• The Legal Perils of Social Networking

    I’m quoted today in E-Commerce Times about some of the threats of participating in social networking sites. The article cites the obvious risks of being fired for blogging on company time or blogging about happenings at work. These issues are […]

  • Review from student assigned to read Essentials of Corporate Fraud

    “My name is xxxx xxxxxx, and I am a student at Utica College undertaking a Masters degree in Economic Crime Management.  This is my first semester and have been assigned to read your book – Essentials of Corporate Fraud.  I […]

  • Why inflexible billing policies are good

    You will find plenty of consultants, marketers, and entrepreneurs who will tell you it’s a good thing to have flexible billing and payment policies for clients. They say that as a small business owner, you can attract and retain customers […]

  • This is What Happens When You Let Women Get an Education.

    A couple of days ago on WalletPop I did a post on a Canadian lottery winner who waited almost a year to cash in his ticket. I surmised that his C$3.6 million winnings could have netted him C$100k even in […]

  • It Seems We Had a Mole on the AOL Blogger Conference Call

    Late today there was a conference call for AOL Bloggers affected by the recent budget situation. Senior VP of Programming, Marty Moe, did most of the talking. For the most part, it was a warm fuzzy call that was clearly […]

  • No Secret About AOL Budget Cuts

    I’ve been writing for AOL on WalletPop (consumer finance site) and BloggingStocks (public company analysis and news site) since December and it’s been fun. Word came down today that there are big (hopefully temporary) budget cuts and everyone is to […]

  • The Blog Net News controversy

    Several months ago, I stumbled on Blog Net News (BNN) and liked what I saw. The site has different “channels” that focus on geographic areas or certain topics. Each channel aggregates the RSS feeds of various bloggers. For those who […]

  • Workplace Discrimination Against Women Largely a Myth

    This morning someone sent me a link to this article on the mythical discrimination against women via corporate pay, thinking I’d be outraged. Except I agree with Steve Chapman: There’s no evidence supporting that claim, but it sure sounds great […]

  • How NOT to Handle Criticism: Shop To Earn and Shop To Earth

    Ben W. Glass, editor at Clarislaw.com and attorney, did a nice write-up last week of the ShopToEarn situation. He thinks attorney Gerald Nehra made a boo-boo when he wrongly threatened Everyday Finance and me because of our negative reviews of […]

  • Book signing in Boston

    I just got back from the annual Fraud Conference put on by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. We were in Boston, and as usual, the sessions were fabulous. In terms of the sessions I had, this was the best […]