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Posts From Wilson Jones

Make voting in presidential elections mandatory

The map at the end of my column shows the importance of each state if the U.S. Constitution were changed to make the election of president by popular vote rather

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Thanksgiving, Black Friday sales up 9 percent

The use of third-party sellers has always been a tactic by Amazon to drive business – by partnering with businesses around the globe, Amazon has said to shoppers it has

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Facebook users can now play Pac-Man on Messenger app

The introduction of Instant Games on Messenger, the company believes, will give its users another reason to spend more time within their billion-user-strong messaging app.

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Phone Rumored To Feature Snapdragon 835 With 6GB Of RAM

It looks like Samsung is going to make it tough for the Chinese handset manufacturers with its new specs.

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Sanders calls for assessment of Electoral College

Clinton eventually acknowledged her loss and called Trump – but only after her campaign chief, John Podesta, at 2 a.m. “The victor, by far, of the popular vote is the

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Black Friday not the shopping event it once was

Retailers dangled hefty discounts in their stores – after offering earlier deals on their websites – as they waged a high-stakes battle with Amazon.com Inc. and other rivals to capture

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Senate trade-off: More Obama judges, Trump gets nominees

Now, the Clintons are finished and Obama leaves office in January. In North Carolina-where Republicans hold a veto-proof supermajority in the state legislature-Trump won by a four-point margin, even capturing

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Mobile shopping continues to make an impact on Thanksgiving and Black Friday

For countless days, it seemed politics and the election were the only thing filling up the television screen this month.

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Shop Target’s Black Friday doorbusters online-before stores even open

It’s more of a guessing game when it comes to online Black Friday sales. However, Amazon’s online platform and “Prime” perks are hard to beat. They will also be available

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Stores Try To Cater To Savvier Customers On Black Friday

Bree Colley, 30, said she plans to go to Columbia Mall in Missouri on Friday with her mom in their yearly tradition. Late-night Thanksgiving sales events that segued into pre-dawn

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