On November 5, 2010

NBCU Finds People Over 54 Buy Stuff, Only Nielsen Doesn’t Measure Them

NBC Universal is trying to push Nielsen to release data on people aged 55-64. Why don't they? It's both a software issue, and because the ad business thinks at 55, you're done.

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Dell’s BlackBerry Switch Is One More Thorn in RIM’s Side

Dell plans to relieve its employees of their company-provided Research In Motion BlackBerry smartphones in favor of Dell's own devices. Many of its 25,000 employees reportedly could begin receiving Dell's Venue Pro, which runs Microsoft's new Windows

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How to Find Alternatives to Bank Financing

Fashion accessory manufacturer Worldwide Dreams had a bank line of credit for most of the 35 years the company has been in business. Then the credit crisis erupted in 2008 and the company’s bank, under financial pressures, reined in the…

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Is Myspace at Death’s Door? And Can Anybody Resuscitate It?

A News Corp. executive has called Myspace's losses "not acceptable or sustainable." Where does the once pre-eminent social network go from here?

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Small Business Owners More Hopeful With New Congress

Nearly two-thirds (62%) of small business owners believe the new Republican controlled House will have a favorable impact on small businesses overall, according to a new survey by Manta.

More than half (58%) of the respondents said they are more…

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Noise at the Office: How to Cope

I work for a company with an open-door policy. Open doors send an excellent message about collaboration and transparency. But they are tough on the ears and concentration. I hear the office printer and copier chug away every…

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How Apple Turned AT&T Into the Red-Headed Stepchild of Wireless

T-Mobile's new ads illustrates two trends: Using Apple's own ads against Apple itself and bashing AT&T, the easy victim of the wireless world.

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Is GenY a Teacup Generation?

Last week, at the Inc. Magazine and Winning Workplaces Leadership Conference in Denver, I listened to Marcus Buckingham talk about the difference between leaders and managers. If you’ve ever heard Buckingham speak or read his books,…

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Get Justice This Weekend with Michael J. Sandel

Michael J. Sandel has long had the most popular undergraduate course at Harvard. “Justice” has enrolled over 14,000 students since it began, and been so popular that, in 2007, Harvard began making the course…