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US online holiday shopping climbs 15%
U.S. shoppers spent 15 percent more in online holiday buying compared to last year, after what may have been the busiest week of the season, said research firm comScore on Sunday. Shoppers have ...
Dec 19, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Juror in Microsoft case at peace with decision
SALT LAKE CITY — The lone holdout juror who prevented a Utah company from getting as much as $1.2 billion from one-time rival Microsoft Corp. for alleged antitrust violations says he’s at peace wit...
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Kindle sales exceed 1 million for third week
LOS ANGELES — For the third week in a row, Amazon.com Inc. has sold more than 1 million Kindles a week. During that time, sales of its Kindle Fire tablet have increased week over week, the e-commer...
Dec 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Joe Nesselhauf checks on a pay phone that is part of his business in Mehlville, Mo., in November. With the proliferation of cell phones, the pay phone business is dying out.
Business owner watches as pay phones quickly fade
ST. LOUIS — At 62, Jim Nesselhauf is not sure which will come first, retirement or the demise of his business — pay phones. Three years ago, Nesselhauf’s company, Joltran Communications Inc., ha...
Dec 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mondays a blockbuster for holiday shopping
CHICAGO — The surge in online shopping is no longer reserved for the Monday after Thanksgiving. Every Monday this holiday season is turning into a blockbuster online sales day, surpassing $1 bil...
Dec 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holidays are often best time to land a new job
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For weary job seekers, the holidays can seem like the perfect time to pull up the covers and retreat until January. But that’s exactly the wrong attitude, say career counsel...
Dec 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Convenience store clerk— At least 18 years old. Great positions for college students, retired or those needing extra income. Must have Deli type experience.Job order: KY0440898 Residential/comme...
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Kraft vending machine yields samples based on age
CHICAGO — Step up to the vending machine, undergo a facial screening, and get a free Jell-O sample. If you’re an adult with a cell phone, it could be about that easy for the next five weeks at C...
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McClatchy-Tribune News Service Carlo Galotto, owner of Magnolia Brew Pub in Fort Worth, Texas, got a crash course on Internet etiquette after he seemingly insulted customers on his Facebook page.
Online errors require quick action
FORT WORTH, Texas — Carlo Galotto has gotten a crash course on Internet etiquette, such as how never to seemingly insult customers on your company’s Facebook page. In a now famous, real-time dig...
Dec 18, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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JOHN WRIGHT | The Sun Passengers depart a United Express SkyWest Airlines jet Thursday after arriving at Barkley Regional Airport near Paducah. The flight originated in Chicago.
Holiday travel chugging along
When Olivia Fellows’ older sister moved to Indiana, and added a new baby to the family, Christmas trips from Paducah to New Albany, Ind., became a yearly tradition. Fellows, a senior at the Univ...
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