Jan

22

Burger King: How about some beer with your Whopper?

January 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Burger is making news in the business world again today. Soon you'll be able to get a Whopper, fries and a beer. BK will unveil plans to sell beer and burgers at a Whopper Bar,  a new BK concept that will compete with casual dining restaurants in Miami Beach's South Beach.  The South Beach Whopper [...]

Jan

21

Burger King hits Russia

January 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Burger King opened its first outlet in Russia on Thursday, almost two decades after McDonalds. The first opening in northwest Moscow will be followed by another downtown on Monday. I wonder if they'll have Vodka with their Whoppers. Its part of the company's growth strategy to get the brand more firmly in Europe. Burger King [...]

Jan

15

Realtor.com introduces new iPhone app

January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Realtor.com has introduced a cool new iPhone app. And its free. This free iPhone app is called Home Search and uses GPS to produce a map of houses for sale near you. You can refine the map based on distance, type of house, price range and other criteria. It will also display results of your [...]

Jan

14

Obama calls for bailout tax

January 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

President Obama has now called on Congress to tax the largest banks to make sure that U.S. taxpayers don't lose a single penny from the federal bailout of the financial, auto and insurance industries over the past year. The "financial crisis responsibility fee" would target major institutions. Those who were the main contributors to the [...]

Jan

10

PETA wants ads on fire trucks after KFC places wings ads on hydrants

January 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Fair is fair right? So PETA figures if KFC can use fire extinguishers and hydrants to promote chicken wings, they should be able to use city fire trucks to denounce cruelty to chickens. I guess that makes sense in terms of chicken wars. PETA has offered Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard $7,500 for advertising space on [...]

Jan

7

Why your cable bill is going up up up

January 7, 2010 | 1 Comment

Your cable bill is going up this year and next year, and the year after that. Forever. Up up and away go your dollars. The average digital cable customer pays almost $75 a month, with many subscribers paying more than $100 to have more content. Cable will continue to go up with no end in [...]