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Barbie50 Runway (Part 1)

Barbie at 50, a fashion show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Barbie doll toy.READ»

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My Favorite Bookmarks - Felicia Moore Lindau

Picks from the founder and CEO of Sparks.com.READ»

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Death by a Thousand Cuts

Yesterday Sherry Lansing, Paramount's CEO and the most powerful woman in Hollywood, was honored at a breakfast hosted by the Hollywood Reporter and Lifetime Television at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Lansing, who plans soon to leave ...READ»

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Face Value: Does the Boss do Botox?

Fast Company and Houston plastic surgeon Dr. Franklin Rose read between the lines of some familiar faces.READ»

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Trans-Atlantic, uTunes, The Kiss-o-Meter

Very Short List delivers one excellent item to your inbox, daily: Books, films, music, web-things, and dispatches on science and technology. Click through to find a must-have jazz collection, request a personalized song, and learn when to move in for that first kiss. READ»

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Seeing and Being Seen

Whether it's home-based or a third place, it's all about being visible in your workspace.READ»

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Old Bird, New Feathers

Patrick Martins has brought once-endangered turkey breeds back to the Thanksgiving table.READ»

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Bionic Legs, i-Limbs, and Other Super Human Prostheses You'll Envy

Save your tears for Tiny Tim. A boom in sophisticated prostheses has created a most unlikely by-product: envy.READ»

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Barbie Turns 50, Celebrates by Having Some Work Done, Dropping Price to '59 Levels

For 50 years, a certain American blonde with the figure of a Playboy bunny, the hair-do of a USC cheerleader, and the arches of a Conde Nast editor has been channeling the zeitgeist and fashioning her wardrobe accordingly. She ...READ»

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Provocation 101

Larry Weber is trying to provoke you. He wants to take your tired cliché-ridden definition of leadership and turn it upside down. Here?s a look at the leader of today: the provocateur.READ»

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How Pottery Barn Wins With Style

Plenty of companies compete on price and features. How do you keep demanding customers coming back for more? Pottery Barn's secret for growth in a brutally competitive business: "Our brand is a state of mind," says one top executive. "And customers can make it their own."READ»

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How Pottery Barn Wins with Style

Plenty of companies compete on price and features. How do you keep demanding customers coming back for more? Pottery Barn's secret for growth in a brutally competitive business: Our brand is a state of mind," says one top executive. "And customers can make it their own."READ»

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Social Media Video Success: Flying Chips & Sandwich Defamation

The first of two social media marketing video successes I'd like to discuss here is the "Will It Blend" phenomenon. This story is about Tom Dickson, the President of a company called BlendTec out of Orem, Utah. When you see the video ...READ»

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Noted Gartner Analyst Steven Prentice Updates His Predictions on Virtual Worlds

Steven Prentice, the noted Gartner analyst who predicted that by "by the end of 2011, 80 percent of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a ‘second life’, but not necessarily in Second Life" added ...READ»

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Free Barbie!

The Barbie Thing  A few days ago, in a conversation with women in the office, the topic of Barbie dolls came up. As the mother of a 23-year-old daughter, I wondered what these younger women thought.    I was curious if ...READ»

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Consultants to Women: Show Us Your Money

How does investment advice for women differ from investment advice for men?READ»