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Dutch bicycle manufacturer reports sales growth in hard economic times

At least one company is benefiting from the global economic crisis: Netherlands-based bicycle maker Accell predicted Wednesday that it will enjoy higher than expected 2008 profits due to rising sales. "Cycling remains popular in economically adverse times," Accell Group chief executive Rene Takens ... (original story)

HR Urged To Set Goals for Executive Bonus Plans

Companies not only need to show a relationship between executive pay and company performance, but they also must demonstrate that they pay the appropriate level for performance. (original story)

Hack Allows Flash Video on iPhone, Touch… With a Catch

When I first saw this I thought "Where have you been all my life?" Then I realized the answer: In 1.x iPhone and iTouch firmware. iMobileCinema is a homebrew app for 1.1.1-1.1.5 firmware and must be installed on jailbroken phones. This tool is all but useless to early adopters who are already int... (original story)

Barry: ‘The peloton is definitely changing’

Michael Barry was back in the spotlight in 2008, winning his first race since the 2005 season with a dramatic stage victory at the Tour of Missouri. He also rode to fifth in the Tour of Ireland and finished ninth in the grueling Olympic road race in Beijing. The 32-year-old Canadian returned to for... (original story)

Ocarina Surges To Top Paid iPhone App Position

Ocarina, the second iPhone application from Silicon Valley based Smule, has surged to the top spot on the iPhone App store just a little over a week after launching (you can download it here for $.99). Why? Just like Smule's first application, a social virtual lighter (yeah, I know), People are fas... (original story)

Apptera Raises $10.5 Million More To Get Ads To Your Phone

Mobile advertising network Apptera has closed a $10.5 million funding round led by Alloy Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Walden International. The company is also announcing that David Karnstedt, Yahoo's former SVP of North American Sales who has extensive experience in advertising, ha... (original story)

JuicyCampus Gets Banned From TSU, Cries Foul

JuicyCampus, a public, anonymous message board that basically encourages college students to gossip about each other (often using full names and with malicious intentions), got its first ban from a public university. Apparently, Tennessee State University's VP for Student Affairs, Michael Freeman ... (original story)

Poll: More Than Half Of Twitter Users Would Pay

Guy Kawasaki posted a poll on via his SocialToo service that asks "How much would you pay to use Twitter?" More than half (around 53%) of respondents, presumably all Twitter users who follow Guy, said they'd pay at least $5/month. The last thing I want is for Twitter to start charging, so I want ea... (original story)

Hulu 'To Catch YouTube' -- Great, But So What?

The FT's got a story saying "YouTube is in danger of being upstaged commercially" by Hulu, the online video site owned NBC and News Corp. It's based on a report saying Hulu will make as much in advertising revenues as YouTube next year, about $180 million, despite having far fewer active users. Two ... (original story)

1Cast: Sort Of Like Redlasso, But Legal

Earlier this year we watched as Redlasso, a very popular video service that allowed bloggers to clip portions of television content, got beaten into submission (at least temporarily) by a flurry of lawsuits. The company's platform gave bloggers access to content spanning popular channels includin... (original story)

Australian ISP Agrees To Filter... Just To Show How Stupid It Is

Australian politicians have been pushing to censor the internet for years, with its latest initiative being the most extreme and most ridiculous. Of course, even though each and every past effort by the Australian government has failed miserably, they always seem to think that this time it will be ... (original story)

Three Money Saving Tricks Anyone Can Use

By Myscha TheriaultToo frazzled to figure out frugal? Does just getting through the day leave you so depleted that your eyes start to cross at the mere thought of uber-active savings strategies? This article's for you. Things are way more hectic this fall in our household, and we are finding tha... (original story)

Intel to launch 65W desktop CPUs for all-in-one PCs (Monica Chen/DigiTimes)

Monica Chen / DigiTimes: Intel to launch 65W desktop CPUs for all-in-one PCs  —  Intel is planning to launch three 65W low-power desktop CPUs targeting small form factor (SFF) PCs and all-in-one PCs in the middle of January next year, according to sources at PC vendors.  &mdash... (original story)

Tron Guy is a PC

It's wonderful to see people doing what they love. Jay Maynard, for instance, loves dressing up in spandex and turning on his Tron lights for all and sundry. Sure, he's no Eva Longaria but isn't it great to know that Microsoft has this guy on their side? He could literally blow up Master Apple in a... (original story)

HR Consultants Try on Facilitator's Hat

Facilitating employee focus groups, strategic planning sessions and conflict resolution situations can be enhanced by HR consultants because of their independent status. (original story)



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