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Entries for August, 2009

Consumers to benefit as credit card law debuts

U.S. consumers will see on Thursday the first signs of the biggest overhaul of the credit card industry in at least two decades, as companies will be forced to provide customers with more time to pay their bills and be required to give more warning of contractual changes.
From August 20, credit card issuers will have [...]

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Facebook Wall Posts May Make For Effective Advertising

If one of your goals as a small business owner is to drive traffic to a site, Facebook may be a valuable ally in that effort.  What’s more, you shouldn’t have to embark on some expensive advertising campaign (or even a cheap one) in order to reap the benefits.

According to new data from Vitrue, attracting [...]

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eBay Motors Launches Video Contest For Auto Buffs

eBay Motors has launched a video contest to find what it calls  America’s ultimate automotive enthusiast.
Winners of the 2009 Motors Master contest will receive a trip to Las Vegas to attend the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show (SEMA) and receive an eBay Motors shopping spree.

Participants will make a short video about their favorite car, truck [...]

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Mobile Market Sees Positive Growth

Worldwide shipments of cell phones in the second quarter increased 4.7 percent compared to the first, according to a report from iSuppli.
The growth marked the first successive increase for the market since the third quarter of 2008. Global shipments reached 265 million units in the second quarter, up from 253 million in the first.
“The moderate [...]

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