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LinkedIn execs Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner won Ernst & Young's 25th annual Entrepreneur-of-the-Year award. Ernst & Young has named LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman and Jeff Weiner as its 2011 national Entrepreneurs of the Year

Tips to create a video that sells your business. Shama Kabani, CEO of the Marketing Zen Group, adds her secrets.

Open to cars produced between 1927, and 1957, the Mille Miglia historic rally has become one of Europe’s most exciting motoring events. When the Italian organizers sanctioned a North American Mille in California, I jumped at the chance to participate.

Situated in the heart of the city, the newly unveiled St. Regis Florence seamlessly blends the city’s artistic heritage with contemporary design, and modern amenities. After a $100 million renovation and restoration, the former Grand Hotel reopened this fall with 81 spacious rooms and 19 suites, including a Presidential Suite ...

Tickets are still available for the November 17 dinner at San Diego’s Grand Del Mar hotel’s restaurant Addison. The exclusive evening for 75 people will benefit the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation, which grants aspiring chefs internships and scholarships.

Most startups are not well led--that's the nature of most new business ventures, everyone is learning as they go along. But there are some common best practices to keep in mind, which I describe in this week's episode.

You might think a little B-school blather will impress investors and customers.

Rebecca Jarvis speaks with Dr. David Langer about "brain freeze, or a moment when you just can't recall something important -- like the one Rick Perry had in a GOP debate -- and how to avoid it.

Russ Mitchell talks with Popular Science's Mark Jannot about the magazine's picks for the year's most ingenious inventions.

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L'Oreal reveals that company scientists are developing a pill to prevent gray hair; Also, parents opposed to vaccinations turn to buying and selling lollipops licked by kids with chickenpox; And, scientists are trying to determine if exposure to traffic exhaust can damage your brain.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Sells 6.5 Million Copies In First 24 Hours, Breaks Record. For the third straight year, Activision's Call of Duty video game franchise has broken entertainment industry sales records.

The infomercial follows a simple formula: Hyperbolically overinflate a frustration of daily life, earnestly present a corny product as the easy solution, wonder aloud how expensive such a product would be, and sell it at a fraction of that imaginary price. Then repeat.

Monday, November 14 Build a game, and they will play--and pay. Of the 62 million Americans who will log game time on a social network this year, some 10% will open their real-world wallets to buy virtual goods. That small percentage is nothing to scoff at, says Paul Verna, analyst at eMarketer.

After all the trouble of taking your company public, you deserve to treat yourself to the best things life has to offer. Weve put together a wish list for that special day.