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The Case Against "Sexy" Innovation

What the world needs isn't more ideasit's better, more innovative systems for executing them, says author and ChangeLabs founder Peter Sheahan. More than a decade ago Peter Sheahan left his accounting job to work in a pub and manage a hotel in Sydney, Australia. Managing the staff of about 35 wasn't easy—especially difficult was relaying expectations to younger staff members

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Nintendo’s Wii U Is Flashy–But Its Competitors May Be Flashier

Nintendo's Wii U device promises to truly reinvent the console-gaming scene. But rivals Apple and Sony are hot on its heels, promising similar, if not better, touchscreen innovations that will be on the market sooner. A look at the contenders for consoles of the future

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The Uptight Citizens’ Brigade

Can TV's Ashton Kutcher, Improv Everywhere's Charlie Todd, tech giant Intel, and random people on the street find the gooey center of viral hilarity? At the very least, we'll laugh and learn while their IdeaJam project publicly fails

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The FTC’s New Marketing Rules To Squash Greenwashing

It's been scarily simple for companies to make false claims about how good their products are for the environment, but now the government is stepping in. It's scarily simple for companies to make inauthentic "green" claims about their products. They can just slap an unregulated green seal of approval on their product.

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Video: German officials confirm sprouts cause of E.coli

The German disease control center said locally grown sprouts - ruled out for a time - are the cause of the E.coli breakout that killed 29 people and sickened 2900. Jeff Glor reports.

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iFive: Google Buys Admeld, Google’s BBM Rival, Apple Intervenes In IP Suit, Security Holes In Popular Apps, Congress Tweets Less

Did you know that on this day in history Alcoholics Anonymous was founded, Saab made its first auto, and the first Apple II computer shipped? That was then, this is what's happening today: This is part of a 1977 advert for the Apple II. Yup, he's working the numbers over a cuppa joe while she's chopping food for dinner.

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