Business

Home Depot censors customer reviews

May 1st, 2010 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business, Consumer Protection

I recently purchased a new refrigerator on HomeDepot.com. I needed the old one to be hauled away. Since Home Depot includes this service at no extra charge when you buy a new one, I accepted their somewhat higher prices compared to other online retailers. After shopping around for a while, I settled for a GE [...]



Open Letter to John A. Wimsatt, Senior Vice President, Verizon Broadband Marketing

Oct 30th, 2009 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business

John A. Wimsatt Senior Vice President, Broadband Marketing One Verizon Way Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 10/30/2009 Dear Mr. Wimsatt, Ever since I subscribed to Verizon FIOS services in 2007, your organization has gone the extra mile to sell me Verizon FIOS services. At first, marketers swarmed across my neighborhood, knocking on my door, and giving [...]



VoIP provider Lingo charging an outrageous cancellation fee

Oct 20th, 2008 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business, Ethics

I received this email today. I wonder if this will be part of their new ad campaign to help sign on new customers … Dear Customer, We appreciate your business with Lingo, and hope that you are availing and enjoying all its benefits! We would like to inform you of updated terms and conditions of [...]



Who Engineered the Collapse of the US Banking System?

Oct 5th, 2008 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business, Investment, Personal Finance, Politics

As the mortgage mess unravels and takes down more and more of the players, bits and pieces of information become available about who played central roles, and who benefited the most from unscrupulous lending schemes. One suprising conclusion that I drew is that much of this was in the making during the Clinton years, and [...]



Oil Prices Volatile Again

Jun 16th, 2008 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business, Investment

Crude oil futures swung wildly again today, first rising to a record and then tumbling as investors wrestled with the latest developments. With little in the way of news to explain oil’s turnabout, analysts pointed to Saudi Arabia’s weekend decision to boost production and to Tuesday’s expiration of crude options, which are agreements to buy [...]



Wifi on Boston Commuter Rail

Jan 27th, 2008 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business, Information Technology, Mobile Devices

The Globe reports that the MBTA is making Wifi mobile internet access available on one of its commuter rail lines. The Boston commuter rail infrastructure is so derelict – it is stunning that Wifi was a priority. Here are the top 3 things that should have been addressed instead: Speed up slower trains Some trains [...]



HiProFile LLC, 225 Summer Street, Boston

May 6th, 2007 | By Christian Donner | Category: Business, Consumer Protection, Job search

If you currently have a business relationship with HiProFile LLC, or had one in the past, please email me (pubs2009 at cdonner dot com). I would like to hear from you, whether you are an employer and have or had a business relationship with this company, or whether you agreed to let HiProFile try to [...]