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One theory why eBay's profits are falling
(launchlab.co.uk)
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These goals sound very familiar to me - survival being the key one, although we hope to do a bit of growing too...
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People are far more discerning in the credit crunch - they're still spending, but not in a spontaneous way. That's what's hitting eBay sales and why some more up market retailers are still doing well.
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EBay sales down
(business.timesonline.co.uk)
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Sorry - UK Dragons Den investors. They joined yesterday, but haven't quite got the hang of it yet. They're using it like email and arranging their day while everyone else watches - stalkers' paradise!! Someone should say something...
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Dragons on twitter
(launchlab.co.uk)
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I don't think that's true of the UK version - if you look at the career histories of the people on the most recent series, for example, they're pretty average. And then there's their performance on the actual show...
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Why do people who get kicked out of The Apprentice think they can go on to advise start-up businesses? Coming fifth on a reality game show surely doesn't qualify you??
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Apprentice failures giving business tips
(launchlab.co.uk)
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It has the same problem as all social networking sites, only more so. At least facebook can (claim to) target you with specific ads because it draws data from its users - twitter knows nothing about it's audience so all it has is raw, unqua
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Companies might follow potential customers or opinion formers for a fee, but how many do they need? 1,000? That's £1,000 - not exactly big money. Getting individuals to hand over a buck for 'good' followings ruins the whole point of twitter