Against the odds, Palm courted a formidable community of developers whose apps may prove vital to the fortunes of the make-or-break Pre smartphone. more  and India Could Be the Next Target for Angry Americans  Fear and loathing are on the rise in the United States. Right now the emotions are focused on AIG and Bernie Madoff–deserving [...]

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If you launch a public-awareness campaign about an important environmental cause Â? and then generate $6 million in sales from it — are you a greedy entrepreneur or a selfless environmentalist? Or both of the above?
ThatÂ?s the question Mark DiMassimo and Eric Yaverbaum are asking.
About 17 months ago, the New York entrepreneurs and marketing professionals [...]

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Barnes & Noble, which just jumped into the electronic book market, is quickly ramping up its mobile e-book strategy. The bookseller, which acquired e-book retailer Fictionwise a few weeks ago, announced that Fictionwise’s free eReader application is now available for BlackBerry users. The eReader is already a popular app on the iPhone. Barnes & Noble’s [...]

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Fed up with seeing local small businesses being ravaged by the economic downturn, some people are taking matters into their own hands. They’re trying to reverse the fortunes of mom-and-pop stores by becoming more organized in “buying local.”
– In Fort Myers, Fla., people driving by Clancey’s Restaurant saw this huge sign outside: “Support the local [...]

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Amazon.com recently got rapped by the online magazine Slate, which accused the online retailer of having a dismal record of corporate giving. Now it appears Amazon is doing some damage control. The company just updated its "Amazon Giving" page, touting its support for nonprofit author and publisher groups and charitable efforts by Amazon employees.
Amazon lists [...]

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made lots of news with his comments at last week’s McGraw-Hill Companies’ 2009 Media Summit in New York. The video of his conversation with BusinessWeek’s Steve Adler is now online, and viewable below. His comments about Apple — which have generated lots of discussion among TechFlash readers — take place around [...]

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Evernote’s bookmarking service survived when its larger rival pursued the same idea, more  and Cult figure plays his cards right  Richard Moross’s start-up survived a rocky start to reinvent the business card, more and When a packed diary betrays a busy fool  If you have no space to see someone at short notice about something that matters, you [...]

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