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PERFUME   |  Comment

Step Aside, Britney! Today I Will Smell Like Edmond Roudnitska

You wouldn't buy a book without knowing its author. Why wear a perfume without knowing its designer? A new store in New York now reveals the noses behind the names.READ»

Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and Curious Case of Penelope Trunk

Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and Curious Case of Penelope Trunk

In today's job market, brazen opportunists in the career space make money delivering questionable advice to desperate consumers.READ»

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ASK DAN   |  Comment

Ask Dan Heath: How Do I Turn 'Too Picky' Into 'Pick Me'?

I'm a home inspector, and I'm looking for ideas on how to generate more business and outflank my competitor who has copied me (flattered?) in so many ways. Two of my competitors (partners) promote themselves like this: "Why hire one ...READ»

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ODDS   |  Comment

Place Your Bets on When the Polar Bear Population Disappears

If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why not make some money in the process? That seems to be the thinking behind Irish bookmaker Paddy Power's plan to take bets on the global polar bear population on December 31, 2011.READ»

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PREDICTIONS   |  Comment

VC Predictions for Cell Phones in 2010: Virtual Revenues and App Store Wars

Predictions about how industries will progress are two a penny, but when they come from Venture Capitalists rather than analysts, and concern the multi-billion dollar cell phone industry, they tend to land with a splash. Early-stage ...READ»

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WAL-MART   |  Comment

How Green Is Wal-Mart's Drive-Through Window?

Wal-Mart shoppers on the outskirts of Chicago can now order online and pick up their merchandise at a drive-through without even getting out of the car.READ»

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145-Foot Inflatable Dome to Rise in Nation's Hot Air Capital, D.C.

Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro returns to its roots with a big, bold, experimental design. But inflatable architecture isn't exactly new, as these eight projects prove.READ»

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BREAKING: After 55 Years in Print, Design Icon I.D. Magazine Folds

Devastating news for the design world: After 55 years in publication, I.D. Magazine, America's foremost design publication, has folded. I.D. was the oldest design magazine in the country, and was the one-time employer of many ...READ»

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SEXTING   |  1 comment

Scores of Teens Get Sexts, but Who's Sending?

Fifteen percent of teens in a new Pew Internet survey of 800 say they've received sexually suggestive or nude images or videos from others. But far fewer say they’ve sent them.READ»

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Smart, Wireless Parking: A Trojan Horse for Making Better Cities

Smart-parking seems to encourage car use. So why do mass-transit advocates love it?READ»

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IP THEFT   |  Comment

Microsoft Plagiarizing? Microblogger Plurk Calls Rip-Off

Uh oh. Looks like another case of a corporate behemoth ripping off the little guy. It's mean and nasty Microsoft again, seemingly victimizing microblogger service Plurk. The murky bit is that it's happening in China, where respect ...READ»

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RENTECH   |  Comment

Rentech Offering Up Jet Fuel Made From Coal Waste

Your next flight might be powered by coke--coal and petroleum coke, that is. Airlines including American, Delta, Lufthansa, and US Airways have signed a deal with alternative energy company Rentech to buy 500,000 barrels of jet fuel ...READ»

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IBM   |  Comment

Are Your Interns Saving the World? IBM's Are

Let's play word association: intern + texting = ____. Setting up a date? Skipping out on work? Sexting? At IBM, how about saving millions of lives? A new initiative called SMS for Life, born from the minds of a group of IBM's Extreme ...READ»

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Cisco, NASA Reveal Planetary Skin Institute

Earlier this year, NASA and Cisco announced the launch of Planetary Skin, an ambitious global monitoring system of environmental conditions that uses a worldwide network of sensors to analyze, well, everything happening on the ...READ»

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INFOGRAPHIC   |  Comment

Infographic of the Day: Ditch the Resume; Make a Chart Instead

Could infographics aid your job search?READ»

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The Problem Is Not Packaging Design, It's Systems Design

This dirty world of waste is part of a bigger problem and an unlikely source may be the solution. Eco-practitioner Wendy Jedlicka cracks the whip on designers and packaging.READ»

Architecture and Design's New Hot Spots: Hong Kong and Shenzhen
CHINA   |  Comment

Architecture and Design's New Hot Spots: Hong Kong and Shenzhen

If some of architecture and design's biggest names seemed conspicuously absent from this month’s Art Basel Miami Beach--that annual, must-attend conclave for the glitzy-arty set--it was because they were halfway around the world in the adjacent Chinese cities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen.READ»

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Three Ways to Keep Yourself Private on the New Facebook

Facebook's wicked privacy tweaks, designed to make cash by exposing your personal data to the Web, are triggering some fiery debate. But as these changes click into effect, can you avoid them and stay private? Yes, mostly. Here's ...READ»