Commentary

The terms "farming" and "fishing" have taken on new meaning, and this year's "bumper crop" might include the harvesting of your personal and business identity. Every day, millions of Internet users are bombarded with official looking e-mails sent by con artists masquerading as MasterCard, EBay,...

In Milwaukee and throughout the Midwest, the small-world phenomenon holds true. The technology business community is even smaller. People know one another. This is a blessing and a curse....

The business world is going MAD, again. That is MAD as in Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures. The value of MAD that took place in the fourth quarter of 2004 out paced all of 1999—heretofore a record year for corporate buying and selling activity....

With networking, you don’t always have to help people in a significant way (like finding them a job or helping them make a sale). In reality, people also appreciate little acts of kindness (like making them feel good about themselves, opening doors and paying for...