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GM is doing so well with the refund program that it will be continuing it

GM is doing so well with the refund program that it will be continuing it

General Motors will be continuing its money back guarantee into January of 2010.
In the program, someone can purchase a new GM car and after owning the car for 30 days they can return it, up to 60 days after the purchase (of course there are …

Who are the worst CEOs to work for?

Who are the worst CEOs to work for?

According to employees of the companies surveyed, these are the top 10 worst CEOs (of CONSUMER companies) to work for.
Rank – Company – CEO – approval rating
10. US Postal Service – Jack Potter – 21%
9. Sun Microsystems – Jonathan I. Schwartz – 21%
8. eBay – …

Facebook wins a lawsuit against Spam :: Internet Marketing at its Worst

Facebook wins a lawsuit against Spam :: Internet Marketing at its Worst

Facebook announced yesterday that it had won a lawsuit and $711 million in damages from internet spammer, Sanford Wallace. The social networking site sued him after he spammed the site and would not stop.
Facebook claimed that Wallace was able to get into users’ accounts and …

Oil companies have to be doing something bad: Shell is cutting thousands of jobs

Oil companies have to be doing something bad: Shell is cutting thousands of jobs

Royal Dutch Shell plc, or as many of us know it as, just Shell announced yesterday that it will have to eliminate 5,000 jobs due to the 62% drop in 3rd quarter net income.
It reported a net income of $3.3 billion or 53 cents per …

The Pitch – When Online Companies Rip You or Someone You know Off!

The Pitch – When Online Companies Rip You or Someone You know Off!

Are you being ripped off by an online company?

Question:
In 2006, AOL announced that it would stop charging for @aol.com email addresses. Since then most of the customers have been switched to the free service, however there are still a few less internet savvy users out …