John Fried


Skin In the Game

Here's an innovative way to motivate staffers: buy them stock in your publicly traded clients.  Read story

Travel: Having Fun Yet?

Like risk? We've got some vacation ideas for you. Update your will and pack your bags.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Alex Algard

Founder of WhitePages.com, the telephone directory site, and the CarDomain Network, the online community for car enthusiasts.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Josh Reid

Co-founder of Rome Snowboard Design Syndicate, an up-and-coming snowboard maker. The company sells its boards and other snowboarding gear through nearly 500 ...  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Dominique Schurman

CEO of Schurman Fine Papers, which makes greeting cards, gift bags, note cards, wrapping paper, and journals and sells them through its Papyrus stores and ot...  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Paul Taylor

When you've got eight chainsaws, what else could you possibly need?  Read story

The Secrets of E-mail Stash

What you need to keep versus what you'd better toss.  Read story

The Government's Take on E-mail

Regulators have (surprise) thought up lots of rules governing e-mail. It's your job to figure out which ones cover you.  Read story

5 Things You Didn't Know About E-mail

Informative tidbits that might change how you think about e-email.  Read story

Is Instant Messaging an Instant Menace?

IM, e-mail's little brother, isn't just for teenagers anymore. But it's not completely housebroken.  Read story

The Complete Guide to E-mail

E-mail is--well, yes, it's your excuse for carrying a BlackBerry. But it's also the essential business tool. A complete guide to keeping your system...  Read story

The Rules You Make about E-mail

The most important part of an e-mail system isn't the software. It's the rules you make about using it.  Read story

How to Avoid Scammers, Spammer and the Rest of the Bad E-guys

Before anything else, you need to know who the bad guys are and how to keep them the hell out.  Read story

Qualcomm Eudora 6.2

Inexpensive and easy to manage, but with some growing pains.  Read story

IBM Lotus Notes 7.0

A safe and secure corporate alternative.  Read story

Microsoft Outlook 2003

The corporate standard.  Read story

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0

Totally free and open-source, but lacking some key functions.  Read story

Software Buyer's Guide

Self-service: buy the right system.  Read story

Spam Glossary

How to talk like a chicken-boner: a junk e-mail glossary.  Read story

5 Ways to Avoid the Junk Mail Folder

Your tightly focused cybermarketing effort is somebody else's #@%! junk e-mail. Here's how to make sure your brilliant stuff gets to the people you're trying...  Read story

How to Avoid Scammers, Spammer and the Rest of the Bad E-guys

Before anything else, you need to know who the bad guys are and how to keep them the hell out.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: David Netto

The CEO who makes baby rooms look hip shares what makes him go gaga.  Read story

Things I Can't Live Without: Todd McFarlane

What to get for the boy with lots of toys? Ask Todd McFarlane  Read story

Hall of Fame Profile: Laura Scher

On the business of supporting social change.  Read story

Hall of Fame Profile: Frank L. Vandersloot

On the importance of reputation.  Read story