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Saturday, April 05, 2008

Business

Best Companies 2008 - FORTUNE Magazine's Top 100 Employers to Work For
See the full list of America's top 100 employers, including detailed company profiles, top locations, and contact information. Plus, post your thoughts on the winners in our Best Companies blog.
Ten Quotes to Run Your Business By » Small Business Trends
Let me share the top ten bits of wisdom that I picked up from this American Express OPEN Forum, based on my notes during the event. Here they are:
Green IT: Corporate Strategies
Recent reports from Gartner, Forrester, and McKinsey highlight the costs of and savings from implementing green-tech corporate strategies
Patent Suits Target Operators, Broadcasters - Multichannel News
A suburban Philadelphia firm whose sole business is to buy up technology patents is trying to force large cable operators and major broadcasters to pay substantial license fees on the transmission of digital TV signals and Internet services.
Company seeks tax exemption for bribes - Yahoo! News
Some companies request tax deductions for philanthropy, others for restaurants bills. But one Israeli business tried to push the envelope by asking to deduct nearly $860,000 it paid in kickbacks.
Publisher: Kindle Selling Up To 10,000 Books A Day (AMZN) - Silicon Alley Insider
Our quest for Kindle stats continues: Today a small publisher tells us he thinks Amazon is selling 5,000 to 10,000 e-books a day. If correct, that's huge
How to Instill Passion in Others (and Yourself)
Your goal as a leader is to develop a compelling vision for the team. Something that’s simple, yet elegant, maybe even a little edgy.
100+ Useful Web Resources for Small Business and Non Profits
Read Rae’s tips on what you need to think about before you launch your small business website - particularly good if you have yet to begin your online presence.
Techdirt: If The Fashion Industry Doesn't Get Special Copyrights, The Terrorists Will Win
...we noted that the fashion industry was a near perfect example of a creative industry that thrived despite no copyright protection on clothing designs. It showed what a myth it was that creation and innovation would stop in the absence of copyright law.
Mom starts online toy rental service
After scouring the Internet to fill her house with only the best toys for her infant twin sons, Lori Pope hated to watch the clutter build as the boys lost interest. If you can rent movies, video games and even handbags online, she thought, why not toys?
Wal-Mart Tweaks Store for Arab-Americans
It's clear as soon as shoppers walk in that this isn't a typical Wal-Mart.
Meanwhile, Microsoft Buys Danger
While everyone has been preoccupied with the Microsoft-Yahoo saga, the Microsoft acquisition machine keeps on chugging along. Microsoft announced today that it has acquired Danger, makers of the popular Sidekick cell phone.
Apple introduces another game changer….. at My Own Reality
This changes everything! ...Apple TV Take 2 transforms podcasting into an on demand streaming content delivery service in one fell swoop - literally overnight.
EBay to ban negative seller views
Online auction site eBay has said it plans to overhaul its feedback system and will ban sellers from leaving negative comments about buyers.
Building Relationships: 11 Rules for Self-Promotion
The good news is that self-promotion doesn’t have to be shady — in fact, real self-promotion almost by definition can’t be shady.
Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft - New York Times
Mr. Montgomery, a veteran product manager who has also worked as a computer industry writer and editor, is an example of how it just might be possible to teach dinosaurs to dance.

