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5 Must-Have IT Skills For The Future of Work
The fact that data has the power to change our business and personal lives has put data science and analytics at the center of how marketing is done. Every digital click, swipe, "like", buy, comment...
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Sharing Bikes Can Lead to a Sustainable World
We've asked speakers at our upcoming Techonomy Detroit conference to share perspectives on topics they will discuss at the event relating to U.S. economic growth, jobs, and urban renewal. (To register...
View ArticleFacebook Under Fire For Making Drag, Burlesque Performers Use Real Names
Facebook recently started enforcing an existing policy that requires people to operate under their legal names. That policy has several performers from the drag and burlesque communities up in arms...
View ArticleAirbnb Under Fire From New 'Share Better' Campaign
The battle over the so-called sharing economy is heating up as New Yorkers question the impact of home-sharing sites like Airbnb. A campaign called "Share Better," launched Friday by a coalition of...
View ArticleKutiman's Incredible YouTube Musician Mashup Is Better Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Israeli mashup master and music producer Kutiman is back with an incredible new video entitled "GIVE IT UP." Kutiman, whose real name is Ophir Kutiel, has layered and edited together several YouTube...
View ArticleHow Big Data Enables Economic Harm to Low-Income Consumers
Emerging big data platforms are playing a central role in increasing economic inequality and harming low-income sectors of the population, argues researcher Nathan Newman in public comments (link to...
View ArticleWhat Not to Post on Instagram
I have 397 followers on Instagram, 227 followers on Twitter and 869 friends on Facebook. To some of you, I'm the most popular girl you know and to others, I'm extremely lame. But I do not value my...
View ArticleChemistry Lab Mishap In Denver High School Injures Four Students
Four students at a Denver high school were injured today, one seriously, when a classroom chemistry demonstration caught fire, according to the Associated Press. The students suffered burns on their...
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5th-Grader Begs Microsoft Not To Mess Up Minecraft
Upon hearing that Microsoft would be buying the company behind the wildly popular Minecraft video game, 10-year-old Sabrina Lane had just one request: Don't mess it up, OK? Lane published an open...
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How To Get That Terrible U2 Album Off Your iPhone, In 4 Steps
Have you found yourself browsing through your iPhone’s music section in the past week, only to discover a strange album on there by some band called “U2”? Take some deep breaths, dear reader. We’re...
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Beloved Dad's Memory Lives On Through Special Message In A Bottle From His...
This fisherman's soul will forever remain at sea, thanks to a special message in a bottle created by his family. When California native Melvin Stanley Clary died in April at the age of 77, his family...
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Tesla Shareholders Suddenly Realize They May Have Gone Too Far
Elon Musk tried to warn you. Tesla's share price fell about 9 percent on Monday after Morgan Stanley declared that the recent frenzied lust for the electric-car maker's stock had gotten juuuuust a bit...
View ArticleTime's Running Out On The Net Neutrality Comment Period
Today is the last day to tell regulators how you feel about net neutrality, or the idea that all Internet traffic should be treated equally. The Federal Communications Commission has received 3 million...
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Facebook 'Name Change' Policy Disproportionately Affecting LGBT Community...
What happens when a culture interweaves a social media outlet into virtually every part of the human experience -- and then that platform makes a dramatic change? That's one of the questions on many...
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Australian Startup Sets Style Standard for Wearable Tech
While the wearable tech world has welcomed several watches, bracelets, rings and more - including the latest Apple Watch - the actual wearable-ness of each of these futuristic-looking devices has been...
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Adorable Photos Of Dogs Help Animal Rescue Group Recover After Devastating Fire
These selfies that are helping an animal rescue organization are anything but selfish. On Thursday, Manchester Dogs' Home -- an organization in Manchester, England, that rescues and cares for thousands...
View ArticleThese Are The Best Universities For Electronic Music
Each year, we're bombarded with rankings of schools that are all about the books. But this year, thanks to the folks at Thump, Vice's online video channel devoted to electronic music and culture, we...
View ArticleAlibaba Raises IPO Price Range
NEW YORK (AP) — Alibaba now plans to raise up to $25.03 billion in its upcoming IPO, making what was expected to be the biggest stock market debut even bigger. The Chinese e-commerce company said it...
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Facebook Forcing Drag Queens Out of the Closet
Drag queen Sister Roma had been using Facebook for over six years when she was blocked from her account this week until she agreed to change her settings to reflect her legal name, Michael Williams. In...
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UN Bringing Child Rights Into the Digital Age
Participants at Day of Discussion consider child rights in the digital age In 1989 the United Nations passed an important human rights treaty. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) was...
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