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Patent Issued 1/27/09

Patent #7,483,872

www.iqspatents.com

Please explain in simple english the consequences of this patent and what it means. I find this very intetresting. Comments.

IQS aint Thomas Edison. Some invention, huh?

IQS gets patent for online directory websites

Back in the day, I came across a one-page web page that served as a directory of the major players in my marketplace. All the webpage said at the bottom was "Copyright Industrial Quick Search".

After IQS came out of 'skunk works', they proudly said 'patent pending' on all their promotional materials. A lot has happened since, and patents on web site functionality has become the norm, although it still makes me scratch my head.

And now IQS has received a patent for their web-directory tool, proudly posted at


www.iqspatents.com


Here's the summary of the 'invention':
(I have added paragraph breaks and bullets to make it readable without falling asleep, or wandering-off to check your email.)


"The present invention includes a supplier identification and locator system whereby a user can identify a supplier of goods or services over the Internet. The supplier identification and locator system includes at least one directory Web site with a directory Web site domain name.

The directory Web site domain name typically is at least partially descriptive of a class of goods or services. The directory Web site also typically has

a plurality of links where activation of a link accesses a supplier's Web site;
a supplier descriptive portion located substantially adjacent to the corresponding supplier link;
a descriptive title portion substantially corresponding to the description of the class of goods or services described by the directory Web site domain name;
and a rollover window that displays information about at least one of the suppliers corresponding to a supplier identified by at least one of the supplier links."

The big thing at the time was that 'rollover window' which previewed an ad for the supplier. It was just a clean way to give some worthwhile content in a standard format.

They've added additional small-print listings for non-advertisers and some technical content, but today's IQS product-specific domain pages look a lot like they did when they first came out. But Google still likes their content, as must their visitors & advertisers, which has established IQS as a serious player in the online directory business. The patent just becomes a badge of honor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvJksQAxYFA

Anyone care to chime in on this gem?

Edited by author 03-19-2009 12:17 PM
Was this video a joke or was that actually presented at the sales meeting? I would have been mortified to appear in that thing.

WTF?

That video is sad. All sizzle no steak, and way too long. Just like TuRD.
Keep the pressure on them. Fight them account by account.

That had to be a joke didn't it? Come to think of it, Eileen and Alberto must think otherwise. Reminds me of Jim Jones and all the followers drinking the Kool-Aid. Or one of my LSD trips back in the 70's.

Thomas is in really bad shape and this video tells the story better than anything.

Tommy is letting ThomasNet continue to die a slow death just like GlobalSpec, IQS, and the rest of these not so needed "middlemen websites" that really don't add much value, IMO. My guess is that Tommy promised his mommy that he would never sell, so "a slow death" is the only option besides closing the doors. Nepotism is alive and well with Tommy's family still involved in the business. A small piece of pie to pass on to future generations is better than none at all, they say.

Pa. debates use of 'independent contractor' label

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A bill to punish builders that avoid worker's compensation fees and other costs by wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors was amended Tuesday on the House floor.

The legislation aims to address supposed abuses in the construction industry.

The Construction Industry Independent Contractor Act would increase penalties for companies that use independent contractor status as a way to avoid paying unemployment compensation, overtime, minimum wage and other costs.

"It's not fair to the thousands of businesses that are doing it the right way, and it really is not fair to the workers who are being used under the auspices of an independent contractor just so they don't have to pay their unemployment compensation," said Rep. Dan Surra, D-Elk.

The prime sponsor of the bill, Rep. Brian Lentz, D-Delaware, said companies have been using independent contractor status in hiring illegal immigrants.

Lentz's bill would set standards under which a worker can be properly classified as an independent contractor, including proof they are free from direction and control of the employer.
Republican opponents warned the bill would damage Pennsylvania's business climate.

"Do you really care about family sustaining jobs, do you really care about economic activity in this state?" asked Rep. Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny.
Rep. Scott Boyd, R-Lancaster, withdrew a "gut and replace" amendment that would have completely altered Lentz's bill to include provisions favored by business groups.

"Unfortunately we were not able to garner any support from the labor industry at all," Boyd said.

The bill awaits a final vote in the House and faces uncertain prospects in the Republican-controlled state Senate.

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I can do this with my eyes shut.

I just spit coffee all over my keyboard. Wow. That video is something else.....