So you've decided that OpenSocial is the next big thing in the online application world, and you want to write an OpenSocial application and win the accolades of all your online peers. Where do you start? Well, according to Google's OpenSocial guide, it is a simple four-step process. First, you have to figure out what kind of application you want to build. Second, you should pick a social network on which to start writing first. Third, get comfortable with the Application Programming Inte... [2008-12-16]

  Entrepreneurs' life stories have the power to captivate just about anyone. Whether you are reading of how Rockefeller built his gigantic fortune, how Richard Branson built the Virgin empire, or even how controversial Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich rose from a lowly orphanage in a backwater town to command a business empire worth some $14 billion, all these stories are nothing short of breathtaking. However, since last century, the traditional tale of rags to riches has taken a new, ... [2008-11-06]

  January 2008 was a landmark month in world economics. For the first time in history, a barrel of crude oil was now worth over $100. Just over half a year later and the news has not improved. That same barrel of oil is now worth around 20% more than it was at the beginning of the year, and with hostilities in the oil-rich Middle East showing no sign of easing, there seem to be no indications that oil prices will ever fall below the $100 mark again. Yet world oil demand is at an all time hi... [2008-09-08]