Eureka! I get it! (Twitter)
August 8, 2008 on 7:25 pm | In Uncategorized, Web/Tech, Weblogs | No CommentsI’ve been a Twitter hater for a long time now. Twitter, bleh! I was a skeptic, thinking “why in the world would people care what I had for dinner?” My epiphany came after an excellent seminar on personal branding put on by the guys at Tricycle. I asked Jonathan Hardesty “why?” His response was essentially that “it’s about relationships.” Then…I got it.
In your life, you may know hundreds (if not thousands) of people. If you filter out people you know, but don’t really know on a personal basis (e.g., what their favorite color is, what their hobbies are, what it important to them) realistically, the average person only has a few dozen close relationships (many of which are family members).
Twitter (and other forms of social media (including blogging)) give you a chance to connect on a much more personal basis with a HUGE number of people. You get to KNOW people. People get to KNOW you.
In our field, relationships matter. Thus…Twitter matters.
Want to learn more? Local blog/SEO guru Sara Lewis had a post today called “Getting Started on Twitter” that includes links to a number of “why” and “how” resources (blog posts, videos, etc.). Check it out…it will explain everything.
See you online. http://twitter.com/jurisnipper
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June 19, 2007 on 8:23 pm | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsEric Waltmire says it is the way to go. Interesting concept…I’d love to hear real life examples of inventors that used the technique.
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This blog has moved to www.inventblog.com
February 20, 2007 on 4:11 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments OffThis blog has moved to www.inventblog.com. Please update your bookmarks.
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New Patent Tool: Patent Downloader
September 30, 2006 on 10:30 pm | In Uncategorized | 2 CommentsStumbled on this one the other day. A Mac OS-X program called "Patent Downloader" (Japanese origin) which:
Downloads patent specifications from
JPO (Japanese Patent), USPTO (US Patent) and WIPO
(PCT)
and saves as RTFD. (or save as PDF file)
Also analyzes specifications and creates reference
character list automatically.
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Interviews with famous entrepreneurs
July 14, 2006 on 4:00 am | In Uncategorized | Comments OffHave you checked out nPost.com? They have an extensive list of interviews with famous entrepreneurs you read. For instance:
Bob Parsons, GoDaddy.com
Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia
Jeremy Jaech, Trumba.com
Davis Eraker, Redfin.com
Doug Colbeck, Trails.com
Reed Hastings, NetFlix.com
Narendra Rocherolle, WebShots.com
John Suryan, OfficeSpace.com
Lance Ayrault, Flexcar
David Rose, Ambient Devices
Rich Skrenta, Topix.net
Scott Heiferman, Meetup.com
The interviews aren’t very long, making them quick reading.
What is nPost? It is a site where you can "‘learn from entrepreneurs; their experiences and insights. In addition to 130 entrepreneur interviews, nPost.com also sponsors business networking events and start-up job board." Nice work!
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Small Business Administration Opposes the USPTO’s Proposed Continuation Rules
May 1, 2006 on 2:07 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off“[The SBA] believes that as written, the proposals are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities, including small businesses and small independent inventors. Advocacy recommends that the PTO conduct a supplemental Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) before publishing the final regulations…”
Read the complete opposition letter here [PDF].
Other commentary on the proposed continuation rules via Promote the Progress®.
[hat tip: PATNEWS]
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Number of in-house patent attorneys…list
April 18, 2006 on 7:47 pm | In Uncategorized | 1 Comment
A reader asked me whether I knew how many patent attorneys each of the top ten patent recipients (2005) employed (in-house). Of course, I have no clue.
Maybe some of my readers can opine. Comments are open.
Here’s the list:
- International Business Machines Corporation
- Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Micron Technology, Inc.
- Intel Corporation
- Hitachi, Ltd
- Toshiba Corporation
- Fujitsu Limited
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Patent Downloading Guide Update: Citation Bridge
March 22, 2006 on 4:49 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments OffMy Patent Downloading Guide has been updated with this reference (which I mentioned previously):
Citation Bridge™. “A free search utility lets you look up forward and backward U.S. Patent Citations (also called U.S. Patent References) on an individual patent and search back and forth through citation generations. Find out who’s citing your patents and whom your patents are citing.”
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Business Week articles for inventors
March 16, 2006 on 9:04 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments OffBusiness Week had a couple interesting articles earlier this year:
- When Do You Really Need a Patent?–Every inventor wants to protect his vision. But experts say you should take some careful steps first
- A New Invention for Inventors–It’s an auction of patents — and some big-name companies will be selling in “a marketplace where nobody knows what the asset is worth”
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