Social media has changed the way people do business in America.  Indeed, it has forever altered the landscape of business networking worldwide.  I remember back in the mid to late 1990s, when I first started hearing URLs in radio advertisements, and it seemed everyone who was anyone had a website and a cool, easy to remember URL that you could overhear on the radio during the morning or evening commute.  I would get home, and sometimes...

Have you ever dreamed of owning a small business and calling all the shots, right from the comfort of your own home? Most Americans do, a recent study finds. The old adage that “small business is the backbone of America” seems to have stuck with people over the years, and for many, the idea of owning a home based or family business continues to epitomize the American dream. With money tighter than ever before for most people,...

Charging an iPhone is relatively straightforward.  There are a couple of ways you can go about it, and we’ll be looking at the pros and cons of each in this article. The iPhone has a lithium ion battery that can have up to around 400 cycles:  that means, you can operate the iPhone at fully charged capacity through 400 recharges without beginning to lose battery capacity.  Batteries don’t last forever, so it’s important...

Whatever your industry, if you are in business there has very likely never been a time in history more conducive to closing up shop for good in the wake of what many analysts have referred to as The Second Great Depression, and even optimists have called a most tragic economic downturn.  The stakes are high for everyone, and there are many advantages for getting out of competitive markets now, before greater losses are sustained or...

The economic climate continues its unsteady gait towards a dubious recovery this morning.  Time for a look at the financial markets, including commodities, durable goods, and futures.  In a recent report, durable goods orders are shown to have fallen more than anticipated in April.  On Wednesday, this did not bode well for futures. Current Markets (Wednesday, May 25, 2011) From 8:51 a.m. ET,  the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures...