More boring stuff from the Net :|

• Toolkit – Networking for the Shy Entrepreneur – NYTimes.com
  1. Break the ice by talking about what is going on around you.

  2. Force yourself.

  3. Prepare questions to ask people you are sure to encounter at the event.

  (tags: networking)
• Is China On the Cusp of Becoming a Huge Solar-Panel Market?
  Altogether, Chase expects to see 150 to 300 megawatts of new photovoltaic installation in China this year, up from 40 megawatts last year, and predicts the market could “easily” exceed 1 gigawatt in 2010. “We do believe China is on the cusp of becoming a major solar market, though I suspect entirely for domestic producers,” she said, adding that the market growth still won’t be enough to counterbalance the current oversupply of solar panels and increase prices.
  (tags: solar)