Archive for July, 2009
Washington Post turns a profit despite continuous losses in their newspaper division
Newspapers across the country need to take head of the Washington Post and emulate. Despite the rapid fall of newspaper purchase in the United States, the Washington Post have thought “out of the box” and expanded to produce a profit. Cheers Washington Post! Nice work.
“The Washington Post Co. turned a profit in the second quarter [...]
Southwest pursuing Frontier Airlines
According to BusinessWeek, Southwest Airlines is making a move to take over the other uber-cheap US airline:
“A bidding war for tiny Frontier Airlines? The bankrupt carrier, which in June agreed to be acquired by Republic Airways (RJET) for $108.8 million, has drawn the interest of Southwest Airlines (LUV), a major rival in the contested Denver [...]
Cash for clunkers may come to an end sooner than expected
I’ve written at least three posts urging people to take advantage of the cash for clunkers program a.s.a.p. Hopefully some people were able to take advantage of it.
“The Cash for Clunkers car rebate program which can put as much as $4,500 into the consumers pocket has proven more popular than expected. Less than a week [...]
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but YouTube will kill my company — Dave Carroll takes on United Airlines and wins
Next time a large company takes advantage of you, don’t file a complaint, don’t speak to a manager, just write a song and put it on YouTube.
From USA Today:
“The story of a Canadian musician whose guitar was allegedly damaged by United baggage handlers at Chicago O’Hare has become one of the most-talked-about aviation stories on [...]
Nissan’s car of the future is awesome
Now this is pretty cool…
“Nissan’s started showing off its latest prototype electric car, based on the Versa. This one will house a 108 horsepower / 206 pound-feet electric motor to drive the front wheels, and a 24 kWh, lithium ion battery pack will be fitted under the floor for storing electricity, with an expected range [...]
What did you Tweet about my momma? Woman sued for $50,000 over “malicious” Tweet
A property management company in the Chicago area is suing a woman for $50,000.
Property damage?
No.
Failure to pay rent?
No.
Vandalism?
NO!
Twitter.
I’m serious. Apparently Horizon Realty was so offended by a Tweet of one of their tenants, Amanda Bonnen, that they decided litigation was necessary.
From the Chicago Sun-Times:
“It was a not-so-sweet Tweet about a Chicago apartment.
So Horizon Group Management [...]
Jaguar and Land Rover has fallen and may not get up
“The steep downturn of the world’s luxury automotive markets has taken a toll on Jaguar/Land Rover, and the company’s bottom line has taken a huge hit as a result. Automotive News is citing a Financial Times report that says Tata Motors’ British luxury marques lost 673.4 million pounds ($1.11 billion U.S.) in 2008. That’s a [...]
