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Monthly Archives: January 2009

01.26.09 / Kraft’s iFood Assistant Cracks iTunes App Store’s 100 Most Popular Paid App List

With its new iFood Assistant, Kraft is pulling off a rare feat, according to Ad Age:  getting people to pony up $0.99 in order to use a tool that advertises its products heavily. Launched in December 2008, iFood Assistant offers … Read more »

01.26.09 / Need a Buck? Sell Your Wardrobe.

Budgets are being cut, companies are going out of business and the unemployment rate is up.  How are people expected to pay their bills in this economic depression?  Jason Sadler a 26 year old resident of Jacksonville, FL found a … Read more »

01.23.09 / Obama Will Keep His Blackberry

After much anticipation of whether President Barack Obama would be able to keep his blackberry or not, the verdict is in: the President will keep his cell phone, reports the New York Times. Obama is the first president to utilize … Read more »

01.23.09 / American Express Creates Social Network for Business Travelers

Logging long miles criss-crossing around the globe, spending days, weeks, and even months away from home, the legion of world-weary business travelers out there are a community of like-minded souls.  And now, with the help of American Express Business Travel, … Read more »

01.22.09 / Microsoft to Slash Up to 5,000 Jobs

Software behemoth Microsoft announced today it will cut up to 5,000 jobs in the next eighteen months, reports CNNMoney.com.  The 5,000 jobs represent 5.5% of the company’s global workforce. Of the job cuts, 1,400 will be slashed immediately, although the … Read more »

01.22.09 / New Reason to Send an E-Card: You May Have an STD

Now along with the birthday, anniversary, and thank you e-cards you find in your inbox, you may see an e-card warning you to get checked. Along with the rise of the Internet, there has been an increase of casual sexual … Read more »

01.21.09 / From Rock Legend to Environmentalist

Do you have trouble finding green news and information? Look no further. Rolling Stones’ Chuck Leavell has teamed up with advertising and public relations executive Joel Babbit to create mnn.com (Mother Nature Network), an environmental news website. Fortune reported Babbit … Read more »

01.21.09 / Web, Social Networking Big Winners in Inauguration Coverage

So where were you when President Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States? Chances are, if you were not one of those hearty souls who took in the event live in Washington, D.C., you … Read more »

01.20.09 / Choosing the Right Domain Name Is Getting Trickier and Trickier

As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is poised to start selling new top-level domain names over 2009—names with suffixes that play on popular subjects, geographic locations, or even brand names—choosing the right domain name for their … Read more »

01.20.09 / Century 21 Moves Its Marketing Money Where the Customers Are: Online

Ad Age reports that Century 21, one of the first national real estate companies to advertise on television, will pull all TV advertising for 2009 and focus their attention on the web instead. Beverly Thorne, senior vice president of marketing … Read more »