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Feed SubscriptionHeadache Alert: Rethinking Overseas Outsourcing
Both China and India each have a new set of privacy laws expected to go into effect in the near future. In both cases, the new laws will turn outsourcing IT and phone centers to those countries into a compliancy nightmare for companies. The proposed Chinese laws (which are still being revised and redrafted) would require specific government consent to export personal data, consent to share data with third parties and new tighter restrictions on the gathering, management, use and storage of personal data.
Read More »Why Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Hates The "iPad Killer"
What product is going to be the iPad killer? Consumers and bloggers alike can't stop asking that question. Search for "iPad Killer" on Google and you'll return 778,000 results.
Read More »Video: Best Diets rated by Consumer Reports
Erica Hill talks to Dr. Jennifer Ashton and Nancy Metcalf, senior program editor for Consumer Reports, about the top-rated diet plans and how to choose the right one for you
Read More »Flexjet Leads the Way to Recovery
During the last several years of financial turbulence, the private aviation industry has reevaluated its business approach in order to maintain its appeal to the consumer.
Read More »Helping Shoppers Save Time and Money
Online coupon database not only saves shoppers money, but also gives cash back for every purchase made. As we process applications for the 2011 Inc.
Read More »Chair unsafe for kids? What government says about "metoo" clip-on seats
About a dozen children injured by child feeding seats, Consumer Products Safety Commission says
Read More »How to Co-Brand to Boost Sales
Leveraging synergistic brands can take a business to new and exciting heights. How can co-branding help you to reach an expanded audience with your message?
Read More »What’s Your Tablet Habit?
We all know they are selling like hotcakes.
Read More »Google’s Marissa Mayer Reveals Intense New Focus On Products In The Larry Page Era
Google exec Marissa Mayer talked at a conference Wednesday about how the company has changed--and hasn't--under recently installed CEO Larry Page. Longtime Google executive Marissa Mayer was asked at a conference on Wednesday what had changed, now that Larry Page has moved into the CEO spot.
Read More »How to Avoid the Passion Trap
Passion alone is typically what drives a founder to get a new business off the ground.
Read More »How to Use Game Mechanics to Reward Your Customers
There's a green card . Then there's silver, gold, and platinum
Read More »Focusing on What Works
The Problem In our December 2009/January 2010 issue, we wrote about Dogswell , a maker of dog treats that got off to a strong start after its launch in 2003. But founder Marco Giannini overreached when he branched out to the pet-food market. The 2008 rollout of two new dog-food lines ran up a tab of nearly $1 million, four times the original budget.
Read More »Everyone Looks Fatter In White, Including The iPhone
Consumer Reports, not necessarily a fan of the iPhone 4, has reacted to news it's slightly thicker than its older black sibling. Spoiler: It's really not
Read More »The Backpack That Gives You X-Ray Vision
From the fascinating-yet-creepy files, a British firm has unveiled a backpack-mounted radar that allows users to see through walls.
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