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A conversation with Beth Comstock, GE's chief marketing officer. She is responsible for Ecomagination and Healthymagination, GE efforts that account for billions of dollars in sales.
Read More »Pancreatic cancer risk increases with every 2 strips of bacon you eat: Study
Eating 50 grams of processed meat every day tied to 19 percent increased risk for pancreatic cancer
Read More »Biofuels Land Grab: Guatemala’s Farmers Lose Plots and Prosperity to "Energy Independence" [Slide Show]
POLOCHIC VALLEY, GUATEMALA--Echoes from armed raids still seem to resound in this valley, eight hours north of the capital city. In early 2011 military and paramilitary forces forcibly evicted 13 communities of indigenous Mayan peasants--some 300 families were dispossessed of disputed land they had been living on for three years to secure the property rights of one powerful local family, the Widmanns, and its agribusiness company Chabil Utzaj.
Read More »Transplant team drops heart on way to hospital (VIDEO)
Life-saving operation still continued after mishap, doctors said
Read More »Video: Deepak Chopra on digital addiction
Deepak Chopra talks to Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Erica Hill about internet addiction and its similarities to drug addiction with respect to the brain.
Read More »How the Euro Crisis Could Be Good For You
Is the economic turmoil overseas a crisis--or an opportunity? Here's a look at a few savvy American companies reaping the benefits of European market instability
Read More »Test Will ‘Mine’ Hydrates for Natural Gas in Alaska
By Nicola Jones of Nature magazine This month, scientists will test a new way to extract methane from beneath the frozen soil of Alaska: they will use waste carbon dioxide from conventional wells to force out the desired natural gas. The pilot experiment will explore the possibility of `mining' from gas hydrates: cages of water ice that hold molecules of methane
Read More »What Drives Customer Loyalty Now?
It's time to put away the golf clubs and pull out Google Reader: Sales are no longer just about personal relationships. If you think customer loyalty is driven by personal relationships or because of your hard work, then not only are you wrong--but you're putting your revenue at risk.
Read More »Cyber-bullied girl with Huntingdon’s Disease dies
9-year-old Kathleen Edwards taunted by former neighbor in 2010 died Wednesday
Read More »SOPA – yeah, not a good idea
Those of you who read my blogs may know I am a staunch supporter of intellectual property rights. A great many creative works exist because intellectual property laws allow people to spend time creating when they’d otherwise work non-creative jobs to pay the rent. The internet has, on balance, been a marketing boon for content creators, especially for small artists who previously could only access buyers through layers of intermediaries.
Read More »Google helps doctors track flu season: How?
Number of Baltimore residents searching Google for flu-related search terms correlated with number of sick patients visiting local hospitals
Read More »Mais Non! France’s "Free" Cell Phone Service Will (Likely) Never Work In The U.S.
This week saw the launch of what could be seen as a revolutionary cell phone service in France. Contingent on a couple of rules, Free.fr is offering an all-but-free cell phone service that promises truly unlimited data, voice, and SMS monthly tariffs.
Read More »Totally Drug-Resistant TB Emerges in India
By Katherine Rowland of Nature magazine Physicians in India have identified a form of incurable tuberculosis there, raising further concerns over increasing drug resistance to the disease.
Read More »Foursquare, Google, And The Search Schism Of 2012
Earlier this week, Google launched Search+, and immediately the tech world cried foul .
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