July 22, 2011, 10:42 am
Clearwell Systems, a leader in intelligent e-disclosure, today announced findings from a survey conducted in conjunction with analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). A survey, titled “Trends in E-Discovery: Cloud and Collection,” highlights the rise of litigation, the enterprise trend toward bringing e-disclosure in-house, and, in particular, the growing impact of cloud computing and social media on electronic disclosure. These mediums will double in importance and scope for e-disclosure this year, according to respondents. The survey results were based upon responses gathered from more than a hundred Fortune 2000 enterprises and government agencies.
“The recent Texas court ruling allowing Facebook accounts to be screened as part of the jury selection process is just one example of the increasing importance of social media in the legal industry”
According to the results, 30 percent of respondents reported cloud-based applications as in-scope for e-disclosure in 2010. In 2011
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July 21, 2011, 8:04 am
Google announced Monday that it will start rolling out the ‘+1 button’ on Google search pages globally. The search company launched its social search feature few months ago on English search results on Google and shortly after made it available for the publishers to embed on their websites.
“We’ll be starting off with sites like google.co.uk, google.de, google.jp and google.fr, then expanding quickly to most other Google search sites soon after,” Nick Radicevic, Product Manager, wrote in a blog post. “We’ve partnered with a few more sites in Europe, Japan, India, Australia and New Zealand where you’ll see +1 buttons over the coming days,” he added.
Additionally, publishers outside the US who would like to add +1 button to their websites can do so by going to Google’s Webmaster Central where the button is available in 44 languages. Configuring the +1 button on a website is quite easy. On Google’s Webmast
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July 20, 2011, 10:27 pm
Photo by Gene Walsh The Wanamaker building, in background, is being demolished to make way for a string of individual retailers.
Photo by Gene Walsh Workers tear down a section of the former Wanamaker store at the King of Prussia Plaza Wednesday.
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Journal Register News Service
UPPER MERION — With its octagonal shape, the John Wanamaker department store kind of looked like something designed by Frank Lloyd Wright when it first graced The Plaza with its free-standing presence in 1965.
This week the building, which faces Mall Boulevard in King of Prussia, is being demolished to make way for a string of individual retailers, who will open their doors in time for next year’s Christmas shopping season.
“We have leasing commitments, but it’s premature to announce the names of the stores,” said mall manager Bob Hart, who added that there was no truth to the rumors that JC Penney would relocate to that section of The Plaza. J
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July 19, 2011, 1:47 am
TBG Digital, a company specializing in social media advertising campaigns, released a report on global advertising on Facebook revealing that companies are now putting more effort in increasing their fan base which translates into more efficient advertising campaigns. The report analyses pricing trends, success rates and sector variances related to Facebook advertising for Q2 2011.
The study shows that brand campaigns on Facebook grew by 104 percent quarter on quarter and by 1900 percent during the previous 12 months. Another important finding from the report is that advertising to existing fans on Facebook results in 435 percent improvement in campaign conversion rates. In terms of click-through-rates, retail sector shows the biggest growth and it accounts for 36 percent of total impressions in the second quarter of 2011.
Analyzing the pricing trends, the TBG’s report found that cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM) saw a 45 percent increase in the previous 12 months and cost-per-click (CPC) increased by 74 percent. Al
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July 18, 2011, 1:01 am
Once while chatting up with a friend over tea and hot pakoras, the talk moved towards how expenses have shot up and how difficult it was getting to manage our family budgets. My friend just shrugged and said, “Well, those are concerns of my wife. After all, she is the finance minister of the house”.
Yeah, most women don the role of the finance minister of the house apart from the cook, housekeeper, the errand girl and more! However, just like every government’s finance minister, the home based finance minister comes in different types too. Some are functional, some are innovative, some are aggressive and some are just nodding dolls. What type is the finance minister of your house?
All families can do well with an efficient and innovative finance minister and this is how you can become one:
- First things first – by being organised
Four types of expenses happen in the household.
- Compulsory, non-negotiable expenses like the rent, school fees, groceries, electricity bill etc.
- Discretionary, variable expenses like eat outs, holidays, clothing and grooming, religious etc.
- Loan repayments
- Savings and investments
An organised finance minister has an almost clear idea of how much goes into each of these categories and allocates separately. For example: EMIs are paid out of the husband’s salary account because he has to claim tax deduction for the same. Savings and investm
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July 17, 2011, 7:06 pm
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet President and CEO Mark Butler recently presented the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with a donation of $201,348.
HARRISBURG — Ollie’s Bargain Outlet President and CEO Mark Butler recently presented the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals with a donation of $201,348 on behalf of Ollie’s shoppers. The donation will benefit 28 children’s hospitals in the 10 states Ollie’s serves, with the money going to the hospitals closest to the stores where it was donated.
The donation is a direct result of the generosity of Ollie’s patrons who participated in a recent month-long CMN balloon campaign in all Ollie’s stores. Throughout the month, Ollie’s shoppers could purchase Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals paper balloons for $1 each. The purchased balloons were displayed in-store and each dollar collected was added to the donation total.
Dr. Harold Paz, CEO, Penn State Milton S. H
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