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Sweepstakes are a huge industry, particularly on the Internet.Visit your favorite blogs or websites and chances are they've hosted a giveaway within the last month.From gift cards to watches and...
View ArticleInternet News 'Clipping' Service Gets Busted For Swiping AP Stories
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge concluded that an Internet news clipping service essentially resold stories from The Associated Press, saying in a decision released Thursday that the ability of news...
View ArticleYouTube Channels Will Soon Be Allowed To Charge Users
YouTube invited advertisers, partners and many more to its new Los Angeles production space on Wednesday, staging an alternate version of the presentation it will deliver advertisers in New York next...
View ArticleDirecTV CEO Michael White Gets A 200% Raise
DirecTV CEO Michael White’s $18 million package for 2012 gives him a 200%+ raise. That may raise some eyebrows among DirecTV shareholders who will also vote on whether to require the company to split...
View ArticleA Funny-Looking Ford With A Tiny Engine Can Outrace The Ferrari Enzo
Ford will drum up further excitement surrounding its FF1 track car by presenting it at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this July, and taking it up the event’s famous hill climb. The...
View ArticleThe 6 Stages Of Failure And How To Overcome Them
“What’s gone and what’s past help Should be past grief.” - William Shakespeare, The Winter’s TaleWe give abundant advice to founders about how to make startups succeed, yet we offer few models about...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About Happy Hour Etiquette
When you start a full-time job or even an internship, it’s a fairly common (and enjoyable) practice to do Happy Hour with your co-workers.And frankly, after a busy day filled with meetings, unexpected...
View ArticleWhat It Was Like To Watch The First Screening Of 'Star Wars' With George Lucas
I was thrilled to hear George Lucas’ recent announcement that he has signed Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to recreate their iconic characters – Luke Skywalker, Princess Lea and Han Solo...
View ArticleBrooklyn's Domino Sugar Factory Will Turn Into A Temporary Urban Haven
Two Trees Management’s Jed Walentas is temporarily turning over the Domino Sugar development site in Williamsburg for use as an urban farm, yoga studio, reading room and bicycle course, the Brooklyn...
View ArticleHow Accredited Investor Laws Cost Me $475,000
Around 2006 my friend Erik acquired Chess.com. It was previously a site selling chess learning software.The company went bankrupt and he bought the assets for pennies on the dollar.We had worked...
View ArticleA Huge Fight Between Big Business And Big Labor Is Threatening To Derail...
Long-simmering tensions between labor and business over importing new workers are spilling out in the open, raising fears that an impasse between two of the biggest stakeholders in the immigration...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Shouldn't Be Too Quick To Adopt Algorithms And Robots
A year after I started CD Baby, when it was still just me in my bedroom, the CEO and VP of a hugely-funded Silicon Valley online music company contacted me, saying they wanted to fly out to New York to...
View ArticleYour Location Determines How Happy And Productive You Are
1) HappinessWant to be happier? Sad as it may be, part of happiness is generated by your relative status. Research shows people are happier living in a rich neighborhood than in a poor county.2)...
View Article5 Crime Questions You Should Always Ask Before Buying A Home
The list of question every buyer asks about the various properties during a house hunt is relatively predictable. How many bedrooms does it have? Baths? Square footage? What are the HOA dues? What’s...
View Article6 Things To Consider Before Buying A House
Buyer’s remorse is no joke. It has killed many a home buying deal. But buying a home is serious, life-changing business, so some level of deliberation, concern and even rethinking the whole thing,...
View ArticleThe Importance of Women Leaders: From Margaret Thatcher to Sheryl Sandberg to...
I have always admired former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whose strong leadership and perseverance made her one of the most influential and respected political figures in recent history....
View ArticleEL-ERIAN: The Critical Asset Central Banks Are Buying Is Time
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View ArticleMore Charges In Bizarre Case Involving A Chicago Cop Allegedly Attempting To...
A former Chicago police officer accused in a plot to extort, murder, and dismember a local businessman is now facing charges he agreed to kill another individual in exchange for revenue from a strip...
View ArticleSome Cyprus Savers Could Lose A Quarter Of Their Bank Deposits In New Deal
Savers in Cyprus could face losing one-quarter of their bank deposits under new proposals being discussed by the government as ministers flew to Brussels to salvage a European bailout.The new bank levy...
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