Microsoft

The Economist recently featured a cover photo of Bill Gates, the Chairman of Microsoft, since he is stepping down from his post and leaving Microsoft. Bill Gates is a larger-than-life figure because of his large foundation and his charitable works. However, while I am far from an expert on his non-work efforts, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 16:05:45

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Episode 5007 (1/14/2009)

Hey, I don’t pay my taxes; why can’t I be treasury secretary? This is The Colbert Report! ... him his own ass.” Guest- Alan Khazei In closing: “Well, that’s it for The Report, everybody. Remember ... get not one, but two sets billed to your credit card. Goodnight everybody!” Video Highlight: P.K. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:20:16

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/24/2008

The big news of the evening is that the Holy Land Foundation was convicted of 108 counts related to the funneling of money to Hamas ... and Parliament Besieged: Iceland Boiling Mad at Credit CrunchBrussels Plans Changes to Fight Tax ... From Germany on Kosovo Spy Report Mediterranean UnionEnergy: Algeria; Work Complete on Underwater [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 04:45:00

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 21:20:04

p2pnet World Headlines – Sept 30, 2009

Two-Thirds of Americans Object to Online Tracking New York Times About two-thirds of Americans object to online tracking by advertisers — and that number rises once they learn the different ways marketers are following their online movements, according to a new survey from professors at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Berkeley. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:20:04

Want to come upstairs and see my credit score?

When should you do it? On the third date? After meeting her parents? Half-way through the first date? When it just feels right? ... significant other about his or her credit score probably makes you squeamish, but it’s a subject that ultimately unavoidable. Just as you inherit in-laws when you tie the knot, you inherit credit history too [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 10:00:00

Maybe housing is fixing itself

Just in case the economy needs any "piling on" at this juncture, Ruth Simon and Michal Corkery provide it in this (free) ... report at the Wall Street Journal on tumbling home prices and the absence of even more government bailouts to prevent even more price declines. Only a small portion of the content at WSJ.com seems [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 15:01:00

Free Credit Report and Scores

Free Credit Report and Scores January 14th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed Are you kind of person that is regularly updated about the state of your credit report? such thing has become very important nowadays, considering the current ... moves need to be taken with care, a credit report checking could save you problems in the near future [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:47:36

Scroll for updates: Bailout Deal Reached With ACORN, And Other Pork Removed

Capitol Hill finally reached an agreement A summary of the tentative agreement released by Ms. Pelosi’s office said the plan “gives taxpayers an ownership stake and profit-making opportunities with participating companies; puts taxpayers first in line to recover assets if a participating company fails; (and) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 22:05:19

Blog Scams: Get Rich Quick and Work From Home Scams

In Flipping Blog Scams MMO Niche is Full of Jerks, Garry Conn takes on the scams associated with Make Money Online Niches (MMON) and reselling domain names and sites: It takes a lot to get me upset; however, when I witness people within the MMO niche that act like a bunch of middle school kids making fun of the ugly girl who dropped her books in [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 00:31:30

11 July SWJ News, Op-Ed, and Events Roundup

IRAQ Turks Visit, Regional Warming Trend - Tavernese and Robertson, New York Times Turkey’s prime minister visited Baghdad on Thursday, only the second foreign head of a neighboring state to visit Iraq since the American invasion. The visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came during a flurry of announcements from Arab countries - including [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 00:34:15

Tribute MasterCard Review

by Daniel Moskel The Tribute MasterCard is often used to help rebuild a low credit score. It is an unsecured bad credit card ... to how much credit you have that is not being used. There will be an annual fee; however every sub ... your application. To get the most benefit on your credit report from your card you should try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:00:12

Sunday Money Roundup - My Cluttered Life Edition.

Boxes, Boxes, Boxes for as far as the eye can see. Don’t you hate when you are packing to move and then you realize you need something that you ... her first credit card because she needs to build up her credit history and credit report. Wish ... in the Festival of Frugality #129 this week, hosted over at my friend Money Ning. My post “29 Free [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 14:00:40

What are your alternatives for filing bankruptcy?

