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in P2P File Sharing, on March 20, 2010
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A Spanish court recently ruled that file-sharing is legal.
"Very rarely you'll hear a court decide that linking to copyrighted material is OK, but this is exactly how Spanish judge Raul N. García Orejudo ruled in a case of Spanish music collector society SGAE (Sociedad Gene...
in TJ's Weblog, on March 14, 2010
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I heard a piece recently on National Public Radio on efforts in California to social entrepreneurs. It was enlightening. I hadn't realized the dilemma they face.
The situation is relatively simple. If you own a private company you can carry out your business as you see fit. Bu...
in Sox First, on March 9, 2010
The poster boy of corporate crime, former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling, is seeking a retrial . A lot is hanging off this case. If Skilling walks free, it means that we shouldn't expect any business executive to be honest. The nub of Skilling's case boils down to one key point:...
in Sox First, on March 6, 2010
Obama's political troubles in the United States and Australia's total incompetence at getting a carbon trading scheme up and running can only mean one thing: the European Union's Emission Trading System looks increasingly like it will be the only big game in town for years to come....
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on March 4, 2010
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Predictive Dialing has changed the entrepreneurial landscape bringing in more benefits and opportunities for the entrepreneurs. Predictive dialer is a system which automatically dials telephone numbers for connecting agents involved in marketing or other assignments rather than ...
in The CIO Weblog, on March 3, 2010
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Exchange hosting is quite useful for businesses. It ensures efficient workflow without compromising with the security. It not only adds to the profits of the company but even helps in capturing new clients.
A number of businesses nowadays are switching over to exchang...
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on March 3, 2010
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People are worried about paying taxes all the time and the same applies to stock investment also. In case of stock market you only need to pay tax when you sell a stock and make profit or loss. If you sell a stock a year after buying it you are eligible to pay tax at a rate of 15% an...
in Sox First, on March 3, 2010
You gotta laugh. After making billions of dollars helping Greece go broke and paying out mega bonuses, Goldman Sachs has come out in its annual report claiming that bad publicity is now now of its big business risks. As The Wall Street Journal reports, it's the latest sign of Goldman...
in Small Business Unplugged, on March 2, 2010
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A number of companies are now moving on to exchange hosting . It is generally offered by web and application hosting providers. Exchange hosting enables your company to access data from anywhere and anytime of the day.
It helps in the management of task in an efficient manner. It e...
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on mars 2, 2010
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Steve Ballmer, patron de Microsoft, sur une nuage ! Ce ne sont pas les bons résultats des récents Windows 7 ou phone qui l'ont enchanté mais le message qu'il a voulu faire passer en réalisant une conférence de presse sur le cloud computing à l'université de Washin...
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on February 26, 2010
Sometimes the wireless industry manages to pull feats that defy logic. Case in point: T-Mobile has reported a decrease in earnings, despite adding 371,000 new customers in the last quarter! To figure how in the world this is possible, T-Mobile says that it's because many of these new cust...
in The Gambling Weblog, on February 25, 2010
The UK Treasury are today considering a flat 15% tax on gambling institutions . A "hotchpotch regime" of taxation and regulation, it has been suggested, could be brought under control in the long run if tax was to be brought to a level standard in the country.
The current system was cr...
in Sox First, on February 20, 2010
How much is the environment worth? And will corporates end up paying trillions of dollars in compensation for environmental damage? That could well be the case with The Guardian telling us of an unpublished study for the United Nations finding that the world's top companies caused $2.2 ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on February 18, 2010
Any social enterprise is motivated by environmental or social purposes and I would like to salute all those who would like to go ahead with such ventures. The good thing about going forward with such enterprise is that it gives you more flexibility when compared to a charity besides carrying the t...
in Biz Plan Hacks, on February 15, 2010
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The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure ( CARD ) Act passed last year aimed "...to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes." Overall, it was great...
in IfEnergy, on February 12, 2010
Nanotechnology: Green by Design IfEnergy WASHINGTON - Today's engineers have developed cutting-edge tools and design techniques for making new, innovative products in more environmentally friendly ways. Can these tools and techniques be used...
in BlogWealth, on February 9, 2010
The objective of this post is to arm you with a vital weapon in the article marketing game.
Creating an author bio box is one thing, creating an bio box that gets read and gets viewed is another.
