It isn't just a site where users can build their own social networks -- Ning is a model of how to create a perpetual growth machine. By Adam L. Penenberg
How general electric's jet-engine division in Ohio is boosting the company's business in China. A case study in advanced global strategy. By Mark Borden
To stimulate development outside of major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, the Chinese government plans to open about 100 new airports by 2020 at a cost of some $62 billion. The expansion sites -- from Mohe, the northernmost town in China, to Hainan island in the south to Bachu in the far west -- are like a treasure map for GE's infrastructure units.
Twenty-five thousand publishers, booksellers, librarians, and bibliophiles are expected at BookExpo America 2008 in L.A. from May 29 to June 1. Here's a look at the business -- and consumption -- of books. By Jeff Chu
This month, studies on advances in computer modeling for research and development, one way to become happier in the workplace, and the role of longevity in consumer choices. James Kuczmarski
From 1567 through today, contests have spurred the creation of everything from finding a method of finding longitude at sea to developing solutions for hydrogen-powered cars. Here’s an example eight such contests.
The average retailer spends $311,196 -- just 10% of its Internet marketing budget -- on email, compared with $1.8 million on banners. Email, though, is the best value online. By Ellen Gibson
The natural gas that powers buses and brings light to your home may come from Norway's Snøhvit field, which sets new standards for harvesting the riches of the deep. By Theunis Bates
The search giant is betting that it can become synonymous with the Internet in places like strife-torn Kenya. It has a long way to go.
By Alex Halperin
The search giant is betting that it can become synonymous with the Internet in places like strife-torn Kenya. It has a long way to go.
By Alex Halperin
