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Meet Fil Menczer, the Twitterologist behind the political meme-analyzing site, Truthy. Yes, the name was inspired by Stephen Colbert. Fil Menczer has quite a title.

Colonoscopies too embarrassing or uncomfortable? First major study finds clear evidence that test saves lives

CNN 's chief business correspondent doesn't have much downtime. When he's not anchoring, promoting his new book, or speaking on stage, Ali Velshi is attached to his BlackBerry answering emails and managing tweets .

Google and Microsoft were once start-ups.

Is obesity contagious? CBS News medical contributor Dr.

What are they doing, anyway? A look inside the secret lives of hired guns. You hire an independent contractor

A U.S. government-backed plan to spread the Silicon Valley vibe east--25 Arabic-speaking girls at a time.

Legal matters may be daunting for the inexperienced, but that's no excuse for failing to make sure your venture is on the right side of the law, warns Rocket Lawyer founder Charley Moore.

No one has time to listen to chit-chat. Use these tricks to get more out of less in conversations with busy executives. Who has the time now for long conversations

What you think is an elevator pitch will actually alienate customers. Instead, have a conversation that creates a real sales opportunity. If you're like most entrepreneurs, you think an "elevator pitch" is a one- to three-minute sales pitch that you could presumably give during a very long elevator ride

Business owners can save a ton of estate taxes by kicking the bucket this year rather than next. But there are less drastic solutions.

We all know senior-level employees who talk up to the boss, but down to staffers. Don't hire them. Sometimes you know in an instant that you are definitely not welcome.

FDA medical experts are recommending approval of the diet pill Qnexa, despite the drug's potential risky side effects. Dr

The FDA previously rejected the drug, Qnexa, because component drugs were tied to heart problems and birth defects

People with metastatic melanoma often live six to ten months; new drug prolonged life expectancy to 16 months