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Read More »New Facebook Timeline Tells Livestrong’s Story Of Endurance
CEO Doug Ulman explains how the new social tool puts the emphasis on overcoming challenges over time, something Lance Armstrong knows about. In 2010, when Fast Company profiled Doug Ulman , the President and CEO of the
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Read More »Get More out of Your Independent Contractors
They're a bit like lone wolves--which means they come with different care and feeding instructions than regular employees.
Read More »"Words With Friends" Board Game Coming From The Makers Of Scrabble?
Hasbro and Zynga announced today that they have entered into a global partnership. With this license, Hasbro will be making a variety of toys and board games using Zynga's brands, with the first products expected to be released in the coming Fall.
Read More »Super Bowl XLVI: 3 Winning Ads
Even if you never come close to buying a Super Bowl ad, you can learn a few key marketing rules from these big-game winners. The Super Bowl highlights one great promise in the world of marketing: that advertising can be a welcome experience. I can't think of many other events for which the advertising is as much of a part of the experience as the event itself.
Read More »Plunging Cleavage Made As Literal As Possible In Wonderbra Promotion
From the Is This Really Necessary Files: An ad launch for Ultimate Plunge Wonderbra sees women actually plunging down a giant projected neckline right into... well, you know where.
Read More »9 Rules for Selling to a CFO
CFOs are paid to see risks and downside.
Read More »Using 3-D Printers To Mock Up New Teeth
Scientists have found a way to quickly and with pinpoint accuracy fabricate new teeth for dental patients.
Read More »The New Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure: Filling Stations At Quick Lube Shops
When hydrogen-powered cars hit the market in 2014, it's going to be hard to find fuel. But solar-powered hydrogen fueling startup SunHydro has a plan to quickly ramp up filling stations. We spend a lot of time talking about the possibilities for a large scale battery electric vehicle charging infrastructure , but what about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?
Read More »Another Oliver Twist: British Library Builds 60,000 Book iPad App
An ambitious new project by the British Library will place a huge number of 19th-century books--including original illustrations, page layouts, and design--on Apple's tablet for leisure reading.
Read More »The ‘quantum magnet’: Physicists expand prospects for engineering unusual materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Harvard physicists have expanded the possibilities for quantum engineering of novel materials such as high-temperature superconductors by coaxing ultracold atoms trapped in an optical lattice -- a light crystal -- to self-organize into a magnet, using only the minute disturbances resulting from quantum mechanics. The research, published in the journal Nature, is the first demonstration of such a quantum magnet in an optical lattice.
Read More »Antimatter gravity could explain Universe’s expansion
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1998, scientists discovered that the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. Currently, the most widely accepted explanation for this observation is the presence of an unidentified dark energy, although several other possibilities have been proposed. One of these alternatives is that some kind of repulsive gravity or antigravity is pushing the Universe apart
Read More »Green Toys
For six decades, the Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair, the world's largest trade fair for toys and games, has demonstrated the innovation and imagination behind childhood fun. Its 62nd show, held in February 2011, showcased the newest, burgeoning sub-sector of the toy industry: sustainability.
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