Paypal On Facebook: A Big Win for Mobile Commerce

On February 23, 2010

Paypal On Facebook: A Big Win for Mobile Commerce

Facebook now accepts Paypal as payment, which not only will make it easier for users to purchase Facebook credits, but can serve as a great way for Paypal to make a stronger mobile presence. The new partnership actually encompasses a


On February 23, 2010

Wal-Mart Buys Vudu, Plays Catch-Up in the Streaming Race

Wal-Mart is purchasing battered online movie platform Vudu, a limp attempt to enter an already crowded video-on-demand market. You'd figure Wal-Mart would be wise enough not to use Best Buy as a role model. From the New York Times: The


On February 23, 2010

Experts Say Google Does Not Make Us Stupid

A survey of nearly 900 experts by the Pew Internet & American Life Project tested the idea that using Google Search might be making us less intelligent. Over three-quarters disagreed, saying Google is actually making us smarter.


On February 23, 2010

Walmart’s Earnings Are Up, and It’s Disappointed

You can sense the frustration emanating from Walmart's (WMT) Bentonville, Ark., headquarters. Something is not right, and that something is comparable store sales, or "comps." Earnings aren’t the problem. The company knows how to make the eagle on every nickle


On February 23, 2010

4 Steps to Raising an Ethical Issue at Work

Identifying unethical practices or people at work may not be the quickest route to career success -- unless you do it the right way. Step 1: Make the business case.
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On February 23, 2010

Humana Gets Reprieve from Pentagon but not from the Market

Humana is still waiting to hear the results of the Government review of the award last year of TRICARE management contracts. It still has a chance of retaining the one they protested. Despite this Humana announced another recent round of


On February 23, 2010

Maximize Getting Your Business Found with Inbound Links

A foundational component of web sites are the concept of links. It is how we move from one page to another and essentially forms the “Web” part of the World Wide Web. As search engines grew in sophistication, linking became…


On February 23, 2010

Make Your Passwords Uncrackable

Many people are alarmingly unconcerned about their password security. For example, we've told you about those 10,000 stolen Hotmail passwords, and how an astounding 42% of them were simply lowercase words.
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On February 23, 2010

How the F-35 Is Stalling, Even Before Take-Off

There continues to be bad news for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. More delays and cost increases were announced last week. Is the program now "too big to fail"? There are no real alternatives but can the U.S. continue to