Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

Is It Possible To Change Your Facebook Fan Page Category?

August 26th, 2010 Robert Holland

Many times people get so excited to launch their Facebook Fan Page that they forget - or they never knew - some fundamental truths about the Fan Page building process. One of the more common realizations, after a business has launched a Facebook Fan Page, is that they may have not selected the best category for ...

Facebook Page Landing Tab, For Non-Fans Only

August 26th, 2010 Robert Holland

Facebook Fan Pages are a great way for businesses to generate leads. Regardless of your business type, or how you define a "lead" - whether it's call ins, referrals, sales, etc... - Facebook Fan Pages have the ability to build a large pool of high quality leads. Custom Landing Tabs for Facebook Fan Pages One way Facebook ...

Is Facebook The Success Behind the iPhone, iPad, & Apple?

August 20th, 2010 Robert Holland

Fact: The Facebook application accounts for half of all app usage on the phone (excluding phone and email). On the iPad, the Facebook percentage is even higher. Fact: Facebook Places, being a "location aware" application, will rely heavily on both the iPhone and iPad for usage data, integration, and feedback. So with Facebook playing such a large ...

China To Get The iPad via China Unicom

August 19th, 2010 Robert Holland

It's quite possible that with the exception of the United States, China holds the most lucrative market for Apple products - especially when that product is the iPad. On Monday, China's Caixin Media announced that China Unicom, China's second largest mobile phone carrier, has won the rights to sell the iPad in the China market, both ...

Apple Manager Paul Devine Pleads Not Guilty To Kickbacks

August 17th, 2010 Robert Holland

Former Apple global supply manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty to 23 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, conspiracy and receiving kickbacks. Apple filed a separate civil law suit against Paul Devine accusing his of receiving more than $1 million in payments and bribes over multiple years from companies that were supplying iPhone and iPod ...

Companies Named in Apple iPhone, iPod Kickback Allegations

August 16th, 2010 Robert Holland

Company names are starting to drop in the Apple kickback case. Yesterday news broke that Paul Shine Devine, a global supply manager at Apple, used his position to obtain confidential information from Apple and then sold that information to suppliers which would helped suppliers negotiate better rates and terms in their contracts with Apple. According to The ...

Craigslist Will Earn $36 Million From Prostitution in 2010

August 15th, 2010 Robert Holland

Ever wonder how Craigslist makes money? How about this year (2010), Craigslist is on track to earn $36 million from their "Adult Services" section - formerly known as "Erotic Services". Simply put, this is prostitution. $36 million is roughly 30% of the $99 million in profits that Craigslist will earn in 2010. The "Erotic Services" section used to be ...

Google Adwords Tip – How To Stop The Bleeding

August 12th, 2010 Robert Holland

I just finished talking with a client about his Google Adwords campaign. Of course I can't use specifics here, but let me just say that he was hemorraging money out without generating sales. That's a recipe for disaster for just about any business - except BP perhaps... The main reason he was getting killed in his campaign ...

Penny Stocks – Work from home, be your own boss!

August 8th, 2010 William

In the United States of America, a penny stock, also known as a micro cap equity,refers to a share in a company which trades for less than $5.00. In other countries the term may be used differently, without reference to US institutions. Some of these alternative criteria include: * a price per share being less ...

HP CEO Mark Hurd Resigns Suddenly

August 7th, 2010 Robert Holland

The hard charging CEO of HP, Mark Hurd, resigned suddenly on Friday. The reason for his abrupt resignation was as the result of an internal investigation into sexual harassment charges brought on by a woman who was contracted by HP for marketing. An internal investigation found that Hurd submitted false expense reports and showed a "profound lack ...

Rhinebeck, New York Benefits From Chelsea Clinton’s Wedding

July 31st, 2010 Robert Holland

The small town of Rhinebeck, New York just got a massive injection of capital today! You may have heard about Chelsea Clinton's wedding? Yeah, the event that actually swayed the US government to designate the entire town a "no fly zone". Rhinebeck, New York is about 2 hours north of the hustle and bustle of Wall Street. Quiet, serene, ...

NYSE:S – Sprint Nextel Shares Up On Subscriber News

July 28th, 2010 Robert Holland

Sprint Nextel Corp. is currently up on the NYSE. This could be attributed to the news that Sprint has actually made an gain in the number of subscribers it added in the second quarter of 2010. Sprint Nextel (NYSE:S) is current up +0.11 (2.38%) at 4.94. What are some of the factors that may have contributed to ...

Nissan Leaf, Coming To Enterprise Soon

July 27th, 2010 Robert Holland

Wanna try out an electric car before you buy? Well you might just get the chance with the new Nissan Leaf. You may have heard by now that the Chevy Volt has been announced by GM and will be the first commercially marketed electric car and is set to arrive by the end of this year. Well the ...

Chevy Volt Release Date, Price Announced

July 27th, 2010 Robert Holland

The Chevy Volt is ready to hit the streets! GM announced today that the Chevy Volt, the industries first commercially marketed electric vehicle, is ready to hit GM lots later this year and will carry a sticker price of $41,000. But don't let that price tag scare you off too fast. Even though there's a $41,000 price tag, ...

Yahoo Marries Google in Japan

July 27th, 2010 Robert Holland

Hold onto your mouse, and make sure your keyboard is stable! Yahoo announced today that it will use Google technology to power its Yahoo Japan search engine and ad delivery system. This was attempted before in the US until the government squashed Yahoo's efforts because of fears over a search monopoly. But regulators in Japan do not share ...