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Rodney Bartlett interviews Google’s Matt Cutts at Pubcon 2007 in Las Vegas. Matt had some excellent tips for using blogs to promote your business and answered a few great questions.

Dr. De Bono breifly and profusely discusses the need for simplicity in life. Edward de Bono studied at St Edward’s College in Malta and gained a medical degree from the University of Malta. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford where he gained an M.A. degree in psychology and physiology. He also has a Ph.D. degree and a D.Phil. degree in Medicine from Cambridge University, a D.Des. degree (Doctor of Design) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and an LL.D. degree from the University of Dundee. He holds professorships at the Universities of Malta, Pretoria, Dublin City University, and the University of Central England. The New University of Advancing Technology in Phoenix AZ appointed Dr. de Bono Da Vinci Professor of Thinking in May 2005. He is one of the 27 for the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. He was formerly married, has two sons and resides on the Channel Islands. In 1969 de Bono founded the Cognitive Research Trust (CoRT) which continues to produce and promote material based on his ideas. He has written 82 books with translations into 41 languages. Read More.

This one hour video presentation at Stanford University is full of critical information for the toy retailer, toymaker or toy designer trying to build a successful business. It is full of priceless insights for moving forward and keeping your business on the right track. If you are serious about building a bullet-proof business, Ed has a tried and true philosophy. Read More.

If you want to start your own business and have about a half an hour today this video on getting off to a good start is worth your time. Not everyone agrees with his politics but his business insight is profound. Guy Kawasaki is a managing director of Garage Technology Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm and a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine. Previously, he was an Apple Fellow at Apple Computer, Inc. Guy is the author of nine books including Reality Check, The Art of the Start, Rules for Revolutionaries, How to Drive Your Competition Crazy, Selling the Dream, and The Macintosh Way. He has a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA as well as an honorary doctorate from Babson College. Read More.

Uglydoll and Schylling Toys create the future while reviving the past. In a unique collaborative effort both companies join unique talents to offer an exciting line of tin toys. Read More.

Retro Toys is an amazing webstore with an endless collection of nostalgic toys. If you are looking for retro toys of any type-wood, tin, plastic, cast-this is the place. A visit to their site is a trip down memory lane and is a great resource for toy enthusiasts. Check it out.

Steph says: After While exploring Northwest Ohio’s largest antique emporium, I noticed that almost every vendor has at least one tin toy for sale. The toys ranged from cars to clown banks. I have always loved tin toy airplanes and was pleased to find so many. I began to think about what it is about tin toys that I find so fascinating, my favorites being airplanes, robots, and spaceships. So I decided to do a little research on the history of tin toys to get an answer. Read More.

After the 2nd world war, resilient Japanese toymakers sculpted the scrap metal from tin cans into charming and popular tin toys. Coupling traditional metalworking skills with imported machinery, Japanese tin toys established a worldwide reputation in the 1920s and 1930s for their quality and detailed workmanship. With the resumption of international trade in 1947, exports grew rapidly. Read More.