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- ShoeMall.com adds alternative payments to give consumer spending some legs Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 4:04PMShoeMall.com believes one way to attract serious shoppers in a tough economy is offering them even more ways to pay. That’s why beginning this month ShoeMall, No. 138 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide , is launching a delayed financing program.
- Google Rolling Out Its Services Over IPv6 Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 3:23PMWhile Google admits that offering its services over IPv6 is still in its infancy, the company today announced the option for accessing Google services over IPv6.
- Obama's tax plan runs into opposition in Senate Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 12:54PMPresident-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts are running into opposition from senators in his own party.
- Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg: Fair Trade Suffers When China Censors The Internet. It's Not Just A Human ... Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 9:22AMMEMORANDUM To: President Elect Barack Obama Hilary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State nominee Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative nominee Julius Genachowski, Obama Transition Team -...
- Understanding the value and future of APIs in the travel industry Thursday, January 8, 2009 @ 5:18AMA significant shift is occurring in the online world. Websites that have traditionally only published their own content are now able to seamlessly include information from other sources, updated in real time.
- Older folks like Wii, PCs and cellphones, too Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 10:06PMSeniors are dispelling an age-old stereotype: that folks getting up in years have little or no interest in the latest technology. Video games, PCs, cellphones and such can help keep minds and bodies sharp. Tech companies are starting to pay closer attention to the mature market, and to folks with physical disabilities.
- CES-Yahoo unveils partners for Web TV push Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 9:09PMBy Gabriel Madway
- Media briefs: Apple love at SMH... Connex's wacky marketing... Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 8:09PMApple love at SMH... Connex's wacky marketing... Wiki leader almost out of a job... China search engines apologise for vulgar content...
- Microsoft Said Not to Be in Talks to Fund Yahoo Bid (Update2) Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:44PMJan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. isn’t holding talks to finance a new bid for Yahoo! Inc. , a person familiar with Microsoft’s plans said, responding to a blog report.
- Portland, OR Gets WiMAX Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 3:28PMSprint and Clearwire's "Clear" WiMAX service, which debuted in Baltimore last fall, has arrived on the other coast.
- Is Value Ready to Break Out? Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 2:52PMThe odds look pretty good.
- Lotus Notes Gets a Makeover, Symphony Beta Released Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 2:19PMIBM has introduced at Macworld Expo Lotus Notes 8.5, now featuring integration with social calendaring Web sites. The company...
- Group Asks Obama for $30B Tech Stimulus Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:52PMLobby says upgrading the digital infrastructure will create far more jobs than fixing the nation’s roads and bridges. But is $30B too much for broadband?
- INFO-TECH Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 1:30PMSTOCKS: Satyam spooks market Sensex sinks 750 points. Mumbai, Jan. 7 In a unique case of upheavals at a single company pulling down the Indian stock market, Wednesday’s disclosures by the founder-Chairman of Satyam Computer Services rocked the equities market, sending ...
- LG Electronics Launches Broadband HDTVs With 'NetCast(TM) Entertainment Access' Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 12:31PMLAS VEGAS , Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics today announced two new HDTV series with NetCast(TM) Entertainment Access that offer instant streaming of movies, TV shows, video, and a Widget-based user experience via Ethernet connectivity directly to the television.
- New Year, New Resolution to Save Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 8:10AM OMAHA, Neb.----Given the nation's economic crunch in 2008, it's no surprise financial goals are a key concern for many in 2009. In a survey conducted by FranklinCovey1, more than half of respondents state they will set a New Year's resolution of getting out of debt or saving money.
- Obama raises $27 million for inaugural Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:09PM Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities.
- Live blog: Macworld 2009 keynote Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 12:24PM We're posting live updates from Macworld 2009 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, where Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller, is delivering the keynote speech.
- Obama raises $27 million for inaugural Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:47AMDespite economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect's festivities
- Obama raises $27 million for inaugural Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:38AMWASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million, donor information on its Web site Tuesday showed. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks.
- Obama Raises $27 Million for Inaugural (11:54am) Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:20AMWASHINGTON (AP) - Despite the economic hard times, money keeps pouring in for President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural festivities. The inaugural committee has raised at least $27 million, donor information on its Web site shows. Most of that has come in over the past three weeks.
- Web sites that can help you budget better Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:14AMFree Web sites that keep track of all your bank and brokerage accounts provide the tools you need to develop a family budget, then they monitor your spending to help keep you on track.
- Tech memo to Team Obama Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:09AMSo president-elect Barack Obama wants to make the deployment of broadband Internet networks part of a sweeping stimulus package that he hopes would create new jobs, update the nation's hospitals, schools and other facilities, and lift the United States out of recession.
- Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009 Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 10:59AMBookmark this page for live, real-time coverage of the Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld Expo 2009. by Jason D. O'Grady
- Obama?s Inauguration Fund-Raising Tops $24 Million Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:38PMExecutives from Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood, as well as former Clinton supporters, have written checks of up to $50,000.
- Salespeople, Welcome Home Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:01PMAuckland, New Zealand – Jan 6, 2009 - For the millions of salespeople around the world, there is now an online destination they can call home.
