11 Lessons I Learned Earning $119,725.45 from Amazon Associates Program

Seeded on Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:38 AM EDT ()

One way of looking at this is it's a lot of effort to average about $20K a year.

business, blogging, media

The Stanley Cup Could Use an Editor

Seeded on Thu May 21, 2009 8:09 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

We all need an editor -- even editors

sports, hockey, language

Commercial Property Faces Crisis

Seeded on Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:04 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Some experts say it now looks as if the current commercial real-estate slump will rival or even exceed the one in the early 1990s, when bad commercial-property debt played a big role in dragging the economy into a recession.

business, real-estate

Unemployed use social media to commiserate, seek jobs

Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:52 AM EDT (Boston Business Journal)

Online communication — whether it be a heart-wrenching blog post or a quip via Facebook or Twitter — is becoming a critical outlet for support and strategy during this time of high unemployment and low spirits

business, jobs, social-networking

Target will open fewer stores in '09

Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:46 AM EDT (Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal)

Target expects to open roughly 75 stores this year, down from 114 new locations in 2008.

target, retail, business

Four-day workweek goes from luxury to necessity for some businesses

Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:39 AM EDT (Baltimore Business Journal)

The four-day workweek, once a novel idea to help employees save money on commutes, has now become a concrete tool of survival for many companies.

business, jobs

Yellow Pages Companies Sinking Into Oblivion

Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:28 AM EDT (All Things Digital)

For a vivid reminder of the way the Internet–combined with a vicious recession–can destroy a well-established industry, consider today's news from the collapsing Yellow Pages business.

business, yellow-pages, advertising

Washington Post Plans to Meld Business News

Seeded on Sat Mar 14, 2009 9:08 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

For daily newspapers it saves money and helps the papers look like they have thicker sections

business, journalism, newspaper

Times Techie Envisions the Future of News

Seeded on Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:37 AM EDT (Wired News)

Like a lot of us Nick Bilton loves the news but newspapers, not so much. As head of the New York Times core research and development lab, though, he's in a position to do something about it.

technology

Dr. Doom: Recession Will Probably Last 36 Months - Economy * US * News * Story - CNBC.com

Seeded on Mon Mar 9, 2009 7:47 PM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

Among his solutions: fix the housing market by breaking "every mortgage contract."

business, roubini, economics, depression

Bank of America rescinding job offers to MBA students

Seeded on Mon Mar 9, 2009 10:08 AM EDT (Charlotte Business Journal)

Bank of America is starting to withdraw offers to about 50 MBA students that graduate from U.S. business schools this year, the Financial Times reported Monday.

business, bank-of-america, jobs, mba

Amazon markets using Twitter

Seeded on Mon Mar 9, 2009 9:00 AM EDT (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Amazon.com is boosting its use of Twitter to get the word out about product deals and services.

business, amazon, twitter

Wells works to ignite Wachovia as a new growth engine

Seeded on Mon Mar 9, 2009 8:42 AM EDT (San Francisco Business Times)

Overnight, Wells essentially doubled in size by almost every measure, entering New York, Miami, Atlanta and other cities to create a coast-to-coast branch network.

business, wachovia, wells-fargo, banking

The Next Hit: Quick Defaults

Seeded on Sun Mar 8, 2009 10:10 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

The last time the housing market was this bad, Congress set up the Federal Housing Administration to insure Depression-era mortgages that lenders wouldn't otherwise make.

washington-post

Foreclosure path started with mortgage after 2 bankruptcies

Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 11:00 AM EST (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Puget Sound Business Journal follows some of the 172 families that were served foreclosure notices in Kings County during one week in December. Good reading.

business, foreclosures

GMAC, MetLife Among Banks Undergoing Stress Tests

Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 10:26 AM EST (ProPublica: Articles and Investigations)

Based on the criteria announced by the Treasury Department and publicly available data, ProPublica compiled a list of those 19 banks undergoing stress tests.

business, banking, finance, economics

Celtics rank as best in pro sports, Lions come in last

Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 3:22 PM EST (bizjournals)

The Celtics ended the year as the most successful organization in professional sports, according to a new bizjournals study, while the Lions were the least successful team.

sports, boston-celtics, detroit-lions, nba, nfl, mlb, nhl

How companies can trim their budgets — not their staff

Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 10:47 AM EST (Baltimore Business Journal)

As businesses prepare for a year in which turns could be impossible to predict, many of them are taking steps to be as lean as possible to get themselves through the recession.

business, recession, lay-offs, job-loss

CNNMoney Bulks Up in Video

Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 4:17 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

CNNMoney Bulks Up in Video

business, finance-news, business-news

More investigations for Office Depot

Seeded on Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:43 PM EST (footnoted.org)

this time it's the feds.

business, office-depot

Postponing Dial-Up's Demise

Seeded on Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:21 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

"Never give up"

technology, internet, dial-up

Defaults by Franchisees Soar as the Recession Deepens

Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 8:50 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Some franchise brands had load default rates of more than 40%.

business, franchising

Anchors Oblige Public's Craving for Tweets

Seeded on Mon Feb 23, 2009 3:19 PM EST (The Washington Post)

The sun was not yet up when David Gregory checked in with his followers:

washington-post

Payments Drag Out on TV Spots

Seeded on Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:39 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

Some of the biggest advertisers are putting the squeeze on companies that produce and broadcast their ads, as part of an effort to rework contracts to cut costs.

business, advertising

Ritz Camera files for bankruptcy

Seeded on Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:10 AM EST (Washington Business Journal)

Feeling the pinch from sliding sales Beltsville-based Ritz Camera Centers Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. Bankruptcy court in Wilmington, Del. Ritz is the nation's largest camera chain.

business, ritz-camera, photography, bankruptcy

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