http://www.vsellis.com Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:57:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While the exploration of ideas is a consistent theme in this blog, I felt it was important to drive home a point that is often overlooked when drumming up new ideas or starting new businesses. And that is that execution and monetization of an idea is where the real value ... http://www.vsellis.com/ideas/what-is-my-idea-worth-not-as-much-as-you-think/ I've been coveting the iPhone 3G for it's sleek interface, slim frame, fully functional browser and especially for visual voice mail. But I was also unwilling to stand in line for several hours to get one. I get why the thing is so cool but after realizing that the ability ... http://www.vsellis.com/reviews/iphone-vs-blackberry-curve/ lijit is a new search application designed for publishers, which, with the advent of applications like Twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc... we all are to some degree. lijit enables you to add a search widget (er.. wijit) to your site or blog and return results based on your network of content. For ... http://www.vsellis.com/reviews/lijit/ Community Crush is an online platform which gives small and medium sized communities a place to share information and discuss what is happening in around town.  Operated by BlackBox Technologies, Community Crush is exclusively focused on keeping the conversation hyperlocal or exclusive to the community being served and ensuring that ... http://www.vsellis.com/relatedbiz/community-crush-2/ Community Crush is a site which provides a platform for small to medium sized communities to discuss what is happening within their communities, share information and keep up to date with what is happening around town. Content is driven by users so each community can determine how their community site ... http://www.vsellis.com/bizblog/community-crush/ I'm in San Francisco with one of my business partners Martin for WordCamp 2008 (see my BlackBox WordCamp post for an overview). For anyone who is a WordPress user or developer here are some highlights and links from the event. All of the links open in a new window. SEO Tip: ... http://www.vsellis.com/newsinfo/updates-from-wordcamp-2008/ It hasn't failed to surprise me how many people don't get an application like Twitter. I will concede that most of the "noise" on Twitter, not unlike much of the noise on the web is just that, "noise." However, like the web, Gwitter like applications have potential to be more ... http://www.vsellis.com/technology/twitter-applied/ I don't get caught up in every cool new business idea as I often did during the dot com hey day which is a shame as there are probably more good ideas now than there were then. Still, several good ideas make it through and Tripit is one that recently ... http://www.vsellis.com/reviews/tripit/ Business Intelligence has become one of those terms that reaks of consulting-ease, but in it's truest form, business intelligence (BI) is as genuinely necessary for growing a businesses of any size as anything other than cash flow can be. Business Intelligence is the process by which we gather meaningful, raw information ... http://www.vsellis.com/execution/business-intelligence-for-small-business/ There is no shortage of great ideas floating around right now. Unfortunately, as much value as we like to put on our good ideas, failure to execute on them means they turn out to be little more than dreams with practical application but no realization. However, over the past few years, ... http://www.vsellis.com/ideas/open-source-software-for-the-enterprise/