Today we learned that GMAC will get approximately $3.8 billion in government bailout funds.  This goes to a company that has already been bailed out twice.  The auto and home lender continues to report losses from the bad loans on their books.  This comes as no surprise as there has been a steady decline...
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Today we learned that Mike Leach, the Texas Tech head football coach, has been fired to not taking the proper precautions with a player that had experienced concussions.  There have been many rumors swirling that this was likely to happen but some feel that the only reason this action was taken was because the...
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While doing some research on Google Domestic Trends I ran across the chart for Advertising and Marketing.  There is no doubt that the great recession has hit many industries very hard but the visual chart of advertising and marketing searches is shocking.  With most major companies cutting their expenses it looks as if advertising...
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ESPN, the leader in sports, has seen a gradual increase in searches over the last five years.  The Google Trends chart illustrates that the sports network has increased searches since the beginning of 2004.  It is interesting to see that the amount of searches for ESPN drastically increases during the football season, August through...
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Colin Cowherd has gotten more and more popular in the sports world.  Just a few years ago most people didn’t even know his name and now he is one of the biggest draws on ESPN Radio.  He has had so much success that ESPN created a television show “SportsNation” just for his personality.  The...
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