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Have Blogs Made it to the Big Show with Print Publications?
Feb. 2 | When blogging first started it was considered the poor man’s media outlet. Basically, it was people just spilling their ideas and opinions on the internet for all surfers to see. However, these days blogs are getting alot of notoriety, and many...
Green Home Makeover Making Life Green for Consumers and Themselves
Feb. 1 | It’s probably safe to say that most consumers would like to make their lives more “green,” but that the devil lies in the details. Much like the UK’s Green Homes Concierge, which we wrote about last year, New York-based Green Irene...
New Business Providing Video Golf Lessons for Free
Jan. 31 | There are social networks for virtually every profession, hobby and interest, and golf is no exception. Myriad sites already exist to help golfers connect, but a new one that just launched adds professional video analysis and online instruction to serve...
Rentobile Providing New Cell Phones for Rent On a Monthly Basis
Jan. 30 | We should of known with the success of Netflix the passed few years new startup rental businesses would be popping up everywhere. We have seen the rental boom hit all retail items from DVD’s to purses. Now a new company has come out with renting...
Australia Offers Best Blogging Job Ever
Jan. 17 | The AFP reports on Australia’s attempt to pull in tourists by offering “the best job in the world”: An Australian state has launched a global search for candidates for “the best job in the world” — earning a top salary...
Sony, Like GM, Makes Products Nobody Wants
Jan. 17 | The Financial Times’ Lex posts on why Kleenex would be a better investment than Sony right now: Sony forecast operating profits of $2.2bn for this fiscal year; but on Tuesday local media…reported it would lose $1.1bn. That would be Sony’s...
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...
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...
