Younger Workers Create Career Opportunities Through Social Media
October 30, 2009 09:33 AM
Executives and CEOs are getting social media lessons from their younger employees, a form of reverse mentoring that benefits both teacher and student.
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October 13, 2009 02:30 PMThe CARD Act of 2009 aims to protect young consumers by limiting credit card marketing on college campuses and setting limitations on those under the age of 21.
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October 05, 2009 07:00 AMWith Howard Schultz's second act at Starbucks in full swing, some analysts say the company has found a way forward after ambitious expansions left it in financial straits.
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October 01, 2009 11:00 AMTwitter, the San Francisco-based micro-blogging service, is reportedly receiving an additional $100 million in funding, but many still wonder how the service will become profitable.


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October 01, 2009 06:00 AMOn Oct. 1, 1908, the Ford Model T was introduced to the public. The Model T, called the “car for the great multitude” by Henry Ford, made cars available to the average person, revolutionizing the automobile industry.
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September 16, 2009 02:00 AMOn Sept. 16, 1908, William “Billy” Crapo Durant incorporated future automotive manufacturing giant General Motors of New Jersey.
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September 02, 2009 12:10 AMOn Sept. 2, 1969, a Chemical Bank branch in Rockville Centre, N.Y., opened its first automatic teller machine (ATM) to the public. The machine, possibly the first ATM ever developed, inspired the proliferation of ATMs over the next four decades.


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August 27, 2009 06:00 PMMicrosoft has apologized for replacing a black man’s head with that of a white man in a promotional photo on its Polish Web site, but concerns linger over diversity in advertising.
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August 27, 2009 02:00 AMOn Aug. 27, 1859, the Drake Well in Titusville, Pa., became the first well in the United States to strike oil, sparking the rise of America’s multibillion-dollar oil industry.
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August 24, 2009 01:58 PMA leaked e-mail from BMW’s advertising agency sparked outrage among minority broadcasters this month, reviving concerns about discrimination in the advertising world. Despite diversity initiatives and other industry efforts, how much has really changed from the “Mad Men” culture of the 1960s?


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August 12, 2009 06:00 PMFrank DiPascali, who oversaw the day-to-day operations of Bernard Madoff’s fraudulent investment business, is reportedly cooperating with federal investigators and may implicate others who participated in the fraud.
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July 31, 2009 03:49 PMA new rule that puts appraisal management companies between brokers and appraisers is threatening to put appraisers out of business, hurting home buyers and sellers in the process.
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July 29, 2009 05:00 PMQR codes are used in mobile-savvy regions of the world for advertising, ticketing and even nutrition information on food; how will the codes be received in the U.S.?


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July 25, 2009 07:00 AMAlmost all companies claiming to be friendly to the environment are making false claims, a study showed. Competitors can challenge each other's green advertising claims in court.
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July 23, 2009 05:00 PMU.K. music-streaming company Spotify has plans to enter the U.S. market later this year; some think it will be a threat to iTunes, but are the companies really competitors?
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July 21, 2009 02:30 PMIn an economy that has withered corporate and individual charitable donations, a few nonprofit organizations, such as Anne Mahlum’s Back on My Feet, are experiencing success.





