5 Of The Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs</h1> <article> <h1>5 Of The Most Influential Young Entrepreneurs</h1> <p>NoReply@FastSwings.com — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:31:50 GMT</p> <p>More and more young people are coming up with innovative and million dollar ideas and brands. It is an incredibly exciting time especially in the <a title="social media" href="http://www.brutusreport.com/FastSwingscom/Blogs/tabid/680/EntryId/1649/Facebook-Sees-Possible-Problems-From-Future-IPO.aspx">social media</a> sphere with countless gaps in the market and marketing strategies. In this interesting article we look at 5 of the most influential young entrepreneurs and their young entrepreneur stories and while reading their stories of success, we will near hand to face and slap ourselves for not thinking about their idea before they did.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: social media,groupon,wordpress,foursquare,facebook,firefox</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/17/Default.aspx>Market News</a></div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/9/Default.aspx>Technology</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>Sam Walton: Wal-Mart Visionary</h1> <p>NoReply@FastSwings.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:57 GMT</p> <p>Very few people know the highly intelligent entrepreneur who was the sharp mind behind WalMart. <a class="zem_slink" title="Sam Walton" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Walton" rel="wikipedia">Sam Walton</a>, founder of one of the most highly-recognized stores in the world, was a visionary who understood the need for everyone to have access to goods without suffering financially. Living through the Great Depression, and working to help his parents make ends meet, Sam was given an education on the responsibilities of adulthood, from an early age.</p> <h2><strong>Early Years</strong></h2> <p>Born to Thomas Walton and Nancy Lee, in 1918, Sam Walton had it in him from an early age to succeed in anything he put his mind to. As the Great Depression spiraled, taking many families and businesses down with it, Sam set about making money. He milked cows, bottled the surplus milk and took it to customers. He also delivered newspapers and magazine subscriptions for extra cash. The youngest <em>Eagle Scout</em> in Oklahoma’s state history, Sam graduated with the honor of “Most versatile boy.”</p> <p>Just after graduation Sam Walton started work at <em>JC Penny</em>’s, but resigned to join the military. He served at Fort Douglas, Utah, and with his great leadership skills he had been promoted to Captain by the time he left the military.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: sam walton,walmart stores,made in america</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/17/Default.aspx>Market News</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>Three Benefits to Using a Royalty-Free Image on Your Website or Blog</h1> <p>no_reply@capturedtech.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:52:30 GMT</p> <div style="margin: 1em; width: 167px; display: block; float: right" class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/gettyimages"></a> <p style="font-size: 0.8em" class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image via <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/">CrunchBase</a></p> </div> <p>Royalty-free images can be expensive by nature. However, in return they offer tons of quality value and increase the significance of your online content. Webmasters and bloggers have been using royalty-free images for years as a way to increase traffic to their sites and blogs. The reason it works so well is because these images are generally very detailed, unique, and high exclusive.Well, depending on where them determines how exclusive they are.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: Benefits,Using a Royalty-Free Image,website,blog,Getty images</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/16/Default.aspx>Online Marketing</a></div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/12/Default.aspx>Wordpress</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>How to Increase the Value of Your Content with Royalty-Free Images</h1> <p>No_Reply@ISMagazine.com — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:44:43 GMT</p> <div style="margin: 1em; width: 160px; display: block; float: right" class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://www.daylife.com/image/09hZbnwdkqbko?utm_source=zemanta&utm_medium=p&utm_content=09hZbnwdkqbko&utm_campaign=z1"></a> <p style="font-size: 0.8em" class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image by <a href="http://www.daylife.com/source/Getty_Images">Getty Images</a> via <a href="http://www.daylife.com/">@daylife</a></p> </div> <p>When you are developing a website or generating a presentation on the web, it is important that you incorporate illustrations to help get your message across. Not only does a perfectly selected photo add value to your content, but it also increases visual appeal and makes it more likely that visitors will read what you have to offer. As you may know, there are tons of images available on the Internet today. However, the ones which will add the most value to your website are royalty-free images.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: Increase the Value,Your Content,Royalty-Free Images,iStockPhoto</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/6/Default.aspx>Internet Today</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>High-Tech Elections: Using the Internet to Learn about Candidates</h1> <p>No_Reply@ISMagazine.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:20:33 GMT</p> <div style="margin: 1em; width: 250px; display: block; float: right" class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/81464596@N00/4068707470"></a> <p style="font-size: 0.8em" class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/81464596@N00/4068707470">Willamor Media</a> via Flickr</p> </div> <p>Since the evolution of the internet, it has provided a useful tool for a lot of applications. In an election year, there are plenty of tools and benefits that come from the world of technology. In fact, many viral and <a title="social media campaigns" href="http://www.brutusreport.com/Home/Blog/tabid/759/EntryId/1636/What-Role-Does-Social-Media-Play-in-the-Occupy-Movement.aspx">social media campaigns</a> are what give candidates the chance to reach out to their supporters in a whole new way. The internet has come a long way in terms of helping candidates get the word out, and citizens have a lot of different things to think about when they decide to utilize technology to figure out exactly what they're dealing with.