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Russ Cochran shot a 7-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am on Friday.

You may not be a CEO, a billionaire philanthropist, a tech whiz kid or a saintly fighter for the rights of humanity, but you--yes, you--have a shot at the TED stage in 2012.

The United States Postal Service wants you to "go green in 2011," so its released--just in time for Earth Day, we imagine-- a set of stamps with little tips on how to achieve better harmony with nature.

In February, we predicted that Demand Media IPO'd just in time.

Taptu's brand new iPad app brings us one step closer to the future of perfectly personalized news. Sure, it's nice to have an RSS reader that looks good

Mobile apps are the future of the Web.

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1. What disruptive forces threaten our business? Every business faces external forces that are disruptive or threatening to success or, even, viability

Deadly skin cancer takes on many forms. If anything here looks familiar, get help

Last week, we posted the results of a report from the John Muir Trust claiming that wind power is a lot more useless than the wind industry--or anyone invested in renewable energy, really--would like us to believe. Naturally, we were contacted by the

What about Bob?

When the topic of business plans comes up, it tends to polarize people into two separate camps: those that think business plans are worth the effort to put together and those that think that unless you're trying to raise money, writing a business plan is a waste of time . For Ellen Rohr, a business consultant and founder of Bare Bones Biz , the answer lies somewhere in between. "The primary purpose of a business plan is to help you gain clarity and hold yourself accountable for moving in the direction of what you want," she says

Two companies kick off a race to market with EMV chip cards, long a staple in Europe. But with NFC payments on the rise, this seems less like innovation and more a stopgap measure. American credit card companies may be taking a page from Europeans.

It's easier than you might think to set the stage for a healthy, close-knit family

Twitter's director of media partnerships, Chloe Sladden, discusses expert hashtag tips for TV shows At the 2011 NAB Show this week,