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INNOVATION AGENTS | Comment

In Hypergrowth China, Lenovo Is Apple And Starbucks Combined

BY Chuck SalterThu Nov 17, 2011

Magazine preview: China's first global brand is on the cusp of a critical transition.READ»

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | Comment

Science Panel Says World Will See 50 Million Climate Change Refugees by 2020

BY Jenara NerenbergTue Feb 22, 2011

50 million "environmental refugees" will flee their homes for safer borders in the next nine years, forcing policy leaders and a host of others to figure out how to make room for everyone--or how to stop the massive migration from happening in the first place. READ»

GE | Comment

Worry Not, Obama: GE's "Global Innovation Barometer" Puts U.S. on Top

BY David ZaxWed Jan 26, 2011

A survey with 1,000 executives worldwide places the U.S. well ahead of runners-up Germany and Japan. The execs push for individual creativity, small businesses, and local needs.READ»

FACEBOOK PLACES | Comment

Facebook Places Leaks Around the World, World Still Wary of Location-Statuses

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 30, 2010

Facebook Places shook up the location-gaming world last week--in the U.S., but now foreign folks are gaming the system to play, too. READ»

COMPANY | Comment

Draper Investment Company: Plista

BY Draper Investment CompanyTue Apr 13, 2010

Draper Investment Company seeks out new and innovative technology companies that are establishing critical technology mass in new emerging markets. The venture capital firm has recently decided to provide funding for ...READ»

GLOBAL | Comment

About Safeguard Global

BY Chris KennedyMon Mar 1, 2010

Phone Number: 1.800.385.6144Fax: 954.635.5564E-Mail: support@safeguardglobal.comWebsite: https://www.safeguardglobal.com/Safeguard Global has been protecting & serving our customers all around the world for almost 18 years. We ...READ»

GLOBAL | Comment

About Safeguard Security International

BY Christopher KennedyThu Feb 25, 2010

Phone Number: 1.800.385.6144Fax: 954.635.5564E-Mail: support@safeguardglobal.comWebsite: https://www.safeguardglobal.com/Safeguard Security has been protecting & serving our customers all around the world for almost 18 years. We ...READ»

EMILY PILLOTON | Comment

16 Inventions That Boost Habitats, Humanity, Health and Happiness

BY Fast Company StaffWed Sep 30, 2009

While working to develop products like the Hippo Roller, a water transportation device, Emily Pilloton, founder of the non-profit Project H Design, began collecting examples of similar products that solved social problems. Her recently released book, Design Revolution: 100 Products that Empower People features those findings. Featured here are sixteen examples from the book.READ»

ASIAN PHILOSOPHY | Comment

Force Your Competition To Defend Multiple Fronts

BY Kaihan KrippendorffFri Sep 18, 2009

One of greatest Union generals in the U.S. Civil war, William Tecumseh Sherman, described the goal of effective military strategy as maneuvering so that the opposing general finds himself “on the horns of dilemma.” That ...READ»

XP SMARTBOOK | Comment

xpPhone Smartbook Is Real, Set for Global Release

BY Kit EatonThu Sep 17, 2009

Back in June we reported on what could be considered as the first real smartbook device--a hybrid smartphone/netbook machine that could be the next big thing in mobile computing. Now it looks like the xpPhone's ready for the ...READ»

MOBILE BROADBAND | Comment

Global Broadband Dongle Proves Verizon Is Merely After Your Cash

BY Kit EatonThu Jun 18, 2009

Verizon's just expanded its range of USB mobile broadband dongles--this new one is designed with the global traveler in mind. And while that may sound all nice and helpful, it's not necessarily. The annual fees tot up to ...READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

The United States of America - A Global Model for Embracing Diversity?

BY Tory ClarkeMon Jan 19, 2009

On the eve of an historic event, we pose an important question, “Can the US be considered a role model to other nations with regard to diversity and leadership?” We asked ourselves this question after reading a recent ...READ»

GREEN | Comment

Green Housing on the Rise Around the Globe

BY Sean LudwigFri Sep 19, 2008

Green building is booming even more than expected, indicates a report released today by McGraw-Hill Construction. In our July/August issue, senior writer Linda Tischler reported that 10% of all U.S. housing starts will include some ...READ»

CULTURAL | Comment

What About Us: We believe the Country Can Represent a United States?

BY April ColeySat Apr 26, 2008

What About Us: We believe the Country Can Represent a United States? I have to say I continue to struggle with this question of who is taking care of the middle to upper middle class. While I certainly don't want to ...READ»

CULTURAL | Comment

Barack Obama: Can he Unite the World?

BY April ColeyFri Apr 25, 2008

Super-delegate's: Why Barack Obama? I am originally from Buffalo, NY, however as a result of losing my mother at the age of 13 years old I relocated to North Carolina where I lived with my grandmother before going to college. ...READ»