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How Businesses Are Cashing In On Mobile Payments [VIDEO]

Since the inception of currency, the sale or purchase of goods has been a tangible activity. With the advent of mobile location technology, we are on the verge of changing that paradigm

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Video: "Survivor" winner Ethan Zohn’s cancer returns

After 20 months of remission, Ethan Zohn's cancer has returned. Chris Wragge and Rebecca Jarvis talk to the "Survivor: Africa" winner and his girlfriend, Jenna Morasca about Zohn's latest battle and the next round of treatments

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Hajj To Air On YouTube, Groupon Raises $700 Million IPO, CIA Team Analyzes Twitter For Real-Time Intelligence

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. The Hajj To Be Livestreamed on YouTube . Google will be livestreaming the Hajj, the world's largest religious pilgrimage, in partnership with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture and Information

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Attract More Holiday Shoppers

Their work cut out for them, small businesses turn to customer service and experiences to differentiate this holiday shopping season. Holiday retail projections are upbeat, but what's a small business to do with competition from deep-discounting big-box stores and consumers who are focused on seizing deals? The National Retail Federation expects retail sales to increase 2.8 percent this year.

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Tale of a Doomed Sales Call

Jewelry wholesale founder Vanessa Merit Nornberg has no patience for unprepared salespeople who waste her time--and theirs. Don't make the same mistake as Gina. "Metal Mafia, this is Vanessa

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Groupon IPO: Stay Calm

It's going to be a wild ride on Friday when Groupon launches into the public markets. Here are three things to keep in mind as you watch the price race up and down.

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5 Ways To Build Engagement Using Positive Feedback On Your Company’s Website

Last Wednesday morning my 12-year-old son and I accidentally climbed a nearby mountain called Sunset Peak. Elan and I meant only to walk up a little way, scouting the thing out for a possible climb on Saturday. But two hours later, we were at the top, thirsty, out of breath, and delighted

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Video: Researchers find clues to aging process

Researchers have found what may be the clue to the aging within mice, which may in turn hold the secret to slowing down the process in humans.

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Your Next Credit Card Is Your Last

You may remember when credit card machines weren't so reliable, so stores sometimes used that little aluminum contraption with a roller over your card, and you had to sign the printed copy hard enough to ink onto the carbon paper. This is one of the reasons some cards still have those raised silver numbers on the front alongside your name and expiration date.

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