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- BUD - An American Company No More! What would 1 Share Purchased 24 Years ago of Anheuser-Busch be Worth When it Was Finally Sold Yesterday While it has been in the news recently, it became official yesterday, Anheuser-Busch is no longer an American Company. That's right, your favorite domestic beer company is now owned by beer GIANT InBev - you can find some full articles HERE, HERE and HERE. Never heard of InBev?  Guess Again - from...
Organic Farms Labeling Factory Farm Milk As 'USDA Organic' Oh. My. Somehow we all knew this day was coming, but COME ON...this is a huge company to be falsely labeling non-organic milk as organic and expecting no one to notice. It turns out that along with Horizon and Aurora brand dairy products, there are a bunch more private label...- Should You Do Business With Unethical Companies? Maybe I've had some sort of "Come to Jesus" moment, but this recession thing has really opened my eyes to companies with poor business ethics. Whether it be carelessness, blissful ignorance or a seemingly infinite supply of tolerance, we consumers seem to take our hard knocks from shady companies in...
- I get emails Who said working in publishing would be unrewarding? ------------------------------------- Subject: Immediate Release: Girls Gone Wild Heads Overseas Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:35:39 -0400 From: Barry Roesler To: oliver@alliancemagazine.org Hello Oliver, I thought you may find this interesting. If you would like to follow-up with Joe Francis or Scott Barbour,...
- Lessons to learn- How did Harley-Davidson turnaround? A Recovery Plan Harley-Davidson's remarkable turnaround – from a firm flirting with bankruptcy to one of America's premier automotive success stories – is what business legends are made of. How did they do it? President and COO Jim McCaslin explains their recovery plan. Operating close to bankruptcy in 1981,...
Lladro Collectibles Collectibles -> Decorative Collectibles -> Lladro-> Figurines When you look at the beauty and grace that is customary with Lladro collectibles, it’s hard to believe that the company originally specialized in jugs and basic kitchenware. It wasn’t until the mid 1950’s that the three original founders of the company, who...
Royal Doulton Figurines Collectibles -> Decorative Collectibles -> Figurines Royal Doulton figurines are an incredibly popular collectible and once you see how intricate the designs are, it is easy to see why. These precious statues are manufactured by the Royal Doulton Company from England and there is quite a lot of history behind...
Review: Secrets of Surrender by Madeline Hunter By: Marcia, guest reviewer It is always a treat to read one of Madeline Hunter's books. They are very well written with compelling plots and historical subplots as well as wonderful characters. Secrets of Surrender is the third book in the Rothwell Series about a family that is declining...
Marketing the Smart Way with Corporate Blogging Corporate blogging is a great way to market your products to the public, but you’ll need to walk that fine line between over commercialization and a total lack of promotion. The main reason that many companies set up their own blog is to find ways to attract new customers and...
The Future of P2P Lending - Dusting Off My Crystal Ball Remember the good old days of 1998? The Internet was going to change everything. Analysts predicted that we were going to buy our books, music, pet supplies, and groceries over the Internet. It's ten years later and the analysts were right about the first two and wrong about the last...
- How Rude! Something most guidebooks to Southeast Asian destinations don't mention is rudeness. While many countries in Southeast Asia rely heavily on tourism, sometimes their ideas of what's polite and what's not is at odds with many Western ideas. Some are even at odds with common sense This occurred to me as...
- Incredible Presentation by Dean Hunt... I have a new all-time favorite webinar. I've hosted some incredible people over the years on teleconferences and webinars. I can't begin to calculate the value of them all together for the information and tactics shared by some of the best in the business. But yesterday I recorded a webinar...
- Saving money just by asking Most people have a very difficult time asking for a discount. For some reason here in the US we feel like we have to pay full price for everything. In a lot of foreign countries asking for a discount, or haggling, is not only welcomed, it is often expected, and...
- The window replacement story Our house was built in the late 70's. Part of its 70's-fabulous look included a pair of windows that weren't even glass. (They were made from two thin sheets of decorative plastic.) But even the windows that were glass had issues: They were practically falling out of their ugly aluminum...
