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Earlier this month, Google revealed it was filing suit against Pacific WebWorks (and other yet-to-be-named parties) for infringing on its trademark. Pacific WebWorks was among the companies running a “Google Work from Home” scam, advertising a way to make money off Google, to be learned through an inexpensive kit (and hidden, exorbitant recurring fee—which always enhances my learning experience). Pacific WebWorks was also using Google’s logo and representing its kit and other services as endorsed by the search giant. Pacific WebWorks issued a statement yesterday saying that they had reached an “agreement in principle” to settle and would be complying with Google’s request for expedited discovery. So either they think they’re innocent or they’re ready to sweep this all under the rug as fast as possible. So, if they’re agreed and moving toward a settlement, why do we need discovery? Discovery is the phase of the trial where each of the parties share pertinent documents—so perhaps Google is demanding this to find the other companies it believes are running the scams. Google said earlier this month that, “upon information and belief,” the other scammers were materially connected with Pacific WebWorks. Does this mean that the Google work from home scams will stop? Maybe in this iteration—but the whole thing is just a play on an old theme. Read any classifieds section and you’ll see more of the same. Hopefully scammers will think twice about using Google’s name and pretending to have its endorsement, but this scam will probably never go away completely. What do you think? Will the case really be over that quickly? via

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Google Work at Home Scammer Settling Suit

First of all, let me define to you what a joint venture is.  Joint venture is collaboration of two or more persons including their assets, knowledge, market shares and, of course, their profits.  For instance, if a company would like to increase its market share without spending millions of dollars, it can join another company having similar products and services.   It has been proven that joint ventures are effective in terms of increasing profits, in downsizing expenses and in market penetration. Here are just some various reasons in forming joint ventures: 1. To increase the company’s capital.  A much bigger capital would mean greater business options, wider market and bigger profits.  More products can be produces and more services can be performed when you have better   resources. 2. To further strengthen the company.  As they always say, two heads are better than one.  Joined ideas, concepts and opinions will mean better possibilities but all of these must be squeezed into just one brilliant idea. 3. To be able to maximize profit.  Having a bigger company may lead to business expansions and it would mean greater income for the company. The success of a partnership relies mainly on its execution rather than in the process itself.  Agreements must be ironed out properly to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings between parties.  The most obvious details to the smallest details must be given importance, such as the assets, its people, profits, expenses and others that concern the partnership.  In this way, there’s no doubt that a joint venture will achieve its goals and objectives.         The failure of joint ventures, on the other hand, is due to disagreements of the parties involved, their lack of knowledge, conflicts of opinions, etc.  Trust should be considered a major foundation in building a partnership.  What brings joint ventures down is having different views, ambiguous visions and imprecise goals.  However, problems may still be resolved with proper negotiation and concessions to avoid the partnership to be dissolved.     It is sometimes risky to have a joint venture with someone or with persons having a different nationality.  Different cultures have different ways in running a business, in dealing with problems and in leading people. This can lead to major problems in the future.  With having divergent goals, it is impossible to merge ideas and concepts making the business chaotic and knotty.  Minds will not be able to meet with this kind of joint venture.    It’s really a challenge to put up a joint, and it takes a lot of guts to make it successful.  A partnership will be effective, successful and profitable if both parties will agree only to a single goal and are geared towards a similar direction. The most important thing in a partnership in not even found in the agreement or papers, it’s the trust that the partners have for each other and nothing can beat that.  Consider trust as the main ingredient in reaching the company’s objectives.  Always bear in mind that having a common goal, mission and vision is the main factor that governs a joint partnership.

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Joint Venture: Success and Failure

Blog World & New Media Expo is essentially a must for bloggers. If you haven’t gotten your ticket yet, Darren’s running a “quick n’ dirty” competition for a free weekend pass . We’re drawing the winner on Wednesday, so if you want in, hurry up. (And yes, you need to be prepared to pay for your own transportation to Las Vegas, NV as well as your own hotel accomodations while you’re there. But the pass gets you into the conference and a couple of the parties, so it’s totally worth it! Value: $495) You can also still purchase tickets, and get a 20% discount by using the promo code PB20 at checkout. Here are some attendee reactions from previous years . I’m personally a huge fan, as I went last year. It’s a lot of fun, and there’s nowhere else you can get this up close and personal with so many industry leaders! We’re also holding another competition where you can win a place at dinner with Darren, myself, and a few of Darren’s blogging/social media friends on Wednesday night at the beautiful Fiamma Trattoria over at MGM (Dinner graciously provided by Fiamma and @TasteMGMGrand ). For this, you need to be already planning to attend Blog World, and must be available for dinner on Wednesday night (10/14/09) at 6pm. Details here . Hope to see you there! © 2008 TwiTip Twitter Tips . Going to Blog World Expo? Want To? How About Dinner With Darren? Related posts: Are You Planning to Attend Blog World Expo 2009? Twitter as Dinner Conversation: A Guide to Using Replies 5 Tips to Employ Online Networking in the Real World

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