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May29
Dunkin Donuts Chooses to Terminate Ad Featuring Rachael Ray in Controversial Scarf Due to Negative Public Opinion
Dunkin Donuts is one of my favorite donut shops, and so I was interested when I saw them in the news today – the company recently terminated one of their advertisements featuring the celebrity chef Rachael Ray because of... Continue Reading
May28
UPS and DHL to Join Shipping Forces In the U.S.
United Parcel Service, Inc. (Public, NYSE: UPS) announced Wednesday that it hopes to close a deal soon with competitor DHL in which UPS will carry air freight for some DHL units within the U.S. 3 key reasons why the potential... Continue Reading
May22
Memorial Day Weekend Travel Perhaps Slower in 2008, But Business Still Strong
By all reports and estimates I’ve seen, produced by local surveys and national AAA surveys, Americans will be decreasing their Memorial Day weekend holiday travel by about 1% this year. This is the first year since 2001 that Memorial... Continue Reading
May21
American Airlines Adds $15 Checked Bag Fee to Offset Rising Fuel Prices
Today American Airlines (AA) announced that on June 15, it will begin charging its customers $15 for their first checked bag. The move, along with several other AA initiatives, comes in response to record global oil prices. As the Wall... Continue Reading
May20
Vinemeet Columbus Ohio
Last September, I suspended some of my inhibitions and embarked on a social networking experiment by spending a weekend with people I’d met on Newsvine. This Vinemeet was the event that sort of solidified my theory that Newsvine was much... Continue Reading
May15
Bill Belew is Interviewed and Featured in The Mercury News of Silicon Valley, CA
I always love the opportunity to highlight the newsworthy achievements of our Know More Media authors, and Bill Belew is the latest to be spotlighted in the public eye. This week, an article was published in The Mercury News,... Continue Reading
Tiny Smart ForTwo Car Gets Top Safety Ratings, But Will People Buy It?
In the U.S., I doubt it. Unless the ForTwo (made by Smart, which is owned by Daimler AG (Public, NYSE:DAI)) gets crazy gas mileage.5 things you should know about the Smart ForTwo automobile:1. It's an updated version of an also-teeny... Continue Reading
McDonald’s Free Chicken and Dunkin Donuts Free Iced Coffee on Same Day, May 15 – How Incredibly Indecent
What is this world coming to? It seems that every time I turn around, some restaurant, ice cream parlor, or donut shop is offering me free food. How is a man to spend money in this environment? How is... Continue Reading
May12
R.I.M. Announces Blackberry Bold: Staying in the Competition
Smartphones are not just for business people anymore, haven’t been for several years now. Like so many other things, the smartphone has evolved from a business necessity to a stylish status symbol for any gadget lover. Today, Research in... Continue Reading
May 9
Know More Media Review: Microsoft/Yahoo Chronicles
The internet has been buzzing with speculation ever since Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) put forth its offer to buy out Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), which Yahoo interpreted as a hostile take over attempt. Last week however, Microsoft withdrew it's offer which has become quite... Continue Reading
May 8
Mother’s Day is the Busiest Day of the Year for Some Businesses
This past Valentine’s Day I found myself at the florist, buying flowers, as one is wont to do in a florist on Valentine’s Day, and I struck up a quick conversation with the owner. I asked if Valentine’s Day... Continue Reading
Clearwire: Another Nail in the Wireless Broadband Competition Coffin?
So by now you may have heard about Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR).If not, you will when its $14.5 billion wireless broadband network starts spreading across the earth.Who's funding it? Some folks you may have heard of before. Intel. Google. Comcast. Time... Continue Reading
May 5
Cinco de Mayo: A Welcome Cultural Celebration
Cinco de Mayo has long been a celebration of Mexican heritage in the US. Like many other cultural holidays observed such as Oktoberfest, St. Pratrick’s Day, and Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo is in part a celebration of... Continue Reading
May 2
Know More Media Review: "Mileygate," Rice Shortage, Earthday and More
There have been some pretty interesting things happening in the news the last couple weeks. From Earth Day to reports of a global rice shortage, to "Mileygate," the Know More Media authors have had their fingers (and keyboards) on... Continue Reading
May 1
2008 Kentucky Derby – Annual Horse Betting Business Bonanza
The 134th annual Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs is set to take off this Saturday May 3, 2008 at 6pm EDT. The Kentucky Derby is said to be the king of all horse races, with an overall... Continue Reading

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