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- Residents wary of ‘robo’ calls from Florida group Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:37PMJoplin police are scrutinizing a Florida-based charitable organization dubbed Rescue Joplin believed to be responsible for unsolicited calls placed to residents in recent days offering tornado victims help in dealing with their insurance companies.
- Zynga and Facebook's Relationship Disclosed: It's Complicated Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:53PMZynga has disclosed details of its very close partnership with Facebook as part of a 600-page-plus update to its original IPO document filed this afternoon with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
- Team National Fiesta Fun, Food & Fellowship Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:37PMSouth Florida - Davie, FL – Team National will celebrate with a Fiesta on Saturday, July 30th at their Davie Headquarters. This celebration of fun, food and fellowship will begin at 12 noon through 4 pm.
- New valuation service 'could reduce fraud' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:14PMPropertyIQ, a joint venture between government owned Quotable Value and Australia's RP Data, is rolling out a residential property valuation service it says will reduce risk for both lenders and borrowers, reduce the opportunities...
- Online Small Business to Increase Web Investment Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:13PMWellington, New Zealand – 19 July 2011 – New Zealand small businesses using online technology intend to keep investing in their IT and online capabilities in the next 12 months as confidence begins to return in the NZ business sector, according ...
- Amylin Pharmaceuticals names new plant manager Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:31PMAmylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.joined Amylin Pharmaceuticals in May as the general manager of the company’s manufacturing facility in West Chester Twp., according to the company.
- JCPenney CMO retires after eight years at the helm Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:19PMMike Boylson, CMO of JCPenney, retired this month after more than eight years as the retailer's marketing leader and 33 years at the company. JCPenney has yet to name a replacement.
- Jordan Zimmerman of Zimmerman Advertising to Keynote 2011 Restaurant Executive Summit Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:20PMWill Speak on How to "Become a Fearless Leader"
- Deborah Voigt withdraws from Strauss revival at Lyricfour-col headline in here Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:17PMVoigt leaves Strauss for Wagner, and Wagner steps in for Strauss.Or something like that.In a surprise move that could portend other changes in upcoming seasons at the Civic Opera House, Lyric Opera of Chicago announced Monday morning that star soprano Deborah Voigt, who has figured prominently in marketing for the company’s 2011-12 season, has withdrawn from the revival of “Ariadne auf Naxos” by ...
- NZ Post survey still raising ire Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:07PMComplaints about a new New Zealand Post survey are flooding in to the privacy commissioner, despite it being redesigned to allay concerns.
- PointRoll Mobile Research Reflects Differences in Consumer Behavior by Device, Driving Ad Engagement Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:07PMInteraction Rates Increase on iPhone, Brand Time Grows on iPad; Findings Point to Increased Time Spent on Tablets and Increased Interaction and Click Through Rates on Smart Phones, Presenting Opportunity for Advertisers
- GEUPEC, Empresas Polar and PepsiCo Join Together to Create a Nationwide Beverage Company in Mexico Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:00PMGrupo Embotelladoras Unidas, S.A.B. de C.V. , Empresas Polar and PepsiCo today announced that they have entered into an agreement under which they will form a new joint venture, creating a nationwide beverage company in Mexico.
- Coffee Stocks Continue Uptrend Despite Changing Supply Outlook Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:45PMThe Bedford Report Provides Equity Research on Caribou Coffee & Javalution Coffee
- TELEHOUSE America and Sidera Networks to Provide Low Latency Connections to Customers Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:42PMOffering Fast, Direct Connections Between Major Financial Exchanges and Leading Colocation Facilities in the Greater New York Metro Area
- Webtrends Extends Executive Team to Include Technology Industry Veteran Jeff Clayton Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:40PMClayton Lends Three Decades of Experience as Vice President of Sales for North America
- Ferrex PLC - First Day of Dealings on AIM Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:05AMFerrex PLC - First Day of Dealings on AIM
- Enigma Announces Successful Completion of EU Framework 7 "RANGER" Project Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:37AMOXFORD, England, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ In October 2007, Enigma Diagnostics (Porton Down, UK & San Diego, USA) announced the award of a euro 3 Million grant by the European Commission Framework 7 programme. This EU Commission award was …
- Murdoch Scandal Heats Up in the United States Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:45PMRupert Murdoch In Britain, the Murdoch hacking scandal has come to a boil: The head of Scotland Yard has resigned over links to a former News of the World executive, Rebekah Brooks has been arrested , and Rupert and James Murdoch are set for a painful father-and-son grilling by vengeful British politicians on Tuesday. In the United States the temperature is still rising, with an FBI ...
