ANTenna Blog -- Jennifer Moline

Jennifer Moline is associate editor of bMighty.com. She has 10 years of journalism experience, including writing about business for a small-town daily newspaper and editing new-product articles for trade magazines. Most recently, Moline was senior editor at Law.com, where her beat included technology for solo attorneys and small law firms. As bMighty associate editor, Moline writes feature stories, daily blogs, and columns as well as edits the work of freelancers and the daily and weekly newsletters.

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Yahoo Challenges Yelp With Customer Reviews

Posted by Jennifer Moline 02:16 PM ET | Mar 25, 2009

Y! Local has replaced the Yahoo Directory. It bears a strong resemblance to Yelp with its star rating system, profiles, and reviews. But will Y! Local find itself immersed in controversy like Yelp?

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1-49 | Internet/Web | Social Networking | Web 2.0

Tax Tips: How To Deduct Your Home Office, And Why You Want To Avoid Penalties

Posted by Jennifer Moline 01:58 PM ET | Mar 18, 2009

The deadline to file taxes is exactly a month away, so if you're still scrambling to gather your paperwork, here are some tips for claiming you home office as a deduction as well as why you want to avoid any penalties.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1-49 | Finance/Accounting | Government

How Will March Madness Affect Your Business?

Posted by Jennifer Moline 05:26 PM ET | Mar 17, 2009

As March Madness starts this week, a lot of people will be online at work, filling in and checking brackets as well as watching the games -- and this goes on for weeks. Should you be concerned about how your company could be affected?

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Internet/Web
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | IT | Networking & Communications | Retail

Have Business Rules Changed For Mobile Phones?

Posted by Jennifer Moline 01:29 PM ET | Mar 12, 2009

What would Miss Manners have to say about the use of cell phones in public these days? Or have times changed, and it's perfectly acceptable to text during a meeting?

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Mobile
Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Social Networking | Travel | iPhone

Green Business Attracts 'Mob' Of Fans

Posted by Jennifer Moline 07:12 PM ET | Mar 10, 2009

Wondering if your green efforts are worth the investment? A convenience store learned that the answer is yes when it was mobbed with patrons eager to show their appreciation for the shop owner's simple act of environmentalism. Green as a marketing tool? Now that's something worth testing.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1-49 | Retail | Sales/Marketing | Social Networking | Web 2.0

5 Ways To Avoid Adware And Malware

Posted by Jennifer Moline 12:42 PM ET | Mar 9, 2009

Think you're protected from adware and malware? Think again. But here are five tips to avoid leaving your computer vulnerable.

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Security

Small-Business Hiring Increases -- Barely

Posted by Jennifer Moline 02:09 PM ET | Mar 6, 2009

Despite the recent news of unemployment rising, small-business hiring actually increased -- though by less than 1 percent -- in February. At least it's a departure from all the doom and gloom of late.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | HR | Management

Small-Business Employment Continues To Plummet

Posted by Jennifer Moline 03:00 PM ET | Mar 4, 2009

The small- and midsize-businesses sectors each reported employment losses that are more than double the amount for large enterprises, according to a report released Wednesday. "As gruesome as the numbers are, they certainly aren't unexpected," said Joel Prakken, chairman of Macroeconomic Advisers.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | HR | Manufacturing/Mining | Retail

Midsize Companies Invest In Green To Save Some Green

Posted by Jennifer Moline 12:11 PM ET | Mar 4, 2009

A study released today by IBM has found that most midsize businesses are interested in green IT initiatives in order to reduce their use of electricity -- with a No. 1 goal of saving money.

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Business & E-Business
Company Size: 250-999 | Disaster Recovery | Hardware & Software | IT | International | Mobile | Networking & Communications | Printers/Printing | Security | Storage | Technology/Telecom | Travel

Apple Upgrades Desktops, Cuts Prices

Posted by Jennifer Moline 01:53 PM ET | Mar 3, 2009

Apple announced today a refresh of its desktop computers, with upgrades made to memory and storage. But will the price cuts be enough to convince cash-strapped smaller businesses to invest in Macs?

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Hardware & Software