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Read More »Become More Optimistic: 6 Smart Tricks
To acquire a more positive attitude, all you really need is a more powerful vocabulary. Try these linguistic shifts.
Read More »Is The Laptop Dead? Yup
2012 is thought to be the year of the Ultrabook, but though these slim machines may prove successful they can't disguise one odd fact: The laptop is a dead design.
Read More »Are Extreme Bacteria The Secret To A Clean Fuel Source?
In the deep recesses of the ocean, there are bacteria that could be the key to creating a new, sustainable fuel source. Learning how these little bugs make their own energy might lead to cleaner fuel for the rest of us.
Read More »Disruptive Innovation–One Pair of Glasses at a Time
Want to shake up an entire industry? Use this story as inspiration. Where do you look for disruptive change opportunities in your business
Read More »The Small Joys of Family Business
Entrepreneurship, for all its challenges, can bestow on families unexpected benefits beyond the obvious financial ones. Although my husband, Gary, is CEO of Stonyfield Farm, his name doesn't appear in the company's phone directory. So after-hours calls often land in the voice-mail box of the only Hirshberg listed: his sister Nancy, who has worked at the company for decades.
Read More »Buyers Circle Yahoo, RIM Expands Enterprise Servers to Android/iOS, ARM Launches Android Development Kit
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Read More »Should You Upgrade to Windows 8?
Tempted to switch your company over to the latest Microsoft OS?
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Had enough of having multiple pairs of glasses lying around for different activities?
Read More »How to Blog to Attract Investors
Venture capitalists and angel investors weigh in on what they're looking for in your company blog.
Read More »Apple Roundup: Totally New Macs, Cheap iPhone, iPhone 5 Parts And Dates, LTE iPhones Tested, Retina iPads In-Bound
August is traditionally a slow news month for tech, but with its revised iPhone launch schedule Apple's still turning up plenty of rumors--along with fascinating hints at future Macs. Entirely New Product Line Japanese Mac site Macotakara is predicting Apple's got something surprising up its sleeve for the end of 2011: A completely new Mac product.
Read More »Top 10 Companies by Growth Rate
From selling designer apparel to designing the hottest nightclubs, the fastest-growing companies on the Inc. 500 share their secrets to rapid growth.
Read More »Amateur Lewis wins silver medal at British Open
SANDWICH, England (AP) -Tom Lewis of England finished as the leading amateur in the British Open on Sunday, capturing the silver medal and completing a memorable week at Royal St. George's.
Read More »How to Brand Big
You probably wouldn’t expect The University of Southern Mississippi to be accepting national awards among top marketers from American Express or Coca Cola, but in June, the university’s president, Dr. Martha Saunders , took home its second Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, as well as several Silver Anvil Awards of Excellence. While the daunting task of branding a University is a far cry from branding a small business, I jumped at the opportunity to learn a few things from the woman who increased Southern Miss’s national media coverage by over 800 percent, web traffic by 107 percent, the alumni association by more than a 1,000 members beyond its goals and freshmen enrollment by 14 percent
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