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Six Links Worthy Of Your Attention #423

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A valley built on Open Source, awash with accusations of infiltration. And plenty of books have warned against it. Tsundoku: The art of buying books and never reading them - BBC News. Granted, I read more than the average bear, but I still buy a ton. open source. open source.

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How to Cut Costs with Your Own Support Community

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

To wipe startup costs, check out a free open source solution like phpBB. If you want a scalable solution with plenty of feature options, Drupal is a great open source solution that requires some custom programming. vBulletin is another powerful option with a small upfront cost. Like this post?

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From Atoms To Bits To Atoms

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You can't exactly buy the parts at Home Depot. Anderson's latest book, Makers - The New Industrial Revolution ( Crown Business , October 2012) tells the amazing story of how 3-D printing coupled with open source design and the entrepreneurial spirit is beginning to take hold. business book. open source design.

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Thank you and some free books for Christmas reading

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Note: Some of the links are to descriptions, others are directly to PDF downloads. And please check before assuming that any of the works are Creative Commons licenced. ‘Insider’s Guide to Mobile: Free Edition’ by Tomi Ahonen. ‘Content’ by Cory Doctorow. ‘We The Media’ by Dan Gillmor. ‘Code Version 2.0′

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5 Things I’ve Learned from Running BizSugar

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

BizSugar is built on Pligg, an open source content management system. Get my Internet Marketing newsletter , buy my book, The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web , and subscribe to the Techipedia RSS feed. Learn to Use the CMS. The great thing about it is that it’s free. makes sense for BizSugar.

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Catching up on essential tech reading: Hackers and The Art of Intrusion

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Electronic books still have an oddly high price in certain niches, despite the fact storing long tail data products doesn’t actually cost very much. As a result I recently went on a bit of a secondhand book buying spree on Amazon. The Art of Intrusion: Kevin D Mitnick and William L.Simon.

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How To Start A Blog For Your Small Business

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Here are some reasons blogging is a good investment: Highlight your knowledge Customers want to know that the brands they’re buying from are dependable and trustworthy, and blogging can be a great way to relay your expertise in your field. Birthdate Co.