Corporate Blogging Made Easy One of the best ways for a company to reach out to their customers and build a strong brand is corporate blogging. However, there are a lot of misconceptions out there and a lot of room for error. Let’s take a look at some techniques that you can use to...
Piss Off Louis Vuitton, Become a Celebrity Overnight, And Have Yourself Some Blog Success! Guest Post by Christopher Flores Most know me as a New York City joint venture guy or "that moderator on SMC" or "that college dude". More than being a spectacular person 90% of the time, I'm a scientist of people and cultures, an Anthropology student. In Cyberculture, my thing is...- The power of suggestion No one seems to have a clear answer on just how many advertisements the average American is exposed to, but numbers range from a very conservative 300-something to about 3000. Per day. Personally, I'd lean toward the higher number. I've only been awake for a little over an hour, and...
New Issue of Personal Branding Magazine Personal Branding Magazine continues to grow its readership rapidly. People who've read it know why. Its a high-quality publication with some great writers on topics ranging from networking to personal development to getting more website traffic. The new issue, hitting the stands February 1st, includes articles from the following columnists:...- Authority Black Book Ranked #1 by Mashable Mashable now officially rocks hard! In a recent post Mashable (Alexa: 1098) ranked the top ten ebooks for bloggers starting with the Black Book. With in excess of 5 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the world's largest blog on social networking. -Mashable They are also #8 on Technorati's Popular Blogs...
Example of a Genuine Blog Experience Seth Godin angers me. So I shall link to him. He angers me because I've tried to say what he's said in his latest post in many ways, yet he's out done me again. When you read this post, enjoy it the first time. It is a genuine experience. I...
Just Ordered the New Singstar Disc I have just ordered the new Singstar disc and hope it is going to be as good as the individual group discs (Abba and Queen). Here is the description straight from the game site. SingStar Pop Edition - Game Only (PS3), with brand-new voice control feature, only compatible with...- Vexed by a couple of MSN credit card articles Liz Pulliam Weston's When paying bills can hurt your credit on MSN Money vexed me. (Which is good, because I haven't had a good vexing in a while.) According to the article, if you have old debts and try to repay them, it can hurt your credit score. This is...
- Sharebuilder Price changes taking effect in June. [ad#468x15-content-links] I've been a member of ShareBuilder for about 4 or 5 years now (since before they were part of ING), and I've never had a problem with them. I also haven't seen too many changes over the years, certainly not in pricing. The one change I do remember was...
Social Media Visibility You may never want to use Twitter, but how would you feel if - when you do - your name was already taken, whether genuinely or worse by an imposter?! Same go's for the other social media networks. Go to the other most popular social media sites and grab your...
Interesting Reads from Fellow Personal Finance Bloggers #9 Well, the hot weather I've been complaining about suddenly took leave a couple of days ago. We skipped the t-shirt stage entirely and have gone straight from tank top to sweatshirt in just 2 days. This is certainly a welcome relief, but I hope it doesn't signify an especially...
Marshalls And TJ Maxx Gift Cards Giveaway It's holiday shopping time and some of you may still be working through your shopping list. Shopping online is a good way to save money, but it's also nice to be at the store and walk around -- this is especially true for clothing. A great compromise between being at...- Scary Links So we made it to see Scary Movie 2 tonight and unfortunately for my street-cred among sensible people I thought it was very funny, just my sort of thing (and Ben's and Savage's). It's a bit short, but it's not meant to be an epic, right?One of the girls in...
- Back to Basics: Simplify, simplify, simplify (I thought that Thoreau said that word three times in a row in Walden but it was only twice. Oh well.) Simplify, simplify, simplify. As in make things simpler. As in get rid of the minutiae that weigh you down. Here are some suggestions for freeing up money and freeing...
- 25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler, Part 1 With the summer temperatures already here off and on, we're thinking that cool is the way to be. This article on MSN.com, 25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler, will help to tame the heat waves without a big cooling bill, and without meaning that you wilt this season....
- Don't Believe the India Hype Just sharing an article from by Razeen Sally who is director of the European Centre for International Political Economy in Brussels and on the faculty of the London School of Economics. I don't agree or disagree with all the views expressed in the below article ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indians are going to...
