A ride that began in Honeoye Falls Tuesday morning could bring us a step closer to driving gasoline-free cars. Two fuel cell cars made the drive to Westchester County, more than 300 miles, on a single tank of hydrogen.

In the last 12 months, companies have latched with almost religious fervor onto the notion that consumers want to be socially connected online, whether on mass-appeal sites such as MySpace, on targeted niche sites and video sites, or even on mobile phones.

Seth Godin:  Being a pretty good receptionist is easy. You’re basically a low-tech security guard in nice clothes. Sit at the desk and make sure that visitors don’t steal the furniture or go behind the magic door unescorted. But what if you wanted to be a great receptionist?

French workers are the world’s biggest whiners, according to a study published Monday which said the Irish complain least about their lot.

A WebTrends survey of 132 search marketers at the Emetrics Summit found that 81% ran paid search campaigns on Google. Another 64% ran campaigns on Yahoo!, 49% on MSN, 18% on Ask.com and 12% ran campaigns on other search engines.

Frequent flyer reward schemes have ballooned over the years and accumulating points has become as common as buying a carton of milk. Carriers now risk paying a high price for the glut.

Typically the sofa is not the preferred vehicle of the motor-sport industry.  But this one is a couch with a punch.  (w/video)

China has staged what is believed to be the world’s first underwater golf tournament. The event at Zuohai Aquarium in Fuzhou city, Fujian province, involved five players in a 50ft (15m) deep tank.

That sex reduces stress — or that no sex increases stress — is hardly a new observation. A team of German researchers, though, is arguing that sexual frustration is a complex phenomenon not to be underestimated. It can precipitate a downward spiral, pulling couples helplessly and unbeknownst into a swirling vortex of all work and [...]

Broadband users spend almost half their spare time in a typical weekday online, according to Media-Screen’s "Netpop|Play" report.