Micro ISV Digest

This weeks Micro ISV news, announcements and relevant blog posts.

News and Announcements

• Ram wants feedback on his new product, SplitView.
• Torsten Schultz wants feedback on his new product, FleetConcept.
• Labelr: adding categories to Blogger.
• Doug Martin launched a new product, BackupMyBlog.
• The basic Campfire plan is now free.
• Amazon launched S3, Bob explains why you should care.
• Microsoft launched an new tech blog/video site/channel: 10.
• Paul Graham has a blog.

Relevant Blog posts and Articles

• Open Source opinions: Dan Cooperstock explains why he didn't open source his freeware product, Ian Landsman suggests beating open source competitors by raising your price.
• Danah Boyd on Glocalization at eTech.
• Philip Greenspun's tips for startup companies.
• Dennis Forbes on the Creative Programmer.
• The Shotgun Marketing blog looks well worth following, via gapingvoid.
• Relevant articles from the game developer's perspective: From Game Producer, Dealing with Legal issues when developing and releasing your game. From Phil Steinmeyer, Converting Web Traffic to Sales.
• OnStartups: Startup Reality Distortion Effect #1: Giving your software away for free.
• 10 reasons young people don't start their own businesses, via PicoBusiness (with further discussion).
• KC got back into blogging with a bang: The dark side of mISV's: Collecting Debts, along with some advice on getting a patent.
• Guest posting on MyMicroISV, Dennis Gurock, Our free personal edition was a failure.
• Ryan Carson continued his series on the cost of bootstrapping Dropsend.
• Interesting forum thread: Business Failure rates vs "Skin in the game".
• Glenn Rice assesses the pros and cons of his business idea.

Anything else?

• You can't please everyone: The Donkey Drive from GameProducer.
• 10 things you will only learn from experience from PicoBusiness.
• Post Secret is an interesting art/social project.
• Micro ISV Essential #1: Slippers.

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