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Shopping Enhancer: Online shopping made equal

Mar 20, 2013
A new web service called Shopping Enhancer aims to restore parity to online shopping by getting around Google's pay-to-sell system.
Posted In: Google, Amazon, e-commerce
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What's the big deal? Working from home stinks

Feb 27, 2013
What do you think? Is working from home a dream, or a daymare?
Posted In: Yahoo, Yahoo!, Marissa Mayer
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The story of one very big little symbol: @

Sep 5, 2012
The surprising origin of the "@" sign and how it went from obscurity to communication rock star.
Posted In: digital history
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Immersing viewers in 'Dirty Work'

Jun 19, 2012
The web show ropes viewers in by interacting with them on everything from cell phones to Facebook during the show.
Posted In: Entertainment
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Robots everywhere

Mar 26, 2012
From grocery self-checkout to your home accounting software to "Godzillas" working the assembly lines, technology is fundamentally changing the American workforce.
Posted In: robots, Jobs, technology
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Ode to the 'Start button'

Feb 29, 2012
Microsoft's iconic workhorse is gone from the latest version of Windows.
Posted In: windows 8, computers, start button, windows, Microsoft
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The Postal Service is dying -- could they just build a new one?

Sep 7, 2011
The United States Postal Service could lose as much as $10 billion in the fiscal year closing at the end of this month. Sure, email and the web have made a huge change in how we communicate, but could a new and improved postal system emerge?
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Does Google+'s 'real names only' policy make sense?

Aug 17, 2011
If you want to be a part of Google+, the new social network from the search giant, you're going to have to use your real name. Otherwise, Google gives you the boot.
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Facebook fatigue may be setting in

Jun 13, 2011
A new report shows that the number of Facebook users in the last month has fallen.
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How and why mobile devices are tracking us

Apr 22, 2011
It's not particularly new news that cell phones and mobile devices can track wherever we go, but who's doing the tracking and how has changed significantly in recent years.

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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Three life rules from Donald Rumsfeld

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How World Finance makes a killing lending on the installment (loan) plan

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