Five Ways Credit Cards Can Save Your Marriage

Here's another highlight from our CardRatings.com blog that I've been getting some great feedback about:A slumping economy, a soft job market, and rising credit card debt can strain relationships. If you didn’t manage to stun your spouse on Continue Reading

Know Your Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fee BEFORE You Travel

Posted last week on CardRatings.com, here are some of my favorite tips for folks planning to travel outside the U.S. with a little cash and a lot of plastic:With new credit card rules squeezing profit margins at major banks, foreign travelers have Continue Reading

Five Steps for Social Media Marketing Using Free Web Technology

Social media have become a powerful small business marketing technology for entrepreneurs who truly understand how to network effectively. Just posting ads or special offers won’t work on systems where viewers can easily tune you out. Follow these Continue Reading

Five Decades of American News Radio History

It's been about ten years since I wrote for AOL's content team, and I'm excited to be back on their roster. Here's the first piece I did for the AOL Radio Blog:Although news reporting had been a regular component of American broadcast Continue Reading

The Secret History of Used Cars

When we lived in Athens, Lori and I had fun times with a couple of used cars: a Honda Civic that my mechanic declared "an impossible perversion of Japanese engineering," and a Pontiac Sunfire that ran great and was almost absolutely a Continue Reading

CRM Systems Thrive with Five Kinds of Data

First-time buyers of CRM systems often wonder what makes customer relationship management software tick. Effective CRM tools go beyond lists of names and addresses. They collect and help teams interpret five critical types of data...Read more on the Continue Reading