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Bracing For New Mobile Security Challenges
Jan. 17 | More of us are carrying sensitive information on smart phones–and that introduces all sorts of complications.
Magic Johnson Has Magic Touch In Biz
Jan. 16 | USA TODAY: Almost nobody would question Earvin Johnson’s skill on the basketball court. But in his second career as an entrepreneur, there were doubters from the start. Johnson, best known by his nickname “Magic,” remains one of the...
Microsoft and Piracy
Jan. 16 | Microsoft took another incremental step in its long-standing anti-piracy program this week when it filed lawsuits against 20 vendors in 13 states for allegedly selling pirated copies of its software. The company also launched a new educational site,...
Wells Fargo Prime Rate Credit Card Eases the Credit Crunch for Consumers
Jan. 16 | The new Wells Fargo Prime Rate Credit Card offers a panacea to shady interest rate hikes, a former specialty of the credit card industry. The premise of the card is that its rates never go higher than the Prime Rate, a rate used and referenced by banks....
Layoff Etiquette for Good Times and Bad
Jan. 16 | Is 2009 the year of the layoff? According to the recent employment figures, in December 2008 alone more than 500,000 U.S. workers lost their jobs. That number is almost 2 million for the last four months of the year. If the trend continues, you may find...
Unique RSS Tools for Businesses
Jan. 16 | As the masses have adopted RSS as a more mainstream communication medium, Web 2.0 businesses and publishers have adopted unique and unusual tools to manipulate RSS content. Here are just some of the various RSS tools that are currently available…...
Women Gets 32,000 to Return on Junk Glass
Jan. 15 | From Ananova: A woman who bought a plant and vase for £1 at a car boot sale has sold the glass container for £32,000. The owner, who has not been named, thought the vase was junk and was about to throw it away but decided to have it valued on the...
Company Scores With Fan Fests
Jan. 15 | Star Tribune: Managing sports fan festivals is proving to be an entrepreneurial slam dunk for Joe Gallagher and his St. Paul-based FILO Productions. In February, FILO Productions (FILO is an acronym for first in, last out) will help produce the National...
Turn Your Home Office Green, To $ave Green
Jan. 14 | CBS: In this economy, businesses are trying to cut costs any way they can. Turns out, one big way to save is by going green. Not only can the more than 27 million small business owners in the United States play a huge role in conserving our natural...
