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How Google Fuels Its Idea Factory

BusinessWeek:
Leading up to Google’s first-quarter earnings report on Apr. 17, investors couldn’t have been more bearish. They had knocked the stock down 35% since the start of the year, concerned that a weak economy would finally hurt the search giant’s advertising business.
But Google defied skeptics—and the economic downturn—with a surprisingly strong showing that sent the […]

Sick Of Gas Prices, Shoppers Head Online

eMarketer:
One-third (33%) of online US adults say they are more likely to shop online because of high gasoline prices, according to a recent iCongo-sponsored survey conducted by Harris Interactive.
More than four out of 10 respondents also said they planned to make retail purchases with their rebate, if they got one. About the same percentage of […]

Big Bucks From Tiny Computing Startups

InformationWeek:
Call them lifestyle businesses. Peopleless enterprises. Solo entrepreneurs.
They are becoming increasingly common as the Internet matures, software as a service is more reliable, outsourcing becomes more commonplace, and customers and user communities begin to shoulder more of the work of keeping operations going.
Such companies get big results by thinking small — from an organizational perspective, […]

Amazon.com Sues Over New Online Sales Tax

CNET News:
Amazon.com is hitting back at New York over a new law requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes from customers residing in that state.’
In a complaint filed on April 25, Amazon asked the New York State Supreme Court to declare the recently passed law “invalid, illegal, and unconstitutional.”
New York has long required vendors to […]

Gemini Isn’t Just A Star Sign Anymore

What is the Gemini sign but a symbol for twins? In that case, Gemini Greetings is on the right track. A unique online card store, they offer a variety of cards for those with twins, triplets and more.
One thing that many cards found in stores seem to miss is that niche in family. […]