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Finding the Customer You Didn't Know You Had

The Economic Crisis has created an impetus for change, even in versatile creative organizations. How do you work with an internal team to create a need for change and to launch an initiative that will help you find an audience you didn't know you had?READ»

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MOJAMIX   |  2 comments

It's 2009: Where Is My Online Cereal Builder?

The last time you ordered a custom PC online, you finished configuring and wondered: what kind of world do I live in where I can't do this with cereal? The gods of oat and honey have heeded your cry. MojaMix is an online cereal ...READ»

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Blogging Is Dead, Long Live Journalism

Technorati's regular "State of the Blogosphere" analysis of the business is just out, and among the stats is the incredible fact that bloggers are being paid more than ever. Is it time to rethink the definition of blogging? ...READ»

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Did Sears Just Whoop Wal-Mart, Amazon, and Target in the Book-Price War?

Last week, Wal-Mart cut the price of some popular new books to just $10, a slice of over 60%. Not willing to be out-done, Amazon matched them. Wal-Mart went down to $9. Amazon went to $8.99. Target jumped in at ...READ»

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Facebook Out-Classes MySpace in Social Networks' Prestige Rank

Everyone online knows about social networking--there're even Twitiquette guidelines, for goodness sake. But that doesn't mean everyone's taking part, or that each network is the same. Even online there are class distinctions. Facebook ...READ»

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How The Huffington Post Subtly Crowdsources Headlines

Crowdsourcing usually invokes an image of thousands of people contributing to a vast database--à la Wikipedia. But it needn't be so large scale: The Huffington Post uses a quick'n'dirty crowd system to test the popularity of its ...READ»

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Three Crowd-Powered Sites Offer Killer Deals on... Everything

As our nationwide economic turbulence continues, discount Web sites are proliferating. They don't rely on the typical economic mechanisms to get their customers deals--they're not about razor-thin margins, or closeouts, or ...READ»

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NPR Faces the Future With Web Site Revamp, iPhone App

NPR's always been a kind of hybrid animal existing alongside conventional radio stations in the U.S. But the rise of the Internet has threatened public radio's future just as much as its commercial brethren. So, like all good wild ...READ»

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AP Adds Homing Beacon to Online News Content

In an unprecedented move for a digital news agency, the Associated Press announced this afternoon that it will tag and track all AP content online to ensure that it is re-used under that agency's terms of use. The registry technology ...READ»

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ECONOMY   |  14 comments

One Lesson From the Crisis: It's Time to Create Your Own Economy

Why one lesson of this economic crisis may be that we have to change how we measure growth, production, and success.READ»

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Benefits of Shopping Online for your New Honda Car in Miami

With all the new technological advancements on the web, companies have found it easier to advertise and retain new and old customers online. The percentage of household Internet users has gone up since the year 2000. This means ...READ»

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The Americanization of Indian Tech Support

The only thing worse than an Indian tech-support rep faking an American accent? Doing it to another person from South Asia. Busted!READ»

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Office Romance Secrets

Looking for love at work? Check the bathroom.READ»

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The iPhone App We Really Need

Finally an app that keeps us from doing all the stupid stuff our cell phone should never let us do.READ»

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Job Interviews: How to Make Them Fun

Step 1: Already have a job you like. Step 2: Get your crazy on.READ»

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Facebook Is So Five Minutes Ago. Check Out Spacebook.

Social networking is kind of like having imaginary friends anyway. Why not take the next logical step?READ»

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Pornography: Computer Kryptonite

Don't look all innocent: We know why your computer crashed.READ»

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Don't Tell Anyone, But We Hate Our Coworkers Too

On the bright side, the worst offices make for the best comedy.READ»

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Quitting Time

We're not sure who's quitting their job in this economy, but if you do, at least you should get paid in full without having to work through your whole two-week's notice.READ»

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SCRIBD   |  Comment

Scribd Launches User-Gen Bookstore

The Scribd Store, which opened this morning in beta, is the latest online venture that could change the way the ailing publishing industry staggers into the 21st century. Scribd has been live for two years now, and until today, has ...READ»

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Dying Hard With a Vengeance: Blockbuster May Go Under

Blockbuster, the $500 million video rental chain, has been in a long battle to remain relevant in the Internet-enabled age--lately by attempting to strike a deal for online content distribution. But the company's Internet leap may ...READ»

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Streamy Awards

Web television gets its day later this month when the best online programming is honored at the Streamy Awards. Judges will award honors in 24 categories, including Web Television Visionary and Best Web Television Series. It’s the ...READ»

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OBOPAY   |  9 comments

Pay By Cellphone? Sounds Great. So Why Don't We Do It?

Obopay is an payment system that works on your cell phone--kind of like a mobile PayPal. The service is cheap, easy to use, and fantastically convenient. Not only that, it's well-backed; today Nokia [NOK] announced it would funnel ...READ»

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SEATTLE   |  Comment

Does the Seattle P-I Going 100% Web Signal the End of Newspapers?

As of today the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is a 100% online publication, with the final print run of its paper edition already complete. Does this move sound a death knell for physical newspapers? The Post-Intelligencer has ...READ»

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The Shady Ways Advertisers Track You Online

Wednesday Google [GOOG] announced it would begin using behavioral targeting in its online advertisements, renewing discussions about the probity of the practice. There aren't any laws that dictate what kind of information advertisers ...READ»

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