On April 14, 2011

Washington Mutual: Here’s Why Bankers Should Go to Jail for Fraud

A common misconception about the financial crisis is that no crimes were committed. The findings of a two-year Senate investigation puts that dubious theory to bed. Exhibit A: The biggest bank...

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Saab Story: A Bailout — and Russian Moolah — Looms for the Quirky Automaker

Saab is struggling and may go out of business soon -- unless it can secure financing from a sketchy Russian businessman and keep the Swedish government on board.

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Cisco’s Flip Flop: Lack of Brand Strategy?

This week Cisco pulled the plug on the Flip camera, a pocket-sized video camera. It was an abrupt and surprising reversal, given the popularity of the camera and the fact that Cisco acquired it from Pure Digital

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Bayer’s Deadly Birth-Control Pills: Alleged Toll Climbs to 190, Shareholders Revolt

Bayer faces 6,850 lawsuits in the U.S. accusing the pills of creating potentially lethal blood clots and gall bladder damage. And now shareholders are unhappy as well.

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Traffic Spikes Pose Challenges For Small Businesses’ Sites

The classic TV show The Twilight Zone often dealt with people getting what they wanted, only to be unable to handle it. [Spoiler ahead] Recall the episode in which a disgraced jockey became a physical giant, then couldn't accept a…

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Small Biz Resource Tip: ebusinessnow.org

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Hoping to help entrepreneurs leverage technology and fuel their growth, SCORE, the nonprofit association and resource partner of the Small Business Administration, has launched a new website to provide on-demand workshops, how-to guides, connections to technology mentors and more.…

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OK Maybe I Communicate with Logos … But Are They Friends?

Social media seems inherently about people, to me, not companies. It’s like a conversation, sort of, but one that has publishing mixed in, so it’s an amplified, recorded conversation. Do you agree? Isn’t this what’s happening on Twitter,…