Posted by KenW at 10:06 AM
Categories: Business

Monday, January 28, 2008

Business News

The three business models that make Twitter a billion-dollar...
When Twitter gets to scale here are the very obvious, and wildly lucrative, business models:
10 Ways Lazy Stupid Coworkers Can Help Boost Your Career
Lazy coworkers may seem like a nuisance, but in reality, they offer a number of excellent opportunities to improve your professional life.
Samsung unveils 31-inch organic screen
Samsung ...said on Thursday it had developed a 31-inch ultra-thin organic screen, raising the stakes in an accelerating worldwide race for organic displays.
Is Sears Engaging in Criminal Hacking Behavior?
"Join "My SHC Community" on Sears.com, and the company will install some pretty impressive spyware on your computer:..."
Big bucks in shaggy dog story
In a country whose residents spare no expense on their pets, self-service dog washes represent another splurge,
Recession in the US 'has arrived'
The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch.
Maximum impact restaurant greening
In the US, restaurants are the top electricity consumer among retail businesses. 33% of it. Each restaurant produces an average of 50,000 pounds of waste.
Advertising: Think Before You Speak
Just as your funny bumper sticker might offend the guy behind you, your ad may not be saying what you want the target audience to hear
What's Next on the Web: a ReadWriteWeb Toolkit for 2008
There are some big trends I'm really excited about for the web in 2008.
Brewing Battle: Starbucks vs. McDonald's
...McDonald's is planning to capitalize on the public's willingness to pay $4 for a cup of coffee by hiring baristas and dropping espresso machines in 14,000 of their fast-food outlets.
JPMorgan Predicts 2008 Will Be “Nothing But Net”
JPMorgan’s Internet analyst Imran Khan and his team released a massive 312-page report this morning titled Nothing But Net that paints a bullish picture for the major Internet stocks ...Some key takeaways:
As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
...you've just created a product that actually sucks quite a bit more than the ones people are already using. How do you sell it? Why, by creating a cornball TV ad ...
Third Reich to Fortune 500
Five Popular Brands the Nazis Gave Us
User registration pages suck
you must relentlessly streamline the process by which a user joins your site and avoid even this process as long as possible.
How we work
We're interested in the habits, rituals and small (and occasionally big) methods people and teams use to get their work done.

Posted by KenW at 8:30 AM
Categories: Business

Monday, December 31, 2007

Business News

The Best Money-Saving Technologies of 2007
Here are some of the technologies that gained prominence in 2007 and that are considered to be among the best at helping companies retain their hard-earned profits.
Man picks up NYC garbage, dusts it off and sells it for $100 - really!
What does he sell? Garbage. New York City picked-out-of-the-gutter garbage. Rubbish, you say? It may well be, but it's a lucrative business.
Digg This: Deal or No Deal?
CEO Jay Adelson discusses rumors that the thriving content-sharing site is up for sale and its plans for 2008
How to Safeguard Your Privacy Online
I can live with the fact that national security concerns may warrant some invasion of privacy ...I am not comfortable giving up personal information as to how I think for the sake of companies and their marketing departments serving me relevant advertising.
Nanosolar’s Breakthrough - Solar Now Cheaper than Coal » Celsias
They [Nanosolar] have successfully created a solar coating that is the most cost-efficient solar energy source ever. ...This makes, for the first time in history, solar power cheaper than burning coal.
Home Prices Post Record Decline, S&P: U.S. Home Prices Fall By Record In October For 23rd Straight Month Of Deceleration - CBS News
U.S. home prices fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest drop since early 1991, according to a key index
Study: Ads in online shows work better than ads on TV
Good news for TV networks: online ads work. As TV shows continue their lengthy migration onto the web, new research finds that the people watching those shows actually pay more attention to both advertising and content when they watch online.
Diversity Training Backfires
Employers pay a lot of money for diversity training and sexual harassment training, but often the training backfires and blows up in the face of the employer that paid for it.
U.S. Ruling Backs Benefit Cut at 65 in Retiree Plans
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.
36 Startup Tips: From Software Engineering to PR and More!
This is a collection of startup tips covering software engineering, infrastructure, PR, conferences, legal and finance. They describe best practices for an early-stage startup.
Major Retailers Feel the Squeeze From Consumers - New York Times
As the nation’s merchants began poring -- or weeping -- over holiday sales receipts Wednesday, a surprising pattern emerged: even brands that for years have inspired the undying devotion of shoppers felt the pinch of tightening wallets.

Posted by KenW at 10:07 AM
Categories: Business