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Looking for a franchise opportunity? The World Wide Web is overflowing with Internet-based businesses for sale. Searching for "Internet Franchising" in your favorite search engine will reveal dozens of Web sites promising both online business and franchise opportunities in a variety of Internet-base...

"Does negative press make you Sicko?" That's the title of Google ad rep Lauren Turner's post in a new company blog for the healthcare industry. "Sicko" is a reference to Michael Moore's latest documentary, now out in theaters, which examines access to healthcare in the U.S. Given that the readers Tu...

Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook provide a means for many people to share their lives with others, but are they and other Webposts that are turning the free content of their subscribers into economic gain, a new form of sharecropping? It certainly seems that way, according to Nic...

A U.S. subsidiary of Germany's SAP made "inappropriate downloads" of documents from the Web site of rival Oracle, SAP acknowledged, but the company denied the actions represented corporate espionage. In response to a suit filed by Oracle in March, SAP said its division TomorrowNow was authorized to ...

Navigation planning has hit critical mass. Today's markets are more competitive than ever. With that in mind, it is paramount that you attract visitors to your Web site. When developing a Web site, you need a strategy, as there are crucial elements which need to be planned in order for you to succee...

From this day forward, consumers who purchase cable TV subscriptions will no longer be forced to lease integrated set-top boxes provided by their cable operators. Instead, as a result of a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission that took effect July 1, cable operators must now provide consu...

Blockbuster has named James Keyes, former chief of convenience store chain 7-Eleven, as its new CEO as it bids to regain investor confidence while fighting off challenges from Netflix and emerging technologies. Keyes will succeed John Antioco, who activist investors -- led by billionaire board membe...

Ever get the feeling that somebody is watching over your shoulder while you browse the Web? Yahoo's new SmartAds program promises to bring to your monitor display ads based on your behavior, location and demographics. The new platform is being touted by Yahoo as a way to give advertisers "the abilit...

Private equity firm Carlyle Group reportedly has offered about $11 billion for Virgin Media, with a bidding war for the rights to acquire the company possible. Carlyle may have bid as much as $30 to $35 per share for the company, according to press reports. Virgin Media provides cable TV, high speed...

Effective Web content provides targeted messaging to attract customers onto a Web site followed by consistent, timely and relevant information to guide them through the online experience. The goal of these actions is to culminate in a desired result such a sale, qualified lead or submitted applicati...

A method for screening new hires that counts the likes of Google among its adherents may create some fertile ground for future employment lawsuits. That's the opinion of two attorneys writing the New York Law Journal this week. The attorneys, Robert Ottinger and Carrie Kurzon, of The Ottinger Firm i...

The Microsoft vs. Google rivalry took a bizarre turn Thursday in the blogosphere as speculation and controversy ran rife about a memo purportedly leaked from Microsoft featuring the impressions of an ex-Google employee about Google's work culture. Apparently in response to a request from a Microsoft...

On the eve of Apple's big iPhone push, mobile communications market powerhouse Research In Motion reported astoundingly strong BlackBerry sales. RIM's earnings were up 73 percent for the quarter ending June 2, beating expectations and surprising Wall Street. The stock price surged more than twenty p...

The BBC announced Wednesday it will launch its iPlayer on-demand TV service on July 27. Initially restricted to users in the UK, the service will become available to an expanded Internet audience in the fall. "It's a revolutionary service which offers audiences more value, because from now on they n...

As wireless communications technology becomes embedded in the lifestyles of consumers, small businesses are seeking ways to catch the mobile wave. Gaining an advantage with younger shoppers online and off can be daunting to small businesses that would rather not manage technology -- but instead expl...