Ben Milne, Founder of Dwolla
Dwolla is a tiny 12-person startup churning out of Des Moines, Iowa that most people have never heard of. It was founded by 28-year-old Ben Milne, and it’s an innovative new way of thinking about online payments that sidesteps credit cards completely.
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The dots in the campaign’s logo reate a “21st-century brand”.
“United States of Awesome Possibilities” – The tagline for a new ad campaign designed to promote the U.S. of A., an effort to boost business and leisure travel in order to spur economic growth, Advertising Age reports.
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The brainwaves were assessed using an electroencephalography (EEG) machine.
Neuroscientists discover that two-way “conversations” with people in a permanent vegetative state will be possible thanks to an inexpensive device that can read their brain activity.
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A close-up image of the new material. A section has been removed to show the vertical nanotubes.
Engineers at Nasa have come up with a material that absorbs more than 99 per cent of all light that strikes it.
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We don’t know how this guy managed to build a 3,118 coin coin tower on top of a single dime on the corner of a table but boy did he do it. It took him 7 hours, over 200 dollars in change plus some presumably insane weed smoking to pull it off…
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Yup, helmet required.
In a lovely design juxtaposition, this custom motorcycle features a pair of jet engines mounted to a frame modeled after a 1929 Harley-Davidson design. It can reach 200 MPH, and in truly Harley fashion, does so loudly…
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How much sex is enough?
How much sex is enough to keep everyone happy? That question can be one of the biggest issues in a marriage.
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A few flashes and it is under control.
Recently there was a new breakthroughs where scientists were able to make programmable cells that can potentially create new life forms. Now we’re reading about yeast that can be controlled with a computer and flashes of light…
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U.S. foreclosures have climbed to 230,678 in October, up 7% from September, reports Realty Trac.
LifeGoesStrong.com poll found a baby boom generation planning to work into retirement years.
So much for baby boomers and their dreams of retirement from kicking back at the lake house ot long afternoons of golf. For many boomers, the plan now calls for logging more hours at the office and renewed worries about money, according to a new poll.
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Wal-Mart already has 140 independently operated clinics in its stores across the country.
Wal-Mart may expand on its 140 in-store health clinics by partnering with outside vendors to provide chronic and preventative health care services for everything from HIV and diabetes to pregnancy testing.
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Low-income homes will be provided with $10 internet service and $150 computers.
Cable and computer firms along with the Federal Communications Commission have announced a program to provide low-income homes with $10 monthly broadband Internet service and $150 computers.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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