On April 1, 2010

Verizon Fire Sale on Pre Smartphones Turns Palm into Toast

Verizon Palm Pre promotion has the smoky smell of a fire sale

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The Big Pharma Transparency Report Card: Congratulations, Merck. Lilly? Needs Improvement

A comparison of the way Pfizer (PFE), Merck (MRK), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Eli Lilly (LLY) disclose their payments to doctors shows that Merck is the most transparent company and Lilly is the least.

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Crafting a Business Model for Success

If I were to ask you what you thought were the main causes for business failure, what would your answer be? Lack of working capital; trying economic conditions; severe competition; obsolescence of a product? Actually, if you

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Is Apple’s iPhone the Chicken or the Egg in Smartphone Growth?

RIM Blackberry unit sales grow, but the Apple iPhone has narrowed the gap and may catch up within six months.

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Travelocity’s Roaming Gnome Shows How to Get Ahead in Social Media

The fact that Travelocity's Roaming Gnome now sits on Chatroulette suggests that for brands seeking to take engage in social media, having an anthropomorphic mascot will be a huge advantage. The gnome -- courtesy of ad agency McKinney -- spends

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American Airlines Seeks Air Supremacy in New York (With JetBlue’s Help)

Anyone remember that little airline called American (AMR)? Those guys used to rule New York from a mighty perch, but in the last several years they've seen airlines hammer away. Continental (CAL) came at them from Newark while Delta (DAL)

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Myriad Fallout: Who Are the Winners and Losers in the Gene Patent Ruling?

If the recent federal court ruling in the Myriad Genetics (MYGN) case -- which invalidated gene patents based on isolated chunks of DNA -- holds up on appeal, it will hurt any company whose drugs are based on isolating or

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Verizon: Free Mobile Hotspot for Palm Pre, Pixi!

Palm may be down, but Verizon is trying to make sure the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus aren't out. The awesome Mobile Hotspot service, previously $40 per month, is now free.

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New York Auto Show: Kia Hamsters Score One for Gut Instinct

The Kia hamsters went viral after helping to launch the Kia Soul last year. The effort won an advertising award at the New York auto show. However, the hamsters nearly got killed.