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Sabi Sabi’s Earth Lodge Gets a New, Sustainable Style

Sabi Sabi’s South African game lodge Earth Lodge has been renovated in a style that celebrates its natural surroundings, both in style and by adding several new activities for its guests. Timed with its 10th anniversary, the new design employs many local, natural materials like sisal, raw ivory, and wood. ...

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What work do you take on vacation?

The July 4th weekend is just behind us and I spent a good part of last week thinking about summer and how my expectation for work-free vacations might or might not be about to disappear with the launch of FamiliesGo!. Back when I had a staff job at a major business magazine I had an editor who asked me to miss an evening flight that would start my annual vacation to do an eleventh-hour revise on a story. Now, he'd known about my trip for well over a month and I'd filed this story several weeks earlier

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Toyota Unveils Three New EVs For 2012

Toyota is charging ahead with three new plug-in EVs for 2012. Other automakers are being more cautious, but remember: Toyota got the Prius to sell when no one was excited about hybrids

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Smoking Isn’t Why You’re Thin

Despite smokers' protests, it turns out cigarettes might not be the weight-loss solution people think they are. If you're willing to put aside the cancer and emphysema and be a smoker, your last excuse might have just gone up in smoke

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Unlocking Viral Secrets On Facebook: MIT Study

A rare randomized study on Facebook by MIT shows how different marketing strategies perform. Brands can increase the number of people who install their Facebook apps by 400% through a combination of private and newsfeed messaging, according to a new MIT study.

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Netflix Conquers The Americas: Is Europe Next?

Netflix will expand its streaming service to 43 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, the company announced Monday, its largest international expansion so far. On word of the news, Netflix's share price shot up to $283, hitting a 52-week high. The move is yet another part of Netflix's plan to bring its online subscription service beyond the U.S

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The Pandora For Old People Taps Baby Boomer Music Market

The AARP is known for the following: retirement benefits, travel discounts, and commercials of old people smiling, frowning, or falling down. But last month, the nonprofit organization for those 50 and older launched a new service that takes advantage of a massive untapped market in the digital music industry: baby boomers

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The Web-Happy, Mobile-Friendly Casey Anthony Murder Trial Industry

The trial of the 25-year-old just cleared of murder charges was this generation's OJ drama. Only this time, the regular market of questionably tasteless T-shirts and tchotchkes was flooded with apps, tweets, streams, and SMS alert services

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