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  • 3 Things to Know Before Your Business Switches to VoIP

    Image: Belkin This is a guest post by Resource Nation‘s David Liu. According to a recent BT Professional Services study, nearly half of all global IT organizations have already installed or incorporated VoIP into their infrastructure. Business VoIP service is a rapidly expanding industry- if you’re company hasn’t made the switch yet, chances are it’s […]

  • Rupert Murdoch Indulges in Verbal Tantrum Against Google and BBC

    The Financial Times reports on a recent Sky News Australia interview with News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch. He threatened to sue the BBC and ABC for stealing content, and Google for employing Fair Use: Rupert Murdoch indicated on Monday that News Corporation would sue the BBC over breach of copyright for “stealing” material from his newspapers […]

  • Madoff Auction to Sell Rolexes, Fur Coats…and $80 Boogie Boards

    Image: Motifake This Saturday, you can help avenge some of Bernie Madoff’s victims by purchasing his personal stuff at a government auction. The auction, which will take place in New York, will sell roughly 200 items for an estimated minimum value of $500,000. Proceeds will go towards repaying Madoff victims. The Wall Street Journal has […]

  • Maclaren Strollers Recalled After Hinges Cut Off Fingertips

    British stroller manufacturer Maclaren has announced a recall of 1 million umbrella strollers. The hinges on the sides of the strollers can trap children’s fingers when parents are opening or closing the umbrella. The New York Daily News reports: All Maclaren strollers sold since 1999 are included in the recall, according to a source briefed […]

  • Women Want More: A Book Review

    In 2008, the Boston Consulting Group ran a lifestyle survey of 12,000 women in 22 countries. Their survey findings inform the conclusions in Women Want More, a book that details the burgeoning women’s consumer market. Each chapter includes statistics, company stories, and anecdotes from individual women. Readers finish the book with an idea of how […]

  • Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina to Run for Senate

    Former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina announced that she will run for Senate in California today. The Washington Post has more: “Throughout my career I’ve brought people together, and I’ve solved problems,” wrote Fiorina in an editorial in the Orange County Register today. “And that is what is needed in our government today. People who […]

  • Casino Denies Man $166 Million Jackpot

    Image: Wikimedia Commons Ouch. The Miami New Times has more on the casino that denied the man the winnings stated on the machine: On Sunday, a gambler at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa was playing a $4 slot machine when its bells started ringing and an enormous figure began flashing on its jackpot […]