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Main Street Hub, a start-up that wants to help you manage your reputation on social media, received $2.6 million in funding.

Erica Hill and Chris Wragge talk to Dr. Holly Phillips about new research that reveals women with cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke

Media companies aren't the only ones in the content-providing business these days. Meet Diane Charles and Ron Qurashi, producers of Lexus's Web Therapy series starring Lisa Kudrow.

What apps do you actually use? Sure I have over 100 apps downloaded on my phone.

Some cardiologists say patents need to know more than total, LDL, and HDL cholesterol values

Open educational resources--textbooks, curricula, video lectures and more that are released, usually online, under Creative Commons license for free sharing and reuse--have been at the forefront of the movement for higher education innovation. They're a key part of the Obama administration's national education technology plan ; in January, the Department of Ed created a $2 billion grant program to fund open community college textbooks and other materials.

Risk persisted after risk factors including obesity, smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, were accounted for

Have you ever wondered what your business idea would be worth if you had an opportunity to present it to the nation for a vote? Apparently, Dell, Microsoft, the American public and MasterCard believe that this small business idea is priceless. Following an eight-week long search that began on August 15th, Dell announced that Shwood Handcrafted Wooden Eyewear has been voted as the winner of the “America’s Favorite Small Business” contest sponsored by Dell, MasterCard and Microsoft.

Government-funded studies fail to find increased risk of depression, suicidal thoughts among users of smoking-cessation drug

First you had to pay to drive into the city center.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Bluetooth 4.0 Renamed "Smart." The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, responsible for managing the wireless protocol, just sent out a press release stating the new protocol Bluetooth 4.0 has been renamed "Bluetooth Smart." Devices supporting BT4.0 will now sport a special "Smart" logo, or "Smart ready" if they only do a limited version

The state's program will be able to test the theories about whether cap-and-trade reduces pollution without destroying businesses. If it works, expect other states to quickly follow. The U.S

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Playground Sessions is a new music learning system from BBH unit Zag. But its biggest lesson may be in how agencies are approaching new product development. Used to be the best an agency could do is build a rep as a stellar service provider

With failure of Obama's long-term healthcare solution, getting help for it will be harder than ever