Our media landscape is evolving fast, and 2012 will certainly be the year of big changes in how we view media. Internet-based TV viewing will come of age, reaching the masses through the growing number of smart TVs and mobile streaming
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Feed SubscriptionYour love dilemmas: Beating the bad boy blues
A TODAY.com panel answers relationship questions from readers in our weekly advice column. Here, one woman wonders how to stop falling for bad boys while another asks how to meet men interested in thirtysomething women.
Read More »What The Bin Laden Raid Teaches About (Project) Execution
The Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's compound was the ultimate lesson in project management. Here are four relevant lessons in planning, executing, and shifting on a dime.
Read More »This Week In Bots: When Buck Rogers Became Real
Asimo Gets An Upgrade For robot fans, Honda's Asimo has perhaps always been the biggest treasure: He's been in development for decades, and Honda just this week revealed a refresh that makes Asimo the most advanced yet. There's a host of improvements, from slicker and faster gaits, more sophisticated movements, individually articulated fingers (flexible enough to cope with sign language) to improved voice recognition that can discern commands even when three voices are talking at once. The best way to understand how advanced this child-sized bot is nowadays is to watch this video: [youtube eU93VmFyZbg] Asimo is, arguably, just one step away from being the science fiction robots we've been seeing for years
Read More »My Favorite Gift
What do you give the entrepreneur who has everything? To find out, we asked several business owners to describe their most cherished gifts. For my birthday a few years ago, my now-ex-husband gave me bound copies of every Vogue magazine published in the 1960s.
Read More »17 dumb ideas that bedevil dieters
How much of what you think about food and eating is wrong? You might be surprised
Read More »Why I Love When My Customers Complain
How an open-minded approach to negative feedback boosts earnings--and morale. Yesterday, I spent 40 minutes on the phone listening to a customer tell me all the things that could be better with three of the products he received among the many in his order. Why spend so much time listening to someone who is unhappy, and just wants to complain, you might ask?
Read More »Celebrate Veterans Day By Hiring One
Scores of initiatives are helping veterans get back to work. Here's how your business can help. American veterans returned from war to face an altogether different type of battle: finding a job
Read More »Why Branding Is a Myth
Yes, you read right. Find out why branding doesn't create a great brand.
Read More »Season’s Greetings! Sincerely Makes Mobile Photos Into Holiday Cards (No Stamps Required)
The makers of Postagram and other photo printing apps want to build their business into a dominant, gift-focused e-commerce venture. But how?
Read More »"Date rape" report shows toll of intentional poisonings
Government report says intentional poisonings behind almost 15,000 emergency room visits annually
Read More »Power Users: Why Google+ Loves Kim Kardashian, And Path Doesn’t Friend Justin Bieber
Now that Kim Kardashian is on Google+, can we say the service has arrived? Nothing signals the success of a social network or propels its growth more than power users, the influentials who boast both clout and Klout. Their mass followings can drive a service's success, from celebs-turned-techies (Ashton Kutcher) to techies-turned-celebs (Robert Scoble)
Read More »Werner Herzog Dives "Into The Abyss" With A Triple Murderer
The award-winning, death-cheating director of "Grizzly Man" and "Fitzcarraldo" gets up close and personal for his latest documentary.
Read More »Religious services prevent depression? What new study says
People who attended services frequently were 56 percent more likely to have positive outlook, study showed
Read More »How To Create A World: Skyrim’s Director On Building A Never-Ending Fantasy
The fantasy world of Skyrim is notable for its scale and level of realism. Game director Todd Howard explains how his team at Bethesda Game Studios approaches the creation of a world. [click to enlarge images] Some video games take place in military bases, or even whole cities
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