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Android phones have many good qualities, but privacy protection and personal data security aren't high on the list .
Read More »EBay’s Big Turkish Bet
Turkey in the middle of an online auction boom; now eBay has a big part of the action thanks to a local giant they've had a long relationship with. Auction giant eBay has committed themselves to the Turkish market by purchasing a 93% stake in local site GittiGidiyor , which has more than 6.4 million registered users. Ebay was previously a minority shareholder in GittiGidiyor.Terms of the deal were not disclosed
Read More »The Fortune At The Bottom Of The Pyramid
How do developing countries provide a new market for companies? Is it really possible to do very well by doing good?
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Read More »Half Of Americans Now Too Scared To Build More Nuclear Power Plants
Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: 50% - The percent of Americans who disapprove of building more nuclear plants. Yesterday, the Japanese government upped the severity level of the Fukushima disaster
Read More »Ursula Sladek: Taking Back The Grid [Video]
A German activist who helped found Germany's first community-owned utility thinks citizens shouldn't leave big decisions to power companies and elected officials.
Read More »Organizers hope 2 pins equals more fun in golf
Powerplay Golf is giving a very old sport a couple of new twists.
Read More »Dietary supplement craze: Are pills really needed?
About half of all adults in the U.S. now take one or more supplements, CDC says
Read More »Video: A mother’s tragic choice
Erica Hill talks to "Early Show" contributor and psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hartstein and Covenant House president, Kevin Ryan about the Massachusetts mother who was convicted of attempted murder for withholding cancer medication from her 9-year-old son
Read More »Off the Bench: Mickelson’s Krispy Kreme feud ends
Off the Bench: Phil Mickelson was upset when an Augusta Krispy Kreme used his image in its store. But all's well now.
Read More »Video: Mass. mom guilty of attempted murder for withholding meds
Michelle Miller reports on a Massachusetts woman who was convicted for attempted murder for withholding cancer medication from her 9-year-old son.
Read More »Joel Greenblatt, author of The Big Secret for the Small Investor
Would You Lie to a Customer?
Most restaurants try to accommodate special requests : Omitting chopped peanuts on a sundae for the allergic, or swapping out blue cheese for cheddar if a diner would prefer a less pungent burger topping is not only good customer service, but expected. Which is why it was so appalling when a former Tavern on the Green chef boasted on his Facebook page that he purposely served high-gluten pasta to diners who requested a gluten-free entr
Read More »Is the "Check In" Era Nearly Over?
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today. Is the "check in" nearly dead
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