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Oreck: Bankruptcy Filed, Buyer Sought

Oreck: Bankruptcy Filed, Buyer Sought

By Sean Patterson May 8, 2013 | 2 Comments

Oreck Corporation, the vacuum cleaner and air purifier manufacturer, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Tennessee company announced the bankruptcy on its website, stating that it will be consolidating its assets and restructuring as a part of the move. …

Tyco International Gets Approval For Spinoffs Tyco International Gets Approval For Spinoffs

Tyco International, a worldwide security company with headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey, announced this week that its shareholders have approved the spinoff of both its North American ADT Security Services business and its flow control business. The company stated that …

Google Maps’ New Tool Helps Bosses Stay on Your Ass Google Maps’ New Tool Helps Bosses Stay on Your Ass
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If you travel a lot for your job or happen to be in the type of delivery service where you get to wear brown shorts in the warm seasons, Google’s latest mapping tool could either be a great help or …

New Compete Data: Top Business And Tech Sites New Compete Data: Top Business And Tech Sites
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Compete has released its new analytics numbers for May. Following is a list of some of the web’s popular destinations for tech, business, search and social media news, and what Compete lists as their unique monthly visitors (US Only). This …

JCPenney Decides to Have a Sale After All JCPenney Decides to Have a Sale After All

When JCPenney decided to obliterate the term “sale” from their corporate vocabulary, it seemed like a stroke of genius. The removal of the terminology from commercials, promotions, and in-store displays suggested that everything on the retailer’s sales floor was inexpensive …

Best Buy Chairman Out After Investigation Of CEO Best Buy Chairman Out After Investigation Of CEO

Back in early April, Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn resigned amid allegations of improper conduct with a female subordinate. When the resignation was first announced, Best Buy claimed that Dunn and the board agreed on the severance in order to …

Twitter Ascends in Social Transactions Twitter Ascends in Social Transactions

A new financial report on the financial climate inside the social media world has been released and with Facebook’s IPO on the horizon, the news isn’t exactly the sunny sky you’d hope for if you’re an investor. Zscaler, a cloud …

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When Apple first announced the iPhone in 2007, the smartphone market was primarily business-oriented. Sure, you’d find the occasional ordinary consumer with a BlackBerry or a Palm Treo, but most consumers weren’t worried about checking their email or managing their …

Living Life Like You're In a Game Living Life Like You're In a Game

There are over 500,000 apps in the iTunes app store. There are games, of course. But there are apps to help keep track of your mileage, find a recipe, log your calories, search for song lyrics, edit your photos, teach …

The Most Important Rule In Press for Your Business The Most Important Rule In Press for Your Business

One of the most mishandled, misunderstood and mis-constructed tools in the hands of businesses today is the press release. Business owners have a dizzying variety of opinions about how a release should be written, what the release should do and …

Analytics for Google Maps API For Business Launched Analytics for Google Maps API For Business Launched

Google Analytics is an invaluable tool for any business working on developing their brand in how it allows businesses to study many different variables such as where the web traffic is coming from, how much time was spent on their …

Does Google Deserve To Be Labeled Evil? Does Google Deserve To Be Labeled Evil?
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Is it just me or does Google seem to be getting a lot of negative press lately? There seem to be an irregular amount of stories about Google and whether or not it’s “evil” making the rounds. There is even …

To Reach Facebook Fans, Keep It Local To Reach Facebook Fans, Keep It Local
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A recent social media study by Hearsay Social suggests that fans of local pages are far more engaging than larger corporate fans. In a study of over 14 million social interactions from consumers they found that the typical post from …

5 Tips For Using Social Media In Your Business 5 Tips For Using Social Media In Your Business

A secret to success in today’s communications arena is not just the actual production of content, but incorporating the voices of our social audiences into the content mix by building social collaboration into the strategy. In other words, it’s an …

Angry Birds Space Launching With Walmart Partnership Angry Birds Space Launching With Walmart Partnership
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With the all new Angry Birds game, Angry Birds Space, launching on Thursday, players who have completed every single level the Rovio has thrown their way are salivating at the idea of brand new content. And if you want to …

Chaleo Yoovidhya, Red Bull Co-Founder, Dies Chaleo Yoovidhya, Red Bull Co-Founder, Dies
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Chaleo Yoovidhya, the co-founder of Red Bull, who was widely considered one of the wealthiest people in Thailand, has died. There are conflicting reports about how old he was. The Bangkok Post reports that he died of natural causes at …

Volvo Wants to Join the Linsanity Volvo Wants to Join the Linsanity

Jeremy Lin continues to enhance its global presence. Last Friday we reported that a new strain of weed, Linsanity OG, was named to honor the player’s winning streak and now Lin is in the midst of negotiating an endorsement deal …