On June 9, 2011
One Startup’s Brilliant Marketing Tool: A Facebook App That Brags for You
A start-up has launched a Facebook app that allows users to show just how committed they are to green energy -- and market their product.
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On June 9, 2011
For Ailing Economy, Cutting Employer Payroll Tax Is Weak Sauce
Desperate to boost employment, the Obama administration is considering lowering the Social Security taxes businesses pay for workers. Here's why it's unlikely to work.
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On June 9, 2011
Hold on a Second. We Were Feeding Chickens Arsenic?
After testing found traces of poisonous arsenic in chicken liver samples, the FDA forced Pfizer to stop selling its arsenic-containing feed additive, something the company had been doing since the...
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On June 9, 2011
Cleavage, Beer and Bad Food: The Recipe For Restaurant Success
Hooters, where dads teach sons the finer points of staring at women, has started an entire restaurant category. A category whose profits are swelling faster than ... well, you know.
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On June 9, 2011
Can Your Company Survive a Bubble?
If you've been wondering whether LinkedIn's stock — selling as I write this for about $72 a share, down from a high of $122.70 during its first day of trading May 19 — is (or at least was) in a…
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On June 9, 2011
GM Is Maybe, Possibly Selling Opel Again. Don’t Do It!
Haven't we seen this movie? Frustrated by lack of profits, GM is reportedly thinking about putting its European division on the block again. But it's all posturing.
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On June 9, 2011
Wait, the New York Times Paywall Is Working? Not So Fast, Mr. Blodget
Print subscriptions are up at the New York Times and the paper credits the paywall. But that's a far cry from saying that the paywall strategy is doing what it needs to.
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On June 9, 2011
True Story: Twitter, Business, An Introvert Looking Out
The other day I read Can Twitter Rescue Introverted Students? in the Education section of www.good.is. It reminded me of what Twitter has done for me in business. This is a true story.
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On June 9, 2011
How Companies Use “Research” To Justify Really Dumb Decisions
Should companies use market research to justify their decisions? Or should they just skip the questions and do what they want? Here's one survey that'll leave you scratching your head.
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On June 9, 2011
The New Entrepreneurial Waves in Africa
Early this month, Cisco announced that it was investing $10 million in Egypt. What made it different from other investments by multinational companies in Africa was that the network equipment maker structured it as a venture capital investment,…
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