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Hate Facebook? Diaspora May Do.
Tweet Open Source Social Networking Foundation Laid Diaspora: Personally Controlled, Do-It-All, Distributed Open-Source Social Network from daniel grippi on Vimeo. Facebook was started by a university student and its main
Policy Group Calls for Earmark Transparency
Tweet Tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer monies are routinely funneled to congressional districts each year, earmarks directed to cover the cost of a special project or destined for
Home Values Continue To Sink Nationwide
Tweet California stabilization not enough to offset first quarter drop Home values in most markets across the United States continued to fall during the first quarter of 2010 according to
June 7 Apple iPhone Debut Likely
Tweet Among the annual events important to many people are Christmas, their birthdays, and summer vacations. But for technophiles the next big Apple release ranks right up there, with the
Last Call For Fed Home Buying Tax Credit
Tweet Program ends this Friday First time home buyers looking to save $8000 on their purchase have until midnight Friday night to sign a home purchase agreement. Repeat home buyers
Option ARMs Continue To Weigh Heavily
Tweet Exotic home loans come due There is a silent drag on the housing market today and it isn’t depressed housing prices, foreclosures or the ending first time buyer’s credit
Has Spirit Airlines Gone Too Far?
Tweet Discount air carrier adds another fee The collective cry you have been hearing recently across the travel industry is not from a troop of Nicaraguan howler monkeys. Instead, that
Does ObamaCare Trample The Constitution?
Tweet As far as President Obama and most Democrats believe, the recent passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is settled law. The PPACA is sometimes referred as
Small Business Operators Remain Economically Cautious
Tweet If you are a small business owner, you’re understandably concerned about the economy and where it is heading. After nearly two years of recession, tepid recovery and looming tax
Final Month For Home Buyer Tax Credit
Tweet Four weeks from today, an important tax credit for home buyers will come to an end. On April 30, 2010, the deadline for “The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance
The ObamaCare Express Cools…For Now
Tweet The pitched battle over health care has ended due to Congress working over the weekend to vote for the passage of what on the surface appears to be a
Small Business Council Thumbs Down Health Care Bill
Tweet While members of Congress are euphoric over the passage of a trillion dollar health care bill, members of the small business community are expressing their disapproval. The bill, which
US Census Questionnaires Begin To Arrive
Tweet The decennial census is about to get underway as the first batch of questionnaires began to arrive in mailboxes across the country on Monday. This constitutionally mandated population count
Ford Success Underscores Power of Private Enterprise
Tweet Make no mistake about it: the Ford Motor Company has been showing some very impressive results lately. Last year the automaker posted a $2.7 billion profit, a stunningly large
Misleading GM Ad Spurs Controversy
Tweet General Motors is making a big deal about its recent repayment of loans to the American and Canadian governments, claiming that the money the automaker borrowed in 2009 has