Monthly Archives: April 2012

Nokia’s Fall

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Winter

Seems Nokia is now in second place which ends it 14 year history as number one cell phone provider.  The top spot now belongs to Samsung and the company shipped 92 million cell phones during the first quarter of the … Continue reading →

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RevLocal

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Winter

RevLocal, a service of ECR Online Marketing Solutions is revolutionizing the search of many businesses and has been in the internet business for more than 17 years.  RevLocal provides internet access to web hosting, SEO and SEM solutions. RevLocal believes … Continue reading →

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Buying That Next Car

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Winter

Most of us get hit with a sales pitch the minute we step onto a car lot.  The sales person most often will play on our ego and sometimes our emotions to get us to purchase a higher priced automobile.  … Continue reading →

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Are You Missing an Important Tax Credit?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Winter

Many individuals in this economy could use some extra money and most of them are missing out on a tax credit worth up to nearly $6,000.  The earned income tax credit  which is aimed at helping the working poor could … Continue reading →

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Susan Lyne’s Climb

Posted on April 7, 2012 by Winter

This week’s issue of Fortune includes Best Advice from Kevin Ryan, a master builder of startups who is co-founder and CEO of Gilt Groupe. Ryan’s partner at the helm of Gilt, chairman Susan Lyne, also has wisdom to share–about handling … Continue reading →

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Consumer Spending

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Winter

Consumer spending rose again in February mostly due to higher prices, outpacing more modest gains in income. The government reported that spending rose 0.8% compared to January, the biggest one-month jump since July of last year. But when adjusted for … Continue reading →

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