At the beginning of the month of June 2008, Karl Green made a quick decision to improve the RIOY program. The process has been sped up for members in RIOY, as far as getting into the final program. The compensation plan has also changed, and it has gotten much better.

Social networks are all the rage and many of my posts at OnlineMarketerBlog recommend social tools for businesses. Here are 21 things your business should consider before starting a social network:

Have you ever been asked about your eating habits or which blog you love the most during an interview? If not, be ready. Interview 2.0 Interrogation is here.

I set out to interview CEO ’s and find the Top 10 Productivity Tools they use to manage their time. During the conversation I started to see a common thread. After I hung up the phone, I realized that the productivity commonalities weren’t tools at all – but rather principles! Clearly these principles didn’t apply just to the most successful CEO’s.

He enrolled as a biology major at University of Texas but spent more time fiddling with stacks of computer parts in his dorm room than hitting up the library. Instead of studying, he started selling new computers through advertisements in local papers.

Increase on the US outsourcing boosts the Indian real estate industry.

Many, perhaps most, Facebook users do not want Microsoft. They were a little upset when they purchased under 3% of the company. If that becomes 50+%, we will likely see a large-scale exodus. Sadly, it would happen right after Facebook passed MySpace on Alexa.

The billionaire financier Kirk Kerkorian made a dramatic move on another Detroit automaker Monday with an announcement that he had acquired a 4.7 percent stake in the Ford Motor Company and planned a $170 million cash offer for an additional 20 million shares.

An earnings windfall for Google Inc should benefit rival Yahoo Inc in buyout talks with Microsoft Corp, as investors view the results as proof of a robust online advertising market.

Social software sites like Flickr and Digg aren't just distracting you from your job — they could actually make your job disappear in the next high tech economic revolution. Get ready to retrain yourself right now.