Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Credit Card Fees and Rates: Follow-Up

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Yesterday, about the time that I was posting about the "evil" things that credit card companies are still doing, Sen. Christopher ...
Monday, October 26, 2009

Don't Be Evil: The Memo the Credit Card Companies Haven't Gotten

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At least not yet. Today's CNNMoney.com carries a nice roundup of the problems facing credit-card consumers, under the title " 5 ev...
Friday, October 23, 2009

It's a Fine Line Between Love and Hate....

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... and between lots of other things too. Earlier this week, the billionaire head of the Galleon Group, a hedge fund, was arrested and charg...
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

When Is a "Smart Choice" Really Smart?

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According to the Smart Choices program website, to qualify for the "Smart Choice" checkmark, "a product must meet a comprehe...
Sunday, October 18, 2009

Causes ... and Effects

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Cause-related marketing is increasingly popular, both with corporations and with consumers. For consumers, it's a way to wear their valu...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Blogging and Word of Mouth: Same or Different?

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Different, of course. A few days ago, I wrote about new FTC rules that will require " full-disclosure blogging ", which I think is...
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Flipping Businesses Is Like Flipping Houses

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Except that even more people get hurt. The New York Times has carried a couple of stories in the past week that really brought this issue t...