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Mark Grossman Gaming Guru - Page 6The Time is Right for Your Startup26 September 2002
In late 1999, everybody wanted to do a tech startup. Guess what, it was too late. The big money had been made and those who jumped on the already rolling bandwagon usually didn't get anywhere. Being a successful entrepreneur takes courage. It means doing things that aren't obvious.
What's evident today is that the stock market is all over the place and we're fighting a war on terrorism. ... (read more)
Online Privacy Is a Business Issue19 September 2002
Online privacy is just a consumer and Web surfer issue. Right? Actually, that's absolutely wrong. It's a major issue for your business.
To the extent that your business has an online presence, you need to focus on online privacy issues to insure that your customers and potential customers are happy ... (read more)
Implementation Phase5 September 2002
You signed your big deal. Next, you pop the corks, thank your tech lawyer for his great work and send him home. The legal part is mercifully over, and now you can get back to business sans lawyers. Sorry, but it's the wrong approach in tech deals, and in fact, in any big deal of any kind. You must keep the ... (read more)
Web Bugs25 July 2002
If I asked you if the Web site you're viewing has a "Web bug," you might think that I was asking if it had a glitch or problem. Actually, in this context, when I use the word "bug," you should think of a little surveillance device. Did you know Web sites and even e-mails can be bugged? Big Browser may be watching.
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Domain Name Disputes4 July 2002
Why is it that intelligent and well educated people believe that copyright law doesn't apply to the Net? It might be because copying is so easy to do. Maybe it goes back to the almost utopian and non-commercial origins of the Net. Whatever the reason, it's a myth.
The simple fact is that copyright law applies as much to material posted on a website as it does to material printed in a book. ... (read more)
Negotiating Tech Deals20 June 2002
Tech-related deals sometimes lead to disputes just like any other type of agreement. It might be a software development deal gone sour, an outsourcing deal straight from hell or whatever, but things go wrong. When they do, lawsuits often follow. This is your "how to" on negotiating your way out of a major dispute involving technology.
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Starting a Business30 May 2002
Once again, it's looking like a good time to start or grow Internet and tech businesses. My observation is that the CEOs, CFOs, CIOs and other leadership of the last round of dot com-to-dot bomb mania are back in high school. Now, it's safe for the rest of us to get going.
Having practiced law for almost ... (read more)
Privacy Policy Online and Offline23 May 2002
Have you reviewed your Web site's privacy policy lately? I know you didn't post it a few years ago, when you first did your Web site, and forget about it. Right?
If you did, it's time to redo it from scratch. Much has changed in the privacy arena over the last few years. The privacy policy you posted may just be a time bomb waiting to explode. ... (read more)
Metadata16 May 2002
When you e-mail a Microsoft Word file to somebody, he may be able to see information you consider private like text you've deleted, older versions of your document, the names of everybody who has worked on the document and other goodies. It's called "metadata." Do I have your attention yet?
To put it simply, "metadata" is data about data. ... (read more)
Disaster Planning2 May 2002
Experts estimate that every year American businesses lose $4 billion to computer downtime. Catastrophes like Hurricane Andrew and 9-11 should have taught us how quickly an average day can go bad. Have you ever thought about how your business would recover if you lost your entire information technology ... (read more)
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