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CrankyGeeks Episode 146

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley , Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Cade Metz , U.S. Editor, The Register
Vanessa Fox , Founder, NineByBlue

The Topics:

Is the Google Search Model Broken?

Google’s basis for page-ranking is to associate popularity with quality, and once you observe the information SEO experts have developed, you learn that this tactic barely works, I argued in a recent article. Search results are unrepeatable, and false information rises to the top. I suggest reconsidering the foundational structure of the Web itself. Vanessa thinks otherwise.

Intel Considers Free Energy for Mobile Devices
On Friday, Intel said it is seeking technology to acquire free energy from the environment, which could potentially lead to devices like mobile phones running without recharging for unlimited periods. Intel is working on tiny sensors that can obtain energy from sources such as sunlight and even body heat.

Wal-Mart Soon Selling iPhones
Apple’s notorious veil of secrecy looks to have crashed.  On Monday, a Wal-Mart employee in Uniondale, N.Y., told The Associated Press that the store will start selling Apple’s iPhone, verifying news reports from this weekend. Is this a smart maneuver on Apple’s end?

Wiki–pedophile?

Six British ISPs are filtering access to Wikipedia after the site was placed on a child-pornography blacklist for the Internet Watch Foundation, according to Wikipedia administrators. As of Sunday morning UK time, particular British site users were not able to view at least one Wikipedia article tagged with alleged child porn.

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CrankyGeeks Episode 149

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Disaster! We lost all sound for the recorded version of the show. Downloads have temporarily been disabled. If anyone recorded the live stream with sound, please contact us at crankygeeks@ziffdavis.com. Thank you!

 

Today’s Guests:
Sebastian Rupley , Co-Crank, Editorial Director, PCMagCast.com
Tim Bajarin , President, Creative Strategies
Dan Goodin , Reporter, The Register

The Topics:

Carol Bartz, from Autodesk, is the new Yahoo! CEO

Yahoo! on Tuesday confirmed that former Autodesk chief Carol Bartz will succeed Jerry Yang as its new CEO. Bartz, for her part, asked investors to give Yahoo some “friggin’ breathing room” to let the company get back on track.

Can the Pre Save Palm?
Written off for dead by many, Palm came back at CES with the Pre — a smartphone that combines some of the features of the BlackBerry and the iPhone, and which adds a few innovations. It also introduced WebOS, a web-centric mobile operating system. Will Palm grow with these decisions?

Is Wireless HDTV Set for 2009?
Obnoxious tangled wires behind your widescreen could very well be a problem of the past. We now know that ultra-wideband HDTV sets will hit the market later this year, thanks to a several announcements at the 2009 CES. According to a report by the EE Times, wireless-chip designer SiBEAM is collaborating with LG Electronics, Panasonic, and Toshiba to develop designs.

One Laptop Per Child Lays Off Half its Staff, Issues Pay Cuts

The Boston-based nonprofit, One Laptop Per Child, has laid off more than half of its staff. The organization dedicating itself to providing cheap laptop computers to children in underdeveloped countries is suffering greatly from the global recession and increased competition in the PC sector. Now the non profit is left with a meager 32 employees, all of whom have taken salary cuts. Is this the end for this effort?

Netbooks Rule at CES
At the CES show last week, Asus introduced a new $499 netbook called the Eee PC Touch. It sports a nearly 9-inch touch screen that swivels or folds over so it can be used as a tablet-style PC. Meanwhile, other netbooks were everywhere at the show. Aren’t these systems underpowered compared to laptops that only cost a little more?

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One Of The Best New Business Opportunities May Be Right There In Your Home – A New Daycare Business

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

By Howard Schwartz

The day care industry is expanding. There are now more than 100,000 licensed child-care centers and 250,000 licensed family day care homes across the United States.

The market for day care increases every year as the working mother in society increasingly return to work to contribute financially to the ongoing household expenses. Day care centers have now proven to be a lucrative niche for owner operators, especially those who have purchased franchises. The day care industry is expanding. There are now more than 100,000 licensed child-care centers and 250,000 licensed family day care homes across the United States.

An overall increase in professionalism has helped to enhance the reputation of the child care and day care field. Only 20-30 years ago, child care was a cottage industry operating out of remodeled houses, granny flats or small business shop fronts. Early centers were essentially baby-sitting facilities. Today’s day care centers, frequently part of regional or national chains, are larger and more professionally run. Because parents want their children to get educational services, many centers require that their caregivers have early childhood education degrees. The day care industry is regulated by state law, and sometimes also by county or city, and the regulations vary widely by state.

The day-care center industry has changed a lot over the past 15 years, and industry professionals are predicting that it will change even more by the year 2010. Family-run day care centers seem to be holding their own because they are especially popular for infants and younger toddlers whose parents are looking for the family style influence. However, the smaller commercial centers are disappearing, due to difficulties in meeting increased government regulation, and buyouts by regional or national chains. The regional and national daycare chains will no doubt continue to grow.

Learn more about the daycare industry:

http://www.hjventures.com/day-care-business-plan.html

About the Author: Howard Schwartz is a partner in several business strategy groups, including HJ Ventures International, Inc. Howard has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs worldwide with a focus on writing business plans for companies interested in raising capital from Venture Funds and Angel Investors.Howard’s business plans have secured several million dollars in funding.

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