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The site that lets you crash in a stranger’s house closed a huge round of funding today.

"The Future of Water: A Startling Look Ahead", By Steve Maxwell, with Scott Yates, Published in 2011 by the American Water Works Association , Denver CO, ISBN 978-1-58321-809-9 Full disclosure: I answered an open e-mail solicitation for reviewers of this new book and received a review copy for free in exchange for my promise of a published review.

Tweets are now worth a thousand words. As expected, Twitter announced today that they're adding photos to their core feature set. Users will now be able to attach photos directly to their tweets from within Twitter.com (and soon from the company's mobile apps as well), rather than having to use an outside service

Who the hell still uses MapQuest? Unless you're driving down the highway listening to "Da Da Da" circa 1997, with printed-out directions sitting on the passenger-side seat of your Volkswagen Golf Cabrio, you've likely moved on to better mapping software from Google or Bing. Unless you're Arianna Huffington, that is, and you own a hefty stake in AOL, which purchased MapQuest in the early aughts

The LinkedIn IPO, Mark Pincus and Zynga, elevator pitch obsolescence, and more entrepreneur news. LinkedIn is worth more than Fiji

Now that people can organize themselves online, private air travel isn’t just for the wealthy anymore. Have you ever wanted to take a quick weekend trip to some out-of-the-way place, but canned the idea because there was no practical way to get there without having to make a connection or two followed by a long drive--all of which would have eaten up half your weekend?

If all goes according to plan, New Yorkers will soon be able to abandon their subway cards and cab fare in favor of a cheaper, healthier, and more eco-friendly option: public bicycles.The Big Apple's first widespread public bike-sharing program will encourage commuters to rent bikes for 30-minute intervals in a zone south of midtown Manhattan and some surrounding neighborhoods. Largely geared at those running errands or with short commutes, the bike share proposes allowing renters to pick up bicycles from one location, and drop them off at another, with stations located every few blocks

A series of new video games for kids with cystic fibrosis not only helps them stick to treatment regimens, but also significantly improves breathing performance. Gamification to the rescue! One of the hardest parts of treating cystic fibrosis in children is convincing them to perform tedious breathing exercises required to keep airways clear. However, a new study that applies gamification techniques to cystic-fibrosis treatment indicates that specially made video games not only get children to perform breathing exercises--they also improves breathing performance when not playing games

A Mountain Man Crusading editor and savvy publisher—Bil Dunaway somehow played both roles during 38 years at The Aspen Times. As editor, he turned the paper into a force for open government and better treatment of local employees. As publisher, Dunaway used the Times's monopoly of the local advertising market to amass a fortune that allowed him to buy or launch television, radio, and other newspaper properties in the region—and acquire real estate—as Aspen became a playground for the wealthy.

%excerpt% Originally posted here: The Business of a Greenhouse

The lessons of Perth, Australia, and how they can help us avoid a dismal new water forecast from the U.S. Department of the Interior.

Congratulations. If you've clicked this link, you're probably running a fast-growing company—a fortuitous position for any business owner. However, if your company grows too fast and without the correct infrastructure to let it grow, it can quickly spiral out of control

Ecosse Moto Works has a reputation for concocting perfectly unreasonable motorcycles, flawlessly detailed six-figure bikes that are handmade for a small but dedicated clientele. But the Denver, Colo.-based boutique builder's new flagship elevates the company's artistry and performance to new heights.

In 2006, after only two years on the market, Yahoo offered to buy Facebook for one billion dollars. At the time, the fate of Facebook was unclear