Do you want to learn how to build  a successful Internet business?

If your answer is “no,” then stop here, do not pass go, do not collect $200 (homage to Monopoly, one my favorite boardgames of all time).

If your answer is “yes,” then keep reading because the answer is quite simple, watch or listen to the interviews on Mixergy.com — all of them.

Want to learn how to start an Internet business, how to raise venture capital, how to build community, how to get links to your site, how to get people to pay for services, how to create compelling content?….there’s an interview for that!

Mixergy.com, “home of the ambitious upstart,” provides free video interviews (at least for now) with successful Internet entrepreneurs. The interviews are conducted by Andrew Warner, an accomplished Internet entrepreneur in his own right with his own fascinating roller coaster of a story where he took his company to $30+ million a year in sales.

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If you’ve ever had to sign a birthday card for a co-worker by passing around a “manila envelope”, then you know what a silly process it is. Most of the time the recipient knows it’s coming and it’s really just a formality.

This is why you’ll like GroupGreeting.com, a free service that allows you to create a digital group card that multiple people can sign and share from anywhere in the world.

By creating a group greeting card, you can have the whole office, team or group of friends sign a card for an individual without having to pass around a physical card. It’s very much like an ecard, but what makes it different is you can create one card and have everyone in the office sign it (even if they are in different locations). Continue reading »

While everyone is talking about “Love,” I’d like to talk about another “L” word and that’s leadership.

Whether you are a retail manager with 6 sales associates, a coach of a basketball team, or a father with children, leadership plays a big part in our lives. And understanding how to get the best out of your team is crucial for success in many of our endeavors.

One of readers (Rob K. in Oregon) recently sent me a link to a great site that I think you should check out.

The site is a blog that former NBA coach Eric Musselman has penned since 2007 and deals with “Notes, observations, and commentary on basketball and coaching.”

For any of you readers out there who love basketball, you’ll be in for a treat. The site is chock full of leadership insight as well as player/coach stories from around the NBA and college ranks.

Check out Eric Musselman’s Blog.

Musebin is a new site that just launched which plays off the 140 character limit rule which Twitter has made defacto standard.

With Musebin, you now have your chance to review music, but of course you only have 140 characters to say it. For some it is tough to limit themselves to so few characters. For others it’s a delightful art form.

Here are just some of the great reviews on Musebin right now:

on Chinese Democracy by Axl Rose

“It took Michelangelo 4 years to paint the Sistine Chapel. It takes Axel 15 to shit on a CD, and gravity was on his side.”

on 808s and Heartbreak by Kanye West

“Don’t expect any club bangers, this is more like a soundtrack for stalking ex-girlfriends on Facebook.”

on Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective

“Like the Beach Boys on an acid trip, being spun in a blender. In the absolute best way possible.”

PMSBuddy.com is a free online PMS reminder.  Yes, you heard it right fellas, a service which reminds you precisely when your wife or girlfriend’s “aunt flow” is coming for a visit.  All you have to do is enter the last date of the woman’s cycle and the site will send you reminders in advance. In addition to the reminders, the service makes suggestions to buy flowers, wine, chocolates and even lingerie (the site has to make money somehow right?). PMSBuddy also has a section for users to share stories and also some PMS tips for you.

In their own words: “PMSBuddy.com is a free service created with a single goal in mind: to keep you aware of when your wife, girlfriend, mother, sister, daughter, or any other women in your life are closing in on “that time of the month” – when things can get intense for what may seem to be no reason at all.”

They also have an interesting little meter on their homepage which shows the number of periods the site is tracking as well as the threat level.

We all may joke about  the “crimson tide,” but for some guys this might actually be somewhat useful. Just remember though, your women might not react too kindly about you charting their crimson tide so be careful!

We spend almost all of our time on the web. Here are some of the coolest websites we have found for you to check out. We know you probably have heard of some of them, but if you’ve heard of all 50 of these cool websites, then consider yourself an Internet fiend (like us of course). These are in no particular order, but we are recommending them because they are entertaining, interesting or just cool websites you should know about. If you’ve got some more cool websites you’d like us to include in a future post, then drop us an email or let us know in the comment section.