This post will help you understand the reader's decision process and what makes him want t...
in Sox First, on February 3, 2010
Good news for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation with the announcement that it has returned to profitability. But a closer examination of the numbers suggests there are some still some vulnerable spots. As reported here , film was the big contributor to the results with News Corp reapin...
in Sox First, on February 2, 2010
The financial crisis might be creating a mind shift in business. Some companies seem to realize that the way to customers' hearts might lie in building connections with society. First out of the blocks is Pepsi which, according to the New York Times , has announced a $20 million cause re...
in Sox First, on January 23, 2010
Relations between the banks, the US Government and the public are now in new and dangerous territory with the New York Post reporting that Goldman Sachs used police barricades and called in bomb-sniffing dogs when it announced its record $4.95 billion earnings result. So while the rest of Am...
in Sox First, on January 19, 2010
Wall Street just doesn't get it. Earlier this month, Obama flagged levying a new tax on financial institutions' transactions, something that would have to be applauded given the crippling size of the US federal deficit. Without that, you can bet it will grow to $10 trillion over the ...
in Sox First, on January 17, 2010
Researchers have found that people who study economics are greedier than others. Greed is typically viewed as negative and reprehensible but the reality is it's been around forever. And why are some people more greedy than others? Is it just about upbringing? Does it come with the job? Wi...
in Tech Intelligence, on January 15, 2010
What if you aim too low? What if you buy, Windows 7 Home Premium and decide later that you really want Windows 7 Professional? Be of good cheer. Switching versions ain't as tough as you think. Microsoft chose the feature sets assigned to each Windows 7 version with one specific goal in mind:...
in TJ's Weblog, on January 8, 2010
alien technology receives investment TJ's Weblog Alien Technology - a low cost RFID developer has received the substantial amount of USD 38 mio for further growth. Another example that investors are confident that RFIDs will produce sustainable ...
in Tech Intelligence, on January 7, 2010
The number one online marketing tool is an ezine, an electronic magazine, or newsletter. An ezine:
Puts your name in front of your target audience on a regular basis (monthly, weekly, or daily)
Establishes you as an expert in your field
Allows your prospects and customers to choose to...
in Sox First, on January 8, 2010
Collins' book offers good food for thought in this time of massive upheaval when the financial and climate crises have challenged all the traditional management models. Collins argues that powerful organisations fall apart through such forces as hubris, denial of risk and peril and an u...
in Sox First, on January 7, 2010
Early last year, I did a blog entry on a business school to professionalize management by getting managers to take the equivalent of an Hippocratic oath. The thinking is that this would prevent the kind of ethical lapses and conflicts of interest that resulted in the meltdown. Not so, says ...
in Sox First, on January 1, 2010
While you were celebrating New Year's Eve, spare a thought for the wine companies, particularly the French ones. People making the most of New Year's Eve were enjoying cheap champagne. Champagne bottle prices have fallen more than 50% . Much of that is caused by the recession. Peopl...
in Sox First, on December 21, 2009
What are some of the most stupid episodes in business this year? Too many to list here but here are my top 10. 1. John Thain's golden commode: Earlier this year, we were appalled by revelations of former Merrill Lynch chief John Thain's spending habits. Thain was ousted by his new ...
in Sox First, on December 20, 2009
Two months ago, I did a blog entry looking at how carbon trading regimes were easy targets for organized crime. That's inevitable because the rules are still being set. Carbon trading markets are in their infancy which makes them vulnerable. And it's happening now. Bloomberg repor...
in The Gambling Weblog, on December 16, 2009
The FBI have confirmed it; online poker can be subject to cheating. All the ways that have been mentioned in correspondence between FBI officials and an Alabaman House member have been called illegal.
Anyone who plays online poker will have their concerns. With automated computer systems bein...
in Sox First, on December 13, 2009
Further evidence that the US financial system is just a giant Ponzi scheme with a piece of analysis from The Wall Street Journal showing that Goldman Sachs loaded up AIG with enormous risks that almost destroyed the insurance giant, and which would have left the world's financial system in ...
in The RFID Weblog, on December 9, 2009
RFID to Fight Drug Counterfeiting at The RFID Weblog The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is backing RFID as a way to stamp out prescription drug counterfeiting. RFID tracking technology would create an electronic pedigree that follows the ...
in Sox First, on December 7, 2009
There are some winners in the global financial crisis. The sovereign wealth funds have been cleaning up. With reports that Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund, the Kuwait Investment Authority, has made a $1.1 billion profit from the sale of its stake in Citigroup, it's worth seeing who else has...
in BootStrapMe, on December 6, 2009
Open office provides free software at BootStrapMe While griping recently to an associate about the lack of Microsoft Excel on my Windows XP Home Edition, I was reminded of this site. Open Office, as its name implies, is completely free of licensin...
