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Autumn Of Upheaval In American Phone Market

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By Tero Kuittinen, Contributor So this is it – Nextel has been shut down and Sprint lost 1.05 M contract customers during the quarter when it finally happened. That’s about 70K more than was expected, so Wall Street consensus on that number was close to the mark. But what will happen in the autumn quarter – the first period in the very long time when Sprint is no longer handing out freebie subscribers to its rivals? During the spring quarter, both Verizon and AT&T posted strong subscriber growth and smartphone sales  figures. But a portion of that strength derived from the giant operators hoovering in Nextel die-hards who finally were forced to jump ship and chose not to switch to Sprint’s CDMA network. …read more

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Toms Shoes: Doing Better Than Good

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By Simon Graj, Contributor So many brands consider it prudent to project a socially responsible image. Why do such a large number end up seeming contrived and artificial in their social responsibility programs? Perhaps because the initiatives are dressed up in rhetoric that’s so inflated and excessive it’s almost toxic. …read more

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India IT Firm Tata Consultancy Ignores Slowdown, Posts Gains

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By Kenneth Rapoza, Contributor

So the economies of the world are slowing down.  That doesn’t scare Indian IT behemoth Tata Consultancy Services.  Well, okay, it might make them nervous. But this company seems to strive on the stress of a downward spend in information technology.  First quarter net income rose 10.6% and revenues rose 16% year over year, keeping Tata in the pole position of India’s No. 1 IT outsourcers. …read more

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Real Estate Pro Status Does Not Mix With Full Time Day Job

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By Peter J Reilly, Contributor

 So you want to be a real estate professional.  That is the wish of just about everybody who loses money on their rental properties. Starting this year, thanks to the 3.8% Obamacare tax, it will become the wish of many who make money on their rental properties.   Whether you qualify or not boils down to how you spend your time.  …read more

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Yahoo Earnings: Live! From Sunnyvale! They're Getting Saturday Night!

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By Mark Rogowsky, Contributor

So let’s give Yahoo credit for livestreaming its earnings conference call. It’s new and fresh and it brought a chance to see the expressions on the faces of CEO Marissa Mayer and CFO Ken Goldman. That adds color the typical call lacks and should provide some fodder for analysts and investors in the months ahead. “Did Goldman smile comfortably when he gave that forward-looking guidance? Did Mayer squirm when she discussed the revenue impact of that new initiative?” The overall call had a not quite ready for prime time feel, which dovetailed nicely with Yahoo’s announcement that it would soon be streaming all 38 seasons of Saturday Night Live, home of the original “not ready for prime time players.” …read more

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First Real Videos Shot With Google Glass Surface Online

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By Dave Thier, Contributor

So far, the promotional videos for Glass have given us an idea of what it would be like to shoot videos through a wearable computer, so long as your life is incredibly cool otherwise. We’ve seen skydiving, ice sculpture carving, canoeing down an exotic river in Southeast Asia, and other amazing things you or I will likely not be posting on .  Now that the first test units of Google Glass have gone out, however, we’re beginning to see what something closer to what real humans might do with it.

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2013/04/17/first-real-videos-shot-with-google-glass-surface-online/

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So You Missed Tax Day, What Next?

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By Kelly Phillips Erb, Contributor

So you missed Tax Day. A million things could have happened. Maybe your hard drive died, you had some bad tuna or your dog ate your return. I don’t care. I’m not judging. The question isn’t so much “what happened?” but “what happens next?”

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/04/17/so-you-missed-tax-day-what-next/

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3 Signs You Should Definitely Quit Your Job

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By Daily Muse, Contributor

So, you’ve recently realized that you and your current job just aren’t a great fit. But you’re not quite sure what to do with that realization. Should you quit? Tough it out and try to improve your situation? Coast for now so you can put your energy into finding something better?

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/dailymuse/2013/04/15/3-signs-you-should-definitely-quit-your-job/

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How To Argue For More High-Skilled Immigration

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By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry, Contributor

So, Mark Zuckerberg, like everyone else in Silicon Valley, wants more high-skilled immigration. Zuckerberg is launching a lobbying outfit called FWD.us to call for more high-skilled immigration, starting with a Washington Post op-ed.

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/pascalemmanuelgobry/2013/04/12/how-to-argue-for-more-high-skilled-immigration/

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New Job Success Tips: Start Before You Start

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By Elena Bajic, Contributor

So you’ve landed a new job.  Your resume made it to the top of the pile, you passed the test, got the offer, agreed to terms and You Are Employed!!!  It doesn’t matter if you weren’t looking and the new job just “fell” into your lap, or if you’ve been pounding the pavement for a while…

From: http://www.forbes.com/sites/elenabajic/2013/04/11/new-job-success-tips-start-before-you-start/

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Mojiva's CEO Gives Tablets Their Day In The Sun

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By Jennifer Hicks, Contributor

So most people out there don’t give a second thought to how all those ads you see on your mobile device actually get to where your eyeballs are. They just show up. But they show up because an ad network put them there. Ad technology boil down is that an ad network connects advertisers (Coca Cola, Nike, Perrier, etc.) to websites that want to host ads. Advertisers really want to reach you. Consumers spend more time on their mobile devices (read smartphones and tablets) than ever before. According recent numbers from Markcting Chart, mobile phones account for 17% of time spent on the internet (up 42% from 12%) with doubling 2011 numbers from 3% to 6%. Tablets are the next frontier. According to data from Mojiva, a premium mobile ad network, 70% of U.S. tablet respondents check two or more news sites/apps daily, compared 61% of U.S. smartphone respondents. Mojiva decided they would cater to this growth sector and created the first tablet-dedicated ad network, Mojiva Tab in 2012 and they were spot on. The company says that total number of tablet ad requests reached more than 31 billion in 2012, which represents a 600% increase from 2011. And, dozens of brand advertisers have already signed deals with Mojiva Tab including HP, Microsoft, CBS Interactive and ABC News. …read more
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