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50 Cool Websites We Recommend

	ZipSkinny is one of the coolest websites on this list. The site provides an interesting “first glance” at a ZIP Code area. Just enter your zip code and learn all sorts of interesting factoids about your neighborhood.
	Mygazines is your free place to browse, share, archive and customize unlimited magazine articles uploaded by the Mygazines community.
	GroupGreeting.com allows you to create a group greeting card that multiple people can sign and share from anywhere in the world. It’s the coolest way to say happy birthday, thank you, I love you, and good luck from you and all of your friends.
	FanPop is the ultimate “fan” site. It is a network of fan clubs for fans of television, movies, music and more to discuss and share photos, videos, news and opinions with fellow fans.
	VoteYesOrNo lets you ask a question about things you’re curious about and then shows you what the rest of the world thinks. It’s fun because you can get instant feedback on what people think. Try asking a question.
	PicClick is a visual search engine for eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Yelp, etc. It allows you to get straight to images of what you are looking for and saves you time in looking for things.
	Chickipedia is the world’s largest web-based, women-based, wiki-based database of hot chicks on the planet. It is entirely user generated, making it the first female-only encyclopedia of the people, by the people, and for the people.
	Songza is a music search engine and internet jukebox. It allows you to listen to virtually any song or band.This is one of our favorites on this list of cool websites.
	Ning allows you to create your own unique social network around almost anything. It powers the largest number of social networks on the Internet.
	TripAve is a great travel resource site which allows you to explore destinations through photos and videos before you book your tickets.
	Picnik makes your photos fabulous with easy to use yet powerful editing tools. Tweak to your heart’s content, then get creative with oodles of effects, fonts, shapes, and frames. It’s fast, easy, and fun.
	Going is for people who like to go out. Ever wish there were one place where you can find all the events around town? Want to know whether an event is worth going to and see who else likes it? Looking to meet some new people who are up for doing fun things? Going is the site to check out.
	iLasting.com allows you to create an online memorial for a loved one who has passed away. This site is not about death; it’s about celebrating life. They’ve built an easy-to-use interface with meaningful features for people to create a memorial website.
	PingMe takes a unique approach to keeping track of things you need to do – it’s mobile and interactive. Just create a Ping, set a date and you’ll receive a reminder by E-mail or TXT to your phone.
	DailyMugshot is a site which lets you upload a picture of yourself every day. It’s simple, but kind of cool to follow as your appearance changes over time.
	Rouxbe (roo-bee) offers step-by-step video cooking instruction. Their video recipes deliver a revolutionary online instructional cooking experience that will guide you step-by-step through each delicious recipe. A cool website indeed.
	Plorf is a free MP3 search engine, with direct download. It is simple, well designed and found all of our favorite music.
	Fuelly is a site that lets you track, share, and compare your gas mileage. By recording and analyzing your mileage, you can see how much money you can save with small driving changes.
	Doodle helps you find suitable dates for group events, e.g., an appointment, a conference call, a family reunion, etc. The best part about this cool website is that it is a free service, requires no registration and no software installation.
	GameHuddle is an online community that revolves around a passion for all things gaming and giving gamers the ability to connect with other gamers like never before.
	Newspond is a cool website because it is the ultimate hub for the latest tech, science, and gaming news. No editors. No voting. Just a self-sufficient news engine. The articles are found and sorted by real-time global popularity, using a fully automated news collection engine. A cool website indeed.
	DailyLit allows you to read books by email or RSS. The founders created DailyLit because they were spending hours each day on email but could not find the time to read a book. Now the books come by email. Problem solved.
	WineLibraryTV is bar none some of the best video entertainment on the Internet. Gary Vaynerchuk, the Tyler Durden of wine, is on a mission to change the wine world. With his infectious energy and wine wit, we believe he’ll get there one viewer at a time.
	UrbanDictionary is the slang dictionary that you help write. The site has well over 3 million words and it’s growing daily. Be sure to share this cool website with a friend.
	Senduit lets you send large files easily. They are like that other site with a similar name (think you know the one), but without all the fuss. Be sure to send us a large file saying Thank You.
	Seesmic is all about video conversations. It provides anyone with an innovative way to communicate and connect online through video conversation. It’s so easy: record a video directly on Seesmic’s website, mobile phone or upload an existing video straight from your computer or link to a video posted on a social network.
	RealGm is a top site for sports fans. Building off the site’s popular Trade Checker feature, RealGM.com has built a cool licensing business that supplies patent-pending technology to NBA teams as an application service provider.