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 27, 2009
Poll ranks nanotechnology second most influential technology at Nanotechbuzz Asked which technology they believe will have the greatest impact on their everyday life ten years from now, respondents to a recent poll ranked nanotechnology number two...
in Wangtam, on 2009-11-17
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in Sox First, on November 11, 2009
Big tobacco has hit upon a brilliant strategy with reports that Reynolds American Inc, maker of Camel cigarettes, is planning to buy a company that's stopping people from smoking. The manufacturer of cancer sticks is apparently in talks to buy Swedish maker of nicotine gum Niconovum AB. No...
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
Plenty has been written about Al Gore making mega profits out of global warming. As the New York Times reported last week, as a partner in Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , he has cleaned up big time with its investments in smart electricity grids. That...
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
Hard to go past this interview with Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein in The Times where he claims bankers are doing "God's work". "We’re very important," Blankfein says. "We help companies to grow by helping them to raise capital. Companies that grow create wealth. This, in turn, allows ...
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
The biggest prosecution of hedge fund insider trading went into overdrive this week with 20 people, including Galleon Group LLC co-founder Raj Rajaratnam, getting hauled up on criminal charges. Bloomberg has the rogue's gallery of all the names of the people behind the insider trading. W...
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
The SEC’s ongoing investigation of insider trading at hedge funds and stock trading firms has brought allegations against 14 Wall Street professionals.
The charged defendants include hedge fund managers and trading firm executives, lawyers and corporate insiders. Five of the charged defe...
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
Earlier this year, I did a blog entry on Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone on how Goldman Sachs had engineered market manipulation since the Great Depression. Now, McClatchy Newspapers investigative reporter Greg Gordon has a piece that really raises serious questions about the leg...
in Business Computer Blog (FR), on octobre 26, 2009
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Il ne s'est jamais autant vendu de Macs qu'en 2009 ! Et particulièrement lors du trimestre d'été, de juin à septembre : 3 millions de Mac vendus, record battu ! Le constat est étonnant pour une année de crise, de marasme général et de baisse des ventes pour la majeure ...
in Sox First, on October 25, 2009
The big profits made by the banks did not come through talent or hard work. They're just a free gift, says billionaire financier George Soros. In an interview with the Financial Times , Soros says soaring executive pay needs to be regulated because the banks have been getting hidden subsidi...
in BootStrapMe, on October 14, 2009
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Small Business Trends had an interesting post last month on how the American work force is under untilized. In a recent article on MarketingProfs, Gallup research of 300,000 businesses indicated that 75-80% of employees are achieving much less and feeling far less ...
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on October 13, 2009
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In times of "slow" economy, every cent matters. Even the money we put towards charity (if we manage to spare any), needs to be quantified somehow. We want to know that the money we gave gets put to good use and matters.
One of the online charity projects that has revolutio...
in HackITLinux, on September 25, 2009
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Red Hat Inc. 's stock jumped higher this week after the company reported its second quarter results.
"Revenue climbed 12 percent to $183.6 million, topping the $179.4 million expected by analysts... The company had a 15 percent jump in subscription revenue, fees for the u...
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
Is this a bull market or a bear market rally? Commentators like Clem Chambers at Forbes say the market rally seems to have all the hallmarks of a bull market. "Another good augur for a bull market is that no one is calling this,'' Chambers writes. "You really know the end i...
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
The big news is that Facebook is finally making money, and showing profits. That's one year before it was scheduled to start happening in 2010. Still, it's not convincing because the ads on the site are low cost although that might change. But then, there's no denying its growth....
in Sox First, on September 17, 2009
Do accounting rules excite you? They probably have that effect on Apple shareholders. The Apple share price has hit a 52-week high after the Financial Accounting Standards Board brought in a tentative change to the accounting rules which would almost double Apple's reported profit. The ...
in Sox First, on September 12, 2009
In its search for profits, Twitter has finally opened the door for advertising. As The Independent reports, it's a significant U turn with Biz Stone, one of Twitter's founders, revealing that the site had opted to "leave the door open for advertising". br />This changes ...
