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Newsday Creates ‘Pioneering Web Model’

– New Pay-For-Content Site Is Modeled After Donner Party Pioneers –
Beginning this week, Newsday, the Long Island newspaper New York city commuters choose as a last resort for something to read on the way to work in the event their train station newsstand doesn’t have the NYTimes, the NYPost or a three-month-old copy of Tiger Beat, announced it is moving to a pay-for-content web model.
A spokesman for the paper described the new model, which will attempt to charge five dollars a week ($260/year?!) to customers who aren’t subscribed to the Optimum Online cable system or the newspaper, as a “pioneering [...]

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Newsday Creates ‘Pioneering Web Model’

Send Jared to Gitmo Update: Batie v. Subway

Last June, I published a post (SUBWAY: Send Jared to Gitmo!) that included a modest proposal:  That the U.S. Armed Forces launch a predawn raid and whisk Subway spokesperson Jared (and his famous pants) off to Gitmo to be held until there’s a satisfactory resolution to the conflict between Lt. Col. Leon Batie, Jr. and Subway.
The idea took off, and variations and parody press releases were circulated across the globe, making their way to military bases and naval warships (Military Considers Abducting Subway’s Jared).
Leon Batie Jr. is a former multi-unit Subway franchisee and a U.S. [...]

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Starbucks Meets Viagra: Magic Power Coffee

From scantily clad baristas in Sexpresso drive thrus to aphrodisiac instant coffee, entrepreneurs are trying to cash in by making the beverage associated with Juan Valdez and Mrs. Olsen sexy.
Aphrodisiac instant coffee?  Yes, you read that right.  That’s the claim made by Bedroom Coffee, purveyers of Magic Power Coffee.  According to the Bedroom Coffee website:
Magic Power Coffee is the world’s first “fantasy” beverage. It’s like someone dropped two Viagra® in a
Starbucks® latte!… then stirred in a potent “passion elixir” for her! Increase the sensation and the satisfaction of your love making, every time…
All Natural – Magical Ingredients.
Magic Power Coffee’s combination [...]

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New Educational Franchise: Creative Tutors

Creative Tutors franchisees operate a home-based educational tutoring business serving students from grades PK-12. Creative Tutors franchisees enjoy training and support systems and an Internet-based reporting and accounting system that enables them to concentrate on marketing their services and building their businesses in their protected territories.
Top New Franchises had a chance to learn more from Creative Tutors founder Jan Van Blarcum.
Learn more at our Creative Tutors franchise listing. Share a comment on the Creative Tutors FanWall.
Read the entire interview:  Creative Tutors, Jan Van Blarcum
Top New Franchises: How do you describe the Creative Tutors franchise concept?
Jan: Creative Tutors franchise is [...]

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OXI FRESH Franchise on The Economic Report

The Economic Report, featured on CNN Headline News with Greg Gumbel, recently featured Oxi Fresh and Oxi Fresh President Jonathan Barnett in their segment on Unique Franchise Opportunities of the 21st Century. The segment highlighted Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning® for being a green and environmentally friendly company.
Read more about the Oxi Fresh carpet cleaning franchise at FranBest.com, the franchise information site.

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Jonathan Barnett, Oxi Fresh

Innovative carpet cleaning franchise

Interview with Jonathan Barnett, Oxi Fresh
Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning® is a rapidly growing carpet cleaning company that offers a low-overhead, home-based franchise opportunity to qualified individuals.  Oxi Fresh’s unique franchise program includes use of a green cleaning method,  innovative marketing, and a nationwide call center that schedules all the sales appointments for [...]

New Franchise: iPreserve Digital Imaging

According to iPreserve CEO Matt Bills, the average home has something like 4500 precious but aging &  fading print photographs that could be preserved and stored.  It has miles of family movie film and videotape in a wide range of outdated analog formats.
The average office has years worth of accumulated documents, photos, videos and files that could be compactly stored and efficiently organized by converting them from mountains of paper to digital files.
So what has prevented American families and businesses from preserving their priceless documents and uncluttering their livesthrough the use of today’s digital technology?  Three things stand out:  Time.  [...]

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Interview With iPreserve CEO Matt Bills

Our Top New Franchises program is designed to identify, investigate and spread the word about innovative and promising new franchise opportunities.  If you know of a top new franchise you’d like to see featured, email us at info[at]topnewfranchises.com.
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The unique iPreserve franchise opportunity was “discovered” by the franchise investment, consulting and development firm Franchise Foundry.  The iPreserve franchise is a digital imaging and storage franchise that is truly unique in the industry.

In an exclusive interview with Top New Franchises, iPreserve Founder & VP of Franchise Support Matt Bills explains [...]

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Interview With iPreserve CEO Matt Bills

Our Top New Franchises program is designed to identify, investigate and spread the word about innovative and promising new franchise opportunities.  If you know of a top new franchise you’d like to see featured, email us at info[at]topnewfranchises.com.
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The unique iPreserve franchise opportunity was “discovered” by the franchise investment, consulting and development firm Franchise Foundry.  The iPreserve franchise is a digital imaging and storage franchise that is truly unique in the industry.

In an exclusive interview with Top New Franchises, iPreserve Founder & VP of Franchise Support Matt Bills explains [...]

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