Apple to launch new promotion
As in the past few years Apple is about to announce some special deals for teachers and students, this would normally mean that a student or teacher who purchases a new Apple computer will get some significant discounts or even the opportunity to get some Apple products.
This year it has been predicted will be the [...]
IBM actually encourages employees to social network
Social networks and business are not very compatible, at least when companies find out that their staff are spending too much work time on their own social networking site. But some companies have seen the light and social networking could soon become cool at work again.
IBM have been experimenting with social networking and encouraging their [...]
The right PR at the right time
PR has been around for many years, it encompasses almost everything in our daily lives, and yet when we start a business it is one of the last things that we ever think of. Yet with good PR your business can very quickly begin to make up ground on the competition.
The problem with PR is [...]
Websites that help you save money
It may be a hard concept to grasp but there are some businesses out there that are actually in the business of giving stuff away. These may be directed to certain people or products, but at the end of the day saving money is what it’s all about.
Sites that will save you money, in one [...]
Forget the Apprentice, entry level jobs are harder
If you think that the Apprentice is hard enough then you may wish to view the top ten of the worst entry level jobs that there are. These jobs are the ones which the new graduates will be trying to get in order to get a foot on the corporate ladder.
But sometimes these jobs may [...]
Business pays employees to leave
The business of being business has changed over the years, with new and exciting companies being started up by people who have little or no experience in business, but have great ideas.
This lack of experience has created new companies run by people who have an unconventional approach to business.
Like Zappos, they produce a cool line [...]
How much should we be saving?
If we knew the answer to this one, then we would all be safe from worries of what is going on in the world, when a credit crunch happens as it is doing at the moment. But even if there was some magic solution that we could follow and in the event that we make [...]
May 16, 2008CBS to take over CNET
One of the top internet companies CBS is looking to take over the CNet group of news, entertainment and information sites. It has been announce that the offered is said to be worth around $1.8 billion, the move would make CBS one of the Top Ten internet companies in the world.
Shareholders in CNet would be [...]
Current TV offers $100 for Digg
It seems that there are constant offers being made for the news listing site Digg, these offers range from $4 million to around $30 million, but there was a time when Digg could have made the founders a lot more extra cash.
It was in 2006 that Current Media the business fronted by the man who [...]
Clintons in debt to $20 million
When running for the most powerful job in world, allegedly! You would have thought that the candidates may have had some sort of grounding in how to run an effective campaign, these cost huge amounts of cash, which is where the fundraising comes in.
Yet, despite having been given millions of dollars from her backers, it [...]
No more surfing in company time
Companies are increasing getting annoyed at employees who spend their working time on the internet. This follows a case in Japan where a civil servant had been surfing the net for porn. It turns out the poor guy had logged up over 780,000 hits on various porn related websites in just nine months.
In a case [...]
Business backs Brown
It has been said recently that the tax changes would force many business and business people to think about living abroad. If this happened it would cause the government and country some serious problems, but it would seem that the Prime Minister Gordon Brown has the support of some the countries top business people.
A lot [...]
How to be successful at networking
Networking in business it totally different to social networking, but at the same time the success of your business could depend on how effective you are making the right connections. This could be a trial and error situation, but when you are in business time is money and so there is a need to get [...]
May 6, 2008Yahoo shares drop as deal is off
After the deal between the worlds largest software company Microsoft and the Search giant Yahoo fell through after problems with how much money was on the table, has affected Yahoo more than anyone else.
The markets have seen the shares plummet to $24.37 which is considerably less that the $33 per share that Microsoft was offering [...]
Lipstick clue to economic state
There are many indicators which can be used to determine the state of the economy, one of the most accurate signs is high street shopping. This is because of the spending involved, but even though the spending is down in the amount spent, the actual high streets are still full of people shopping.
This goes to [...]
Making ends meet
It has to be a sign of the times as people are having to dig deep and begin to sell off some of their assets, but this is not for profit or to pay for a holiday of a life time, no this is simply in order for some families in the States to survive [...]