Today, February 29th is Leap Year Day and it comes once every four years. What a funny world of tradition where we use a calendar that has a day that shows up only every four years. But how can you... Continue Reading

With Leap Year Day coming up on February 29, the savvy businesses will go out of their way to make it a special and significant occasion. These ‘niche’ special occasion days like Leap Day are perfect days for businesses... Continue Reading

So Starbucks shut down most of its U.S. coffee shops yesterday. For 3 hours. In the middle of the evening rush. To train its employees. On how to make coffee. The right way. Yeah. I know. And today Starbucks has a... Continue Reading

Industries channel Channel description: Countless vertical industries add flavor and variety to the business world. The Industries channel comments, reports, and advises on the business aspects of many different industries, including publishing, automobile, construction, real estate, fashion, and more. ... Continue Reading

Travel/Health/Lifestyles channel Channel description: For the active business person who travels often and wants more from life than sitting behind a desk or wasting away in front of a TV, we provide the Travel/Health/Lifestyles channel. Topics include business travel,... Continue Reading

Small Business/Entrepreneur channel Channel description: How do you start your own business? How do you make a small business flourish? The Small Business/Entrepreneur channel provides helpful resources, advice, tools, and knowledge to the countless entrepreneurs, small business owners, and... Continue Reading

Sales/Marketing channel Channel description: How can a business be a business without some form of sales? The Sales/Marketing channel shines the spotlight on these essential functions of business, providing original critiques, advice, best practices, tips and information on advertising,... Continue Reading

Political channel Channel description: The Political channel provides political analysis and commentary on the Democratic and Republican parties, and the business elements of politics, as well as political humor and satire. Blogs in this channel: ElephantBiz – Republican and... Continue Reading

Media/Entertainment channel Channel description: The Media/Entertainment channel provides news, views, reviews, and information on the entertainment industry, from the various industries of show business such as movies and music to Bollywood and telenovelas.   Blogs in this channel: BizofShowBiz... Continue Reading

Management/Operations channel Channel description: What does it take to be a great manager and achieve exceptional business results? The Management/Operations channel focuses on what it takes to lead and operate a successful business, covering everything from leadership and management... Continue Reading

Legal channel Channel description: The Legal channel centers on the role and dynamics of legal issues in business, encompassing corporate counsel, business law, corporate attorneys, mergers & acquisitions, negotiations, and more.  Blogs in this channel: CompanyCounselor – Devoted to... Continue Reading

International Business channel Channel description: Business is increasingly global, so it’s becoming more critical to understand international business markets and the intricacies of doing business in other countries. The International Business channel discusses businesses and doing business in such... Continue Reading

Last night the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (ABC) gave away Oscar Awards, arguably the most distinguished awards for those working in the motion picture industry. Still, as I watched, I had a since that we wouldn’t... Continue Reading

Finance/Banking channel Channel description: The Finance/Banking channel delves into the nitty-gritty of one of the most critical functions of business – money and finance management. The blogs in this channel give in-depth reviews, information, and advice on personal finance,... Continue Reading

Education/Self-Improvement channel Channel description: Everyone and every business can benefit from more education and training, and the Education/Self-Improvement channel is designed to provide exactly that, covering such topics as business management schools & education, employee/on-the-job training, career coaching &... Continue Reading

Customer Service channel Channel description: The Customer is the most important person for most any business, and the Customer Service channel provides helpful training, resources, and advice regarding every aspect of the customer service industry, including customer service management,... Continue Reading

Communications channel Channel description: From marketing communications to telecommunications to interpersonal communications to real-time communication processes, readers learn all about effective business communication in the Communications channel.Blogs in this channel: AListReview – A digest of the top blogger thoughts... Continue Reading

In the essence of spreading the highlights beyond the hot news topics and being more inclusive, I present to you today, a Know More Media Review melange of link love. Here's a random list of articles I enjoyed recently. eBay... Continue Reading

Technology channel Channel description: The Technology channel provides information, analysis, and reviews of all facets of the technology industry, including information technology, business software, computer hardware & peripherals, events, programming, consumer products, office products, and more.Blogs in this channel:... Continue Reading

Internet/E-commerce channel Channel description: The Internet/E-commerce channel focuses on all aspects of doing business on the Internet, maintaining a commercially viable website, and being involved in the online community. It covers such topics as online advertising, generating revenue online,... Continue Reading

Business channel Channel description: The Business channel provides discussions and coverage of general business topics such as current business industry news & updates, business analysis, business humor, people in business, business ethics, and companies in business.Blogs in this channel:... Continue Reading

Our Business Channels Know More Media publishes over 100 business-related blogs in its business blog network. We’ve organized our blogs into various topical business channels, or categories, to help you find the content you seek. Click on the channel links... Continue Reading

Today Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) announced that it is increasing the openness and interoperability of its products to achieve increased compatibility with competitors’ products and more choice for customers, developers, partners, and competitors. Microsoft historically has been quite guarded with... Continue Reading

Watch this first. You've just seen the trailer for "Two Million Minutes," a new documentary comparing secondary education in China, India and the United States. Named for the amount of time required to complete grades 9-12, the film looks at... Continue Reading

I live in southern California – a locale that is teeming with investment opportunities: business, real estate, entertainment, you name it. About 7 years ago, a friend of mine bought a 2 bedroom condo for about $225,000. I thought... Continue Reading

Today eBay power sellers are hoping to make an impression on the auction giant by boycotting due to recent fee increases and changes to the feedback system. Solidarity is usually what makes a strike or boycott work but with so... Continue Reading

Extra! Extra! Read all about it. The Tribune Co New (NYSE:TXA), Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) and The Hearst Corporation unveiled their latest strategy to stem the industry-wide decline in newspaper advertising sales. The four... Continue Reading

Our blog devoted to Work At Home Moms (WAHMs), WorkFromHomeMomma.com, written by Laura Spencer, recently received some notable good news. It was included in “The WAHM’s Toolbox: 100 Links and Resources,” created and published by the Bootstrapper, a well-respected... Continue Reading

When I was at the florist today, picking up a Valentine’s Day bouquet for my significant other, I asked the owner if today was the busiest day of the year for them, expecting her to reply with a quick... Continue Reading

By now you may have heard that Yoko Ono, widow of Beatles legend John Lennon, is suing singer Lennon Murphy basically for being named Lennon. Not surprisingly, Lennon - Murphy, not John - ain't happy.   VS.  !!!Here are the... Continue Reading

One time a friend of mine was looking for a business to buy. He had a certain amount of equity in his home, was being offered an extremely attractive interest rate to borrow money against his home equity, and... Continue Reading

The Grammy Awards, the biggest awards show in the music industry, were held last night. The big winners: Amy Winehouse, Kanye West and Herbie Hancock who received the coveted award for Album of the Yeare. It was obvious that... Continue Reading

Again another political week. Between Super Tuesday, talk of recession, and the economic stimulus package meant to stave off said recession, there was little room for discussion of other topics on the network. There was however more talk about a... Continue Reading

Another week chock full of hot news buzzing across the network. From the Yahoo layoffs and rumors of a possible takeover; to “heartache leave” and National Wear Red day, Know More Media authors had plenty to say. For starters,... Continue Reading