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Resort Combines Facebook Places, Gowalla, Nike+ for Social Media Skiing

This winter, skiers and snowboarders will be hitting the the slopes in a whole new way. Rather than just flying through moguls or sailing off half-pipes, mountain-goers might soon be "checking in."READ»

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The Citizen Dive Watch

The Voter hurtled analog regard is among the cool regarded, declared club conduct available under consideration. Low be it from creating serviceable swim women watches that are unobtainable to the mediocre ventilator adventurer, a ...READ»

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The Winter Olympics Uniform Review: Part Deux

After a week of the winter games, Joe Duffy is back with more commentary on what the athletes wore.READ»

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Smartphone Crowdsourcing Uncovers Ski Report Snowjob

My wife is way up in the frosty Bavarian mountains right at the moment, and I don't need to check out the weather reports to know the snow conditions: I just need an SMS from her like the one saying "There's a ton of it. I'm up to ...READ»

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Snowboards Get Sustainable With the Arbor Collective

As winter continues to dump record amounts of snow, sports enthusiasts are salivating at the thought of fresh powder for skiing and snowboarding. And since ski resorts are incredibly vulnerable to climate change, it makes sense that ...READ»

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Scientists Give Skis a Tech-y Tune-Up on the Eve of Olympics

With the Vancouver Olympics fast approaching, it's appropriate that researchers in Germany are studying how to adapt ski wax and coatings to best suit particular snow conditions, allowing skiers to obtain the fastest speeds ...READ»

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Volvo Dealer in New Jersey Offers Costco Members Employee Pricing

Volvo XC90 buyers in NJ can receive employee pricing at Prestige Volvo during their winter promotion. Offers on Volvo cars are extended to NJ Costco members only.READ»

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What to Wear on Your Feet at the Beach

Summer fun means time at the seashore and this year there are more choices than ever for seashore footwear. Manufacturers are producing shoreline shoes that are fun, fashionable and functional. Are you at the coast to bask or to fish ...READ»

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Will This Advertising Get Me Laid?

Every start-up social media entrepreneur should be looking closely at what people are saying about advertising as a profit strategy.READ»

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Blogging Is Dead, Long Live Journalism

Technorati's regular "State of the Blogosphere" analysis of the business is just out, and among the stats is the incredible fact that bloggers are being paid more than ever. Is it time to rethink the definition of blogging? ...READ»

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Vacation Network - Paradise is Here

VACATION NETWORK, VACATIONNETWORK.COM, VACATION NETWORK INC, VNI VACATIONS, VNIVACATIONS.COM, VACATION NETWORK INCORPORTEDREAD»

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100 Most Creative People in Business: #25 - Dietrich Mateschitz

Last year, Dietrich Mateschitz's Austria-based company sold 4 billion cans (more than its next three energy-drink competitors combined), reportedly spent more than $300 million on marketing, and pushed the category beyond $30 billion. ...READ»

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Don't Throw That Chip Bag Away! Give It Back to Frito-Lay, and Let Terracycle Turn It Into a Fashion Accessory

Instead of tossing that bag of Doritos in the trash, consider sending it back to Frito-Lay. It might just get turned into a tote bag. Frito-Lay has announced that it's opening 1,000 collection sites in the U.S. for used snack ...READ»

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Garbage Moguls: The Trashiest Reality TV Show Ever [preview]

Reality shows are often classified as trashy TV. Now things have come full circle with a reality program focusing on--you guessed it--garbage. Garbage Moguls, premiering today on The National Geographic Channel, follows a team ...READ»

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Blog Metro Elite Mortgage, Tikva Davaran , Shahriar Davaran

Blog Metro Elite Mortgage, Tikva Davaran , Shahriar DavaranREAD»

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Whistler World Cups 2009

Whistler Olympic Park is the chosen venue to host the Cross Country-Skiing and Nordic Combined World Cup events for the month of January 2009.READ»

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Watch This!

From ultralight transponders strapped to the ankles of cross-country skiers to photo-beam units designed to withstand temperatures of -30 degrees, Seiko's timing technology is the most advanced and innovative ever used at the Olympic Games.READ»

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Building a Better Movie Business

It's the iconic American industry. But audiences are vanishing, piracy is soaring, and new technology is treacherous. Can Tinseltown innovate its way out of trouble?READ»

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Moguls With a Mission

Tim and Diane Mueller are king (and queen) of the mountain. They run one of the country's most admired independent ski areas: a resort with a devoted following that maintains close ties to the community and -- surprise! -- makes money in a notoriously unforgiving business.READ»

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Future Tense: Gear, Gadgets, Gifts

What to give your family, your colleagues -- and yourself -- for the holidays.READ»

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Come in, Please

Toss your old walkie-talkies overboard.READ»

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Skiing Scared

They've been devoured by monster moguls. They've freaked in the steeps. Now they're fighting back. Meet four brave souls who have traveled to British Columbia to jump-start the ski season -- and to take on their own version of the abominable snowman.READ»

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YK2?

As we head toward Y2K on skis, snowboards, bikes, and skates, the people at K2 -- a top-of-the-line recreational equipment company -- treat their island headquarters as a totally integrated, indoor-outdoor laboratory.READ»

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They Don't Make Moguls Like They Used To

Three new books bring us the mythic heroes of digital commerce. So why do they feel like virtual tycoons?READ»