That’s Not Always Easy

I know how hard that is at times. The internet is a cold place. If you put your personality and style out there, you’ll find thousands of people who want to “judge” you for it. Some won’t like you. Some will even tell you how much they can’t stand your very existence. And you have to develop that thick skin to keep moving…and keep building your audience.

That’s it. You’re building YOUR audience – the ones who like you and like your style. It’s not going to include everyone, not even everyone in your chosen market. You’ll build a core group that wants what you share and wants to do business with you.

And that’s what makes the difference. Are you building your core audience today…or are simply going along with the flow?

Yahoo Mail still king as Gmail lurks

Yahoo is still king of the e-mail market as of June 2009, but Gmail has the most momentum.

(Credit: ComScore Media Metrix)
Google's Gmail is the fastest-growing e-mail service on the planet, but it has a way to go to catch Yahoo's still-growing market share.

ComScore's latest figures for the e-mail market show Yahoo added almost 20 million users last year, growing its share of the market by 22 percent from 87.2 million users to 106.2 million users in June. Only Gmail grew faster--a 46-percent clip--but just 36.9 million people are currently using Gmail. Microsoft's Hotmail is the second-most widely used e-mail with 47.1 million users, up 3 percent from last year.

團結解決危機

白高敦：團結解決危機

英國 首相白高敦 表示，他與美國 總統奧巴馬 商討後，雙方同意，大家要團結，以全球解決方案，應付全球危機。

白高敦與奧巴馬會晤後，舉行記者會。他表示，英美均同意以全球解決方案，應付全球危機，並需為金融監管，推出更嚴格的措施，令銀行清除壞帳，才可令經濟復蘇。他指出，新科技及新能源，將成為經濟重新增長的動力。

白高敦稱，他們將致力復蘇經濟，創造職位，並反對保護主義。最後，白高敦與奧巴馬同意，幫助貧窮的人。