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The Riskiest In Business Are Tall, Male, Young, And (Astrologically) Fiery

To find out if science (and pseudo-science) can predict risk taking, we sort 26 top execs. The winner: Twitter co-founder Evan Williams.READ»

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The World's Smartest Companies Take Risks, But Not All Of Them Are The Best Bet

When taking risks, the smartest companies turn to a "risk, survive, repeat" strategy. But can they get it right?READ»

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Is Noah Glass Twitter's Long Lost Winklevoss?

Is the founding of Twitter the stuff of "The Social Network 2"? READ»

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Unsolicited Advice for Jack Dorsey on His Rumored Re-Tweet, Courtesy of Himself

Mining clues from Jack Dorsey's inner life, just as he seems poised to return in a larger capacity to the company he founded, Twitter.READ»

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iFive: Seabed Oil Leak Fears, Jobs Tops Power List, Vaccination Patch, Bloodhound SuperSonic Car, Paywall Accounting

While you were sleeping, innovation was sticking itself in what looks like a Blue Man Group's torture chamber, phoning a friend from his smartphone, and noticing that there are similarities between Apple's antenna testing facility and ...READ»

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iFive: BP's On-Off Woes, CIA's $5 Million to Amiri, i-dosing, Twitter's Next moves , Old Spice Throws in Towel

While you were sleeping, innovation was, apparently, announcing its engagement to more innovation. All this took place without Mom finding out, which surely means a job at Apple can't be far behind, such are the secrecy levels of ...READ»

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Russian President Medvedev to Tour Silicon Valley With Jobs as Tour Guide

So, Dmitry Medvedev has hit California for a three-day tour. He's safe, since Jack Bauer is probably holed up with a caipirinha (caipirosky?) on a South American beach. (I could tell you where, but then I'd have to go dark and, ...READ»

Twitter Founder Biz Stone on Foursquare, Ron Howard, and Dressing Like Steve Jobs

At the World Innovation Forum Tuesday, Twitter cofounder Biz Stone took the stage to talk about life at Twitter. Stone began by redefining his company for the audience. "We're not a social network--that's been a myth since ...READ»

The Most Creative Entrepreneurs in Business

Last year's list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business spanned industries of all sizes--this year's list, which launches later this month, promises to be just as expansive and eclectic. Here we present the top entrepreneurs of ...READ»

The 10 Most Creative People on Twitter

When we launched our 100 Most Creative People in Business list last year, we were surprised that only 20 of those individuals were on Twitter. In the year since, another 10 have joined. But out of those tweeting who do you need to follow?READ»

Twitter Announces @Anywhere at SXSW

A new set of frameworks will allow content producers to embed Twitter data anywhere on their sites, letting users follow and view accounts without leaving Web pages.READ»

Tweetmaster General Evan Williams Touts Twitter as a Worldwide Force for Democracy

Evan Williams, one of the founders of Twitter, has given a lengthy interview to the BBC World Service, in which he claims that social media is fundamental to the spread of democracy. Or should that be the other way around? In the ...READ»

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Scared of Using "Twitter for Credit Cards?" But Blippy Makes Sharing Personal Info So Cute!

In Blippy's world, everyone gets deals on everything! All you have to do is share your credit card information online! Hey, wait. Where are you going? The social media start up, which has been described as "Twitter for credit ...READ»

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Twitter's New Retweet Feature Is Not the Apocalypse

Hey, have you heard? Twitter is changing its Retweet feature, and everyone is complaining about it. Hubspot's Dan Zarella says the feature "could completely eviscerate most of the value out of Retweets." PC Mag's Lance Ulanoff calls ...READ»

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Twitter's New Wine Gets You Drunk on Social Causes

Twitter founder Biz Stone is launching a wineREAD»

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Twitter Accuses PR-Hungry Pay-for-Followers Service of Spamming, Says PR-Hungry Pay-for-Followers Service

Web promotions company uSocial, which offers ridiculous deals such as "1,000 new Twitter followers for $87," has reportedly gotten itself on Twitter's bad side. According to a uSocial statement making its way 'round the Web, Twitter ...READ»

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The 10 Most Creative People in the Web Business

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Oprah Hearts Twitter. So What?

Oprah is now officially on Twitter. The Chicago talk show host completed her first tweet just this morning, and is devoting a block of time in her broadcast today to discussing the microblogging site. "HI TWITTERS. THANK ...READ»