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Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 2, 2012

Marketplace Tech Report for Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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Facebook is helping people become organ donors. You can now go to the site, search 'organ donor,' find links to sign up and list yourself as a donor on your timeline. The hope is that more people sign up on Facebook because it's more pleasant than the DMV, where you can become a donor when you renew your license. Plus, the latest in boom box technology -- and there is such a thing.

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Facebook is helping people become organ donors. You can now go to the site, search ‘organ donor,’ find links to sign up and list yourself as a donor on your timeline. The hope is that more people sign up on Facebook because it’s more pleasant than the DMV, where you can become a donor when you renew your license. Plus, the latest in boom box technology — and there is such a thing.

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