We are always looking for the next online widget and formulating how we can make one that is fun and viral for the wine industry. Here are two great Web 2.0 Widgets that we are having fun with: http://inertia.youaremighty.com/ Just replace "inertia" with any name or phrase and you too ...

XML uses a tree like structure to store its data, this provides built-in data integrity of a constant parent-child relation. A shopping cart can be easily converted to a XML structure, with the XML's immediate nodes being the selected products. Further branching can be made for each selected product such ...

Upon mention of advertising online, I’m sure the first venture that springs to mind is Google AdWords. It’s a program spearheaded by Google where businesses pay them, based on the number of times a potential customer clicks that ad and links to the business’ site. Businesses can set the rate ...

We are currently putting together our largest development list yet. That being said, we would like to ask all our clients (or anyone for that matter) what YOU want to see in YOUR software. Send any suggestions, thoughts, needs directly to me (paul@inertiabev.com). This one is going to be HUGE. ...

Look at the way an air traffic control unit at any major airport operates - its a paragon of productivity and efficiency. Those who work with me know of my obsession with increasing and sustaining high levels of productivity and efficiency. Unfortunately, a lot of large corporations create an environment ...

The Good Grape posted the other day about WineZap Mobile, which is a great little find. WineZap Mobile begins to solve a problem that Kevin and I encounter quite often. We are unknowingly paying too much for our wine. Quite often I'll be standing in the Cork & Bottle down ...

Valley refugees," who, after success in technology, leave Silicon Valley and pursue a second career in making wine. However, rather than technology behind, this new breed of winemakers is taking the technology right along with them. They use all kinds of high-tech gadgetry in the wine-making...

quote [A novel device claims to smooth out the rough edges of a young pour. But critics ask, is that really a good thing? ] - from: www.latimes.com Read the full story

Do you wonder how well you are doing in the social network (online communities and bloggers)? Type your URL here to find out: http://www.socialmeter.com/ Watch for the REthink Manifesto to learn how to impact your score - we are still plugging away on the best online collaborative writing tool (www.writely.com) ...

"For any new technology to take root, it must successfully leverage existing legacy". Thats a big statement. Take that in, I'll wait. We at IBG understand this and our software is the result to show for it. The wine industry has always been steeped in tradition, and tradition is usually hard to let go off. This extends to the software that wineries and wine companies use too. There are a lot...