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Is the Oil and Gas Industry Getting a Bad Rap?

I’ve been researching the oil and gas industry lately. This industry has a negative stigma attached to it as being very environmentally insensitive. Granted, oil spills and gas leaks aren’t helping the industry’s image.

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Your Next iPhone

What will it be like? That depends on whether you jump for the iPhone 5 expected to come out this fall or the iPhone 6 expected to come out in 2012. If it's an iPhone 5: 1

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Would You Give Up Sex to Avoid a PowerPoint?

A new survey suggests people will go to great lengths to avoid PowerPoint presentations, either giving them or listening to them. Just how excruciating do people find PowerPoint presentations? Nearly a quarter of workers would rather forego sex for the night than sit through a lame presentation, says a new survey

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PayPal Buys Zong To Ensure Its Mobile-Payments Future

PayPal paid around $240 million to buy Zong , which it calls one of the "leading providers of payments through mobile carrier billing." The firm has relationships with more than 250 cellphone networks in 45 countries, and combined with PayPal's 100 million-ish user accounts, it could give PayPal the "potential to reach the more than 4 billion people around the world who have mobile phones," according to the company. It's a bold move for PayPal.

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Convertible Debt: Should Entrepreneurs Consider This Option With Angel Investors?

One common approach with seasoned Angel Investors, known as "convertible debt," can be a sweetheart deal for the angel, but the question is, Is it good for the entrepreneur? Convertible debt is the best of both worlds for the angel investor, but is it for the entrepreneur? The risk for an angel investor is they invest money in an entrepreneur's business and find the company's stock is worth nothing in a few years and they lose their money.

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SimpleGeo’s Pivot From Smartphone Gaming To Location Service Powerhouse

When it comes to mobile location apps, I am little skeptical, very intimidated and completely uneducated in how to use them. In this video series, I set out to talk with companies that are pioneering in the mobile location sector to find out how they plan on making revenue, and what's next for the entire industry. Few people understand the location industry better than Jay Adelson and Jeffrey Kalmikoff, CEO and VP of Product, respectively, at SimpleGeo

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Future Magnetic Computers Could Consume Only Tiny Amounts Of Energy

All of our gadgets suck down an enormous amount of energy. But a new discovery--using magnets to power them--could make them almost impossibly efficient. Even the most energy conscious among us often run into one major obstacle: we need computers

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Business Lessons From the Rich

What strategies can you learn about running your business from Switzerland? One of the most fascinating elements of Switzerland's success is its determination to remain neutral under unimaginable pressure to pick sides. The country has not declared a state of war since 1847 (it never entered the World Wars or the Iraq war) and opted out of joining the European Union.

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