http://businessdirectorytoday.com B2B, Internet Marketing and High Tech Solutions Explored Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:49:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Monday, May 24 Intel (INTC) introduced its new low-voltage Core processors for the ultrathin-laptop segment. This current laptop segment comprises of the less-than-one-inch-thick Apple MacBook Air and Dell Adamo, which use Intel processors and draw relatively little power compared with standard mobile-processors. However, these devices are pricey, luxury notebooks. Intel ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/06/59/ Charles River Laboratories International (CRL) made headlines this week following a billion-dollar deal to snap up China's WuXi PharmaTech Inc. (WX) that will immediately expand its presence in China and revolutionize the contract-research landscape. On April 26, Charles River agreed to acquire WuXi PharmaTech for $1.6 billion in cash and stock. ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/05/charles-river-snaps-up-wixi/ There are many social-networking sites that can be used to market a business. Twitter might be perceived as just another fad, but taking advantage of its features can boost a business. The following are some ways that Twitter helps multi-level marketers: 1. Marketing products. Many online businesses use Twitter to showcase ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/05/how-twitter-can-help-your-multi-level-marketing/ Many companies think that one of the best ways to get new leads is by purchasing them. However, there are some other ways to obtain new leads without investing a fortune: 1. Contact the business or entrepreneur’s group (e.g., on LinkedIn) in the online community. Join in and participate in ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/05/how-to-get-inexpensive-online-leads/ Facebook has hired Timothy J. Muris, a former senior Bush administration regulator in Washington, to defend its privacy practices. The move is reaction to the increasing scrutiny on Capitol Hill and the federal-regulatory agency charged with consumer protection that Facebook is facing. Muris is the former Republican chairman of the Federal ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/05/facebook-hires-former-ftc-chairman-tim-muris/ Apple (AAPL) has provided "advice, recommendations, strategic input, and direction" to the high-tech task force that raided Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's home last week in the course of a criminal investigation into how the gadget website obtained a prototype of Apple's unreleased G4 iPhone, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/05/apple-assists-react-in-gizmodogate/ Two weeks after it began confiscating Apple iPads being brought into the country, Israel has lifted its ban on the tablet computer. "Following the completion of intensive technical scrutiny, Israel Minister of Communications Moshe Kahlon approved the import of [the] iPad to Israel," Yechiel Shabi, a spokesperson for the Communications Ministry, ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/04/israel-lifts-ban-on-ipads/ Intel Corp. (INTC) researchers have developed new software that uses MRI scans to discern two words that a person has been thinking about nine out of 10 times. According to Associated Press writer Samantha Gross, "The software analyzes functional MRI scans to determine what parts of a person's brain is being ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/04/intel-unveils-mind-reading-software/ On April 3, customers in the United States lined up outside Apple stores to get their hands on the company's "magical" iPad. Bloggers reported on initial-sales estimates of up to 700,000 devices on April 5 before hearing the official count of 300,000 from Apple a day later. While many consumers ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/04/the-latest-high-tech-news/ For US companies active in China, digital advertising offers great opportunities. Although Baidu and Google are the main suppliers in China, this will change. Google is set to pull out of the Chinese market, and Baidu is unlikely to remain unchallenged for very long. China’s Internet is also at a far-earlier ... http://businessdirectorytoday.com/2010/03/digital-advertising-in-china-offers-opportunities/