So I just came back from seeing Casino Royale, and have to say I was truly impressed. This was the best Bond flick in recent years. Daniel Craig did an excellent job of portraying a slightly rogueish Bond, one who still hasn’t gotten the kinks out of the system, and is still working on perfecting his craft. Well worth the ticket price.

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So lots of stuff are going on in the Miami tech scene lately. Refresh is picking up, Web+ is coming to gain some legs, and lots of other startup stuff is going on around town. We're still trying to get people involved in the community a bit more, but things take time. The fact of the matter is that now is a good time to get in on the ground floor in Miami.

Web+ (webplus) is a group of business and technology enthusiasts in the Miami, FL area aiming to create a network of other likeminded individuals, and hoping to grow the community at the same time. We are planning on sharing our collective knowledge of business, the web, and the way Miami plays a role in all of them. So stay tuned for more exciting stuff from this corner of the web. Thanks, Brian Breslin

There has been a longstanding debate as to the different business models that might be out there about the Open Source business model (OSBM for the purposes of this piece). This post is inspired by the fact that Big In Japan has released the codebase to many of their popular web2.0 projects, and are essentially challenging the many conventions that are ever present in this generation of web apps.There has been one prevailing business model in open source over the last decade, and that has been a support/service model: you get the car for free, ... Continue reading

Big In Japan Goes Open Source

I guess I am late to the game, but it wasn't until last week that I caught wind of ppc arbitrage. Apparently there is a TON of money in it for those who are clever enough to build upon its principles. From what I gather, the concept is simple: you create a link filled page to get lots of high paying contextual ads. You then buy cheap clicks on something popular. So the theory I guess is buy 1000 clicks for $50, then hope you get 50 clicks to your site generating $3+ per click. So you net a $100 profit. I am pro ... Continue reading

I guess I am late to the game, but it wasn't until last week that I caught wind of ppc arbitrage. Apparently there is a TON of money in it for those who are clever enough to build upon its principles. From what I gather, the concept is simple: you create a link filled page to get lots of high paying contextual ads. You then buy cheap clicks on something popular. So the theory I guess is buy 1000 clicks for $50, then hope you get 50 clicks to your site generating $3+ per click. So you net a $100 profit.  I am pro ... Continue reading