DirecTV Purchase by AT&T for $48.5B is Recommended by the FTC

(AP) in New York reports that the head of the FTC recommended approving AT&T's $48.5 Billion purchase of DirecTV, which would make At&T the largest provider of cable and satellite TV.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in a statement Tuesday that he approved the deal with certain conditions. The other four commissioners still have to vote on the proposal.

The Department of Justice approved the deal, saying Tuesday that it doesn't "pose a significant risk to competition."

The company would have 26.4 million cable and satellite TV subscribers in the U.S., topping Comcast as well as a possible new giant, Charter, which wants to buy Time Warner Cable. It would also include AT&T's nationwide network of tens of millions of wireless customers, its Internet and landline phone services and DirecTV's millions of customers in Latin America, where AT&T wants to grow.

Consolidation has swept the industry as people increasingly turn to the Internet for video and content costs rise for cable and satellite TV companies...

Read entire AP article at: 

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f107fceb15a24a1bbd0e7d1a667c7dba/fcc-chairman-recommends-ok-485b-att-directv-deal

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What Does It Really Cost To Retire?

How much exactly do you need to retire on? You need to establish a realistic number that you can comfortably live on - without a job. 

You probably have run into a few retirement books over the years. One of the more interesting of them was one entitled The Number. 

That really puts a fine point on things, doesn’t it? How much do you need to
retire, exactly?

Traveling Mothers Working for IBM Will Be Able To Ship Home Breast Milk

Being a working mom, traveling and breast feeding don't go hand in hand. IBM has decided to create a new program that hopefully will help alleviate this issue.

Besides offering their six weeks of leave for new fathers and 14 weeks for new mothers, IBM will

Google Launches Hundreds of NEW Themes & Emoji to Gmail's Interface

Lots of NEW Emoji and NEW backgrounds are launched by Google to make customizing your accounts even more! 

They are even offering more designing tools for you from inbox categories, to email formatting, to shareable selfies.

Visit: Google Gmail Adds Additional Themes and Emoji [gmailblog.blogspot.com]

Having An IP For Your Startup is Imperative

Bijan Khosravi

Angel investor

If you want to build a successful startup, you need intellectual property. That’s right, I said IP, not app – the dreaded buzzword that’s taken over all of our lives. Driving directions, coupons, magic 8 balls…? We can’t live without them, but do we need to start a business with them? The answer is no. If you’re an entrepreneur and you want to attract smart money, you need to acquire IP in order to be successful in this effervescent app startup world.

The Importance of a Sitemap

A sitemap is often considered redundant in the process of building a website, and that is indeed the fact if you made a sitemap for the sake of having one.

By highlighting the importance of having a well constructed sitemap, you will be able to tailor your own sitemap to suit your own needs. 

Design The Best Blog Graphics - Free Tools and Design Concepts

How to design the best blog graphics is a science unto its own. It can be a lot easier with the right tools and theories. 

Ashton Wirrenga has written an excellent article with step by step tips and tools to help you create the Best Blog Graphics.

"Studies have found that 60% of us are visual learners, while only 46% of blogs are actually using visual content...In fact, design can even guide your readers’ decisions since 67% of consumers consider images to carry more weight than customer ratings, reviews, and product descriptions."

Top 10 Investment Movies & Documentaries

Videos and information on the top 10 Investment movies and documentaries.Wolf of Wall Street is one of the 10

CLICK ON PHOTO OR HERE TO ACCESS

http://www.marketindex.com.au/videos

Mastering Your Facebook Tools

As a Facebook user and marketer, there are several basic tools and shortcuts that are important to utilize to get the most out of your Facebook pages, groups and ads.
Review the following links and learn to manage your Facebook posts, ads, demographics and more.

Use the Wealthometer To See How Rich or Poor You Really Are.

There is such a vast variety of wealth levels, from extreme poverty to the Top 3% in the world. 

There is a simple new tool from Harvard University economist Maximilian Kasy, which can help correct any wrong notions you have about whether you are, indeed, the 1% or the 10% or the 50%.