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A View to a Killer Business Model

In the last three years, Web 2.0 technologies have brought innovations to the entrepreneurial and small business markets that have enabled creativity, productivity, growth opportunities, and, yes, fun. We’ve watched as Facebook morphed from an Ivy League hangout into a social networking site with growing business functionality; and we’ve seen burgeoning business moguls take advantage of audio tools to launch radio shows that complement their businesses. No question, then, Web 2.0 is moving fast. So what’s the next step? Well, if you’ve passed around or commented on any of the thousands of user-generated videos online, then you might have an inkling.

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Not Just for Spies

As an officer in the United States Air Force, Cedric (his last name is being withheld for security reasons) was the chief of the National Reconnaissance Office’s security branch, facilitating the building of satellites used to monitor terror hotspots around the globe. He left his post in 1992 and used his background in information technology to pursue a career in private industry, managing computer networks for a variety of organizations, including financial services companies and the Detroit Public School system. But after 9/11, Cedric felt a renewed sense of patriotism. In his chief security position at the NRO, he often interfaced with agents from the Central Intelligence Agency, so when a friend told him that a position managing the CIA’s computer networks had opened up in 2003, he decided to apply. A few promotions after starting out as the information systems security engineer, Cedric earned the position as chief of information assurance engineering. “We’re responsible for protecting Agency information systems,” he says.

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