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Oct 8

MIAMI - Is this really CNN? Or are we trapped inside a pinball machine with Rick Sanchez?
Rick diagrams the banking bailout bill with a telestrator, like a football play! Now we've got video of the ladies on "The View" bashing each other over Sarah Palin! Wait, a train crashed in Los Angeles while the engineer was texting his cyberbuddies! And PunditGirl is on the Twitter board, demanding that the No. 2 guy in the Treasury Department explain how Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 8

WASHINGTON (AFP) — Online advertising revenue in the United States hit a record 11.5 billion dollars in the first six months of the year but slowed in the second quarter, according to a survey released Tuesday.
The Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers said Internet advertising revenues rose 15.2 percent in the first six months of 2008 over the first half of 2007.
Online advertising revenue was up 12.8 percent in the Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 8

Changing Hands Bookstore relies on QuickBooks for accounting and payroll and uses software geared toward independent booksellers for inventory.
Until recently, the Tempe retailer's foray into information technology pretty much stopped there. But now, it is among a growing number of small businesses trying new software programs housed on the Internet.
Many have little to no up-front cost, and they provide an alternative to buying and managing their Read the rest of this entry »