For most people, the holiday season is a time spent with family and friends, but for many it can be a time of intense loneliness. Scammers count on that.
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Feed SubscriptionBrazilian conjoined twins born with two heads, one body
Each boy has his own brain and spinal cord but share all other organs, including heart, lungs, liver
Read More »The Memory Glasses: Google’s AR-Amped Specs Reveal A Brave, Branded New World
Katy Perry looks cute in the video for Last Friday Night, no? Glad you agree--glasses, despite their bum rap, can be sexy. But even Katy's orbular charms can't stop 'em going by the wayside as fashion, contact lens science, and laser surgery all evolve.
Read More »An In-Store Revolution
A New York brick-and-mortar entrepreneur takes a cue from e-commerce: She curates limited-time-only themes and product lines, hosts community events, and sells sponsorships. An In-Store Revolution A New York brick-and-mortar entrepreneur takes a cue from e-commerce: She curates limited-time-only themes and product lines, hosts community events, and sells sponsorships
Read More »New Year’s Resolutions: Grow Fast in 2012
One thing all these Inc. 500 CEOs agree on: faster growth
Read More »10 Dumbest Business Moves of 2011
The final vote is in! The committee has worked its way through an amazingly large group of entrees and come up with the Top (Bottom?) 10.
Read More »Top Six Gadgets of the Year
John Brandon, gadget reviewer and contributing editor for Inc. magazine, reviewed roughly 400 products in 2011. Here are the ones that stood out above the rest.
Read More »Pen lodged in woman’s stomach for 25 years still writes (PICTURES)
76-year-old woman went to hospital with weight loss, diarrhea when doctors found pen; pen still works
Read More »Taking the Risk out of Doing Business Overseas
Starting and running a company in an emerging market means you need to forget some of the basic things you've learned about entrepreneurship.
Read More »Entrepreneurs that Got Filthy Rich in 2011
Mark Zuckerberg isnt the only entrepreneur good at making bank.
Read More »Top 12 Social Media Blunders of 2011
From using protests in Egypt to promote clothing lines to a viral campaign video, we take a look at the worst social media blunders of 2011 and what you can learn from them. Social media is immediate. An insensitive or inaccurate tweet can quickly make it around the world before any apology or explanation can even be typed.
Read More »Bizarre HR of 2011
Most human resources departments consider very carefully when its appropriate to let an employee go. But then theres the few that, well, end up in hot water.
Read More »Start-ups to Watch in 2012
From personal image curating to social task-mastering, these seven start-ups are set to make waves in 2012. Which start-ups are likely to make headlines next year?
Read More »France to decide Friday whether to order breast implant removal
More than 1,000 implants have ruptured, eight women with implants developed cancer, French agency said
Read More »Royal Caribbean cruise ship fails CDC inspection
Soiled plates in the clean buffet stack, missing safety signage and more than 30 fruit flies, dead and alive, were recently discovered on Monarch of the Seas by inspectors from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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