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Bruce Alpert, 1952-2011

We received sad news late Friday that Bruce Alpert, one of the original members of the TWICE staff back in 1986, passed away suddenly in his home here in Manhattan. Bruce, who eventually became associate publisher of TWICE, left the publication a few years ago due to health issues. He is survived by his mother, Selma Alpert, and his sister, Karen Singer. There is no word yet on funeral... More

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Another 'A Cup Of Joe'… Clayton That Is

Stressa, Italy, site of the CEA CEO Summit last week, is a long way from Joe Clayton’s home state of Kentucky, but he felt pretty comfortable in a special on-on-one interview with CEA’s Gary Shapiro at the conference billed as “Have a Cup of Joe.” We covered Clayton’s comments on becoming the CEO of Dish Network in May and his plans for the company last... More

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Amazon Fire Draws Ire Of Sales Tax Site

The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet media event in New York Wednesday week also attracted the attention of StandWithMainStreet.com , the year-old site that is trying to get Amazon and other e-tailers to collect local sales taxes. The website gave out fliers to the assembled media with the headline, “Hey, Amazon: Stop Bullying Small Businesses and Our Communities. Start Collecting Sales... More

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HP’s Board Has A Steinbrenner Style

So Hewlett-Packard’s board is deciding whether or not to fire its CEO Leo Apotheker and replace him with an HP director, a former U.S. Senate candidate in California, and, most importantly, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman as an interim leader. In other words, it’s all over except for what type of compensation package Apotheker will get from HP and whether Whitman, or someone else,... More

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Spectrum Auction Would Help U.S. Treasury

Everyone has a suggestion for the Congressional Super Committee on how to cut the federal deficit and budget. (Mine? Make all members of Congress, present, past and future, part of the Social Security system and have them get their health care through The Affordable Care Act, the health care reform bill passed last year.) The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) suggested a way related... More