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: social media campaigns,elections,high tech,candidates</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/6/Default.aspx>Internet Today</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>6 Quick Tips to Turn Biggest Online Time Wasters into Productivity Tools</h1> <p>no_reply@capturedtech.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:14:42 GMT</p> <p>Timewasters are always present in every workplace. Today, our modern timewasters are the online ones. However, instead of letting these biggest timewasters distract our work performance, we can turn them into powerful <a title="productivity tools" href="http://www.brutusreport.com/Home/tabid/729/EntryId/1275/The-Keyword-Academy-Offers-Tools-amp-Training-For-Niche-Selection.aspx">productivity tools</a>.</p> <p>Below are a few of the biggest online time wasters along with some suggestions on how to turn them into productivity tools.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: Quick Tips,Biggest Online Time Wasters,Productivity Tools</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/14/Default.aspx>General Business</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>Women Can Thrive in Male Dominated Industries</h1> <p>No_Reply@ISMagazine.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:58:17 GMT</p> <div style="margin: 1em; width: 187px; display: block; float: right; height: 166px" class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CityAndGuilds-logo.png"></a> <p style="font-size: 0.8em" class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CityAndGuilds-logo.png">Wikipedia</a></p> </div> <p>Whether you’re unemployed and struggling to find work or looking for new opportunities, many women could benefit from looking beyond traditionally “female” jobs and learning a trade.</p> <p>UK unemployment levels are high, and set to get higher as we move through 2012. Many of the standard jobs for women – nurse, teacher – are being hit by public sector job cuts and no longer seem like a safe option. Where then should unemployed women – or those looking for a change of pace – look for work? Many may actually benefit from looking beyond traditionally “female” jobs and learning a trade.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: women,male,industries,work,pay</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/1/Default.aspx>Business First</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>Apple’s Best Quarter Ever, But Will It Last?</h1> <p>No_Reply@ISMagazine.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:40:43 GMT</p> <div style="margin: 1em; width: 169px; display: block; float: right; height: 243px" class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Jobs_with_the_Apple_iPad_no_logo_%28cropped%29.jpg"></a> <p style="font-size: 0.8em" class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image via <a href="http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steve_Jobs_with_the_Apple_iPad_no_logo_%28cropped%29.jpg">Wikipedia</a></p> </div> <p>Even with the passing of Steve Jobs, his company is doing better than it ever has. With $97.6 billion in the bank closing the first quarter results, recent announcements have profits exceeding $100 billion. The sale of 37 million iPhones and impressive amounts of Macs and <a title="iPads" href="http://www.brutusreport.com/Home/Blog/tabid/759/EntryId/1300/Apple-Sells-3-Million-iPads-in-the-First-11-Weeks.aspx">iPads</a> dominated the Christmas season. But, Apple wants to do better than that. </p> <div class="tags">Tags: iPads,Apple,iphone,iphone 5</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/5/Default.aspx>Hardware Innovations</a></div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/1/Default.aspx>Business First</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>3 Reasons Why Online Faxing Services Will Benefit Your Home Business</h1> <p>no_reply@capturedtech.com — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:40:58 GMT</p> <p>In today's economy it is becoming increasingly popular for people to run their businesses from their homes. This is perhaps not surprising considering the many savings and lower overhead expenses that <a title="home businesses" href="http://www.brutusreport.com/Home/tabid/729/EntryId/1419/Five-Technologies-You-Need-to-Run-a-Successful-Business.aspx">home businesses</a> make possible. However, running a business from your house poses the question of what kind of technology is needed in your home to run your business successfully. Most people would agree that one of the basics is a fax number and a means of accessing a fax service. Today more and more home business owners are concluding that online faxing services are the best way to meet their faxing needs. This means using your Internet connection to send faxes as email attachments (such as PDF) or by other formats through an online fax account. Here are three of the major reasons why it is becoming increasingly common for home business owners to choose online faxing services over the traditional office fax machine :</p> <div class="tags">Tags: home businesses,faxing,services,home business,fax,online</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/14/Default.aspx>General Business</a></div> </article> <article> <h1>Mercedes-Benz And Che Guevara</h1> <p>NoReply@FastSwings.com — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:29:02 GMT</p> <div style="margin: 1em; width: 211px; display: block; float: right" class="zemanta-img"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_logo.svg"></a> <p style="font-size: 0.8em" class="zemanta-img-attribution">Image via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mercedes-Benz_logo.svg">Wikipedia</a></p> </div> <p>Daimler AG, which manufactures the luxury <a class="zem_slink" title="Mercedes-Benz" href="http://www.mercedes-benz.com/" rel="homepage">Mercedes-Benz</a> vehicles, continued to get pounded after the German company used an image of the communist mass murderer Che Guevara at a Las Vegas electronics show. <br /> <br />Daimler immediately issued an apology after the gaffe, but critics, especially from the Cuban-American community, persisted in their criticism of the automaker. <br /> <br />The kerfuffle started after a spokesman from Daimler tried to explain the revolution between automobiles and new technologies.</p> <div class="tags">Tags: Mercedes-Benz,Che Guevara,Ad,gaffe</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://www.brutusreport.com/BrutusReport/Blogs/tabid/70/CatID/10/Default.aspx>Media</a></div> </article> </main></body></html>