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LeBron James He’s the self-proclaimed king of the NBA, a twotime league MVP who is used to getting his way.
Read More »What The Scandal Of "Three Cups of Tea" Author Greg Mortenson Is Really About
Forget lying in a memoir, we should be talking about what it means that Mortenson's Central Asia Institutes in Pakistan and Afghanistan are failing. The 60 Minutes expose of much-lauded author and social entrepreneur Greg Mortenson (Three Cups of Tea; Stones into Schools) is rocketing around the web
Read More »Pre-Teens Swarm Facebook, Google Map Maker For U.S., HBO Live Streaming, And More…
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Read More »Loss of TV Friends Can Cause Distress
“Believe it or not, George isn’t at home, please leave a message at the beep.” So what happens when you can’t get George? Some viewers have a tough time.
Read More »Robot Job Diversification Allows For Radiation Testing, Rating Video Games For Sex And Gore
In an era when cars drive themselves and algorithms predict traffic , the robot as a guardian figure is rising: 'Bots are being used in Japan to measure radiation levels from the crippled nuclear reactors, and the video games Rating Board is using automated systems to decide what rating a game gets.
Read More »Touchscreens For All?
New technology could make smartphones the norm in the developing world, and might have a host of other applications yet to be imagined. A Cambridge University Ph.D. student, Jens Christensen, has developed a novel way to make touchscreens cheaper
Read More »How to Monetize Social Media
Many business executives have not found sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Myspace, and Linkedin useful in making money.
Read More »8 Neat Ways To Utilize Virtual Events
Conferences, symposiums, and meetings are going virtual for some companies.
Read More »Would You Like This Article More If You Had To "Like" It On Facebook Before Reading?
How Facebook pages psychologically manipulate us into liking brands. Many of the world's most powerful brands are doubling down on Facebook, from President Obama to The New Yorker
Read More »USB 3.0 Ten Times Faster
Intel confirmed this week that it's next generation of chipsets (Ivy Bridge) will also support the next generation of USB (Version 3.0). And all of it will be coming soon to a device near you as early as next year.
Read More »Rolf W. Schnyder Is Remembered
The Swiss watch industry lost one of its most dynamic leaders on April 14 with the unexpected passing of Rolf W. Schnyder, CEO of Ulysse Nardin
Read More »Captchas Now 100% More Annoying With Video Ads
By now we're grudgingly accustomed to those Captcha code boxes popping up online to verify we're humans and not bots.
Read More »An Unlikely Place to Nurture the Entrepreneurial Spirit? Jail.
B.J. was one of many fellow inmates with big plans for the future
Read More »Zipcar Fires Up Its IPO
Zipcar Inc., the short-term car-rental service based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, launched its IPO this morning. Bloomberg reports that the IPO raised over $174 million, selling 9.7 million shares priced at $18—well above an initial proposal that pegged the share prices at $14 to $16. The most recent SEC filing can be viewed here
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