It's not easy to admit you're wrong. I don't typically keep up with "new technology." In fact, I've often been accused of living in the past. So, when I found out about Twitter --

Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Through that lens, the current course of fiscal and monetary po

Late on Wednesday, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) upped the ante on its rivalry with Cisco (CSCO) when it announced its plans to purchase 3Com (COMS) for $7.90 per share in cash or $2.7 billion.3Com sells ent

In December 2008, at the height -- or nadir -- of the financial crisis, and at a time of massive bloodletting in the publishing industry, I got lucky and sold my first novel, Kapitoil, to HarperColli

Editor's Note: Welcome to Love It or Hate It, a regular dual-column feature that will capture the love-hate relationship America has with some of its biggest, most controversial companies. For past c

“There's a dragon with matches loose on the town. Take a whole pail of water just to cool him down.” --Grateful Dead It's hard to believe I've been scribing online vibe for almost ten yea

While AT&T (T) and Apple (AAPL) may compose some attractive ads showcasing the iPhone's slickest features, Verizon (VZ) can make the two companies stand and take notice by touting one superior as

Even the national economy isn't spared the costs of certain mega sports events. March Madness -- the term for the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship -- is believed to spawn costs that go

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Be sure to check out FestivusThis is our annual fundraiser for the Ruby Peck Foundation for Children's Education held in NYC at Hill Country BBQ. It's a gathering of Minyanville's human capital with