Handy Web Sites for Home Sellers Who Go It Alone

On November 21, 2009

Handy Web Sites for Home Sellers Who Go It Alone

Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task. Foregoing an agent, however, is easier these days thanks to Web sites that help homeowners advertise their properties on the hottest real estate portals and even walk them through figuring out how to price their home to sell.


On November 20, 2009

I Chose My Hotel For Free WiFi and Amenities

I went on a mini-vacation recently, mostly to visit family and write, and stayed at one of my favorite places -- the Comfort Suites in downtown Visalia, Calif. Because it's in a agricultural/agribusiness area, the clientele always seems evenly split between business and pleasure. Aside from the free continental breakfast with waffles and breakfast burritos, they also have free wireless Internet access. Previously we have written about how high-end hotels are less likely to offer such amenities, while budget or midrange lodgings often advertise their free service. (While some may think paying $80 a night is budget, at least in the San Joaquin Valley it's enough to expect a nice, up-to-date room.) The password was printed on my receipt and it was so painless to...


On November 20, 2009

Where to Find Small Business Training Courses

Do you know everything there is to know about running a successful small business? Then stop right here, because you don’t need to read this post. But if you’re human like most of us small business owners, you’ve likely encountered gaps in your small business education. You could be a bookkeeping whiz, but have an [...]


On November 20, 2009

The Boss From Hell

Early in my career I had a boss from hell. Sure, I've had lots of dysfunctional bosses - I was one myself. But this guy was different. I'm talking serious lunatic stuff here. Still, tragedy and comedy often go hand in hand, and this story is no exception. Can you top it?


On November 20, 2009

Ads for Ketel One, Crown Royal and Chivas Regal Seem to Be Torn From Same Playbook

Is it just me, or are the ad campaigns for Ketel One, Crown Royal and Chivas Regal all essentially identical? They all feature men in their 30s who live by some sort of unstated guys' code. Sure, the ads are all "different," but they all seem to have been shot from the same brief: Give us something to appeal to aspirant investment-banker types who think they live by a vanishing frat-tastic honor code. And shoot it with a lot of night scenes and heavy shadow.


On November 20, 2009

Peter Pitts’ CMPI Targeted Over Anti-Healthcare Reform Video Game

The Center for Medicine in the Public Interest is a "corporate front group" that sponsored the near-riots at town hall meetings on healthcare and spreads misinformation about healthcare reform, according to a report by ThinkProgress, a liberal blogging group. It even produced an anti-reform video game, "Super Race to the Hospital," the site alleges.


On November 20, 2009

How Will Chrome OS Make Money? The Secret Is YouTube

Yesterday Google showed off its forthcoming Chrome OS, leaving many to wonder how exactly the company will monetize it. The answer: it won't. Since Google derives 97% of its revenue from online ads, it simply wants you using a computer that is always online. Specifically, it wants you on a computer that is one click away from YouTube, which has been flourishing this quarter into a bona fide revenue engine. Why YouTube? Textual ads generate chump change compared to video advertising. And since Chrome OS machines won't store any data locally -- no music, no movies, no photos, no games -- users will go to the Web to be entertained even more than regular PC users. Google is working hard to make sure...


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