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Monday 8am Silicon Valley news report:

In Developing Countries, Web Grows Without Profit -NYTimes

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They’re never going to buy you’re the expert.

Here the thing, you really are an expert in your field, but here’s the rub - YOU don’t believe it. If you don’t believe in yourself , don’t expect customers to believe in you either. You have plenty of sales-worthy knowledge and a waiting audience. Roll up your sleeves and jump in. Failing isn’t the problem, refusing to get back up is.

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Tech geeks hoping for juicy details from a closely watched trial involving RealNetworks are likely to find Friday’s proceedings a bit disappointing. U.S. District Judge Marilyn Patel closed much of the first day’s action to the public after an attorney for the DVD Copy Control Association said questioning would reveal too many trade secrets.

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Keeping up a blog is hard work, you have to be consistent otherwise you lose your audience. Why not send me a guest post? That way you can establish your thought leadership without all the hard work of maintaining a blog.

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Halfway through a speech he once gave in Seattle, Bill Gates Sr. told the audience that he never imagined hed be employed by “the argumentative young boy who grew up in my house, eating my food and using my name.”

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Were visual people and we often make purchasing decisions based on an image alone. Our vision is our primary sense and we rely on it to make quick assumptions about people and products. This means image can play a strong role in both the branding of your business as well as your profitability. Here are a few ideas on how to use great visuals to market your business and your products.

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Oracle’s acquisition of Sun Microsystems will make it the largest open source company because of Sun’s Solaris, MySQL, OpenOffice, and other projects. Vivek Ranadive, CEO of Tibco Software (Tibco is an SVW sponsor) points out that the term “Oracle and open source has always been an oxymoron.”

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Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in his New York Times column how the US markets have seen through the attempts by Wall Street banks to “to pull a bunny out of the hat” in their latest earnings reports.Bank of America sold its shares in China Construction Bank to book a big one-time profit, but Ken Lewis heralded the results as a testament to the value and breadth of the franchise. Sydney Finkelstein,

Thursday 8am Silicon Valley news report:

Another year of handwringing on cybersecurity -SFGate

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PBS revamped its online video offering Wednesday, adding full-length episodes from shows such as “Antiques Roadshow” and “Nova,” as it attempts to broaden its audience and sponsorship opportunities.

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