	FutureMe.org is a site built on the idea that it would be pretty cool to send yourself an email at a later date. Kind of like in high school where you would write yourself a letter and then laugh a year later about where you thought you’d be. Be sure to check out the anonymous postings and see what other people are writing–very interesting stuff.
	SlickDeals is the most frequently updated and complete deal site on the web! It provides you with the day’s hottest deals every day. They also have over 800 coupons for all your favorite online stores. Browse around and you’re bound to save more than a few bucks!
	Fancast let’s you watch full TV shows and movies online for free. They have created one all-inclusive escape that combines everything you want to know about TV, movies, and celebrities. A cool website indeed.
	Kayak is a travel search engine. They search hundreds of travel sites from all over the world, provide the information to you in an easy-to-use display and send you directly to the source to make your purchase.
	Socializr is like Evite, but all grown up. It is a new web service offering free online event invitations, and innovative ways to share event and party information with your friends.
	Vimeo is a thriving community of people who love to make and share video. From simple moments to masterpieces, Vimeo is the perfect home for you to upload, store and share all the video you create.
	NiceCritic.com is a way of communicating difficult thoughts comfortably. This cool website free service gives users the ability to say something to someone that has been on their minds in a safe, non-embarrassing environment. Tell someone they stink or that they need a mint…anonymously!
	Current is about what’s going on in your world: all the things you and your friends are actually interested in — that you won’t find on any other news site or cable TV channel.
	Mahalo is the world’s first human-powered search engine. It creates organized, comprehensive, and spam free search results for the most popular search terms.
	Flixster is a community for movie fans of all shapes and sizes. Whether you are a die-hard horror fan or lover of romantic comedies (or both), Flixster is a place where you can find others who share your taste and through them discover new movies that you will love.
	NikeTalk is the ultimate online sneaker community. Don’t let the look of it fool you into thinking it is just another forum site. NikeTalk is one the oldest and most respected sneaker community sites on Internet.
	Woot is an online store and community that focuses on selling cool stuff cheap. It started as an employee-store slash market-testing type of place for an electronics distributor, but it’s taken on a life of its own.
	FixMyMovie automatically cleans your jerky and scratchy movies. It makes movies from your mobile phone or digital camera look great. Upload, Fix, Share, and Download your videos!
	InfiniTube allows you to watch videos from YouTube in a continuous manner. This a favorite of all the cool websites listed here. If you’ve ever wished you could just keep playing the videos for a particular search item on YouTube, then this site is for you.
	iLike is the Web’s leading social music discovery service and the dominant music application on the Facebook®, Orkut, hi5 and Bebo platforms. With more than 30 million registered users, iLike helps people share music recommendations, playlists, and personalized concert alerts.
	Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
	Yelp is the fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what’s great (and not so great) in your world. You already know that asking friends is the best way to find restaurants, dentists, hairstylists, and anything local. Yelp makes it fast and easy by collecting and organizing your friends’ recommendations in one convenient place.
	DarkRoastedBlend serves up the weird and wonderful things to complement your daily coffee ritual. Espresso-lover or not, they’ve got a daily dose of awesome for you.
	Plentyoffish is one of the largest online dating sites in the world, and it’s still run out of some dood’s apartment. They are 100% Free.
	RetailMeNot boasts one of the largest coupon sources on the Internet. You can search over 20,000 stores and find great deals on products.
	Jango internet radio is all about making online music free, easy and fun. Just type in an artist, and your first free internet radio station starts playing right away. You’ll get the free online music you want, along with similar favorites of Jango users who share your taste.
	Pownce is a way to keep in touch with and share stuff with your friends. Send people files, links, events, and messages and then have real conversations with the recipients. I guess they weren’t that cool since they shut down late in 2008. RIP Pownce.
	Ustream let’s you experience live video. In just minutes, you can broadcast and chat online with a global audience. Completely free, all it takes is a camera and Internet connection.

Here is a list of 10 Cool Websites We Recommend. We know you probably have heard of some of them, but if you’ve heard of all 10 of these cool websites, then consider yourself an internet fiend (like us of course).

These are in no particular order, but we are recommending them because they are entertaining, interesting or just cool websites you should know about. If you’ve got some more cool websites you’d like us to include in a future post, then drop us an email or leave a comment and we’ll check them out. Enjoy.

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