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Business Brains
Business Brains focuses on management issues that revolve around the key question: How do I make my business, family, and coworkers smarter? It examines the best sustainability strategies, social responsibility campaigns and new technology.
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Retail orders via tablet computers grow appreciably
Data from Forrester Research and Shop.org shows that almost half of retailers are generating higher order values from shoppers using tablets than from their traditional e-commerce sites.
May 25, 2012 2:30am |
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U.S. Olympics team takes medical records electronic
By digitizing the healthcare history of its athletes, Team USA hopes to speed diagnosis and treatment.
2 | May 24, 2012 10:33am |
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Want to attract and keep talent? Give employees purpose
New research suggests a majority of student job-seekers and currently employed professionals value employers concerned with social or environmental impact.
3 | May 23, 2012 1:59pm |
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Feds tap IBM for building energy-efficiency project
The contract will cover more than 50 of the federal government's most energy-wasting buildings; projected savings could be $15 million annually.
May 23, 2012 8:30am |
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Skip college and build a business, entrepreneur urges
Tech industry entrepreneur Peter Thiel wants to prove that many people are better off pursuing business opportunities than spending four or more years in a classroom, accruing massive debt.
7 | May 23, 2012 4:45am |
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AT&T: Want to save water? Look at building cooling towers
Telecommunications giant teams with Environmental Defense Fund to seek operational savings that marry energy and water consumption efficiency.
1 | May 22, 2012 10:15am |
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Why humanity grads make the best technology leaders
'Technologists and engineers focus on features. In contrast, humanities majors focus on people and how they interact with technology.'
5 | May 22, 2012 4:00am |
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FedEx closes in on 2020 fleet efficiency goal
The logistics giant is closing in on a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, through both retrofits and electric vehicle investments.
May 21, 2012 10:36am |
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Developing a mobile app? Plan ahead for translation
For many multinationals, language localization of smartphone applications is still an afterthought. Here are 5 ways to make it easier.
1 | May 18, 2012 3:00am |
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First commercial cargo launch to space station imminent
Commercial space race about to heat up: a private cargo spacecraft is ready to serve as a resupply line to the International Space Station.
May 17, 2012 10:27pm |
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Crowdsourcing starts to clear away corporate cobwebs
McKinsey reports companies are enhancing innovation with approaches such as internal 'stock markets' and Web forums.
1 | May 16, 2012 10:00am |
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Razoo turns online fundraising into a social event
The concept of giving days is just one of the ways in which non-profits and charities are innovating to raise more money.
May 16, 2012 3:02am |
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Is Silicon Valley out of touch with the mainstream economy?
Over-the-top valuations suggest a widening gap between Silicon Valley and the rest of the economic world. But technology created in the Valley may be helping other regions catch up.
2 | May 15, 2012 2:23pm |
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More smartphone users apt to disclose their physical location
New Pew Research data shows more American adults are broadcasting their whereabouts, whether they know it or not. The result: new immediacy for advertising and marketing services.
2 | May 14, 2012 3:00am |
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Technology may render auto insurance unnecessary: report
Thanks to new forms of technology, from telematics to collision avoidance technology to robotically driven vehicles, auto accidents may get rarer and rarer. Wishful thinking?
2 | May 12, 2012 2:10pm |
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Lawmakers forbid employers from requesting social passwords
While the incidents appear to be isolated, the uproar caused by perceived invasions of privacy is something all companies should consider as they tiptoe onto social networks.
May 11, 2012 2:19pm |
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Rising fuel prices push businesses to reconsider fleet options
While electric and hybrid vehicles continue to resist mainstream appeal, more fleet operators are weighing their total cost of ownership benefits.
2 | May 11, 2012 3:00am |
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Shift to e-commerce channels 'accelerating'
First-quarter revenue from U.S. online retail sites topped $44.3 billion, posting its fastest rate of growth in almost five years.
5 | May 10, 2012 3:00am |
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'Ivy League Spring' spreads; 4 more universities join free global classroom movement
Via Coursera, Princeton University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania launch free open-classroom programs.
4 | May 9, 2012 9:14am |
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Chat technology transforms pool retailer's customer service
By automating how questions are addressed or escalated from its Web site, AquaSupercenter.com has reduced inbound calls by almost 50 percent.
1 | May 9, 2012 3:00am |