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Digital coupons rival print in effectiveness

April 18, 2012

Consumers perform online product research, make purchases.

Price-conscious consumers have been driven online by the battered US economy to do research before making a purchase, and eMarketer estimates that there will be 92.5 million online coupon users by the end of 2012. Those savings-savvy consumers will no doubt be helped by electronic circulars, which now rival their print counterparts in penetration, according to a November 2011 study of US internet users by Yahoo! and Ipsos.

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Wearable computing devices are next big thing

April 18, 2012

Wearable computers

A report released by Forrester Research says that the wearable computing wars are about to begin. They predict that consumers will begin experimenting more with wearable computers over the coming year, specifically around health and fitness, navigation, social networking and gaming. This new theme among consumers will hasten big tech companies to begin creating wearable computing products.

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Art, Education, Entertainment, Music, New Discoveries

Pirate Bay’s “Promo Bay” flooded with submissions from hopeful artists

April 17, 2012

Torrenfreak covers The Pirate Bay’s new “Promo Bay” service, which has been flooded by 5,000+ submissions from artists who want to have their work promoted on The Pirate Bay — mostly musicians, but also writers like Paolo Coelho…

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Analysis, Breakthrough Thinking, Economy, Education, Global Warming, Globalism, government, Green Friendly, Historical Perspectives, Hot Issues, Latest News, New Discoveries

To envision sustainable business, We must reimagine our economy

April 17, 2012

From senior executives identifying the profit motive as an obstacle to sustainability to corporations questioning the very nature of capitalism as we know it, the plus side of the recent financial crisis and ongoing slow recovery has been that tough questions are finally being asked about how our economy functions and whose interests it serves.

On May 2nd Forum for the Future—whose work on system innovation aims to create change across entire sectors of our economy—are hosting an event in New York which will explore better ways of doing business in a post-Great Recession world…

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Analysis, Health & Fitness, Science & Technology News

Medical helicopter increases odds of survival for trauma victims: Study

April 17, 2012

Medical helicopter beats ambulance for trauma victims.

For the critically injured, there are two choices for getting to a hospital – ground ambulance or helicopter. While many critics decry the use of helicopters for emergency transportation because of cost and potential crashes, it turns out a trip to the ER via the sky may actually improve a person’s chances for survival.

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Analysis, Brain, Health & Fitness, New Discoveries, Science & Technology News

New blood test can screen teens for depression: Study

April 17, 2012

Scientists showed that teenage depression could be diagnosed through a panel of 11 genetic markers.

One day a simple blood test may be all that’s needed to help parents figure out whether a child is suffering from clinical depression or normal teenage angst, according to a new study.

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Dual-Action wind turbine generates power and water

April 17, 2012

Wind can create both power and water?

Throughout the developing world, millions of people struggle with a shortage of clean water and steady electricity. This wind turbine could solve both problems in one shot by pulling both power and water straight from the wind.

The WMS1000 Wind Turbine was invented by Marc Parent and is built by the French start-up Eole Water. Sitting atop a 24-meter mast, the machine generates electricity with a conventional 30kW direct-drive turbine in a 12-ton nacelle with a 13-meter blade diameter. The WMS1000 can self-regulate the energy it produces, allowing it to provide a steady stream of power even in gusty or choppy winds. Installing an array of the turbines, which each have a service life of 30 years, creates a small-scale, decentralized power grid perfect for remote areas…

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Business, Science & Technology News

Ford sets goal of cutting 750 pounds out of every car by end of decade

April 17, 2012

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 includes a new carbon fiber driveshaft.

If dieters think they have it hard, consider what Ford Motor is going through. Ford has created a goal of cutting 750 pounds of ugly, dangerous fat out of every car by the end of the decade.

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Analysis, Business, Latest Trend

65% of workers eat at their desks or skip lunch break altogether

April 17, 2012

More workers eat at their desks or don’t take a break at all.

Many employees work more and have less time to do it in today’s fast-paced work environment and poor economy. That is making the once-cherished midday lunch break a disappearing option.

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Magazine ad pages fall 8.2% during first quarter of 2012

April 16, 2012

This is the third straight quarter where the number of ad pages declined.

During the first quarter of 2012 U.S. consumer magazines saw their number of ad pages fall 8.2% from the year earlier period. This is the third straight quarter where the number of ad pages declined from the year-earlier period, according to the Publishers Information Bureau, according to the Publishers Information Bureau.

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Art, Breakthrough Thinking, Globalism, Health & Fitness, Historical Perspectives, New Discoveries, New Viewpoints

Moby Hotel or disaster relief housing?

April 16, 2012

Is this the shape of the future?

If you happen to be curious about what the future home of your grandchildren might look like, take a glance at Remistudio’s concept hotel called The Ark. Russian architect, Alexander Remizov, is the mastermind behind the project, he believes that his floating “slinky,” which can hold up to 10,000 people can have multiple uses, including a safe house for disaster relief. The prototype’s main materials are timber, steel ,and high-strength ETFE plastic and it is built to handle land and/or water…

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Analysis, Culture, Education, Globalism, Historical Perspectives, New Discoveries, New Viewpoints

Interactive population density map

April 16, 2012

Population density map with more than 5 people per square mile.

Derek Watkins created a fun interactive map showing population density across the world. You can use a sliding bar to change the display. The above screenshot shows the parts of the world with more than five people per square mile. Slide the bar up to five hundred people per square mile and watch the world almost vanish…

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