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Things that billions of people use
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Oct 4, 2012
Facebook has a billion users. What other things are in the 10-digit use territory?
For a fee, Facebook will promote your posts
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Oct 4, 2012
Facebook, needing new types of revenue, rolls out a feature that allows users to pay a fee so their posts jump to the top of friends' pages.
Myspace tries yet another comeback act
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Sep 27, 2012
The once-popular social media site is revamping its look and aiming to be a destination for musicians and artists.
Dogs trained to spot diabetics' blood sugar swings
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Sep 24, 2012
There's a burgeoning industry of inexpensive classes that promise to train dogs to alert their diabetic owners to a change in their blood sugar.
Death of the PC, the Winklevii's other Social Network, and tech ed in New York
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Sep 27, 2012
The personal computer is dead, and more on the future of tech from New York City
Nanny state or helpful hand?
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Aug 31, 2012
Figuring out where personal responsibility ends and government intervention begins when it comes to eating habits.
Government should tax unhealthy food
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Aug 31, 2012
The director of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services says there should be financial incentives for healthy food choices, consequences for unhealthy ones.
Could better branding get kids to eat their vegetables?
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Aug 30, 2012
On the age-old question of how you get kids to eat broccoli, new research from Cornell University finds it's all about branding.
Can working from home increase productivity?
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Aug 23, 2012
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.











