USGS asked to study Arctic oil, gas exploration impacts WASHINGTON, DC — The US Geological Survey will review information about the Beaufort and Chukchi seas, including studies by other scientific organizations, to help guide federal oil and gas policies on the Arctic Ocean’s Outer Continental Shelf, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced on Apr. 13. The report, which Salazar…
Fast-food in China and it’s expected to increase by 10% this year as the middle class in that country grows. Read how McDonald’s plans to nearly double the number of Golden Arches locations in that highly coveted market. McDonald’s Seeks a Chinese Fortune Related article here: McDonald’s to Double Restaurants in China Interesting sidenote! Posted by: The Global Small…
ITWorld hears strong rumors from sources close to Adobe that the of-late embittered company will be suing Apple as a result of two major setbacks for Adobe in Apple’s iPhone OS platform. Lots of details are missing, but we know Adobe is steaming about Apple. First, Apple refused to allow Flash on any iPhone OS platform. That’s rough, because…
A typical story on a social-media-centric site like the Huffington Post or Mashable is inevitably accompanied by about forty “share via” buttons. You’ll be able to share via Twitter , Facebook , email, Digg, Reddit, Morse code, carrier pigeon, and hand-delivered engraved stone hieroglyph. Those buttons are important–they feed content into those social networks/archaic communication forms, which gets more…
This year’s Pulitzer Prizes were announced yesterday , and the Washington Post bested the New York Times in awards, four to three. But in Webby nominations , NYTimes.com positively cleaned up, scoring 15 nominations, nearly twice that of the next-most decorated site, the BBC. But the Webbys are all about rewarding the glorious weirdness of the internet–nowhere else does…
I get a lot of emails asking for my opinion and advice on opening a shop. I suppose it makes sense, given that the ‘corner shop’ is the small business idea that most of us are familiar with before we quit our jobs and become entrepreneurs. Britain has after all long been considered ‘a nation of shopkeepers’. Opening a…
Most entrepreneurs I know love what they do. That make sense. Entrepreneurship is a lot of hard work, a lot of believing in things that others don’t see or understand and sometimes, the financial stakes are high. We have to love what we do or we’re plain crazy Well… maybe we’re a little bit of both. The biggest problem…
Yelp is sending out emails inviting small business owners to apply for a spot on its new, Yelp Small Business Advisory Council (YSBAC) — the group that Yelp announced last week in the small print of its bigger announcement about the end of Featured Reviews as an advertising feature. A small business owner forwarded me the email today, and…
Network Solutions and the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business surveyed small business owners in December 2009. The State of Small Business Report was published in January 2010. They offer lots of insights for business owners to take to heart and consider in their own business to focus efforts on what will bring the most success…
Crude oil prices were lower again on Tuesday on more demand concerns after US aluminium producer Alcoa (NYSE: AA) reported first quarter results that did not measure up to expectations and said that some of its markets won’t use as much aluminium as they have in the past. The prediction put into question how much oil
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