| Internet Marketing Expert Reveals 3 Ways to Outsmart the ...
Internet marketing CEO says sellers need solid online marketing techniques if they want to compete with the big players and make money on eBay. (PRWeb) March 25, 2007 -- "Over 54% of eBay auction listings end without getting a single bid," says Derek Gehl, CEO of the Internet Marketing Center (www.auctiontips.com). "But, sellers can use proven online marketing strategies to help ensure they do make money on eBay." Internet marketing strategies like building an opt-in list and using email marketing to follow up with customers can increase sales by 30% or more, according to Gehl. Gehl names three key Internet marketing strategies that can help sellers get -- and maximize -- their eBay sales: 1. Using keywords in auction titles.
The problems with with Vista laid bare
"The only problem with Microsoft is that they have no taste. They have absolutely no taste." - Steve Jobs to Robert X Cringely in Revenge of the Nerds REGARDLESS OF WHAT Bill Gates might have claimed in interviews, a lot of the goodies in Vista have – I'll be diplomatic – drawn inspiration from rival products, primarily Apple's Mac OS X. The trouble is that Microsoft has prioritised the wrong bits, taken the wrong inspiration. And the sad irony is that if it had made different choices, we'd have got a simpler, faster, safer Vista a lot sooner. So what sources and where has MS got its ideas from? And where should it have done so instead? You don't have to look far. System-wide instant search and a query-driven, location-independent view of the filesystem are very useful things to have.
Community Calendar
"Treasures of Islamic Art." An on-going, changing display of The University of Michigan Museum of Art's (UMMA) finest ceramics, metalwork, calligraphy and painting from the classical Islamic civilizations of North Africa and the Middle East. Shown at UMMA, 525 South State St., Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information call 734.764.0395. "Connections and Contrasts" They are women and men, traditional and contemporary, natives and immigrants, students and professionals, representing three generations and working in a variety of creative mediums. The ten artists in Connections & Contrasts constitute a cross-section of passionate Arab Americans making art in the Detroit area. Held at the AANM, the exhibition will run thru May 31. Friday, 3/16-5/31 Juxtaposed!, new art by Adnan Charara that explores the challenges of immigrating to the United States and the process of becoming American, in the Main Floor Gallery of the Arab American National Museum.
From free to $42: Trash 'fee' debated
A solid waste task force appointed by Mayor Bill White made numerous recommendations to the City Council on Monday. Among the highlights were proposals that would: Keep the basic weekly trash service within the property- and sales tax-supported general fund budget. Other services, such as heavy trash pickup and recycling, would be supported by a new "waste reduction fee" Reduce abuse of the heavy trash service and illegal dumping by funding new enforcement officers. Phase-down the volume of heavy trash that is allowable, and reduce the collection frequency. Reduce overall waste volume by boosting recycling programs, composting of yard waste and wood-chipping of trees and limbs. Adopt new equitable criteria for eligibility for service, while being mindful of a trend toward dense, Inner-Loop developments that haven't been eligible.
A convenient truth about Melissa Duvall : She wants to make the ...
Melissa Duvall is up front about being a tree hugger. The 17-year-old Broadneck High senior's life, like many area residents, is entwined with the outdoors: she's hiked outdoors, played sports on county ball fields and swum in local waters and pools. She likes her planet clean and green. Last year, the Arnold teen - related to a long line of Duvalls who settled in the area centuries ago - founded the high school's Outdoor Environmental Club. Instructor Nancy Bourgeois is the club's adviser. The club's mission is "to promote awareness and enjoyment of the natural world and to plan and implement environmental service projects."
Its 20 student members learn about the environment in myriad hands-on projects, including strengthening recycling efforts inside the school and raising baby bay grasses in tubs under grow lamps for replanting in local coves.
Digital stewardship
No longer do Americans have to write checks or dig into their wallets for crumpled dollar bills when it comes time to make donations. These days, churchgoers and those of other faiths increasingly are wiring contributions via the Internet or making them with the swipe of a credit or debit card.
The trend, which allows members to give at any time and without attending a service, is not without controversy. Some religious denominations, for example, have strict limits on credit-card usage and require that they be paid off every month. Others don't want donors to go into debt to make contributions. .
Saving cold, hard cash
Photos by PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times Above: Tony Raposa and Paul Medeiros, workers at Crystal Ice in New Bedford, are seen from the top of the new ice machine platform as they install new, energy-efficient equipment at the plant that can produce 80,000 tons of ice a year. Below: Rob Hicks, plant manager, checks large blocks of ice in storage.PETER PEREIRA .
Subprime Disparities Grew Worse in 2006 at Citigroup, HSBC and ...
New York, April 4 -- In the first study of the just-released 2006 mortgage lending data, the watchdog and technical assistance organization Fair Finance Watch has identified worsening disparities by race and ethnicity in the higher-cost lending of some of the nation's largest banks. Coupled with the chaos roiling the subprime industry, the trend raises concerns for regulators: 2006 is the third year in which the data distinguishes which loans are higher cost, over the federally-defined rate spread of three percent over the yield on Treasury securities of comparable duration on first lien loans, five percent on subordinate liens. Citigroup in 2006, in its headquarters Metropolitan Statistical Area of New York City, confined African Americans to higher-cost loans above this rate spread 4.41 times more frequently than whites, according to Fair Finance Watch.
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