Banner ads fail affiliate marketers

"Affiliate marketing is growing in popularity, with increasing numbers of merchants recognising the value of this style of performance-based marketing, while many web site owners are taking the opportunity to make use of web site real estate to earn some income.  At the...

"Sicko" Vs. A Sick Show

""Sicko" is required viewing, not because it's a contender for the Oscar for Best Picture—though given this year's paltry offerings, anything is possible—but because it is far better than the play now being staged by the White House. Two days before Michael Moore's...

Blockbuster Sides with Blu-Ray in HD Format War

It's sort of a big deal for a retailer of Blockbuster's size to take sides like this. Meanwhile, many will find either format too expensive to adopt for the time being. "Blockbuster will rent high-definition DVDs only in the Blu-ray format in 1,450 stores when it expands its...

Worn Fashion Journal, a different take on fashion magazines - Posted by Micha...

"Posted by Anita in Fashion & Style  20070108_WornFashionJournal.jpgI have to admit, I don't read many fashion magazines. I subscribe to Fashion, it's Canadian, and more fashion focused. I find that the other Canadian offerings are more about celebrities and that...

Police: 2 priests stole millions from Fla. parish

Two Roman Catholic priests stole millions in offerings and gifts made to their parish over several years, authorities said Thursday.Monsignor John Skehan, who was pastor at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church for four decades, was arrested Wednesday night on charges that he...

IPO delays reach five-year high (FT.com)

" The number of US initial public offerings that have been withdrawn or postponed so far this year has reached a five-year high, with companies being put off by uncertain market conditions and a difficult capital raising environment. A total of 44 planned offerings worth a...