The term ‘bankruptcy’ conjures up an image of someone publicly disgraced and broke ... for long. It will remain on your credit report for nearly 10 years due to which no reputed lender ... as a part of the Insolvency Act of 1986 and is a legally approved debt solution. When you opt for an IVA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:28:53

Fear and loathing for Kamunting

Fear and loathing for Kamunting June 8, 2008 By Helen Ang _____________________________ GMI president Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh hazarded ... . Delineated above are options, (a) credit the event organizer, (b) use own eyes, or (c) employ ... popular link in theSun Online. It reported the Taiping district police chief saying, “We will act [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 08:16:01

Finding Out Your Credit Report And Credit Score

I was watching that web cast of Suze Orman just yesterday and boy did that open up some interesting moments such as that restaurant owner that is ... that web cast made me realize that a lot of people actually don’t know how to obtain their credit ... about what a report can show, I posted my own online credit report way back that you can see at my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:02:39

Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/23/2008

USAAccused September 11 Plotter a No-Show at GuantanamoCAIR Files FEC ComplaintCourt Ordered to Reconsider Asylum CaseFBI Probing Fannie, Freddie, Lehman, AIG — CNNOur World: Your Abortions or Your Lives!Violence Increases in Grand Island Between Somali and Sudanese Refugees Europe and the EUChristian Schools Closing for Islamic FestivalEuro MPs [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 00:50:00

4 Free Reports With Your Personal Insurance, Employment, and Tenant History

Most of us know about the free credit reports from AnnualCreditReport.com. This is mandated by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) ... of information contained in private corporate databases. But in addition to credit information ... report free every rolling 12-month period. Insurance Claims History If you would [more...]

Date: 2008-06-04 11:08:42

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/3/2008

USA“We Are All Socialists Now.”Bailout, or Blowout? Financial “Rescue” Plan Turns Into Mad Spending SpreeBarack Obama Presses Black Pols to Agree to Bailout‘Jesus Was a Palestinian,’ Claims U.S. History TextObama and His Brown ShirtsTeachers Union E-Mail Touting Obama Scorned CanadaBarbara Kay, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 00:46:00

Why Starting a Business in a Bad Economy Is a Great Idea

iStock_000004936705XSmall By now, you’ve probably heard all the warnings about operating a business in the current economic climate ... m going to give you reasons why not only operating, but starting, an online business in a bad economy ... equipment? A lot. The cost of these things is significantly decreased when operating an online business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:10:54

Question From Reader: When Do You Record an Expense?

“Stat Crazy” wrote in to ask a few questions about recording personal finances in Quicken. His first question is about recording expenses ... using your credit card. If your purchase was, for example, a birthday gift, you would record ... your credit card’s website shows that your payment was applied on June 30, I would prefer keeping [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 17:05:24

Getting Maximum Visibility for Your TeleSeminars

I've seen a major trend developing over the last few months and it's one that can help you get more visibility for your programs and business. First, I've noticed that 25-50% of teleseminar registrations are coming through promotional efforts on Facebook and twitter. This means you MUST be using these tools to get the word out about your events [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:56:58

The Financial Fire Trucks Are Gathering

The Financial Fire Trucks Are Gathering “It will therefore be crucial that you see the world anew. That means looking from the outside in to reanalyze much that you have probably taken for granted. This will enable you to come to an understanding. If you fail to transcend conventional thinking at a time when conventional thinking is losing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 11:58:29

Identity Theft Protection - What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You

Identity theft in the form of stolen account information is often paid for with the time you spend contacting banks and merchants to cancel ... as they run up the bill, never making payments and raising red flags on your credit report. These credit ... the account was opened with your personal information and give you the bill. Ruined Credit It’ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 13:41:59

My Purchase Rang Up Wrong! Could the Law Be on My Side?

