Archive for December 13th, 2006
Teens And Media: A Full-Time Job
CNET News.com: According to a study released this week, Americans aged 13 to 18 spend more than 72 hours a week using electronic media–defined as the Internet, cell phones, television, music and video games. Because teens are known for multitasking, their usage of devices can overlap. So much technology makes teens feel they are playing [...]
San Francisco Chronicle: A bus shelter usually isn’t the kind of place where people want to breathe deeply. But that may change in San Francisco at a few of the shelters that will be infused with the scent of fresh-baked, chocolate-chip cookies. It’s the brainchild of marketers for the California Milk Processor Board, who are [...]
Pennsylvania Using Google Earth To Promote Tourism
CNET News.com: Imagine using Google Earth to get information on Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address or to visit civil war trails in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell says state officials will be using Google Earth to promote tourism. The state will provide a $285,000 grant to be used for an “unprecedented” partnership among Google Earth, Carnegie [...]
Entrepreneur.com: For many consumers today, travel is more than just a change of scenery–it’s a journey with a sense of purpose, whether it’s eco-tourism, cultural immersion or adventure. Creating an experience for jet-setters can be your ticket to success in this $600 billion industry. Baby boomers are the biggest market, with the highest volume of [...]
Rising Insurance Costs Fuelling Boom In Worker Health Checks
management-issues: The soaring cost of health insurance is prompting more and more U.S bosses to carry out checks on their employers to gauge how healthy they are and whether they may be at risk of getting ill in the future. The health and wellbeing of workers is becoming an ever more pressing issue for American [...]
Velvet Underground Still Available on eBay
You still might have a chance at getting that rare acetate of the first Velvet Underground album. The Montreal man who sold his has been the victim of an eBay prankster. Warren Hill bought a copy of “The Velvet Underground and Nico” at a flea market for 75 cents. It turned out to be a [...]
eBay Express Not Living Up to Expectations
Merchants complain that eBay Express doesn’t attract sufficient shoppers and generates an inconsequential volume of sales, although eBay Inc. says it is satisfied and remains committed to the site. Express is designed to draw shoppers who dislike the complexity and risk of eBay’s core marketplace by offering a simpler, safer experience similar to the ones [...]
New eBay Scam Targets Second Chance
Many of us click onto eBay to shop, but even eBay veterans don’t know about the biggest scam on the Internet involving the giant online auction site, according to consumer reporter John Matarese. In this week’s Don’t Waste Your Money, Matarese warned that the scam is victimizing hundreds of people because it is easy to [...]
Al Lautenslager at Entrepreneur.com: Businesses, especially small businesses, continue to fight the pressures of improving their bottom line. This means they don’t have a blank checkbook to spend on marketing. Enter guerrilla marketing: Getting the word out about a business without investing in traditional or Yellow Pages advertising is the challenge at hand. Using time, [...]
Holiday Gift Ideas For The Entrepreneur
Rhonda Abrams At Gannett News Service: Are you stumped trying to find the perfect gift for the entrepreneur on your holiday gift list? If so, I’ve come up with a list of gifts entrepreneurs would love. Three to six months of a bookkeeping service. Basic contact management or database software. An appointment with a Small [...]
Sock Entrepreneur Is On The Right Foot
Business.EDP24: Frustrated that women with feet too big for Manolo Blahniks often have to resort to wearing men’s socks, Tina Rickett has set up her own business for women with feet sized eight to 11. The 51-year-old founder of the Thox company, said: “A friend told me that she always wore men’s socks because she [...]
Start A Nonprofit Organization
WikiHow.com: Have you always wanted to leave the world a better place than you found it by starting a nonprofit corporation? Here’s a simple, straightforward guide on how to successfully establish a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. 1. Understand what a nonprofit is: an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private [...]
