NEW YORK — Jeff Pulver took a few minutes to discuss what to expect at this year’s 140 Characters Conference: New York City. It’s the second annual conference, referred to as #140conf on Twitter. The #140conf tag has been used every day on Twitter since the conference a year ago, Pulver said. Last year’s conference helped propel NBC News journalist Anne Curry (@AnnCurry) from 40,000 followers to over 1 jmillion and also featured Wine Library TV’s Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee). Both Curry and Vaynerchuk are speaking again at this year’s conference. Also speaking at the conference, on April 20 and 21 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump), Donny Deutsch (@Donny_Deutsch) and MC Hammer (@MCHammer). Read the rest of this entry »
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Apple (AAPL) broke its silence in the advertising battle going on between AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). The iPhone maker launched its ad campaign this week showing an iPhone user talking on the phone while surfing the Web as a voice asks, “Can your phone and your network do that?”
It’s Apple’s comeback to Verizon’s latest attack on the iPhone which runs on AT&T’s wireless networks. Read the rest of this entry »
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Two weeks ago, in a post about AT&T’s spotty third generation wireless coverage, I posed a simple question: “How about an announcement telling customers how AT&T has been working with Apple to help boost the quality of its iPhone service?” Read the rest of this entry »
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This summer, for the first time in five years, I used Priceline.com (PCLN) to book a hotel room and rental car. Turns out, I am part of a trend. The online travel agency saw an increase in bookings over the summer. Now it forecasts sales in the current quarter rising 28 percent from last year’s fourth quarter. Read the rest of this entry »
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Bears who warn the U.S. stock market has gone too far too fast — the broad Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 18 percent year to date — may not get much vindication anytime soon. Investors should see stocks continue to rally as long as corporate profits keep recovering, says market expert Joseph Mezrich (pictured), Nomura Securities International’s head of quantitative research. Read the rest of this entry »
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AT&T is suing Verizon Wireless for misleading advertising. But its actions could do the company more harm than good. The reason for the lawsuit: Verizon (VZ) has been mocking Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone “There’s an App for That” ads. Verizon TV ads show off a coverage map depicting its larger, third-generation (3G) wireless coverage next to AT&T’s smaller 3G coverage map. In its advertisementsVerizon quips: “There’s a Map for That.” Read the rest of this entry »
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For more than a decade, some smart, successful investors have been saying that Amazon.com (AMZN) wouldn’t succeed, because its business plan was flawed. Meanwhile, the company built its reputation as an online bookseller, added more products, and boosted sales. Read the rest of this entry »
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Recently I bought an Apple (AAPL) iMac, and after upgrading the hard drive and opting for a bigger display, I wound up spending more than I had planned. Listening to Apple’s earnings call this week, I discovered that many of its customers have had similar experiences buying Apple products. Read the rest of this entry »
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McDonald’s Monopoly game 2009 is being played at McDonald’s restaurants around the globe and, like every year at this time, I find myself compelled to buy fries and soft drinks in an effort to hoard game pieces. Yet, this year, the joy of this annual endeavor seems to be fading. Read the rest of this entry »
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Google earnings and IBM earnings were both reported late Thursday, and the tech sector listened. Today, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is falling more than 1 percent, with IBM leading the way lower, falling more than 4 percent. Read the rest of this entry »
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