By Linsey Knerl Whether you coupon, frequent the sales, or just like to keep your eye out for everyday low pricing, ... the last Price Check report conducted by the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission ... in the report. Pricing errors occurred more often in sale-priced items, and overcharges were slightly less [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 13:36:53

Crunks 2008: The Year in Media Errors and Corrections

Editor’s Note: This site doesn’t accept advertising ... about a British family. In the United States, the Bulletin, a weekly in Montgomery County, Texas ... To Plagiarists Sports writer Rick Reilly deserves credit for having produced work of such brilliance that two [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:01:30

Victoria Strauss -- Why You Shouldn't Write for Essay Mills

I get a fair number of questions from writers wondering whether essay mills are legitimate freelance markets. My response: Caveat writer. Big time ... online--EssayWriters.net, Eduwriters.com, BigPapers.com, Buyaresearchpaper.com, 4termpapers.com ... mills advertise for writers online or in venues like Craigslist, promising easy work and good pay [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 17:15:00

3 reasons why mobile analytics matter

Opera Mobile (Credit: Opera Software) Roughly 150 mobile enthusiasts crowded into a Microsoft conference room on Monday night at the Mobile Monday ... most recent report on the mobile Web, mobile surfers act just like the desk-bound, using ... are hooking into the Internet economy. AdMob Mobile Analytics tool (Credit: AdMob) There is a trend among [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 20:54:34

Shop For Groceries Online, Not Paying Off Credit Cards @ The Carnivals

free credit scores by telling us all about Credit Karma! Money Smart Life: Henry confesses to being a credit card expert with a secret ... : A reader has a quandary about gift certificates given out as gifts. No Credit Needed enjoys spending ... company, I feel oddly reassured… Recent Carnivals Shop For Groceries Online, Not Paying Off Credit Cards [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 23:00:00

Heroic Detroit Paper Portrayals of ACORN Ignored Its Sordid History

Two June 23 Motor City newspaper reports -- one in the Detroit Free Press ("Group blasts subprime loans," by Amber Hunt) ... a scathing whistleblower report charging ACORN with "misusing taxpayer dollars for political ends ... here and here): (Detroit Free Press) Long before the mainstream media began reporting on those [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 16:53:35

DrumBeat: December 14, 2008

Global oil supply will peak in 2020, says energy agency Global oil production will peak much earlier than expected amid a collapse in petroleum investment due to the credit crunch, one of the world's foremost experts has revealed. Fatih Birol, chief economist to the International Energy Agency, told the Guardian that conventional crude [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:06:53

Lending Club P2P: Review of New Post-SEC Changes, Free $25 Lender Bonus

Now that LendingClub has finished their SEC filing and is one of the only P2P lenders currently operating ( ... t be from the following 8 States: Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota ... in the past 12 months, * no more than 10 inquiries on your credit report in the last 6 months [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:30:58

Government shuts down mortgage lender IndyMac

LOS ANGELES (AP) — IndyMac Bank’s assets were seized by federal regulators on Friday after the mortgage lender succumbed to the pressures of tighter ... credit, tumbling home prices and rising foreclosures. lender-indymac Government shuts down ... it transferred IndyMac’s operations to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation because it did [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 10:11:59

FRIDAY JANUARY 16, 2009

THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BESUPPORT OUR TROOPS ALWAYS WEAR RED ON FRIDAYSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE & DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:29:00

Carnival of Debt Reduction #151

Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Debt Reduction!  Since this is Carnival #151 here’s a debt reduction example based on a credit card payment of ... your debt snowball.  This list is a good way to ease into saving money and spending less. No Credit Needed gives five free and inexpensive ways to reduce your debt.  (Calling your creditors for a lower [more...]

Date: 2008-08-04 08:35:02

My Brief Bitch Session

My Brief Bitch Session July 7th, 2008 by Evil Beet Okay, so I have to tell you guys this story ... and bodies, and the lotions are awesome, and it’s all good. Today, I check my credit card bill online ... THE TAN. I mean, in fairness, I guess I did sign the credit card receipt without looking too carefully [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 05:26:52

How To Evaluate A Web Site Trustworthiness and Credibility

Wondering how to evaluate a newly found website for trustworthiness and credibility? Is there a pragmatic and reliable way to do it? [ ... web_site_evaluation_measuring_websites_size1.jpg Photo credit: Konstantin Emelyanov edited by Daniele Bazzano "You can make 10 times your present job salary if you just do this!" Have you ever read [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 09:50:25

