Three steps to make social media sell
February 10, 2012
Knowing how to update your Facebook page, write an engaging blog, or create a viral YouTube video is, commercially speaking, worthless without knowing how social media platforms produce sales. The truth is that social media’s sudden arrival and instant popularity is causing most entrepreneurs to lose perspective on the ultimate goal:selling. In this sluggish economy, revenue trumps being most “liked” or highly “engaged with.”
January 26, 2012
BP poised to enter legal labyrinth | www.ft.com
Will BP risk going to trial?
Asbestos: Billions yet to be Paid!
October 24, 2011
GAO Reports Shines Light on Secretive Asbestos Trusts | www.law.com
How much will actually be paid out for asbestos claims and when will it end?
Small Businesses Lead In New Job Creation
October 5, 2011
U.S. nonfarm private employment highlights for September 2011 indicate a gain of 91,000 jobs, with 60,000 of those coming from small businesses. It appears the adage of small businesses leading the U.S. job growth stays intact. Why do small businesses continue to flourish with very little assistance ffrom the U.S. government, while the big corporations receive bailouts?
Environmental Hazards: TVA Ash Spill
September 20, 2011
Trial starts on damage lawsuits in TVA Ash | www.google.com
Should Federal agencies be protected from liability claims?
Startup America partnership open for business
September 19, 2011
Startup America Partnership | www.startupamericapartnership.org
Young companies can now register to become verified Startup America firms and gain access to resources from more than twenty five leading companies.
M2M shipments head to 100 million -- IMS
August 26, 2011
Shipments of cellular modules for machine-to-machine (M2M) communications will reach over 100 million in 2015, according to IMS Research’s new report “The World Market for Cellular Modules in M2M Communications”. While dropping module prices, reduced connectivity rates from carriers, and increased availability of cellular networks worldwide are all key drivers behind this growth, the report also finds that the level of uptake of cellular M2M will vary widely among different vertical markets.
HP buy Autonomy: what's next ?
August 19, 2011
HP Plans PC Spinoff, $10 Billion Autonomy Buy | www.cio.com
In a day where most stocks collapsed, HP confirmed rumors it is to dispose of the PC operation and acquire Autonomy at a premium.Autonomy is a well respected provider of semantic and Bayesian based tools to extract useful information from non-structured data, mainly text based.This news suggest semantic search and extraction of intelligence from natural language and pictures/drawings has become hot topic.I can witness the use of such tools for the bottom line.
When Smart-phones and IT Consumerization make you happy
August 12, 2011
Future Smartphones: How They Will Look, What They Will Do | www.cio.com
The latest Smart-phones do provide big improvements in users' productivity, making them a useful tool for business people.With screen sizes moving to 4-5" and possibly higher, and qwerty keyboards that can be handled even by adults at normal speeds, the latest products have the gear required.On top of that, the applications to chose from or the ability to create ad hoc ones, make the smart-phone a perfect companion for every professional not sitting at the office.
US Banking - Deposits UP & Investment DOWN
August 10, 2011
A clear understanding that depositors have extreme safety (within appropriate FDIC guidelines and limits) and that for investors the caveat "BUYER BEWARE" is more prominent than ever before.
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011