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4. August 2009 | 00:50

Twitter is Top Social Media Platform at Fortune 100 Companies

Lots of big brands are embracing social media, but which platform is most popular? At least as far as Fortune 100 companies go, Twitter easily takes the top spot, according to a recent study from PR firm Burson-Marsteller. According to their findings, 54 percent of the Fortune 100 have a Twitter presence, 32 percent have a blog, and 29 percent have an active Facebook Page. Moreover, at companies … (News Source: Mashable - 21:15:14)

Vishay Adds to Rectifier Portfolio With New 1-A, 100-V to 600-V Low-Profile Devices in MicroSMP Package

MALVERN, PA–(Marketwire - August 3, 2009) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. ( NYSE : VSH ) recently announced two new families of 1-A rectifiers with voltage ratings of 100 V to 600 V. The new MSE1Px and MUH1Px devices are offered in an eSMPT series MicroSMP package with footprint dimensions of just 2.5 mm by 1.3 mm and a height profile of 0.65 mm. The new MSE1Px rectifiers feature ESD protection … (News Source: Marketwire - 15:15:02)

APAC Customer Services, Inc. Awarded Multi-Year Contract With Financial Services Company

BANNOCKBURN, IL–(Marketwire - August 3, 2009) - APAC Customer Services, Inc. ( NASDAQ : APAC ), a leader in global outsourced services and solutions, announced today the award of a multi-year contract to provide customer care and back-office support on behalf of a Fortune 100 Financial Services company. Under the agreement, APAC will provide inbound enrollment and customer care support, … (News Source: Marketwire - 20:45:04)

Andy Staples: Ranking the nation’s 15 most unique high school nicknames

When I covered high school sports for The Tampa Tribune, it drove me crazy when a county would spend a fortune to build a new high school and then give it a generic nickname. How many Wildcats, Knights and Rams does the world need? Why saddle the youth of America with sobriquets that only emphasize the older generation’s lack of creativity? We expect our children to excel, and since that’s the … (News Source: Sports Illustrated - 19:20:27)

Clarke makes 100 - match drawn

Michael Clarke has made an unbeaten century as the third Ashes Test ended in a draw on the final day. (News Source: BigPond News - 19:43:36)

Clarke makes 100 - match drawn

Vice captain Michael Clarke proved he was Australia’s man for a crisis by batting his side to safety on the final day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston. (News Source: Sky News Australia - 18:44:17)

$100 to leave the house

LIKE the supermodel who won’t get out of bed for anything under a small fortune, it’s becoming harder for Queensland families to leave the house for anything less than $100. (News Source: The Courier Mail - 14:00:00)

Sources: Hull wanted Obama’s Senate seat

Multimillionaire Chicago trader Blair Hull wanted to be a U.S. senator so badly that he spent more than $24 million of his personal fortune in 2004, but he ended up losing to Barack Obama in the Democratic primary. And when Obama was elected president last year and gave up his Senate seat, Hull went after it again. (News Source: Chicago Sun-Times - 10:31:14)

30 years of marriage, 30 years of fortune

When Lou Gehrig retired, he said “Yet today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of this … (News Source: Hutchinson News - 03:32:20)

HCL invests in green data centre

SUNNYVALE, USA and NOIDA, INDIA: HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), India’s leading global IT services company, today announced that it had completed acquisition of a 35,000 square foot data center from a Fortune 500 Organization in Parsippany, New Jersey. (News Source: CIOL - 12:06:51)

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