Megan runs through all the reasons for scrapping the corporate income tax. Kevin Drum reacts:
The corporate tax code is by far the most popular way for politicians to reward favored interests without making those rewards too obvious. As long as it exists, even if the tax rate is low, it's a way to funnel money to one sector over another or one company over another. Just get rid of it.
The big question, though, is what to replace it with.
Higher capital gains and dividend taxes are an obvious possibility. Higher top marginal income tax rates. A carbon tax. A financial transaction tax. There are lots of alternatives.
Of course, the business community would never support this. For starters, they like all the tax goodies they get, and they like the potential of getting more. And of course, businesses are run by rich people, and rich people would frankly prefer that taxes be high on their corporations than high on themselves. On a more substantive level, it would seriously raise the incentives for income shifting scams, so we'd have to amp up tax audits to catch that. So it'll never happen. But it's a nice idea.
Google has announced a donation of $5 million for innovation in digital journalism — $2 million will go to the Knight Foundation and $3 million will go toward international news efforts.
Though the details of Google’s international news donation are to be announced early next year, the $2 million for the Knight Foundation — an organization that focuses on advancing and funding journalism in the digital age — will be broken up by $1 million to help fund the Knight News Challenge and another $1 million for general grant-making for journalism innovation.
The Knight News Challenge is a worldwide news innovation competition that will be distributing $6 million in awards to contest winners. It’s currently looking for submissions with a focus on mobile, sustainability, authenticity and community, and one of the requirements is that they have to be open source, which aligns nicely with Google’s goals in the space. Last year, the Foundation awarded $2.74 million in grants that ranged from real-time ads, to crowd-funding, to reporting using social media. It’s also supported the likes of DocumentCloud, Spot.Us and Everyblock.
“This is an enormously important vote of confidence by the industry leader. We welcome Google’s support,” said Alberto Ibargüen, president of the Knight Foundation in a statement. “Already, more Americans get their information from the Internet than from newspapers. That trend will only intensify, making it imperative for our democracy that we find ways to effectively deliver the news and information people require on the new, digital platforms.”
As media companies struggle to find a sustainable model while more news consumption takes place on the web (with much through the social web), there’s a great need for innovative ideas and approaches to news. So why donate the money? In part, it is policy for Google to donate 1% of profits toward charity, but it’s also a peace offering of sorts to news organizations that have often blamed their woes on the technology giant.
As Megan Garber of Nieman Journalism Lab points out, despite years of having a dysfunctional relationship with news organizations, Google’s donation comes as a “multi-million dollar olive branch.” For years, some news organizations accused Google of stealing their news, but recently Google has been reaching out to news organizations for partnerships on projects like Living Stories, which it collaborated on with The New York Times and The Washington Post. Despite working on such partnerships recently, Chris Gaither told Garber the donation is an effort to “encourage innovation at a more grassroots level.”
Going forward, with major news organizations cutting back on international resources to produce news, it will be crucial to help fill in a gap.
Thumbnail courtesy of iStockphoto, fotosipsak
For more Social Media coverage:
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Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
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Megan runs through all the reasons for scrapping the corporate income tax. Kevin Drum reacts:
The corporate tax code is by far the most popular way for politicians to reward favored interests without making those rewards too obvious. As long as it exists, even if the tax rate is low, it's a way to funnel money to one sector over another or one company over another. Just get rid of it.
The big question, though, is what to replace it with.
Higher capital gains and dividend taxes are an obvious possibility. Higher top marginal income tax rates. A carbon tax. A financial transaction tax. There are lots of alternatives.
Of course, the business community would never support this. For starters, they like all the tax goodies they get, and they like the potential of getting more. And of course, businesses are run by rich people, and rich people would frankly prefer that taxes be high on their corporations than high on themselves. On a more substantive level, it would seriously raise the incentives for income shifting scams, so we'd have to amp up tax audits to catch that. So it'll never happen. But it's a nice idea.
Google has announced a donation of $5 million for innovation in digital journalism — $2 million will go to the Knight Foundation and $3 million will go toward international news efforts.
Though the details of Google’s international news donation are to be announced early next year, the $2 million for the Knight Foundation — an organization that focuses on advancing and funding journalism in the digital age — will be broken up by $1 million to help fund the Knight News Challenge and another $1 million for general grant-making for journalism innovation.
