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  • August 2008

    • American Stiffens Frequent-Flier Rules

      New York Times  |  Aug 7, 08 4:50 PM CDT

      American Stiffens Frequent-Flier Rules

      (Newser) - American Airlines has added stiffer fees and higher mileage requirements to its frequent-flier program as the airline struggles to cope with fuel costs, the New York Times reports. American, which posted a $1.16 billion loss for the second quarter, is following the lead of Delta, which tightened the purse strings for its frequent-flier program last week. More »

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      airline industry  • American Airlines  • fuel costs  • quarterly results  • cost cutting  • business models  • frequent flier miles

  • July 2008
  • May 2008

    • Small-Town Coffee Purveyor Goes Grande

      Barre-Montpelier Times Argus  |  May 9, 08 9:00 PM CDT

      Small-Town Coffee Purveyor Goes Grande

      (Newser) - A success story is brewing in tiny-town Vermont, where a coffee roaster is supplying beans to 600 McDonald's restaurants across 50 states and 25 countries. The creator of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Bob Stiller, never imagined such a feat—nor the $121 million in sales last quarter—when he started the business in 1981. "This vision of today was not in his mind," Green Mountain exec Jon Wettstein said. More »

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      coffee  • McDonald's  • gourmet coffee  • coffee roasting  • social responsibility  • business models

  • February 2008

    • Tech Giants Behave Like Nations

      ABC News  |  Feb 29, 08 4:45 PM CST

      Tech Giants Behave Like Nations

      (Newser) - A comparison of two of this week’s big tech news stories, the end of an eBay boycott and Google’s announcement of the construction of a new trans-Pacific fiber optic cable, show how the tech giants have moved beyond old corporate paradigms, writes Michael Malone for ABC News. With business models that involve unprecedented consumer participation, these companies behave increasingly like sovereign nations. More »

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      Internet  • Google  • eBay  • Professional eBay Sellers Alliance  • undersea Internet cables  • business models  • fiber optic cables

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