- Grand Jury report on San Bernardino airport says developer's involvement raises 'serious questions' Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:24PMAn airport developer who was banned from the aviation industry has received millions of dollars for projects at San Bernardino International Airport, according to a Grand Jury report.
- App Makers and Twitter Feel Strains Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:19PMThe relationship between Twitter and the outside developers that build its apps is a little like the one between sharks and the small fish that latch onto their backs -- beneficial for both, until it isn't.
- E-waste not, want not Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:12PMMISSISSAUGA — This is where unwanted televisions, computers and cellphones come to die. The Sims Recycling Solutions plant is a massive, 290,000-square-foot facility just off Hwy. 410 in Mississauga.[...]
- What a difference two decades makes: Vision Airlines has grown from Grand Canyon tours to international low-cost carrier Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:00PMVision Airlines is the newest low-cost air carrier at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport, offering direct flights to 15 cities and several others by connections.
- What a difference two decades has made for Vision Airlines Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:50PMVision Airlines is the newest low-cost air carrier at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport, offering direct flights to 15 cities and several others by connections.Although it does not have the name recognition of a Delta, United or Southwest, Vision is not a fly-by-night carrier that came out...
- Upcoming Small Business Conferences, Events, More Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:59PMEvery other week we compile a list of great events to help you with your business. The following Small Business Events Guide is worth a close look:
- BRIEFLY: July 16 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:36AMRead about what's happening in and around Plymouth.
- State axes WAMs, streamlines funding programs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:28AMHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The job of attracting out-of-state businesses and helping revitalize communities got a bit tougher for state officials when the Pennsylvania budget passed recently with a cut of more than $114 million to the Department of Community and Economic Development.
- The Spectrum Marketing Companies are Now FSC® Certified Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:12AMThe Spectrum Marketing Companies are now able to provide its general printing services with Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification upon request. (PRWeb July 16, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8644784.htm
- Kuwait- KD 60,000 winner named Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:56AMKuwait- KD 60,000 winner named
- For local firm, public-private contracts all in a day's work Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:13AMAs Frederick County considers its own government privatization plans, officials are discovering that a local firm has won similar contracts across the country
- Hires and Promotions (July 16, 2011) Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:17AMMicrosoft's Fargo campus hires five Microsoft in Fargo has hired Chris Mapes as a technical account manager, T.J. Buboltz as a technical account manager and Eric Spooner as a partner technical lead, Kayla Schilling as a senior support engineer and Craig Rennich as a senior support escalation engineer for CSS.
- WPP Group Invests in JMI Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:20PMWPP has taken a minor stake and will have a representation on the board of JMI.
- Office Depot names CMO in restructuring Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:49PMIn a major restructuring, Office Depot named Bob Moore its EVP and CMO and appointed Kevin Peters president of North America, a new position. The retailer also combined its North American retail and business solutions divisions and split the role of EVP of e-commerce and direct marketing into two roles.
- Web captures real estate Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:48PMTHE commercial real estate industry is embracing opportunities in the digital environment, as technologies change the way businesses engage with the marketplace.
- Futura Announces Second Closing of Private Placement and Extension of Debt Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:32PMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - The Futura Loyalty Group Inc. (TSX VENTURE: FUT - News ) ("Futura" or the "Company") has closed the second tranche of an equity financing previously announced on June 30, 2011 by way of a private placement of an aggregate of 3,000,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.05 per Unit for gross proceeds of $150,000 (the "Second Closing"). The Second Closing ...
- Five Critical Questions Your Business Plan Should Answer Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:02PMAnswering these questions periodically can help keep long-term goals in mind while you adjust your immediate steps and actions.
- SEED discusses budget Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:20AMBy Belinda Serrano editor@sweetwaterreporter.com c-seed meeting.jpg The Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development (SEED) Board of Directors met for their meeting on Monday morning, July 11, 2011 at the Chamber of Commerce building. A winning bid for the 88 acre road construction was awarded to Epic Construction of Abilene and approved by the board. David Todd from ...