ALA2008 Privacy Revolution Panel

does anyone care if their library records are being tracked? should they? ... when a company lost 600,000 employees’ info (Time Warner) - happened to his parent org he talked to corporate ... ), so the CEOs don’t know their companies are doing this the idea of the free economy - free as a business [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 07:27:11

Open Source Science

The "internet generation" (notice I'm using the label preferred by youth in the Harris survey) has grown up accessing content online for free -- whether it's actually free or they find free ... in yesterday's post on the AP report, traditional media are scrambling to invent new business models [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 18:22:22

High Gas Prices Driving Increased Online Sales

With the price of gasoline currently between four and five dollars a gallon, many aspects of the economy are being affected ... report similar surges in online sales. shopping Another factor that is driving the increase in online sales is the strategy of offering free shipping when customers buy online. Luxury retailers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 05:00:41

$50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon

FREE GiveAway - "The Quiet Millionaire" - We are doing a giveaway of Brett Wilder's fantastic book "The Quiet Millionaire." To have a go at winning it you've to leave a comment with 2 random digits. Yes, it's that simple, so check it out. $50 Off - Northwest Airlines Discount Coupon CarnivalsI'll Never Forget the Day I Read a Book hosted Book [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 01:35:55

Comment Spam Fighting Technique

Comment Spam when looked from slightly different perspective can be an indicator of your blog popularity! So I guess we all should rejoice when our SPAM queue filled with dozens of comments from spam-bots. Luckily that is easily killed by simply taking advantage of the options provided by Akismet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 12:40:31

Are You Thinking About Declaring Bankruptcy?

by Elma Evvie Declaring bankruptcy is one of the most difficult decisions and should never be taken lightly ... of before ou begin declaring bankruptcy that you may or may not know. 1. Your Credit Score: Your credit score is extremely important when it comes to getting new loans or even trying to get a job [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 12:58:15

at the Apple Macworld keynote… Update: Apple marketing exec Phil Schiller just announced at Macworld that starting immediately, 8 million songs on iTunes will be available without copy-protection, and that “By the end of this quarter, all 10 million songs will be DRM free.” Apple will, as rumored, offer new prices, 69 cents [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:02:36

5 Credit Questions with Fair Isaac’s Barry Paperno

Following my guest post on my good friend JD’s Get Rich Slowly about How to Prepare for Buying a Home, ... it needs to be — particularly if errors on the credit report ... , otherwise known as your credit score, which is probably one of the the most important numbers you need [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 16:11:34

Marillion One-Ups Radiohead, Releasing Free Album On To P2P

Here's another discussion point for our upcoming EconMusic conference… prog rock band Marillion is releasing its latest album for free on to P2P ... . Marillion's online community has built a relationship with listeners so strong that fans paid hundreds ... gaining a sleeve credit. Now the band is deliberately releasing the album on to the networks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 00:16:52

Compare Loud Siren and Lifelock

Compare Loud Siren and Lifelock Our technology has reached higher level of modernizing communication ... on your credit reports and get a credit report free of charge. Imagine all these convenience ... in just minutes but then it’s not free for international transmission. With the current communication [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 14:38:59

Carnival of Debt Reduction #143 — The History of Debt

Over the weekend, I came across a rather interesting series called The History of Credit and Debt at Myvesta.org ... and the first article in each category is considered “the best of class”. Keeping Track The credit ... our financial dealings. Editor’s Picks How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt, and Stay Out posted [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 12:00:24

Gates of Vienna News Feed 9/16/2008

USAMosque Official Claims Perjury‘Radical Islam’ Video Angers South Florida MuslimsSwiss Envoy Warns of Anti-American Sentiment CanadaAl-Qaeda Suspect Appeals to Canadian Voters for Help Europe and the EU26 Arrested After Knife Fight on Madrid TrainBan Eating in Public During Ramadan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 00:57:00

The Protest at the Islamic Saudi Academy

I reported Monday night on the upcoming demonstration at the Islamic Saudi Academy in Alexandria ... violent and intolerant language. “They’re free to come here and worship, but they are not free to come ... a misdemeanor count that follows accusations that he failed to report an allegation of child abuse made [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 01:02:26

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