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I have come to realize that the world of WiFi, its amazing applications, and its revolutionary possibilities are only just beginning to emerge. One such application is WiFi gambling. Frankly, I never gave wireless gaming a thought, until a company called Diamond I, a provider of hand-held modules to...

Summer is behind us, but recent memories of credit card processing breaches are still haunting security-conscious consumers, safety-minded merchants and bustling banks. While CardSystems Solutions made media headlines in June after a computer virus captured the private information of millions of con...

Leet has grown to represent attitudes and subcultures that extend beyond the use of leet as a communication system. Leet is challenging traditional patterns of communication system growth and propagation. Its behavior is uniquely tech driven and tech enabled. New forms of leet are encouraged. L...

When Eric Lituchy and wife Gina Ezratty first started talking in the late 1990s about a new dot-com business, the business idea seemed straightforward enough. Sell specialty products over the Internet. Satisfy gift-givers who want to honor life's milestones for special someones. Top off birthdays, e...

Hedge funds are investment vehicles that use alternative or non-traditional investment strategies to manage investors' money. These strategies are broad-ranged and include the use of short sales, arbitrage, leverage, or derivatives. Hedge funds have become popular investment vehicles over the last f...

It is my belief that Benjamin Franklin, were he alive today, would throw off his visor and scream at the transition occurring currently from a print-society to a cyber one. It was only a hundred years ago, at the dawn of the print-society, where words, nicely arranged and neatly printed on newsprint...

Disputes over the regulation of online real estate businesses that have surfaced in the last few years have caused the courts to recognize the importance of the Internet to the real estate industry. A recent case challenged the use of computer technology in relation to the method by which brokers pr...

Here are ten clues that your entire branding campaign has gone overboard. From the emphasis of marketing schemes over original meaning to the idolization of outlandish creativity without concern for the nuts and bolts of innovation, corporations all over fall into these deep water traps. Get the lif...

For Thralow, Inc., the majority of its e-commerce customers come from two sources: Those who go directly to its various sites, including binoculars.com, and telescopes.com, and those who find it through Google's AdWords listings. Heading into the holiday season, hundreds of businesses are expected t...

In a study conducted by ABC Namebank International, 5,000 major corporations around the world were surveyed and results were compiled to measure the impact of their image on customers, profitability and overall market positioning. There was also a strong emphasis on their cyber-branding platforms an...

With preparations for the 2005 holiday season well underway, many analysts are predicting another banner year for e-commerce. Strong growth has become routine for the online sales industry. But some 10 years after e-commerce began to get noticed and several holiday seasons after nudging its way into...

In the offshore outsourcing field, client relations managers are often found at both the facility and the facility's North American sales office, if one has been established. As described herein, some firms operate without a North American presence, particularly if they are smaller firms. Most ou...

Are you or your company considering a business acquisition? If so, there is no escaping the need to perform thorough and competent due diligence on your acquisition target. Due diligence can be defined as a complete investigation of an intended acquisition. This investigation of the prospect must in...

No type of management position has undergone more profound changes over the last ten years than that of client relations managers. Changes are being driven by economic globalization, competitive pressures and the information technology revolution. Changes in the roles of client relations managers pa...

Branding and advertising via the television medium is at a low point. What was once the powerhouse is on the verge of a power-failure and heading for a blackout. It is happening right now. Media executives, mostly in denial, are shunning the subject. Smart ones are coming up with well-branded 24/7 W...