The FBI has released its annual “Internet Cybercrime Report” and surprise, surprise; Internet crime complaints are up dramatically, reports Inc.com. Total dollar losses related to Internet crimes reported to the FBI topped $559 million dollars in 2009. That’s up from $264 million dollars in 2008. That’s what I call a dramatic increase. Either cybercrime is […]
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In 2005, new college graduate Angela Carr and her slightly younger sister Christina Cummings found themselves buying the rights for a small, super-absorbent hair towel from Pittsburgh Plastics, a company that the sisters felt was vastly underutilizing the product, according to a story at Inc.com. The women renamed the hair towel the Turbie Twist and
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Gina Trapani has an interesting look at procrastination over at Fast Company. Procrastination is a huge productivity problem with no obvious solution: everybody does it, and no matter how smart and efficient you work, you’re always going to do it in some capacity too. The only thing you can do is choose to get SOME
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Canada NewsWire: As television sets get turned on in Northern New Brunswick people will notice a familiar face on screen. The thirty second commercial features Serge D’Astous, a Pizza Delight franchisee in Bathurst, Shippagan and Tracadie, in the new spot, which promotes the chains newest menu items. “We’re excited for Serge to have been part
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While PayPal has been less and less relevant, thanks to competitors like Google Checkout and Amazon, they may just stage a comeback with an idea that’s cute and useful at the same time: a bump-triggered iPhone app, reports Fast Company. Bump Technologies, the company that makes the Bump iPhone app, provided the underlying tech for
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WJHG-TV: When the Little Caesar’s “Love Kitchen” truck rolled-up in the parking lot of the Panama City Rescue Mission Tuesday, it was a welcome sight. The “Love Kitchen” travels around the country making pizzas for the needy. The truck supplied the ovens, and the local Little Caesar’s franchise owner came up with the dough and
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Earthtimes: Most business experts agree that India along with China will be the two most dominant economies in the world in the 21st century. It is expected that there will be huge advances there as this growing economy becomes a hub of international capitalism. And as Franchise Direct’s recent blog series shows, the explosion in
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Inside Retailing: Fast food franchise Chooks fresh & tasty has launched a new website to give customers a more interactive experience. Chief Chook Steve Hansen said the new www.chooks.com.au website offered customers membership of the Chooks Club, a new company initiative. “Anyone can join for free to receive exclusive special offers, birthday wishes, entry to
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A reader wrote: I have designed a whole family of new handtools based on my three patents relating to a pliers-like approach to nail and staple pulling. Although it isn’t very sexy, it IS very relevant for reuse and demolition and responsible deconstruction because my tools dramatically reduce the time spent getting rid of nails.
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Newsweek.com: It’s a cold February night in Manhattan and some 40 women are assembled in a sprawling and tastefully appointed apartment, many with pink martinis in hand. Their attention is focused on an unusually large woman standing at one end of the living room. Batting her fake eyelashes, she picks up a square container from
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