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Startup Aims To Build Billboards That Target You, Personally

April 17, 2011

Digital billboards that display different ads depending on who is looking at them were once only found in Minority Report. But a recently launched startup aims to make targeted billboard advertising as ubiquitous as targeted online advertising.

Immersive Labs introduced its smart billboard technology at TechStars‘ Demo Day in New York on Thursday. The software combines video analytics with environmental factors and Twitter and Foursquare information to decide what the best ad to display at that moment is…

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Analysis, Business, Economy, Latest Trend

Rising Food and Gas Prices Could Slow Economic Growth

April 16, 2011

Americans paying more for food and gas.

U.S. consumer inflation rises as Americans are paying more for food and gas. This trend that could slow economic growth in the months ahead according to a new report.

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Analysis, Business

Next Generation Home Ownership

April 19, 2011

Futurist Thomas Frey: Most young people today are asking the very simple question, “Why should I buy a home?”

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Analysis, Business, Internet, Latest Trend, Science & Technology News

Web Advertising Surpassed Newspaper Ad Revenue in 2010

April 14, 2011

The IAB estimates that Internet-ad revenue in 2010 surpassed that of newspapers.

Double-digit growth of web advertising resumed in 2010 in the U.S. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, web advertising outpaced traditional media and surpassed newspaper ad revenue for the first time.

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Analysis, Business, Money Talk

‘Spillionaires’ – BP Oil Spill Payouts Create New Rich

April 14, 2011

Thomas Gonzales is one of the only Delacroix fishermen who refused to work for BP.

Instead of economic ruin in the Gulf Coast, the oil spill has brought in a gusher of money. The many people who cashed in on the oil spill have earned nicknames: “spillionaires” or BP rich.” But there were some people who wound up getting little of the money.

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Big Problems, Business, Corporate Manipulation, Science & Technology News

Growing Concerns Over Problems with the Indian Trade Mark Office

April 13, 2011

Over 44,000 trade mark files have gone missing in India.

Justice Muralidhar of the Delhi High Court on April 7 asked the government to reform the Trade Mark Office. This was after an investigation revealed that the office had lost 44,404 trade mark registrations without even realizing.

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Business, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

200 Million Chinese Workers in Danger of Occupational Disease

April 12, 2011

Health officer talks to factory workers.

The biggest danger to Chinese workers is not workplace accidents, but occupational disease. There are potentially 200 million workers in China that are under the threat of contracting an occupational disease according to a senior trade union official.

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Analysis, Business, Economy, Education

We’re In a Higher Education Bubble According to Peter Thiel

April 12, 2011

The bubble that has taken the place of housing is the higher education bubble.

Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, hedge fund manager and venture capitalist has a special talent for making money. He also has a talent for making people mad.

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Business, Great Videos, Historical Perspectives, Humor, Internet, New Viewpoints

Cheap Flights

April 11, 2011

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Everybody wants to take advantage of offers and great deals on airfare. However, sometimes those offers have some unexpected consequences and strings attached as we can see from this video…

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Fowndr Offers Private Social Network for Start-Ups

April 10, 2011

Look out people of the Internet, there’s another social network on the horizon! But this new network isn’t designed to compete with Facebook, Twitter or MySpace; instead, it’s intended for the people who build these services.

Fowndr, pronounced founder, is a new private network that hopes to offer creators of technology start-ups a place to discuss new projects and share learning, resources and files with other like-minded technologists.

“It’s basically a safe place for entrepreneurs and founders to share ideas, projects and files,” said Stu Green, founder of Fowndr. “The service is designed for people who have been involved in setting up businesses in the past and love new enterprise.”

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Business, Current Events, Latest News

Google Snags PushLife (for music on your Android phone?)

April 10, 2011

At last year’s Google I/O we were tantalizingly teased with the idea of music streaming to our mobile devices. Since then, there have been hints and leaks, but nothing official from Google on when or how this new service would be rolled out. Well, now we can add a big piece to that puzzle with the news that Google has acquired mobile entertainment company PushLife, which has been developing a music app of its own for the Android and BlackBerry platforms…

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Alternative Transportation, Analysis, Business, Science & Technology News

Meanest Airlines in the U.S.

April 10, 2011

Meanest major carrier – United Airlines

Last year was a good one for the airline industry, with U.S. airlines churning out the highest profits in more than a decade. With the exception of American Airlines, every major carrier turned in positive profits for the year.

In the 2011 Airline Quality Rating (AQR) report released on April 4, quality is up as well.

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