On Tuesday, Yahoo and McAfee announced a partnership to make the Yahoo Search experience safer. Launched in beta, the new SearchScan feature, powered by McAfee SiteAdvisor technology, offers always-on alerts for sites with security concerns involving spyware, adware and other
My monthly live interview series featuring well-known authors and business leaders continues in May with Tim Berry, founder of Palo Alto software.April's call with David Allen is archived on the series page along with calls with John Battelle, Guy Kawasaki,
The Health Sciences Authority in Singapore has urged drug companies there to practice responsible marketing in how drugs are promoted to the public. (6 May 2008)
Engineering giant Alstom has seen its staff approached by Swiss regulators as part of an investigation into bribery, but the company has denied reports that suggested it was the target of the investigations. (7 May 2008)
Online classified ad site Craigslist is none too happy with having e-commerce giant eBay hold a stake in its business. And eBay isn't taking kindly to Craigslist's efforts to diminish that ownership. The extent of both sides' displeasure was made
Even though he drives a fuel-efficient car, real estate agent Harlan Comee of Yorba Linda, Calif., says that unrelenting gas-price increases are forcing him to rethink his sales strategy.He's narrowed his geographic focus when looking for new homes to represent.
Seen that great new ad on your mobile phone? No? Neither have we.Maybe, if you are the texting type, you have responded to a promotion that asked you to send an SMS in order to enter a contest or receive
According to Opinion Research (IUSA) in Princeton, N.J., a firm that has conducted research for about 60 years, what annoys employees more than anything else is poor communication. And unhappy employees can do more damage to your business than you
It may be a niche publisher, but the International Data Group has been working out the answers to some big mainstream questions. The biggest one: Can print media survive the transition to the Internet?Consider the most recent evidence: Google, the
The Associated Press and more than 100 of its member newspapers are launching a service Monday that will make news stories available on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and other mobile devices.AP had announced the Mobile News Network at its annual meeting
Let the angling begin. Direct deposits of Uncle Sam's tax rebates started landing in bank accounts of recession-weary consumers Monday, and checks will be on their way starting May 9.
The Quakers have a saying along the lines of, "Pray as if everything depends on God, but act as if everything depends on you." While Cheryl Couch isn't a Quaker, the philosophy reflects one of her basic beliefs of success
What would you do if an ex-employee took your customer list to a competitor? Or a dishonest employee ransacked personnel files for private information? Here's advice on how to protect your company's intellectual property and proprietary information.
No matter what your product or service the key to finding a great location is through good old fashioned legwork. Beyond identifying whether a location has the amount and type of traffic your business needs, you'll also need to consider
Anatolii Holubchenko, the first deputy head of the city administration, told this to the press, while accompanying Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi during the inspection of Andriivskyi Uzviz.
Sun Microsystems jolted financial analysts by posting a $34 million net loss for its third business quarter, which ended March 30. Company revenues also declined by a half percentage point from a year ago to $3.27 billion, missing the company's
Microsoft Corp. may go hostile in its bid for Yahoo Inc. as soon as Friday, according to a published report.Citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reported early Friday that the world's largest software maker may
How do you ensure that you're listening to your customers? Do you rely on random phone surveys and questionnaires? If so, does the information you gather give you an accurate picture of how your customers feel and how loyal they
