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“How Do You Like Them Apples?”
A while back, I posted an article on this site that begged the question: can Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) survive without its creator/leader Steve Jobs? The definitive answer: YES!
With new products and even bolder rumors emanating from Apple, it would appear that Apple has chosen to remain faithful to its users and stay the course that [...]
You Gotta be &*%’in Kidding Me!
I don’t know if you any of you happened to see this recent story: “L.A. attempts to curb cursing.” This, in a city that produces some of the most curse laden films in the world. Imagine trying to live anywhere in California, much less Los Angeles, and not being able to curse? Surely, that states [...]
6Mar2009 | George Stevens | 0 comments | Continued
21st Century Branding!
With a model that has its roots in America, mid-1800’s, today, branding is still an important part of the business world. If we were to step back in time, back to the 1850’s, when, with thousands of heads of cattle or sheep roaming the land, the owners needed a way to identify and separate their [...]
3Mar2009 | George Stevens | 0 comments | Continued
Don’t be Mad(off)
As you’ve all probably heard by now, Bernard Madoff, former chairman of NASDAQ (NASDAQ NDAQ) and president of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC was indicted 2 months ago for perpetrating the worst case of investor fraud ever committed by a single person. His crimes have caused many firms to go bankrupt, foundations to become [...]
26Feb2009 | Minnie Rudolph | 0 comments | Continued
Power to the People!
Sign of a new political movement? Grass roots democracy in action? A glimpse into the crystal ball of the future? YES! What am I referring to - the Facebook massacre.
Facebook, in case you are just coming out of a five year hibernation, is one of the largest social networks on the planet earth. A place [...]
Super…Inappropriate?
Well it’s over…football season. No more beer-drinking, wing-eating, glued in front of the TV Sundays. Back to doing “productive” things on Sundays.(oh G-D, help me!) Well, at least the Superbowl was entertaining.
As for the commercials…I can’t say the same. Have you noticed that the build up to Super Bowl ads seems to get bigger and [...]
Will Windows XP Crash Worldwide Soon, Too?
Looks like Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) screwed up once again. Apparently, the Y2K bug is 9 years too late. case in point: Today, December 31, 2008, everyone who has a 30 Gig Microsoft Zune is being greeted by a frozen mp3 player that only shows them the logo screen.
Microsoft released the Zune as the iPod killer, [...]
Bank of America Nightmare
Is it me or are banks getting harder and harder to deal with? Even for a person with a simple checking or savings account. Bank of America (NYSE BAC) has really outdone it this time. I am just a regular person with a regular BOA checking account and the issues I had to deal with [...]
24Dec2008 | Minnie Rudolph | 16 comments | Continued
eBay to Spin Off PayPal
It’s no secret that PayPal is a huge contributor to the success of eBay (NASDAQ EBAY) but could it actually become a bank itself? Rumor has it that eBay may spin off PayPal to make plans for Bank of PayPal. Billions are up for grabs, companies like American Express (NYSE AXP) and GMAC (NYSE GMA) [...]
14Dec2008 | Riley Poole | 2 comments | Continued
Is Your Merchant Account Safe?
During a global financial situation like we have today, it’s very easy for a lot of things to go unchecked and merchant account providers are no exception. I will save the complexities for a later point, but to sum things up, the vast majority of merchant accounts are managed and provided by Merchant Service Providers [...]
1Dec2008 | Riley Poole | 1 comment | Continued-
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