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Act With Ethical Integrity and the Profits Will Follow
The Institute of Business Ethics, a British advocacy group, recently found that companies who displayed what they call a "clear commitment to ethical conduct" routinely outperform those companies that do not. This is great news; it is deep news; it is, to me at least, not surprising news. I always...
Tags: Integrity, News, Leadership, Management, William Baker
Blog posts 2008-06-10
Chris Tolles: Localizing Internet News
Chris Tolles is CEO of Topix, an online local news aggregator. Tolles talks about the shortcomings that most news sources carry and gives fresh perspective on his target user base.
Tags: online, aggregator, local news, Topix, Internet, Chris Tolles, User Base, Shortcoming, CEO, fresh, sources, shortcomings, user, base, news, target
Videos 2008-05-13
Proloy Bhatta: Tracking Politics Online
Proloy Bhatta is the owner of usaelectionpolls.com, a website that aggregates poll information for political races, from local to national. Bhatta speculates on the accuracy of polls and explains why it's important to gather a wide range of information before believing what's in the news.
Tags: Web Technology, Web Site Development, Bhatta, Proloy Bhatta, Internet, usaelectionpolls.com, website, aggregate, poll, information, political races, news
Videos 2008-05-12
Creating a Temporary News Web Site for Major Events
My colleague Sean Silverthorne over at BNET's Harvard Business School blog tips me off to the temporary news web site created for the announcement of the proposed Delta-Northwest merger. His post is entitled "The Press Release of the Future" and indeed, this is a very creative, smart and modern way...
Tags: Internet, Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Web Technology, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Sean, News, Web Site, Web, Investment, Finance, Jon Greer
Blog posts 2008-05-02
Traditional Media Losing Touch
Inside the voluminous State of the News Media, 2008, report, mentioned here recently, is a fascinating sub-section that captures the essence of why Internet news sites are supplanting "old media" platforms from a content perspective. And, while media execs talk endlessly about the production and distribution advantages...
Tags: Network, Media, News, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, David Weir
Blog posts 2008-03-24
One Thing AT&T's Done Well and One They've Done Wrong
Two pieces of news have been bouncing around the web as of late. The first made me giddy: AT&T was going to offer public wireless access as part of their high-speed internet service. Yay!, I exclaimed. Today, I sighed. The bad news is that AT&T is looking at monitoring their...
Tags: Jonathan Haeber, Telecommunications, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, AT&T Corp., News
Blog posts 2008-01-24
Sean Bonner: Grassroots News Goes Global
After moving to Los Angeles, Sean Bonner had a difficult time finding relevant local news and advice. In 2003, Bonner solved the problem by co-founding Bode Media, the parent company of The Metroblogging Project. Named Best of the Web by Forbes, this network of local blogs offers news, dining...
Tags: local news, Sean Bonner, Bode, Metroblogging, blogs, Grassroots New, Finance, Internet, Financial Accounting, Blogging, News
Videos 2007-12-11
Are Embargoes a Thing of the Past?
I didn't like embargoes when I was a reporter, but as a PR person, I became a big fan. They were a good way to get a little more excitement into a story, a little more exclusivity, without giving one and only one media outlet an "exclusive." They allowed...
Tags: Internet, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Story, Blogging, Public Relations, News, Jon Greer
Blog posts 2007-12-11
Improving Productivity
It is easy to blame poor productivity on external factors. There are more distractions than ever, customers' and colleagues' expectations for speedy actions have increased, and the amount of information available is immense.Productivity comes down to what we pay attention to and how we manage our time; some people manage...
Tags: Action, Productivity, BNET Editorial, E-mail, News, Task, Barrier, Online Communications, Team Management
Articles 2007-11-05
Wal-Mart to Buy Japanese Supermarket
News is out today that Wal-Mart will spend $878 million to buy out the minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket Seiyu Ltd. The company already owns 51% of Seiyu and has always lost money -- by some accounts over $1 billion. So why would Wal-Mart throw more money at what appears...
