On October 14, 2011

Consumers more likely to shop in store rather than online

In a telephone survey conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs of 1,001 adults in the US, 87% of the respondents plan on spending the same or less on gifts this holiday season in comparison to last year’s

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Patti Stanger’s Diet Product Based On Dubious Science

The Millionaire Matchmaker's Sensa also is drawing complaints from consumers, who say they can't can't get the company to stop charging their credit cards.

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Skype Embarks on Microsoft Adventure

As of Friday, Skype, the popular video and voice service, is a division of Microsoft. The $8.5 billion acquisition was announced in May, and the U.S. Justice Department quickly cleared the sale. Antitrust regulators in the European

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How Occupy Wall Street is Helping Google’s War Against Broadcasters

By bypassing NBC, CBS et al. Occupy Wall Street only needs to raise $5,000 to get the ad aired nationally on cable and satellite TV systems via Google TV Ads.

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New Plan Asks Entrepreneurs to Sound Off on Immigration

To help stimulate the economy, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services plans to tap industry experts and entrepreneurs for advice.No tags for this post.

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Brainscape: How to Build a Booming App Business in the iTunes Store

What started as an 'aha!' moment in French class quickly became a booming digital flashcard business. Brainscape founder Andrew Cohen shares his secrets with BNET host Laurel Touby.

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How Much Should You Worry About Your Competition?

I’m intrigued with Steve Thoeny’s comment earlier this week to my post about market research. Steve quoted Joel Spolsky, Co-founder Stack Exchange, and one of my favorite writers, with this suggestion:

Talk to your customers. Find out what

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How Much Should You Worry About Your Competition?

I’m intrigued with Steve Thoeny’s comment earlier this week to my post about market research. Steve quoted Joel Spolsky, Co-founder Stack Exchange, and one of my favorite writers, with this suggestion:

Talk to your customers. Find out what

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Small Biz Resource Tip: Playbook by Constant Contact

Playbook by Constant Contact

To help businesses make the most of their email and social media campaigns, Constant Contact has released a new educational guide to help entrepreneurs get started in three simple steps. From a recent study, Constant Contact…

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Verizon Makes No Bones About New Ad-Friendly Privacy Terms

Verizon Wireless has changed its privacy policy to permit it to do, well, almost anything it wants to with users' data. The new policy, which is opt-out, allows it to track subscribers' Web browsing, location and app

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