July 31st, 2010 - This post was written by dojomike

Remember back in high school, when the guys with the coolest cars got the dates (at least that’s how I justify my lack of dates back then)? Then you flash forward 15 years later, and those “cool car” guys haven’t moved [...]
Tags: ecommerce, online, online shopping, Small Business, trust
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July 27th, 2010 - This post was written by RajMalik

This is a story about one of my my family’s favorite neighborhood restaurants and what they have done to respond when the competition has literally moved right next door. My wife and I love middle eastern food. I could easily [...]
Tags: Agora, Competition, customer service, Middle Eastern, Pasha Bistro, Small Business, Washington DC
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July 23rd, 2010 - This post was written by dojomike

With a new business, there are alot of appropriate analogies (and trust me, this blog has found most of the ones tied to movies or bad 80’s hair bands). But one of the better ones may be poker.Â
I’m only thinking [...]
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July 21st, 2010 - This post was written by KallyLou

As KikScore continues to grow and add customers, our team is more active in social media sites. In anticipation of a large partner release, we are working to ensure staff support and processes in place to respond to customer inquiries [...]
Tags: online shopping, Online Trust, reputation management, trust
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July 19th, 2010 - This post was written by RajMalik

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I came across this excellent 3 minute video of Matt Greeley, CEO of Brightidea who was interviewed by Bambi Francisco of Vator.tv on the startup lessons he has learned. It is a good video interview and he has some [...]
Tags: Bambi Francisco, Brightidea, Hiring, Matt Greeley, Startup, team, Vator.tv
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July 16th, 2010 - This post was written by dojomike

Minnesota is many things. The birthplace of Bob Dylan, Prince, and Kevin McHale. Home of the Vikings (and Brett Farve). It is also my home state and I just returned from a 10 day visit home. Why 10 days? Because when [...]
Tags: minnesota, Online Trust, shopping online, Small Business, trust
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July 15th, 2010 - This post was written by RajMalik

Take the Leap, is a great blog that profiles entrepreneur’s and startup stories. The blog is sponsored by the company Creative Hub.  We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jennifer Spivak about KikScore and our growth.
To check out [...]
Tags: Creative Hub, entrepreneurs, Jennifer Spivak, Kikscore, lawyers, Startup, Take the Leap Blog
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July 14th, 2010 - This post was written by tubs

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I have had the Sprint HTC EVO 4G for a little over a month now and recommend the 5 Android operating system applications below for small businesses to use on any Android phone.
Exchange by Touchdown- This application integrates with the [...]
Tags: android, android applications, android market, Fring, Google Voice, iPhone 4, Jorte, Qik, Skype, Small Business, Small Business Tips, Sprint HTC EVO 4G
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July 12th, 2010 - This post was written by RajMalik

We have covered in previous posts the issues of online reviews here and the artificial inflation of numeric reviews and online ratings. The truth is, we all look at reviews, whether they are for a hotel on Trip Advisor, a [...]
Tags: Better Business Bureau, Online Fraud, Online Product Review, Online Trust, Safe Online Shopping
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