Monthly Archives: December 2011

5 Steps for Finding New Customers (Mashable)

Mashable – Ronald Brown is a successful startup CEO with an extensive background in technology and consumer marketing. His new book, Anticipate. The Architecture of Small Team Innovation and Product Success is available via iTunes, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and … Continue reading

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Comcast to Televise Glenbrook North Band in London New Year’s Parade – Patch.com

Comcast to Televise Glenbrook North Band in London New Year's ParadePatch.comComcast has announced they will televise live coverage of the band during the 2012 London, England New Year's Day Parade. However, you'll have to be awake bright and early. Coverage … Continue reading

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We’re Being Heard! Comcast, Trail Blazers Announce Online Streaming for Fans … – Business Insider

OregonLive.com (blog) We're Being Heard! Comcast, Trail Blazers Announce Online Streaming for Fans …Business Insider2012 will bring long-overdue relief for many Portland Trail Blazer fans in Oregon and Washington who have been unable to watch games because they don't have … Continue reading

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Verizon Kills $2 Fee Plan Amid Consumer Outrage (Mashable)

Mashable – The public has spoken and they don’t want to pay fees. Verizon is the most recent company to announce a fee, in this case a $2 fee to pay your bills online, and back-out less than a week … Continue reading

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The cable guy gets an upgrade – Bend Bulletin

New York Times The cable guy gets an upgradeBend BulletinRobert Kolb, an installation and service supervisor for Comcast's Xfinity television, phone and Internet service, shows Kathleen Hassinger her new cable installation in Philadelphia. By Amy Chozick / New York Times … Continue reading

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What Are Your Predictions for 2012? [OPEN THREAD] (Mashable)

Mashable – With just over one day left until 2012, the Internet is chock full of digital thought leaders sharing their predictions for the coming year. Now, we want to know: What do you think will be the biggest tech … Continue reading

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Comcast Unsurprisingly Kills Internet2Go Wireless On Heels of Massive New Deal … – Dslreports

Comcast Unsurprisingly Kills Internet2Go Wireless On Heels of Massive New Deal …DslreportsNot too surprisingly, a Comcast insider tells Broadband Reports that the company will be phasing out their Comcast "Internet2Go" wireless broadband service over the next six months. The move … Continue reading

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4 Ways Small Business Websites Can Drive More Sales (Mashable)

Mashable – Aaron Sperling is CEO and co-founder of vFlyer, which provides online marketing solutions for small businesses and independent service providers. You can follow Aaron and his team on their Facebook page, Twitter and on the company blog.

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Verizon: Future 4G LTE Outages Won’t Affect the Whole Country (Mashable)

Mashable – Verizon’s been having a lousy month. On top of the PR disaster of introducing a new $2 service fee for paying bills online, the wireless carrier with the reputation for having the best service suffered no less than … Continue reading

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Comcast Talks Continue But Edgartown Stays Away

With Edgartown noticeably unrepresented, the Islandwide group responsible for negotiating a new franchise agreement with Comcast turned its attention this week to Vineyard neighborhoods other than Chappaquiddick that lack cable television service. Areas at issue include Indian Hill Road and … Continue reading

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Terra Noctis leads iPhone Games of the Week (Appolicious)

Appolicious – The holiday week has seen a freeze on adding new games to the iTunes App Store, but there are still plenty of great ones floating around. Leading this week’s charge is Terra Noctis, a side-scrolling platforming game that … Continue reading

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2011′s Biggest Winners and Losers in Ecommerce (Mashable)

Mashable – In-demand products, unparalleled site design and usability, competitive search engine marketing, continuous innovative, exciting holiday specials — these are just some of the variables that make up a successful ecommerce business. Original story here.

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China urges tighter Internet security after series of data leaks (Reuters)

Reuters – The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu Inc and Sohu.com and financial institutions to prevent phishing attacks on unsuspecting Chinese web users. Original story here.

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NBC Sports Network gets into game – USA TODAY

USA TODAY NBC Sports Network gets into gameUSA TODAYAnd here NBCSN, the result of the Comcast channel Versus being integrated into NBC Sports after Comcast's takeover of NBC this year, pretty much starts from scratch. NBC research found not even … Continue reading

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Verizon to add $2 bill-pay charge (Reuters)

Reuters – Verizon Wireless, which this month angered customers with three separate data service problems, said on Thursday it will add a $2 fee for one-time telephone and online bill payments. Original story here.

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