in Sox First, on September 5, 2009
So the "jobless recovery" continues with US unemployment creeping up close to 10%. And the evidence suggests it's good for business because it will boost profits. At 9.7%, it's just a matter of time until the official figures are in double digit territory. "Everybody is l...
in Sox First, on September 4, 2009
Don't expect us to return to the "old" normal. Things will not be the same when the recovery comes, despite what the politicians and sections of the financial media tell you. PIMCO managing director Bill Gross says everything has changed and in this note , he calls it the "...
in P2P File Sharing, on September 1, 2009
ZeroPaid's soulxtc today picks up on an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review that quotes the Great Lake Swimmers ' Tony Dekker as crediting filesharing with his band's success.
"It's not just something that's specific to a region anymore," Dekkers says. ...
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 26, 2009
Diamond and Stainless Steel Jewelry
Holiday 2005, the Simmons Jewelry Co. launched a men's collection of bracelets, chains, pendants, rings, and diamond earrings for the urban-minded man. Combining traditional diamonds and gold and alternative materials such as rubber and stainless steel...
in Sox First, on August 26, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry on Facebook's acquisition of Friendfeed. Clearly, Facebook plans to become something like the Huffington Post of social media. But as I pointed out in that post, it won't just stop at being a large scale aggregator. Facebook, I suspect, has Googl...
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on August 17, 2009
Did you see the housing crash coming? There were certainly enough warning signs. Maybe the better question is this: Did you see the housing crash coming and did you do something about it?
In other words, in early 2006 when housing prices were reaching their peak, did you sell your home for a big pr...
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on August 5, 2009
...ive updates about events on their phone. I have to admit, I'm impressed.
The problem is, most non-profits/charities/churches are about a decade behind on technology. This usually has a lot to do ...
in Sox First, on August 3, 2009
Despite its roaring profits, Goldman Sachs reputation took quite a hammering last month starting with Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone, which I covered here , where he accused Goldman Sachs of being behind every market manipulation since the Great Depression. The piece triggered a ...
in Sox First, on August 2, 2009
Yesterday, I looked at how the aviation industry was nose diving, cranking up big losses from the global meltdown and swine flu. But one airline seems to be doing okay and weathering the storm. Ryanair is posting profits and continuing to attract passengers despite the recession thanks to ...
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-02
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in Sox First, on August 1, 2009
Several weeks ago, I looked at how airlines around the world would be losing loads of money because of the financial crisis and swine flu. According to industry forecasts, they were set to lose $9 billion this year. That would be just a start. There is no relief in sight. Not surprisingly, t...
in Sox First, on August 1, 2009
Yesterday, I looked at how the aviation industry was nose diving, cranking up big losses from the global meltdown and swine flu. But one airline seems to be doing okay and weathering the storm. Ryanair is posting profits and continuing to attract passengers despite the recession thanks to ...
in Sox First, on July 30, 2009
At the beginning of this month I did a blog entry looking at Matt Taibbi's piece in Rolling Stone asking whether Goldman Sachs had been behind every market manipulation since the Great Depression. Now The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Senate is probing Goldman Sachs and Deu...
in Sox First, on July 26, 2009
Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires chief financial officers and chief executive officers to reimburse the company bonuses and stock profits following a fraud. The rationale behind the legislation is that they were running the company when misleading information was being put out. ...
in Sox First, on July 24, 2009
US taxpayers did well when Goldman Sachs repaid US Treasury's TARP loan of $10 billion. According to Bloomberg , they made a return of 23% which is not too bad at all in any market, let alone this one. But that's just lunch money compared to Warren Buffett's return. As the New Yor...
in Sox First, on July 23, 2009
Can Obama save US manufacturing? That's the question raised by the New York Times which points out that US administration has so far pursued only ad hoc initiatives, like helping General Motors and Chrysler and looking to green energy as a way of rebuilding the manufacturing sector. The pa...
in Sox First, on July 21, 2009
The news about swine flu is getting grimmer and grimmer. First, we have reports of the US Food and Drug Administration warning that swine flue vaccine will not provide 100% protection. That's followed up by Forbes reporting that swine flu could stop any chance of a recovery in the appal...
in Sox First, on July 19, 2009
At the beginning of this month, I had a blog entry looking at whether legalizing marijuana would save the California economy. The Marijuana Policy Project is pushing for the drug to approved, claiming it will really do great things for the state's appalling budget. And so the debate con...
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