Bing Revamps Its Mobile Homepage

The search engine has redesigned the mobile homepage of Bing.com for a better user experience.

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On The Line: Danny Gold Discusses Chicago’s Mental Health Crisis

	On The Line: Danny Gold Discusses Chicago’s Mental Health Crisis Follow us on Twitter where we’ll announce this week’s topic for On The Line: https://twitter.com/vicenews Danny Gold joined ‘On the Line’ to discuss his new piece on America’s mental health care crisis, “Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars” – http://bit.ly/1DHIqYj America’s relationship with its mentally ill population continues to suffer as a result of inadequacies in the country’s mental health care system. For the mentally ill in Chicago, the effects of this inadequacy are felt on a magnified scale, as budget cuts and a lack of community-based mental health resources have left these individuals with minimal support. More often than not, this means being repeatedly swept up into the criminal justice system for low-level, non-violent crimes Danny Gold traveled to Chicago for VICE News, to speak with community members on Chicago’s south side, and get a first-hand look inside Cook County Jail. VICE News and On The Line want to hear from you! Let us know your questions on Twitter with the hashtag #ontheline, or send us a video message on Skype. To leave a Skype video message, follow the instructions here: http://bit.ly/1Fpn9lC With support from Skype. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos	From: VICE News Views: 292 13 ratings
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The War Against Boko Haram (Full Length)

	The War Against Boko Haram (Full Length) Since 2009, the militant Islamist group known as Boko Haram has wreaked havoc in northern Nigeria. Instilling terror through bombings, abductions, and beheadings, Boko Haram is fighting to create an Islamic state in the most populous country in Africa. VICE News traveled to Nigeria to embed with the country’s army as it ramped up its fight against Boko Haram, whose rise has caused a state of emergency. As the only journalists on the front line in northern Nigeria, we witnessed the beginning of the largest military insurgency to date. Watch “The Human Cost of War in the Central African Republic” – http://bit.ly/15xC4L2 Watch “Blood Diamonds and Religious War: Diamonds and Division” – http://bit.ly/1zYdmRq Read “UN Adopts Resolution Calling for International Coordination Against Boko Haram” – http://bit.ly/1EMamtR Read “Can a 72-Year-Old Former Military Dictator Bring Nigerians the Change They Have Voted For?” – http://bit.ly/1Hnr3ta Read “Nigeria Reacts to a Historic Change as President-Elect Buhari Prepares for Power” – http://bit.ly/1FmJT3x Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos	From: VICE News Views: 301 58 ratings
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5 Tips to Leverage Yahoo Gemini for Mobile PPC

Yahoo Gemini has emerged as an intriguing channel that is a hybrid of mobile search PPC and native advertising.

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Supporting a Successful Client/Agency Relationship

“Soft skills” have become more and more important in the ways agencies support clients. Here are a few that provide great results.

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S-Corp Audit Rates Inch Down, But Most Targeted Are Compliant

Here’s some good and bad tax news for owners of Subchapter S-Corporations.

The good news is that your chances of getting audited remained low last tax year, and are not expected to increase this year. That should be some solace for tax-compliant small business owners concerned about unnecessary examinations by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

The bad news is that the majority of those burdened by examination will likely be compliant taxpayers who shouldn’t have been bothered by the IRS. So much for the solace.

By historical standards, S-Corp audit rates are low. The IRS examined 0.42 percent of S-corporations (either through correspondence or in person) in tax year 2013, down slightly from 0.48 percent the year before, the tax authority reported (PDF) recently.

The S-Corp examination rate has been largely flat in recent years, after rising from a low of 0.19 percent in 2004 to 0.45 percent in 2007. However, between 1998 and 2004, the fraction of S-Corps audited by the IRS dropped by more than 80 percent, as the figure below shows.

Source: Created from data from the Internal Revenue Service

Though he was speaking about tax filers in general and not specifically about S-Corp owners, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said that current audit rates are too low. Any further declines, he believes, would undermine Americans’ faith in the tax agency’s ability to ensure voluntary compliance with tax laws.

