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NYSE:AOL – AOL Shares Nose Dive, Down Almost 20%

When the market opened today, AOL shares  (NYSE:AOL) took an immediate nose dive, dropping over 10% on the initial launch of the trading day.  As a result of the nose dive, the price for AOL shares dropped under $13 for the first time since the company spun off from Time Warner in December 2009. What’s […]

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Google Starts Promoting The “Chromebook” From Their Homepage

It’s clear that Google is now ready to take the marketing of the “Chromebook” to a whole level by promoting the web netbook straight from the homepage of Google.com.  This is the first time I can recall seeing anything about the Chromebook being displayed directly on Google.com.  And as the #1 (sometimes #2 depending on […]

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Verizon Workers Go On Strike

45,000 Verizon workers went on strike today in areas from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C. The strike occurred when Verizon Communications workers could not reach an agreement with Verizon, and as of Saturday night at midnight, 45,000 contracts expired. Union representatives were unable to reach a compromise with Verizon on issues including heath care costs and […]

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Amazon Outlet Deals Has Its Own Facebook Fan Page

Amazon already has the most competitive prices on the web for just about any and every product that you can imagine.  Unless you turn to Ebay where people are just dumping stuff for next to nothing, Amazon’s prices will be hard to beat. But there is one place you can actually find even better prices […]

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Solo Career Paths Need Personal Branding With SEO Infusion

No matter if you perform back massages, have your own law office, or offer SEO consultation, if you’re an independent professional you need electric business branding. Unfortunately for many people getting the professional assistance of a branding expert is typically beyond their budget limitations. Until the day comes when business picks up to the point […]

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Google Buys TheDealMap.com, Looking To Expand Google Offers

Google is on mission in the daily deal market space. Perhaps a little upset over Groupon turning down their $6 billion buyout offer, or perhaps driven from the criticism over not doing enough to push local businesses. Whatever it is, Google has taken their focus on the “local” to a whole a new level with […]

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Scary Thought – US Gov’t Borrowing Money From Apple

The United States government has a problem, and it’s about to cause major disruptions throughout the world. The problem is the U.S. government is about to run out of money. And if Congress can’t figure out whether to raise the debt ceiling or not, there really won’t be any money left for the U.S. government […]