Monthly Archives: January 2012

Crazy World: Man puts Costa Concordia for sale on eBay

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AUSTRALIA: "For sale, one cruise ship - slight damage to right-hand hull, mainly cosmetic." An Aussie used these words in his "joke" - which was a bid to sell the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship on eBay. The ad has since been pulled from the website, reports Herald Sun. The seller also warned the prospective bidders that there was “some water damage to interior” of the ship and said the new carpets may be needed. An eBay spokesperson said the ad, for which bidding reached $1008.88 Read more [...]

Olympus jumps 7 percent after Tokyo bourse keeps it listed

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TOKYO | Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:26pm EST TOKYO (Reuters) - Shares of scandal-hit Olympus Corp jumped more than 7 percent in heavy trade on Monday after the Tokyo bourse kept the company listed, but placed it on its "security on alert" list for firms needing to urgently improve their internal management. Olympus, the heaviest-traded share by turnover on the main board, rose to 1,286 yen.Under the Tokyo Stock Exchange's new designation, the camera and endoscope Read more [...]

Houses of Parliament ‘slipping into the Thames’

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House of Parliament (Pic: Getty Images) MPs will today discuss selling the Houses of Parliament, as it is sliding into the River Thames. Subsidence caused by work on Parliament's underground car park and the construction of new Tube tunnels have led to cracks appearing in walls around the Houses of Commons and Lords, with Big Ben's bell tower leaning 18in at its peak. There are even fears the building could sink into the Thames. MPs on the Read more [...]

The Uphill Battle Of Social Event Sharing: A Post-Mortem for Plancast

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Editor’s note: Mark Hendrickson is the founder and CEO of Plancast, a social site for planning events, which he has decided to stop working on full-time. In this guest post, Hendrickson takes us through a detailed analysis of why it never took off and what he learned. He is also a former TechCrunch writer. Nearly three years ago, I left my position at TechCrunch to start my own Internet business, with the idea of creating a web application that’d help people get together Read more [...]

The Next 21 Days: Upcoming business events

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The latest from The Ticker blogLawless to present at international conferenceAAA announced 2012 five and four diamond winnersVirginia Tech research building certified Gold by U.S. Green Building Council More from The Ticker business blog TUESDAYJANUARY242012 CAPITAL DINNERThe Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual reception and dinner with the region's legislators. Please RSVP.When: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Where: Richmond Marriott, 500 E. Broad St., RichmondCost: $94 for members; $120 Read more [...]