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Five Qualities Venture Capital Firms Look For in Startups

Venture Capital is a term oft-bandied about, but sometimes it's a mysterious process. Speaking at Stanford University, Beth Seidenberg of VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers tried to clear up a aspect: Whether a startup is ...READ»

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Marge Gets Nude for Playboy, Web-Savvy Simpsons Fetishists Yawn

A semi-buff spread featuring a matronly cartoon character that can already be found in countless, free, XXX-rated Web scenarios perfectly symbolizes Playboy's woes.READ»

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Hooked on Phonics? Works for Me.

Frustrated by his inability to read Japanese, a typographer designs a Katakana typeface embedded with phonetic pronunciations.READ»

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Workshoppe: Stylish Temp Space in the Land of Gourmet Burgers and Bankers

Let's say you're based outside NYC. But you come here often enough to need an office. But not so much that it's worth renting one long term. How's someone who's design obsessed supposed to pull that off? You can't very well sell ...READ»

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Beacon of Greenwashing Gets Go Ahead

Gazprom, the giant Russian oil company, secures approval to build the tallest, "greenest" tower in Europe, in the heart of St. Petersburg. Some say it'll be "monstrous." It'll also be a 77-story middle-finger to the low-carbon movement.READ»

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IJustMadeLove.com: Tell the World Where You've Had Sex, Via Google Maps

Sitting down for lunch at your favorite park bench? Better think twice.READ»

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The New Work Space: Will Lounge-Like Office Furniture Inspire Big Ideas?

The new pieces reflect changes in the way work gets done: It's less about the desk, and more about the coffee-break gabfest.READ»

Sometimes Old Stuff is Best

Or, if you have too many irons in the fire, & put some on the shelf "for awhile", how long is that?READ»

Sometimes Old Stuff is Best

Or, if you have too many irons in the fire, & put some on the shelf "for awhile", how long is that?READ»

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RegrETSY: 3 of the Worst Items on Etsy.com

Regretsy catalogs some of the worst pieces to found on Etsy.com, the online makertplace for would-be craft mavensREAD»

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Infographic of the Day: The AP's Economic Stress Index

This interactive graphic just might be the web's best, most granular look at our recession.READ»

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Hard Work's Overrated, Maybe Detrimental.

A co-founder of Flickr argues that hard work often doesn't amount to much--and neuroscience offers some backing for the claim.READ»

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Philippe Starck Emblazons LaCie's New Drives With Egregious Logo

The new design shouts, "Hey guys! I was designed by someone famous!!!"READ»

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Life in Futuristic Floating Pods: Can Design Harness Tidal Power?

GRO Architects' gee-whiz concept makes tidal generators into living spaces.READ»

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Where the Wild Things Are: The Most Hipster-ific Movie of All Time?

The new movie, directed by Spike Jonze and written by David Eggers, has spawned a bonanza of hipster cross-marketing.READ»

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How to Become a Design Genius: Take Time Off. Lots of It.

Every seven years, the graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes a one-year sabbatical. As he argues, that's not so crazy.READ»

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Can Microsoft Grab Leadership Role With Mouse 2.0 and Other Interface Designs?

The software giant has produced five prototypes for multi-touch mice--and the stakes are high.READ»

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Developers, Start Your Engines: NYC's Grand Experiment in Mobile Apps

The city is offering $20,000 to whomever designs a web or mobile app that best uses any of 170 public data sets--from health inspections to traffic updates.READ»

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3 Honda Concepts for the Tokyo Motor Show

At the end of this month we'll see a parade of cool concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show. Honda has been releasing teasers of what it'll be showing--interesting stuff that's geared to the changes in community brought on by the rise of ...READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Ballooning Population Maps

Geography seen through the filter of population density. READ»

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NYC Through an Alternate Lens: See What the Big Apple Could Have Been

A new iPhone app lets you browse futuristic design proposals for New York, from 1870 to today, as you wander around town.READ»

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Bumptop's Touchscreen Organizes Clutter by Taking Cues From Your Messy Desk

If BumpTop's new multi-touch application for Windows 7 looks oddly familiar, that's because it tries so hard to mime the offline world of paper piles and junk drawers. And rightly so.READ»

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Infographic of the Day: Facebook Measures "Gross National Happiness"

Facebook maps how happy its users are, based on the words in their profiles.READ»

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Sikorsky's X2 Technology Doubles Chopper Speed

The typical helicopter today chugs along at a respectable 150 miles per hour. With its aptly named X2 Technology, chopper maker Sikorsky hopes to have new helicopters flying nearly twice as fast.READ»

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Is an iPhone revolution about to take place in the UK?

O2 have enjoyed a monopoly on the iPhone in the UK since its launch in 2007. This week though marks a new dawn for consumers, with Orange and Vodafone both committing to offer the iPhone alongside O2 in the near future. We look at the choice ahead for consumers.READ»

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