- DGAP-News: Competitive Technologies to Sell BiCOM's Medical Devices Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:19AMbrCompetitive Technologies, Inc. 15.07.2011 17:39 FAIRFIELD, Conn., 2011-07-15 17:39 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --brCompetitive Technologies, Inc. (OTCQX:CTTC) today announced that it has entered into a strategic marketing agreement with Long Beach, New Yor
- Competitive Technologies to Sell BiCOM's Medical Devices Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:56AMCompetitive Technologies to Sell BiCOM''s Medical Devices Competitive Technologies, Inc. 15.07.2011 17:39 ------------------------------------------------------------------
- DGAP-News: Competitive Technologies to Sell BiCOM´s Medical Devices (deutsch) Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:54AMCompetitive Technologies to Sell BiCOM´s Medical Devices Competitive Technologies, Inc. 15.07.2011 17:39 FAIRFIELD, Conn., 2011-07-15 17:39 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) …
- SnapRetail Receives 2011 ICON Honor for Innovation Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:25AMATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SnapRetail, a company that makes it easy for retailers to use email, Facebook and Twitter to market products and increase sales, has been recognized with a prestigious ICON 2011 Honor for Innovation in Technology at the annual ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia produced by AmericasMart Atlanta, the Gift and Home Trade Association, and industry leading trade publisher Sandow ...
- Start-ups should eliminate job titles Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:16AMThere has been a recent dialog around a theme I'll call "hacking the corporation" - creating novel approaches to building young companies, particularly when they are in their formative start-up stage. One of them, reinventing board meetings (or, "Why Board Meetings Suck"), has gotten some attention from leading thinkers like Steve Blank and Brad Feld.I'd like to submit another item to add to the ...
- Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide Companies Win Two Communique Awards Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:14AMPARSIPPANY, NJ--(Marketwire - 07/15/11) - Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide ( www.ogilvychww.com ), representing the largest assembly of creative talent in the world of healthcare communications, today announced their OgilvyHealthPR and Ogilvy Digital Health groups, working collaboratively, won two awards at the industry-leading Communiqu Awards in the "Best Patient ...
- Exclusive Interview With The Executives: Vision-Sciences, Inc. - Warren Bielke, Lewis Pell And Katherine Wolf Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:05AM67 WALL STREET, New York - July 15, 2011 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Medical Devices Report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This special feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money Managers. The full issue is available by calling (212) 952 ...
- Connextions, Inc. Announces New Managing Partner of Client Services Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:53AMConnextions, Inc., a pre-eminent technology and business services partner to the health care industry, today announces that Charles T. (Chuck) O’Neill has joined the firm in the role of managing partner of client services. With more than 25 years of health industry leadership experience, O’Neill joins the Connextions executive team with responsibility for driving strategy and innovation with ...
- YesDTC Announces University of Alaska, Fairbanks to Commence Testing of MotorBooster(TM) for Use in the Oil Industry Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:00AMSAN FRANCISCO -- YesDTC Holdings, Inc. , a direct-to-consumer marketer and global distributor of consumer goods and products, today announced the University of Alaska, Fairbanks will commence a performance test of the Company's proprietary MotorBooster formulation tablet in order to measure fuel emissions reductions and economies of fuel consumption with an eye toward use of the product in ...
- NBA cuts 11% of workforce, 114 employees to lose jobs Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:18AMNBA spokesman Mike Bass Image Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images The National Basketball Association (NBA) reportedly cut about 11% of its workforce, with 114 of its employees to lose their jobs. As noted at New York Times on Thursday, July 14, 2011, the 114 NBA employees will be coming from almost every division mostly in New [...]
- Auto Enthusiasts Win Up to Five Years of Free Fuel in Shell V-Power® "Fuel My Passion" Sweepstakes Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:05AMWho knew loving your car could pay off, but six auto enthusiasts throughout the country are now fuelling their favorite rides for free thanks to Shell. Â With more than 5,000 entrants vying for a chance to win up to five years of free Shell gasoline in the third annual Shell V-Power "Fuel My Passion" Sweepstakes, these six lucky winners drove away with Shell V-Power premium gasoline, designed to ...
- The challenges of using multichannel data Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:41AMIn the run up to JUMP 2011 , the challenge of gathering and using data across all channels remains a key issue for marketers.
- Another dodgy agent on the Facebook prowl Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:27AMFurther to yesterday’s account of the bogus agent who entraps young artists and stings them for money, here’s a more old-fashioned scam. It’s an obscure agency in the boondocks that chases down young musicians on facebook and promises them a smarter way to fame.
- Twitter Delivers You 4x More Traffic Than You Think. Here’s an Awe.sm Story Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:29AMThis article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Most web publishers measure where their traffic is coming from using an analytics package such as Google Analytics, Omniture or Core Metrics.