percent admit they are somewhat cautious when faced with major decisions. So says the Northeastern study, which examined more than 200 U.S. entrepreneurs.
From SmallBizTechnology - When you search on Google for a topic you are overwhelmed with a list of search engine results. If you are a business, especially a small business looking for answers to a specific question, you simply don't have the time to wade through all of these results looking for a specific solution. With work.com, you can get the answer you need quickly.
From Forbes - Fourteen self-made members of the vaunted Forbes 400 shared candid, contrarian and even comedic answers to 20 thoughtful questions–ranging from what they eat for breakfast and how they pray to the importance (or lack thereof) of getting an M.B.A. and what advice they would give aspiring entrepreneurs.
From CNNmoney - Google is projected to pocket a full quarter of US online advertising market in 2006, according to a report released Tuesday.
The online ad giant is projected to take home $4 billion of the expected $16 billion US market, according to eMarketer, an online marketing research company.
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