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Editor’s note: Tim Sanders, former chief solutions officer for Yahoo!, will be speaking at two North Carolina Technology Association events on Thursday about “Harness the Power of Total Confidence.” Sanders talks with NCTA about the thinking found in his new book, “The Likability Factor.” How did you determine the four critical elements of personality (friendliness, relevance, empathy, realness) as described in your book The Likeability Factor? And why do you think these are the four most important elements for determining likability?  For my second book, the Likeability Factor, my research team interviewed hundreds of people and used electronic surveys...

Editor’s note: Wayne Crews, president for policy, and Ryan Radia, associate director of technology studies, of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a think thank in Washington, D.C., spoke out against plans to impose “network neutrality” on Internet providers by the FCC. Their comments were issued after FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement Monday to call a vote on the issue on Dec. 21. Radia: “The net neutrality regime proposed [Wednesday] by the FCC will endanger competition, innovation, network investment, and consumer welfare. While it may not have the same destructive potential as the FCC’s abandoned Title II reclassification proposal, this attempt...

Editor’s note: Scott Duda, audit partner with Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, recently discussed how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and how it can affect a business in a podcast.What types of criteria will make a difference in regard to how much the stimulus package will affect a business – i.e. small versus large businesses, amount of revenue generated and the number of employees? Well, there are components of the Recovery Act that are dependent on whether or not the business qualifies as a small business. Depending on the provision you are talking about, the criteria may be revenue...