The Knight News Challenge is a worldwide news innovation competition that will be distributing $6 million in awards to contest winners. It’s currently looking for submissions with a focus on mobile, sustainability, authenticity and community, and one of the requirements is that they have to be open source, which aligns nicely with Google’s goals in the space. Last year, the Foundation awarded $2.74 million in grants that ranged from real-time ads, to crowd-funding, to reporting using social media. It’s also supported the likes of DocumentCloud, Spot.Us and Everyblock.
“This is an enormously important vote of confidence by the industry leader. We welcome Google’s support,” said Alberto Ibargüen, president of the Knight Foundation in a statement. “Already, more Americans get their information from the Internet than from newspapers. That trend will only intensify, making it imperative for our democracy that we find ways to effectively deliver the news and information people require on the new, digital platforms.”
As media companies struggle to find a sustainable model while more news consumption takes place on the web (with much through the social web), there’s a great need for innovative ideas and approaches to news. So why donate the money? In part, it is policy for Google to donate 1% of profits toward charity, but it’s also a peace offering of sorts to news organizations that have often blamed their woes on the technology giant.
As Megan Garber of Nieman Journalism Lab points out, despite years of having a dysfunctional relationship with news organizations, Google’s donation comes as a “multi-million dollar olive branch.” For years, some news organizations accused Google of stealing their news, but recently Google has been reaching out to news organizations for partnerships on projects like Living Stories, which it collaborated on with The New York Times and The Washington Post. Despite working on such partnerships recently, Chris Gaither told Garber the donation is an effort to “encourage innovation at a more grassroots level.”
Going forward, with major news organizations cutting back on international resources to produce news, it will be crucial to help fill in a gap.
Thumbnail courtesy of iStockphoto, fotosipsak
For more Social Media coverage:
eric seiger
Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
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Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
eric seiger
Megan runs through all the reasons for scrapping the corporate income tax. Kevin Drum reacts:
The corporate tax code is by far the most popular way for politicians to reward favored interests without making those rewards too obvious. As long as it exists, even if the tax rate is low, it's a way to funnel money to one sector over another or one company over another. Just get rid of it.
The big question, though, is what to replace it with.
Higher capital gains and dividend taxes are an obvious possibility. Higher top marginal income tax rates. A carbon tax. A financial transaction tax. There are lots of alternatives.
Of course, the business community would never support this. For starters, they like all the tax goodies they get, and they like the potential of getting more. And of course, businesses are run by rich people, and rich people would frankly prefer that taxes be high on their corporations than high on themselves. On a more substantive level, it would seriously raise the incentives for income shifting scams, so we'd have to amp up tax audits to catch that. So it'll never happen. But it's a nice idea.
Google has announced a donation of $5 million for innovation in digital journalism — $2 million will go to the Knight Foundation and $3 million will go toward international news efforts.
Though the details of Google’s international news donation are to be announced early next year, the $2 million for the Knight Foundation — an organization that focuses on advancing and funding journalism in the digital age — will be broken up by $1 million to help fund the Knight News Challenge and another $1 million for general grant-making for journalism innovation.
The Knight News Challenge is a worldwide news innovation competition that will be distributing $6 million in awards to contest winners. It’s currently looking for submissions with a focus on mobile, sustainability, authenticity and community, and one of the requirements is that they have to be open source, which aligns nicely with Google’s goals in the space. Last year, the Foundation awarded $2.74 million in grants that ranged from real-time ads, to crowd-funding, to reporting using social media. It’s also supported the likes of DocumentCloud, Spot.Us and Everyblock.
“This is an enormously important vote of confidence by the industry leader. We welcome Google’s support,” said Alberto Ibargüen, president of the Knight Foundation in a statement. “Already, more Americans get their information from the Internet than from newspapers. That trend will only intensify, making it imperative for our democracy that we find ways to effectively deliver the news and information people require on the new, digital platforms.”
As media companies struggle to find a sustainable model while more news consumption takes place on the web (with much through the social web), there’s a great need for innovative ideas and approaches to news. So why donate the money? In part, it is policy for Google to donate 1% of profits toward charity, but it’s also a peace offering of sorts to news organizations that have often blamed their woes on the technology giant.
As Megan Garber of Nieman Journalism Lab points out, despite years of having a dysfunctional relationship with news organizations, Google’s donation comes as a “multi-million dollar olive branch.” For years, some news organizations accused Google of stealing their news, but recently Google has been reaching out to news organizations for partnerships on projects like Living Stories, which it collaborated on with The New York Times and The Washington Post. Despite working on such partnerships recently, Chris Gaither told Garber the donation is an effort to “encourage innovation at a more grassroots level.”
