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More Americans Reading Ebooks, Led By Younger And Wealthier

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More Americans are reading ebooks now than ever before, according to new data from the Pew Internet & American Life project. Some 28% of U.S. adults have read an ebook in the past year, up from...
    






LinkedIn’s Volunteer Stampede: 600,000 People On A Mission

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Is LinkedIn tip-toeing into the world of volunteer service — or could it touch off  a bigger stampede than people realize? After chatting this week with Meg Garlinghouse, head of the LinkedIn for...
    






Officials: Obama likely to OK phone record changes

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AP sources: Obama expected to back changes to NSA surveillance with Congress handling details WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the...
    






Why Is Heroin Abuse Rising While Other Drug Abuse Is Falling?

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Peter Shumlin, the Democratic governor of Vermont, brought heroin addiction to the front burner of national news by devoting his entire State of the State address last week to his state’s dramatic...
    






Why Even North Korea Outpaces The U.S. In Credit Card Security

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The ever-worsening news from Target’s breach of credit card and customer data highlights the need to implement a more secure U.S. system to process our card payments. In recent articles, I have...
    






Charity Begins At 50? Codswallop!

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Before he died this past December, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Robert W. Wilson had done many notable things. In the ‘70s, he’d survived what Forbes called “the most catastrophic short play...
    






App Tracker uTest Raises $43M From Goldman Sachs For Future Acquisitions And IPO

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A startup known for its mobile application testing, uTest, has more than doubled its funding to date as it pursues acquisitions and an eventual IPO, raising $43 million in a late-stage Series E round...
    






Google and Audi announces Android car system

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The joint venture is going to produce a new Android-based in-car luxury entertainment system, which is a great prospect for the Android users who can not get benefited from the Apple's latest...
    






Dealing With Difficult Social Media Followers

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Businesses today can’t avoid creating a social media presence. Generally, sites like Twitter and Facebook provide organizations a great opportunity to interact with their loyal customers, as well as...