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Questions from the Google Labs Aptitude Test, recently circulated by the search-engine company as a sort of geek-recruiting device.READ»

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The Broad Wave of Open Source: Code Outflow

Consider sailing from Los Angeles to Santa Catalina island. That is equally dependent upon (1) a boat, and (2) water (Santa Monica Bay, Pacific Ocean, etc). Yet those two things come about in totally different ways, existentially, ...READ»

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Ah, to Be Young and Underpaid...

Gofers who get it.READ»

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NYT Moves to the Crowd?

As we find more and more ways to connect online, the trend of crowdsourcing only seems like a natural progression to solve problems, collaborate, and join in discussion with people from around the world. Crowdsourcing’s scope – from social networks to intellectual capital and microfinancing – covers nearly...READ»

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The Rise of Social Everything

Within five years, I predict, the word "social" will seem as cliché as "synergy" feels now. Social connection will be like a dial tone, something we once expected to hear and now don't bother listening for as we dial. What it represents is just there.READ»

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"Bag Monsters" Descend on Ghirardelli Square, Demand End to Own Existence

A reusable bag company walks the line between altruism and self-interest in supporting a California bill to eliminate single-use bags.READ»

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Paradise Recycled: Architects Dream of Turning Great Pacific Garbage Patch Into Habitable Island

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a jumble of plastic trash that spans hundreds of miles northwest of Hawaii, has gotten lots of attention ever since billionaire adventurer and environmentalist David de Rothschild announced his plans ...READ»

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MOM III

The Surfrider Foundation recruits Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, James Taylor, Beck, and others for environmental benefit album.READ»

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NASA Declares Successful Ares Launch 'Friggin' Fantastic!'

Delay followed delay followed delay yesterday, but this morning the NASA's new Ares I-X finally lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida with a bang. With massive smoke plume trailing, the rocket soared into the atmosphere at ...READ»

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Vietnam Tour at Impress Vietnam Travel

  Impress Travel   Vietnam travel: Vietnam travel is a way to discover the country in the rich culture and tradition. You will be greeted by impressive & friendly smile around our country. Vietnam is long ...READ»

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Where Is the Next Frontier of Innovation?

Fast-paced experimentation. Distributed intelligence. Total teamwork. The scientific formula behind the new economy is still disrupting the status quo -- in this case, 20,000 leagues under the sea.READ»

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Water Desalination: The Answer to the World's Thirst?

As supplies of fresh water evaporate, the world turns to the sea.READ»

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John Davidson - Fast 50 2002

45. Walk the WalkREAD»

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Outsourcing Services

Outsourcing Costa Rica , a great country to do business, with 51,000 square kilometers, borders with two Oceans, the Caribbean Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It can take up to 4 hours to go from one coast to the ...READ»

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How May I Help You?

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Message in a Bottle

Americans spent more money last year on bottled water than on ipods or movie tickets: $15 Billion. A journey into the economics--and psychology--of an unlikely business boom. And what it says about our culture of indulgence.READ»

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Mint Condition

Take a lesson in change from people who make change for a living. Philip Diehl and his colleagues at the U.S. Mint have transformed a clumsy bureaucracy into a fast-moving enterprise with great customer service and a cutting-edge presence on the Web.READ»

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Design Rules

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What Comes After What Comes Next

Watts Wackers says you can see the future. All you have to do is look differently -- and different. That's why you'll find him panhandling in New York City, riding the range in Montana, busing tables at Taco Bell.READ»

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Ideas Are the Best Stimulus Package

With governments around the world shoveling money out of pubic treasuries in the hopes of stimulating their economies, how about summoning a modicum of creativity to build better mousetraps that consumers might actually want to buy? I mean even at 10% unemployment, that means 90% of the population still has a job and is buying stuff. If we can come up with a few good ideas, we can put people to work making things and, hopefully, sell a few more widgets at home and abroad.READ»