Archive for May, 2009

A ‘Koo’ 350,000 Users

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

In 2006, Pak was working at eBay as the auction site was expanding into China. He watched as eBay consolidated with one of the leading Chinese auction companies, Netease. And then he watched as eBay’s market share in China dropped.
“The features (didn’t) make sense to Chinese users, although a lot of U.S. companies going [...]

Promotional Advertising Specialty – You’ve Waited Long Enough

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

When I was just starting 6th grade I got my first job. Paperboy! Boy, was I excited. At that time I had spent a lot of time actually playing the video game Paperboy, so I knew I had what it took to get the job done. But, its just not that easy.
The StarTribune doesn’t just [...]

U.S. bank bailout to rely in part on private money: report

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s revised bailout plan for the banking system is likely to rely in part on private sector investors other than banks to buy the contaminating assets that wiped out the capital of many banks, the New York Times said, citing administration officials.
The officials told the paper that they are counting on [...]