Tags: WMT, Government, Construction, Blogging, Vertical Industries, Financial Accounting, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Jessica Stillman, News, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Blog posts 2007-10-22
Drudge Report's Andrew Breitbart: Finding a Niche in News
For over a decade, Andrew Breitbart has been changing the face of news and information. For most of that time, he has been Matt Drudge's right hand man, helping post stories daily on Drudge Report, one of the most widely read websites in the world. He's also helped launch The...
Tags: News, Journalism, Web, Media, Marketing, Internet, Telecommunications, Advertising & Promotion, Web Technology, Web Site Development
Videos 2007-10-02
Global Investment by Developing Economies Sizzling
The news is rife with reports of faltering liquidity, anemic investment, and general feeling of doom-and-gloom -- despite an expected rate cut by the Fed. In developing countries, this could be good news; such countries can use their sovereign wealth for bargain purchases. So far, that's what's been happening. Investment...
Tags: Free trade, Jonathan Haeber, News, Investment
Blog posts 2007-09-17
Activist Shareholders Welcomed as Stakeholders (Finally)
Big pharma company Pfizer announced today that it will hold regular face-to-face meetings with its largest shareholders, setting an important precedent in the post-Enron "sunshine" era of investor relations. As BusinessWeek's Jena McGregor notes in her blog post, Pfizer's move may be a reaction to "2006’s fireworks-laden meeting," when shareholders...
Tags: News, Shareholder, Financial Accounting, Finance, Nicole Solis
Blog posts 2007-06-29
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY: Seagate's latest Cheetah and Barracuda drives garner best-in-class recognition.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 April 1999-SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY: Seagate's latest Cheetah and Barracuda drives garner best-in-class recognition from leading publications C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:090499 -- PC/Computing and Computer Reseller News select the Cheetah 18LP and Barracuda 50 as the best choices in competitive...
Tags: News, PC/Computing, Seagate Technology Inc., Seagate Technology LLC
Research articles 1999-04-12
Good News Update: Consumer Prices, Retail Sales, Manufacturing
With the financial media focusing on the bad news, it's important to know there's some good news as well so you can have a balanced perspective. by Larry Swedroe
Tags: Financial, Manufacturing, News, Financial Accounting, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Swedroe
Blog posts 2009-11-19
Gas Prices Climbing Again
Oil prices have doubled since winter, and gas prices are climbing as well. Is an economic recovery actually pinching consumers?
Tags: Recovery, MoneyWatch, evening, news, priya, david, gas, creeps, back, up
Videos 2009-06-14
Cities Get Creative with Cost-Cutting Strategies
All over America, city officials are looking high and low for ways to save and fill in budget gaps.
Tags: MoneyWatch, CBS, News, Evening, Katie, Couric, Richard, Schlesinger, Bright, Spots, Economy, States, Recession, Savings
Videos 2009-05-20
Private Jets Face Turbulence
Private jets are becoming a sign of greed and excess in tough economic times. As Mark Strassmann reports, many in the industry are losing their livelihoods and feel the anger is misdirected.
Tags: Jet, MoneyWatch, Strategy, Management, CBS, News, Evening, Russ, Mitchell, Mark, Strassmann, Private, Jets, Economy, Recession
Videos 2009-05-17
Holocaust Survivor On Madoff
CBS News Exclusive: An acclaimed author and Noble Peace Prize winner, Holocaust survivor Eli Wiesel tells Jeff Greenfield about how he has lost almost everything to the Bernie Madoff scandal.
Tags: Bernard Madoff, MoneyWatch, CBS, News, Exclusive, Evening, Madoff, Wiesel, Ponzi, Scheme, Scam, Recession, Invest, Millions, Money, Writer, Night, Book, 2009, Interview, Jewish, Holocaust, Survival
Videos 2009-05-16
SEC Asleep Behind the Wheel
The SEC is under fire once again over two employees who are currently under investigation by the FBI for insider trading.
Tags: SEC, MoneyWatch, Federal Government, Government, CBS, News, Evening, Jeff, Glor, Armen, Keteyian, FBI, Insider, Trading
Videos 2009-05-14
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