Few months back, Harvard University promised to upload 1,000 digital books to Scribd. How’s that for star power and authority status behind your social media site? It’s a drop in the bucket for Harvard, however – what they’re really trying to do, I suspect, is to get fellow scholars to break with tradition, get with the times – and go digital.

For the rest of us who post our own works to the world’s biggest online library, its good for our SERPs and stats! And patrons like Harvard...

If you are interested in starting a business, or taking over one, you face a daunting task that carries a level of risk and excitement not possible in the 'employee' world.

If the financial independence of self-employment appeals to you - no boss, no income limits as to time and wage, and the ability to let your personal drive determine your compensation - then you will no doubt be eagerly going over the many options available to release you from your current job.

However,...