Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Obama Panned In Response to Gulf Oil Crisis
Tweet President Obama is learning an important lesson when it comes to handling a crisis: even your staunchest supporters may find your response lacking. Obama’s speech to the nation on
5 Smart Team Builder Tips
Tweet Having everyone on the same team is critical to the success of any organization whether they be on a football team, part of a religious group or business employees.
4 Talents of the Successful Headhunter
Tweet Princeton University’s lexical database defines a headhunter as, “a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies.” But the word also has another meaning, “
Mortgage Rates Near All-Time Lows
Tweet Approaching historic low mortgage rates. If you are in the market for a new home or are eligible for refinancing, then you may want to take a look at
7 Tips for a Productive Casual Friday
Tweet Back during the 1990s, businesses across the United States eased their dress policies in order to boost morale. Most of these companies kept their traditional “suit and tie” requirement
6 Internet-Ready Business Ideas
Tweet The Internet holds out the promise of untold wealth, at least that is perception some ads and articles may give to people when it comes to making money online.
Helen Thomas Comments Come Home to Roost
Tweet The firestorm Helen Thomas caused following her comments that Jews should leave Palestine and return to Poland and Germany has been a long time coming. Still, the silence from
Small Business Advertising on a Shoestring
Tweet Reaching customers with your limited resources It isn’t enough to run your business by paying the rent and utilities, meeting payroll and purchasing inventory. You still have to promote
7 Tips for Saving Money on Your Vacation
Tweet Save some serious cash while away this summer. Last week, we covered “7 Tips for Extending Your Summer Entertainment Dollars,” in a bid to help families have fun over
Fake Twitter Accounts Are the Rage
Tweet Entertaining, Annoying or Misleading? Twitter, the 140 character micro-blogging service, now claims more than 50 million users or about 12 percent of the number of people who use Facebook.
Good Idea: Google Abandons Windows OS
Tweet It was bound to happen. Google is abandoning the Microsoft Windows operating system, telling its workers to use Linux powered PCs or switch to Mac and Apple’s proprietary OS.
5 Smart Summertime Driving Prep Tips
Tweet The months of June, July and August are when Americans typically head out on the road in search of their favorite vacation destinations. Many travelers will be visiting their
How to do Business with India
Tweet Booming India = Business Opportunities I had planned to title this article, “How to do Business in India,” when I realized how impractical that sounded. Lots of Americans, the
Mainstream, New Media Diverge
Tweet Traditional media and what is collectively called “new media” continue to flow in opposite directions. Blogs and social media sites are approaching news far differently than the way newspapers
Facebook Responds to Privacy Concerns
Tweet Talk about responding to flak: Facebook appears to have finally realized that user privacy concerns about its amazingly popular social networking platform were worth heeding. On Wednesday, Facebook Founder
