On December 23, 2010
Fighting eBay, JCPenny Risks Its Brand on a Facebook Store
JCPenny's Facebook store is a nod to the ascendance of the mobile Web, and a sure sign of brick-and-mortar stores' growing competition with online retailers.
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On December 23, 2010
S.C. Johnson/DraftFCB: How to Lose a Giant Account in 20 Weeks
S.C. Johnson putting all its advertising up for bid at once is seismic. It's as if the Rolling Stones said, "We're holding auditions to replace Mick Jagger."
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On December 23, 2010
Guess Who’s (Mostly) Not to Blame for Insider Trading in Pharma Stock?
An insider trading case at Sequenom might have given you the impression that illegal trades tend to occur when folks inside a company leak big news to their friends. Not so.
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On December 23, 2010
Leno’s Got a Volt, and More Celebs Plug In. But EVs Are Getting Heckled
Who still wants to kill the electric car? EVs are rolling out and the likes of Leno (a Volt) and Lance (a Leaf) are driving them. One critic calls them an Obama "fetish." He and other skeptics...
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On December 23, 2010
Not Even the FCC Knows What Its Net Neutrality Plan Actually Is
You know all those reports about the FCC voting for its net neutrality plan? Read the details and you find that it actually didn't. Instead, the commissioners still have the topic in limbo.
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On December 23, 2010
Can You Pick the Entrepreneurs From the Crowd?
It’s almost two years now since I had a go at listing traits of entrepreneurs. It started with somebody else’s 10 signs you’re probably an entrepreneur list and then I came up with my own list, a…
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On December 23, 2010
Hey, DynCorp. Two Words About Your Dancing Afghan Boy Problem: Damage. Control.
Weeks after a DynCorp scandal was outed by WikiLeaks, the military contractor still seems to have no damage control strategy. Translation: management is failing to protect a key corporate asset.
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On December 23, 2010
The Worst Technology Prognostications of 2010: My Own
Few can top my dismal record for predicting successful technology products. Facebook, Twitter and Kindle all somehow survived my initial pooh-poohs. Did I guess right on the iPad?
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On December 23, 2010
75 Essential Small Business Resources From 2010
Want to take your small business to the next level? Or maybe start your own business? We’ve researched dozens of ways for you to do just that by leveraging…
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On December 23, 2010
Getting Green Products on More Retail Shelves
I am an investor in an "eco start-up" based here in Austin. The company, Blue Avocado, creates green consumer products dubbed "hot products for a cool planet." They launched in 2008 with a set of stylish, responsibly produced, reusable bags…
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