Mr. Koskinen blames a lack of money for the low number of taxpayers his agency has examined in recent years, telling Congress (PDF) that “tight budget constraints have eroded the examination staff available to conduct audits.”

He is asking legislators for more money to examine filers. His agency’s 2016 budget request (PDF) calls for an 11.1 percent hike in funds for enforcement — a hefty rise in a time of low inflation.

While the commissioner might be right that the IRS needs more money to ensure compliance with tax laws in general, that’s less likely to be the case for S-corporation owners. Either those owners are choosing to comply with tax requirements voluntarily, in spite of the low audit rate, or the tax agency has little idea which owners to target for unpaid taxes. A 2012 Report of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found (PDF) that more than six of every 10 S-corporation audits selected by the agency’s Discriminant Index Function — a computer algorithm that identifies taxpayers likely to be underreporting income — resulted in no additional tax owed. That means that most of the time the IRS audits Sub Chapter S corporations, it is bothering compliant taxpayers with unnecessary investigation.

Figuring out whether the IRS should increase S-Corp audit rates and get them closer to late-1990s levels, or leave them where they are, is important. The share of small business activity organized through S-corporations has risen substantially in recent decades, growing from seven percent in 1980 to 34 percent in 2008, analysis by the Government Accountability Office reveals (PDF).

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5 Ways to Use Your Competitors to Gain SEO Momentum

It seems crazy to think that you can use your competitors, and sometimes actively work with them to lead your SEO campaign to success, but this is the reality.

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4 LinkedIn Strategies to Boost Your Personal Brand

In order to encourage more exposure for your personal brand it’s important to be actively communicating with your fans and followers. With the right strategies in place, your business can attract leads to your products or services.

LinkedIn is a premier networking resource for personal brands, and is now a great warm lead generator as well. More and more people are turning to this top social network for information and research. There are several things your brand can start today in order to attract the right leads for your business.

4 Steps to LinkedIn Success

1. Begin with InMail

LinkedIn, which is a network-oriented social network, has seen a lot of growth over the last two years, and as a result changes have been made to enhance the service. Use InMail to connect with other brands or individuals in your market, and choose to draft a personalized message tailored to your contacts rather than a generic one.

2. Stay In Touch

It is essential to create another personalized InMail that can follow up on your initial message and answer any questions. What better way to connect with other influencers and potential customers for your brand. This is a prime opportunity to open up more about what your business has to offer.

3. Announce Important Events and Updates

Use these milestones as a way to continue communication with your network, and keep them informed about the latest with your brand and any industry news. Find out what their needs might be through this process to show that your company is interested in them rather than self promotion.

4. Join the Conversation

There is a large number of professional groups, published posts, and other information flowing through LinkedIn each day. Take the the time to focus on what best matches your niche, and which influencers your brand could be interacting with. Groups especially are a great way to establish relationships and interact with a whole new set of leads.

LinkedIn is a perfect place where your personal brand can link up with professionals in your industry as well as new leads where you can show your interest in them as well as your knowledge and expertise. By being helpful, friendly, and consistently publishing content your network will grow and attract more loyal followers to your brand.

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VICE News Daily: Protests Seek Ouster of Brazil President Dilma Rousseff

	VICE News Daily: Protests Seek Ouster of Brazil President Dilma Rousseff The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: al Shabaab fears led to a stampede at a Kenyan university killing one and injuring hundreds, a massive wildfire destroys hundreds of homes in Siberia, water treatment plants struggle to cope with pollution in the Tigris river, and protesters seek the ouster of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. KENYA Al Shabaab Fears Ignite Panic A stampede at a Kenyan university killed one student and injured hundreds after an exploding transformer was mistaken for an al Shabaab attack. RUSSIA Wildfires Burn Through Siberian Villages A massive grass fire has ripped through more than 20 villages and destroyed over 100 buildings. IRAQ Tigris River Turns Toxic Water treatment plant workers have developed skin infections from the level of pollution in the river. BRAZIL Anti-Government Protests Seek To Topple President Rousseff Demonstrations were also driven by a massive corruption scandal at the state-run oil company, Petrobras. Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Tumblr: http://vicenews.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos	From: VICE News Views: 301 38 ratings
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