Archive for August 7th, 2007

  • Is the Party Over for Indian Outsourcing

    I mentioned this a few weeks ago. Here’s more on the topic from Business Week.
    Basically, the aren’t as many people available to fill the outsourcing demand, the rupee is rising against the dollar, wages are rising, and there’s more competition for existing talent. Visas to the US are running short too.
    A confluence of adversities […]

  • Customer Reviews Increase Web Sales

    Amazon.com has mastered the use of customer reviews to give customers some idea about the product besides simply the publisher boiler plate which is basically designed to sell the product. But the customer reviews are ordinarily considered more truthful and give additional insights.
    Now other online marketers are using customer reviews when appropriate to sell […]

  • Free Prescription Drug Program Initiated By Publix

    The free market may do what all the Presidential candidates only wish they could do: help lower health care costs.
    Already Wal Mart started offering $4 prescriptions on generics. Now Publix is offering free prescriptions on certain medications.
    The plan is being tested in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina.
    From Sun-Sentinal.com
    Publix supermarket chain said today it […]

  • Social Networking Sites Expose Your Private Info

    Online marketers, politicians, and - now - hackers are turning to Social Networking sites. The first two seek business contacts and votes respectively. The third hope to exploit the sites for criminal purposes to get at your personal information.
    So market online, but be careful what information you disclose.
    Read more…
    Related Link: Lifelock Identity Theft Protection