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For decades, educators have been scrambling to find better ways to prepare students for the real world. It began with the mildly apocalyptic government report, A Nation at Risk, which warned that an outdated school system was unwittingly sabotaging America’s economic superiority. … Audits of the U.S. educational system have revealed that the highest hurdle to…
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Interesting article on Google’s CPG blog about how mothers increasingly rely on search, suggesting how CPG companies should rethink their ad search campaign spend to take advantage of this trend. Key takeaways from a recent study include: Mothers conduct nearly twice as many searches as non-mothers: the study showed that before becoming a Mother, participants…
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Alice provides you a better way to manage all of your household essentials online. You tell Alice what you buy—choosing from great deals on 1000’s of products—and Alice goes to work. We organize all of your products, find coupons and deals for you, remind you when you might be running low, and help you order…
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Video on YouTubeEugene Lin wanted some iPhone App Store money. So he made one iPhone app that was eventually accepted, then another that was rejected and then he found a hit with the racy Peek-a-boo. Along the way he learned the ins and outs of the App Store approva process and made quite a lot…
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Bill Gates, Ray Ozzie and a bunch of other heavy-hitters from Microsoft are named as inventors on a newly issued patent for a “personal data mining” system that would analyze information and make recommendations with the goal of aiding a person’s decisions and improving quality of life. via Gates, Ozzie, Microsoft execs patent ‘personal data…
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The world’s largest Internet search company and the world’s most powerful electronic surveillance organization are teaming up in the name of cybersecurity. via Google to enlist NSA to help it ward off cyberattacks – washingtonpost.com.
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To Pepsi, and to companies around the world, the days when mass-market media is the sole vehicle to reach an audience are officially over. Instead of pouring millions of dollars into a Super Bowl commercial, Pepsi has started a social-media campaign to promote its “Pepsi Refresh” initiative. Pepsi plans to give away $20 million in…
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The registration deadline is fast approaching. I am a big fan and graduate of the WIBO workshop, and highly recommend it to aspiring entrepreneurs in the NYC area. via wibo.org – read more Founded in 1966 in Harlem, the Workshop in Business Opportunities (WIBO) is a private non-profit organization that is committed to assisting men…
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Investors’ appetite for hedge-fund start-ups is slowly returning. But managers typically are raising relatively small amounts and some are granting concessions on key terms. via New Hedge Funds Start to Emerge – WSJ.com.
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I have a new photo website… please take a look!
David Mantilla 