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Feed SubscriptionDoes Google’s Magazine Make It a Media Company?
Aha! Google is caught with ink on its hands. Then Google *must* be a media company after all, right? The truth is not that simple
Read More »Video: Now Showing: High fat and calories
Taryn Winter Brill reports on a new FDA rule that requires chain establishments that serve food to list the calorie count of their menu items.
Read More »PGT: European Tour is on its ugliest track
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Read More »Trailblazing Leader: The First Woman to Run an Air Campaign
Meet Air Force Major General Margaret Woodward , Joint Force Air Component Commander for Operation Odyssey Dawn. Woodward, the commander of the German-based 17th Air Force, is in charge of the U.S. airstrikes in Libya and the first woman in U.S.
Read More »Photo Sharing App Gets VC Boost
Legendary VC firms Sequoia and Bain Capital are investing $41 million in photo sharing app Color. And that's before the app had launched
Read More »Unknown Geniuses Behind 10 Of The Most Useful Inventions
When we hear the word "inventor," we think of people like Thomas Edison or the Wright Brothers. Some of the coolest inventors, though, are people you probably don't know. They didn't invent planes or light bulbs; these people created products used so often, you probably didn't even realize they were inventions
Read More »PGT: PING might leave Phoenix if it can’t stop the weed
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Read More »7 Blogging Mistakes That Small Businesses Make
Blogging for your business is important, but doing it wrong can cost you customers and your reputation. As more and more small businesses enter the world of content development, the scrutiny continues to increase. Consumers can be retained or lost simply from your blogging efforts, so its imperative this public-facing activity is done correctly.
Read More »In a Scrape: Seafloor Trawling Threatens Deep Ocean Species
Dear EarthTalk : Recent news reports have revealed the discovery of previously unknown species inhabiting the deepest parts of our oceans. Is anything being done to protect this habitat before humans have a chance to fish it to death or otherwise destroy it? --Matthew Polk, Gary, Ind.
Read More »Perhaps African Leaders Should Avoid Facebook
A new statistical analysis indicates that the more Facebook fans an African politician has, the more likely they are to be forced from power.
Read More »PGT: Daly’s 4th ex-wife has book, will you read?
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Read More »The Case for Boardroom Bullies
Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today.
Read More »Picks from Amazon’s New Appstore
This week, Amazon unveiled an Appstore for mobile devices that run on the Android operating system. Here are three business-friendly offerings currently available in the store: Scan2PDF Mobile 2.0 Using this app, you can scan multiple documents with your phone's camera and turn them into a single PDF that you can store on your phone and e-mail to your main computer. Cost: $4.99 SwiftKey This app replaces your standard Android keyboard, and accurately predicts the next word you are most likely to type based on what you've already written
Read More »Obesity battle: Does God make you fat?
Those who attend religious activities are 50 percent more likely to be obese by middle age
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