- How SDRs can make 4G and white spaces usable Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:51PMIndia 's Department of Telecom (DoT) has rejected the finance ministry's request to double the bid floor price for the upcoming 3G and Wimax spectrum auctions.
- Social networking boom for mobiles Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:24PM The number of people using their mobile phones to access social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo and keep in constant touch with their friends has rocketed this year, according to new research. The combination of cheap or unlimited internet access tariffs and handsets which make it simple for people to log onto their favourite sites has created a boom in social networking, the ...
- China threatens to block Google Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:19PMChinese authorities have launched a fresh campaign to get rid of what they say is unhealthy, vulgar and pornographic content on the internet.
- 7 Secrets to Getting Your Next Job Using Social Media Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 3:44PM Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success , and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog . Between current economic conditions and the technological evolution of the Internet, the traditional approach most job seekers have taken in the past is no longer viable. The approach — developing a resume and cover letter, locating jobs on and ...
- Economic Chill May Open New Employment Doors Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 9:49AMDirectly testing the chill economic waters, more than 150 MIT School of Management MBA students embark on their annual “Tech Treks” this week, heading for Silicon Valley, Seattle and Boston in search of jobs, contacts, and new doors to open.
- Big S&P Rally Means Low Probability of IPO Rebound Before 2011 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 8:17AMJan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Even if the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rallies 24 percent this year, there’s little chance of a similar rebound in U.S. initial public offerings.
- A New Year’s Roundup, and What’s Ahead Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:32AMHappy New Year. It was a long, tough 2008, and we hope you got some well-deserved time off over the past week or two to rest up for what is likely to continue to be another rough couple of months (if not longer, if you believe Nouriel Rabini).
- Israel's Looming Catastrophe Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:20PMFor the past three decades, Israel has charted a course that invites its own destruction by relying on two risky propositions: first, that it could extend its security perimeter beyond the reach of a devastating missile attack, and second, that it could permanently control the political debate inside its crucial ally, the United States.
- Websites that help you budget better Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 11:19AMMoney movements are less muddled, allowing you to see accounts all in one place.
- Harry Domash, Online Investing: Get paid to wait out the market Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 10:15AMSince no one can predict when the market will recover, pundits are advising buying dividend-paying stocks on the premise that you will be getting "paid to wait.
- AuctionBytes Soundoff: Letters from Readers Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:10AMIn every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From feedback to payment services, from increased fees to posting policies, AuctionBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views.
- eBay, Alternatives and Small Sellers: A Transformative Year Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:09AMeBay began 2008 with major changes to fees, feedback, new seller standards and Best Match search visibility. Additional changes were announced during the year, including a ban on paper payments, a new listing format, and shipping limits in some categories.
- Follow the stocks that pay dividends Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:36AMBecause no one can predict when the market will recover, pundits advise buying dividend-paying stocks on the premise that you will be getting "paid to wait." That's good advice as long as you pick stocks that continue paying dividends at current levels. And...
- Recovering from '08 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 1:03AMLast year at this time, we were wondering if it could get any worse.
- Android on netbooks is BIG money for Google Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 7:27PMThe guys at VentureBeat succeeded (after only a couple hours) in getting Google's Android operating system to work on an Asus EEEPC 1000H. During their experiment, they stumbled across some interesting tidbits in the code that pretty much spills the beans on Google's plan for Android on "mobile internet devices" or MID's. MID is what Intel calls devices like the netbook which was used in this ...
- Making 'Duck Soup' Out of Today Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 5:46PMAs 2008 ends and this New Year begins, with all its fledgling promise despite turmoil and crisis, it’s also that time when the media offers its lists of ten best or worst this and that of the previous year, an exercise that simultaneously entertains and infuriates.
- Dow finishes up 258 points Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:21PMStocks around the globe and the share prices of several top Georgia companies, soared on the first trading day of 2009. (KO) (HD) (DAL) (RKT)
- 5 Stocks Worth Searching For Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 10:50AMThese top stocks have found their way to the top of the search pile.
- Dow up as 2009 trading begins Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 9:36AMStocks around the globe and the share prices of several top Georgia companies, inched up Friday morning on the first trading day of 2009. (KO) (HD) (DAL) (RKT)
- Inauguration day expected to draw San Francisco politicos Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:15PMSAN FRANCISCO – The Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama is just weeks away, and while many San Franciscans used their political clout to attend, others are buying their way.
- Robert Andersson Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 7:39PMNokia’s high-end N-series is under price pressure from Apple. In addition, products based on Windows Mobile 6 and others like Google’s Android user interface have been beating Nokia in the touch-screen market.
- U.S. dedicated to developing renewable energy Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:55PMLOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (PNA/Xinhua) -- The year of 2008 has seen the United States taking critical steps in developing renewable energy to meet the national goal of achieving 25 percent renewable energy by 2025.
- Birmingham stocks hammered in 2008 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 2:59PMStock prices for companies across the nation dropped throughout 2008 and local public companies were not immune to the financial crisis. (PRA) (RF) (PRA) (VMC) (MPW) (HLS) (EGN) (CLP) (PL) (RF)
- Canny Scots Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:26PMDouglas Fraser on the big banks of tomorrow