Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Bloggers write for all kinds of different reasons. Some start a site as a hobby; others compile compelling content to attempt to help others and break niché news. An interesting phenomenon that appeals to most authors that are pitched the idea to is making money with your blog. If I ...
Posted in Blogging, Business, Web | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 15th, 2008
When speaking of financial matters, recess is not a word you want to come up in the conversation. Growth and expansion are the type of terms you want to hear. So, should the average investor be worried when there is all this talk of a "recession" in today's U.S. economy? In ...
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Friday, February 1st, 2008
This morning Microsoft made a bid of $45 billion to purchase Yahoo! by way of a stock buyout. The software juggernaut has never had a presence in the Internet search market, and just so happens to have some cash lying around. If this is the real deal Holyfield, it would ...
Posted in Business, Web | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
On January 23, 2008, the major US stock market indexes plummeted almost 3% in early trading. They stayed around that level for the majority of the day, until roughly an hour before closing, when the tide turned. It was like MC Hammer right after signing a new record deal; people ...
Posted in Business, Finance | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing sites on the web, looking to prosper from the recent social networking boom. It proposes to provide a network of professionals by giving you an avenue to build your business contracts without ever really talking to anybody. Think of it as a cross ...
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
I remember the good old days of VHS tapes. Man, were those awesome. Sure, you had to clean out the 'ol VCR every once in a while, but you could record anything on television! Then, of course came the Digital Versatile Disc, or DVD. Picture quality was through the roof. ...
Posted in Business, Technology, Television | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 5th, 2007
Everyone wants to retire someday. No matter how much you like your job, there will come a time when you just want to sit back, relax, and do things that you haven't yet gotten to do in your life. Maybe that includes bungee jumping, sky diving, and seeing every country ...
Posted in Business, Finance, How To | 2 Comments »
Friday, November 2nd, 2007
Google recently announced the formation of an open-source application development suite, dubbed OpenSocial. It will allow third-party software developers to code their own applications for various social networking sites including LinkedIn, Ning, and Google's own Orkut. Recently, it was confirmed that the big-daddy of social networks, MySpace, will also join ...
Posted in Business, Technology, Web | 3 Comments »
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
There's a good chance that you have a Facebook account. You probably check it at least once a day, perusing your friend list for new photos and new stalker "status" updates. Since you can import your blog posts right into your profile (like I have done), you might even be ...
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Friday, October 19th, 2007
Tiger Woods recently made official his deal with Gatorade that is worth a reported $100 million. Tiger has picked out the flavors himself, which obviously means they are the best flavors on planet earth. Not only does Tiger-ade taste good, but it will improve your swing!*
Posted in Business, Golf, Sports | No Comments »
