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Google Instant Redefines Your ABCs

A is for AOL. B is for Bank of America. C is for Craigslist. Say what? Presenting the default search results of New Google -- in rhyming couplets.READ»

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The Road to HAL Is Paved With Good Intentions: The Future of Google?

Google's CEO wants to take the company beyond search. Way beyond...READ»

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Living with Google: A Day-in-the-Life

Google’s cloud-based apps have transformed the way people surf the web, do business, and view the world around them. Gmail has 176 million users to date, and Google Maps sees more than 44 million visitors each...READ»

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Google to Put Ads into Map Street View?

Always on the cutting edge, Google is once again venturing into a new area of tech – virtual real estate, to be exact. Google has obtained a patent to secure advertising space within its Maps Street View feature, opening up a whole new world of internet advertising.READ»

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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong Has Job for 100 Days, Can't Shut Up About It

The one-time Google advertising honcho has been at the helm of AOL for 100 days. What's he done, what's next, and can he save the online giant from irrelevance?READ»

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Traveling in Fast Company

We've selected some of the best business travel-related articles and tools from Fast Company for this online resource center. We'll continue to add new resources as time goes on. And Now the Hard Part Can ...READ»

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You've Got Problems!

A brief history of AOL's misfortunes.READ»

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Dead Man Walking

On the verge of a revival last year, AOL suddenly imploded. The inside story of a journey to nowhere.READ»

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Mobile Meltdown

How the "can't miss" wireless startup Amp'd Mobile burned through $360 million and found itself in bankruptcy.READ»

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Can't Touch This

Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him. READ»

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Between the Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

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How MapQuest Gets You From Here to There

It's not all algorithms. Think geographers driving around in a Ford Taurus.READ»

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Are You Driven to Work?

If You're a Windshield Warrior, Here's the Technology to Make Your Car Your Desk.READ»

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Has Your Company Found Its Voice?

Some brands really talk the talk. Sophisticated technology has the power to turn a customer's interaction with an automated call center into a virtual marketing conversation.READ»

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Exit Strategies

Turn out the lights -- this job is over! But before you head off to make a fresh start, you need to make a smart finish. Quitting right can be a great career move. Meet five people who learned how to quit smart.READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 29

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Make Tracks

The forest is speaking to us all of the time, says master tracker Paul Rezendes, and telling us about the wildlife within it. But the only way to get the message is to read the woods.READ»

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Advertisers in Issue 27

2Bridge Software www.2bridge.com AltiGen www.altigen.com American Century www.americancentury.com American Electric Power www.aep.com American Express Financial Advisors www.americanexpress.com/advisors American Express Small Business ...READ»

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Start Your Vacation on the Web

Are you planning on getting away this summer? Then get on the Web. Here's all you need to know about getting good deals, finding exotic locations -- in short, planning a dream vacation.READ»

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Web Sites We Can't Live Without

There are millions of sites on the Web. Here is an utterly unscientific, thoroughly opinionated, and absolutely genuine review of sites that have worked their way into our daily lives.READ»

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Road Warrior, Surf Home

If it looks like a cell-phone and works like a cell-phone, is it just another cell-phone?READ»

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5 Travel Connections

5 ways to improve your Travel ease.READ»

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Web Traffic

Today's Wall Street Journal holds up four online tools that daily commuters and business travelers can use to check up on traffic and road conditions while on the Web at work. (Subscription code required.) Among the recommended ...READ»

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Mobile Marketing: It's Here and It's Real

Peter Fuller is the executive director of the Mobile Marketing Association. Carrie Himelfarb works as VP of sales for Vindigo. Nihal Mehta is president of ipsh! Mike Troiano is senior vice president of business development for ...READ»