By Carlos Sillero on August 15, 2009
Comcast Corp. and Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday they have launched an Internet-based communications product to give small to medium businesses services that have only been available to larger firms with information-technology departments. The product provides e-mail, calendar and document-sharing. Comcast will back it with around-the-clock support, assuming the role of a help desk to customers [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on January 24, 2009
Business Owners, do not make the same negotiating mistake as PETA and Michael Vick PETA has withdrawn its TV offer to Michael Vick, the NFL player convicted for promoting dog fighting. The organization apparently withdrew its offer because Vick wanted PETA to support Vick’s return to the NFL. PETA declined and requested that the commission of [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on April 1, 2008
In honor of April Fool’s Day, read about the top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes. My favorites are Taco Bell’s purchase and renaming of the Liberty Bell and Former President Nixon’s announcement that he is running again. If you are interested, read about the history of April Fool’s Day here. It’s interesting. And, finally, as [...]
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By Heather Johnson on March 24, 2008
You’ve built your company from just a couple ideas and a couple of dollars. You feel you can compete with the heavy hitters in your field. But you just can’t get over the hump as you feel overwhelmed by your competition. Even if you’re still working out of your basement there are some ways you [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on December 23, 2007
FTC Proposes New Online Advertising Privacy RuleFTC Staff Proposes Online Behavioral Advertising Privacy Principles According the Federal Trade Commission’s website, “[t]o address important consumer privacy concerns associated with online behavioral advertising, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today released a set of proposed principles to guide the development of self-regulation in this evolving area.” [...]
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By Sharmil McKee on December 2, 2007
Earlier this week, Hershey released its new product, Ice Breakers Pacs, which are dissolvable pouches filled with powdered mint and sweetener, and are meant to dissolve on the tongue like breath strips. The pouches are blue or orange that, according to Family Court Judge Lori Dumas Brooks , looks uncannily like tiny heat-sealed bags of [...]
Posted in Litigation, Marketing | Tagged corporation, crime, drugs |
By Sharmil McKee on October 24, 2007
Business news in brief | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/24/2007 According to the Writer Tom Belden of the Philadelphia Inquirer (10/24/07 edition), “Infinity Hotel Group, a privately held hotel owner and operator based in Atco, N.J., said it acquired a 121-room Comfort Inn at Routes 100 and 422 in Pottstown. The purchase price was just over [...]
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By Paralegal on July 15, 2007
Want to go green? Try these simple steps – Home & Garden – MSNBC.com “There are about 1.6 billion homes in the world, about 100 million in the United States alone. Yours is where you spend most of your time. It’s where you use the most energy and water and create the most waste. You [...]
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By Paralegal on July 15, 2007
New York publisher turns a green page – Nightly News with Brian Williams – MSNBC.com NEW YORK – In the concrete jungle of Manhattan stands a paragon of green: the new Hearst Tower, rising from the original Hearst building’s historic facade. Ninety percent of its steel is recycled. It uses 26 percent less energy and [...]
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By Paralegal on June 8, 2007
The corridors of power can be yours by the hour | Inquirer | 07/07/2007 By Marcia Gelbart Inquirer Staff Writer “A tour group at City Hall visits the Mayor’s Reception Room . One of two spaces available for group events, it rents for $500 for nonprofits and $1,000 for for-profit groups. The money goes to [...]
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