DirecTV revealed its first ever quarterly customer losses, with some 52,000 homes dropping the service in the second quarter.
High unemployment, a weak housing market ombined with a mature business prone to regular programming blackouts has seen more than 400,000 American homes drop their pay-TV service since the start of the year.
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Great Britain’s Olympic men’s rowing four.
Which Olympic athletes go on to be most successful in business? New research by Bain & Co. shows rowers have the best track record of breaking into the corporate world after their Olympic careers.
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The “Irrelevant Sound Effect”, is all about the way background sounds can interfere with our short-term memory.
A lot of people like to listen to music while they work. Previous research suggests this is probably not a bad thing. In lab studies, people who listen to music they like, generally perform better at mental tasks afterwards, an effect that’s been attributed to boosts in mood and arousal.
Continue reading… “Music we like is more distracting than music we don’t like”
How many times have you forgotten one of your numerous passwords? Do you groan every time a site requests a new password? Have you noticed that passwords are becoming more complex and much harder to remember? Here is a solution!
The device is called passwordsFAST. It is a cleverly created stand alone security device (the size of a credit card) that safely stores multiple passwords.
passwordsFAST is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart, so you can check out what all the buzz is about.
Inventor LeAnn Bell managed to free up some time recently to answer a few questions about the international struggle to remember passwords, selling millions of units worldwide and draining an IRA to fund the project…
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Repeated studies have shown that many people who begin an exercise program lose little or no weight.
Two groundbreaking new studies address the irksome question of why so many of us who work out remain so heavy, a concern that carries special resonance at the moment, as lean Olympians slip through the air and water, inspiring countless viewers to want to become similarly sleek.
Continue reading… “Diet vs exercise for weight loss: Two groundbreaking studies”
Dolphins that use marine sponges to forage for food have been found to socialize in cliques.
In the first definitive example of subculture in animals, Australian bottlenose dolphins that use marine sponges to forage for food have been found to socialize in cliques.
Continue reading… “Tool-using dolphins have been found to socialize in cliques”
By the 1920s and 30s children had access to substances which would raise eyebrows in today’s more safety-conscious times.
When you talk to people of a certain age about chemistry sets, a nostalgic glaze comes over their eyes. The first chemistry sets for children included dangerous substances like uranium dust and sodium cyanide, but all that has changed.
According to Nielsen, smartphone adoption is highest among young consumers with more disposable income.
Continue reading… “Young and rich Americans have the highest smartphone usage”
Door Delights are outdoor decorations made easy and fun for the whole family. They are themed for holidays, parties and special events.
Door Delights is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart, so you can see firsthand what all the buzz is about.
In a recent interview, inventor Sherry Samuelson found time to talk to us about safe and easy holiday decorating as well as the fun of finding funding…
Continue reading… “Door Delights wants to brighten your garage door for holidays and special events”
Marketers raise awareness and start dialogues with fans on social media
Alcohol brands are naturally social companies, with marketing aimed at encouraging friends to spend time together. In keeping with this sociability, many companies are turning to Facebook to raise brand awareness and build community with fans.
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) presents findings from a two-year investigation into the for-profit college industry.
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) on Monday unveiled an exhaustive report on a two year investigation of the for-profit higher education industry. The report on the colleges’ business practices, highlighting schools that charge excessively high tuition and shortchange academic investments in order to maximize revenues.
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A new upsurge in funding in Canada.
Canada has been known to regularly bleed startups and entrepreneurs, who flock south to seek superior funding opportunities south of the border in hotspots like Silicon Valley and New York.
Continue reading… “Canada’s tech startup funding on the rise”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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