I met Martha Stewart when she was just starting out as a caterer. She set up a stand in a clothing store in Westport, Connecticut -- probably about 1974. In fact one of the first parties she catered was my friend's surprise 35th birthday party. Of course we all know how things went after those early days in Westport! We also know that Martha has had some tough times with the SEC etc.

But Martha is fighting back. The fight is in the courtroom, but also on the Internet. Take a look at the Web site she has created to soften her image and tell "her" story about the messy stock problem she faces. You be the judge.

I am a big fan of the movies --- particularly Indies. And there is no better place to see what is new in Indies than at the Sundance Film Festival. Not many of us can spend the time to go to Utah, but many of us do get to Starbucks and that is your online ticket to Sundance doings.

If you have a Wi-Fi enabled notebook computer you can see what is happening at the Sundance Film Festival via Wi-Fi at Starbucks. This is an interesting promotion on behalf of Starbucks and T-Mobile (the Wi-Fi connection network found at Starbucks). If this works, you will see more of these promotions at Starbucks, McDonalds, airline clubs and the like.

The Internet is growing in many ways. More to come.