Going forward, with major news organizations cutting back on international resources to produce news, it will be crucial to help fill in a gap.
Thumbnail courtesy of iStockphoto, fotosipsak
For more Social Media coverage:
eric seiger
eric seiger
Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
eric seiger
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Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
eric seiger
Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
eric seiger
Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
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Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
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We all want to make money fast, especially online. If making money fast on the internet interests you, I've got two surefire methods for not only creating income online but these methods will help generate residual income as well. These are not difficult methods for making money online but they do require commitment and the will to take action.
Create Your Own Information Ebook
Creating information products is a huge, wide open opportunity that offers excellent potential for anyone that recognizes it.
A good information product is typically designed to provide a solution to a problem. People don't always have the time or the patience to research so they love it when someone can come up with a solution that is simple, precise and to the point.
Everyone, I don't care who you are, has some knowledge about something. If you dig down deep into your brain, I know you can find the knowledge you possess. Once you realize what you know and how you can turn that knowledge into information for a thirsty market, you've got a winner.
I'm not talking about creating lengthy detailed, "stuffed with fluff" boring reports, I'm talking about creating small reports that pack a punch and give people information they need. Once you create your report your next job will be to create a salesletter that also packs a punch. Simply write down the powerful benefits that your report delivers and outline them in a salesletter that your viewers won't be able to resist.
The best thing about creating information products is that it offers extremely high profit margins and you will get paid over and over for writing something once. That's what residual income is all about. But one of the things I appreciate most about creating my own information product is that there are no delivery costs or inventory to maintain.
Start a blog
Creating a blog is such an easy way to get your foot in the internet door.
A blog is a lot like building a website only you don't have to find a domain name, pay for hosting or even have a product to sell.
Blogs originally started out as a means for people to freely voice their opinions or solicit interaction online; however Blogs have become the prefect media for businesses as well. It's a way for you to engage your readers in a topic that interests them. You can do this by writing informative and interesting blog posts, finding news items, encouraging feedback from readers, etc. Of course if you have a product or service, by all means you will want to use your blog to promote it.
The more information you can place on your blog and the more feedback you can generate, the more successful you'll be.
I recommend getting started with the free services of blogger.com. I like them because they are fast and easy.
Once you get your blog set up, sign up for a Google AdSense account. After you read the Adsense terms, conditions and instructions, copy and paste the AdSense code they provide you right on to your blog. Each time a viewer clicks on your Google ads, this generates income for you.
Keep whatever you write about informative, interesting, unique and personal. The more interesting you are and the more people can learn from you, the more visitors you will get. Here are a few blog ideas that may help you get started:
Got a new pet? Make entries each day about training, feeding and caring for your pet.
Do you like to travel? Start a blog about your travels, where you went, what you learned, packing ideas, how to spend less and have more fun, etc.
What's your pet peeve? Write a blog about it. How do you deal with your pet peeve, what ideas do you have for others with the same pet peeve?
Have you done any decorating or remodeling? What did you learn? What shortcuts did you take? What handy tips did you use to make the job easier? Etc.
Do you have children? Write a blog about homework problems, discipline problems or emotional problems and work affiliate programs into it.
There are certainly plenty of ways to make money online, but these are my favorites simply because they are easy to get started, easy to maintain and will generate income on a consistent basis.
About the Author:
For Internet Home Business ideas, resources and personal guidance, Elizabeth McGee invites you to visit her Online Home Business website at http://www.homenotion.com and start building your financial future today.
eric seiger
Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
eric seiger
Australian <b>News</b> Site Issues Apology and Correction For Inaccurate <b>...</b>
On Tuesday Australian news site news.com.au (Australia's 3rd biggest news site) ran an article about the new Haynes Guide to the USS Enterprise (reviewed at TrekMovie on Monday). The news.com.au article contained this passage: ...
Lindy guarantees it, or did he? - Sabres Edge - Blogs - The <b>...</b>
The Buffalo News updated every day with news from Buffalo, New York. Links to national and business news, entertainment listings, recipes, sports teams, classified ads, death notices.
Fox <b>News</b> Ratings on Election Night Beat Networks - NYTimes.com
The Fox News Channel's midterm election coverage attracted more viewers than any of the broadcast networks' coverage, according to the Nielsen Company.
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