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Tag Archives: Business and Economy

World’s second richest man will give away 85% of his wealth!

Warren Buffet who is worth $44 billion will be giving away 85% of his fortune to charities – like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. From Wikepedia – Mr. Buffet has indicated that he opposes the transfer of great fortunes … Continue reading

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Thank God it’s Friday, greener pastures and the Philippine Stock Market

Yesss! Friday. I love Fridays. I want to play The Cure’s, Friday I’m In Love song but I am listening to SSS on SomaFM right now. I have been very busy this week. I literally work from 930AM-630PM (at the … Continue reading

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Microsoft adCenter: rivals Google and Yahoo! in online advertising

I tried to register an account at adCenter using Firefox but I got an error that Mircosoft adCenter does not currently support the browser I am using. Hmmm… Microsoft is playing dirty. But anyways, it is always good to see … Continue reading

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Eight signs that Microsoft is dead in the water

I was at Slashdot and found this. And Slashdot got it from here. Let’s just look at a casual status report of Microsoft’s bed-ridden condition: Vista OS. It’s now so delayed that its consumer version will miss the 2006 Christmas … Continue reading

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99-cent downloads shows Apple’s strength over music studios

By Therese Poletti Mercury News Apple Computer still reigns the digital music world. When the Cupertino company confirmed this week that songs at its iTunes Music Store will remain 99 cents each, it showed that Apple continues to set the … Continue reading

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Real world cash card that allows gamers to spend money earned in MMORPG

A real world cash card that allows gamers to spend money earned in a virtual universe has been launched. Gamers can use the card at cash machines around the world to convert virtual dollars into real currency. The card is … Continue reading

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Real estate selling online

I came upon this article while reading news at Sunstar (a local newspaper here in Cebu, Philippines). If there’s one sector that has benefited from the growth of the Internet, it would be the real estate sector. Online, you can … Continue reading

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