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Orange Collar Media, Web Design and Internet Marketing Firm, Announces Online Science Mall Website Redesign and Development Launch with Magento Professional

July 15th, 2011

Denver, CO, July 18, 2011 As one of the countrys leading developers of the number one shopping cart technology for internet merchandising, Magento, Orange Collar Media has widened its expertise to the most flexible and functional eCommerce solution available. Recently, Orange Collar Media was awarded Gold Partner status by Magento in their Solutions Partners Program. Achieving Gold Status with Magento indicates Magentos recognition of Orange Collar Media as one of the countrys leading developers of Magento.

On Sunday July 10th, Orange Collar Media successfully launched the redesigned and developed Online Science Mall website using Magento Professional Edition.

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Tactics for Appealing Health Insurance Denials

July 14th, 2011

A few weeks ago, I put out a call on Twitter and on Facebook for detailed posts that people would like to see. I got enough great responses that I’m going to fill the entire month of July – one post per day – addressing these ideas.

On Facebook, Elisabeth asked for information on “appealing health insurance denials of coverage.”

Health insurance companies don’t make money by paying for people’s medical bills (even though that’s why we hire them), so whenever there’s a case where they can see an easy way to deny it, they’ll do so. It makes sense for

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Your Take: Taxing the Guy Who Caught Derek Jeter’s 3000th Hit

July 14th, 2011

One of the big stories in Major League Baseball this year was Derek Jeter hitting his 3,000th hit. After a lot of anticipation, a trip to the 15-day disabled list for his calf, and a monstrous 5-for-5 day, the record was his after he blasted a his first home run in Yankee Stadium this year, on July 9th. What makes it more amazing is that the person who caught it, Christian Lopez, gave it back. For his kindness, and passing up of probably $250,000 according to some estimates, he gets four seats to every game for the rest of the season, signed merchandise, and the opportunity to meet Derek Jeter.

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What the Mob can teach the startup industry

July 14th, 2011

Eventually, Ferrante ran his own crew as an associate of the Gambino family. “When you’re hijacking trucks on the street in Queens, the Mafia is going to hear about you,” he tells me. “It’s not like they come down and say, ‘We’ll kill you if you don’t pay us.’ They take you under their wing.”

In fact, Ferrante might still be a mobster today had state law enforcement and federal agents not taken him down while he was still in his 20s. But even high-powered defense attorneys like Barry Slotnick couldn’t save Ferrante from what would eventually be more than eight years in prison, where he says he fell in love with books -– and out of love with the Mob.

Explains Ferrante: “When someone was killed, you didn’t ask what happened because if you did, they’d want to know why you asked and you’d be dead, too. But I always assumed the guy de

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Quicken Loans Review Commercials – Watch-It Wednesday

July 14th, 2011

Around here, Wednesday means only one thing – it’s Watch-It Wednesday! Our weekly video blog!

Last week, we told you about the exciting opportunity we had to interview some of our past clients. They were so pleased with their experience with Quicken Loans that they wanted to do a review. We were so pleased that they were pleased that we took this Quicken Loans review and turned it into a commercial! You may have seen these on television, but we wanted to showcase these great clients on the Zing blog as well. So here it goes – meet the Wassman family! Chris & Kathy Wassman are both make jewelry from fossilized walrus tusks. These Read more…

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Why Are Savings Account Rates So Low?

July 14th, 2011

When I first started The Simple Dollar in late 2006, it was pretty easy to find a savings account that offered a 4% annual return on your deposits. Some banks, such as HSBC Direct, were offering introductory rates as high as 6% annually.

In other words, if you deposited $1,000 into an account at HSBC Direct at that time, it paid you $5 a month.

Rates like these were competitive with the long term returns one might expect from the stock market. It actually made good sense from a long-term investment standpoint to have at least some of your money in savings. Savings accounts are incredibly liquid, virtually risk free, and they were getting 4-6% annual returns?

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