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InBed.me Connects You to Other Travelers Before Reaching Your Destination
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: InBed.me Quick Pitch: InBed.me is … Continue reading
Tumblr Fashion Director Out After Conflicts With Brands, Agencies [Exclusive]
Tumblr fashion director Rich Tong is leaving the company, Tumblr has confirmed. Ahead of New York Fashion Week this fall, Tong came under public fire from individuals from several well-established fashion brands and their agencies. Their complaints? That Tumblr played … Continue reading
NFL’s Adrian Peterson Wants to Turn Every Online Shopper into a Benefactor
Dishing out punishment to would-be tacklers nearly as much as he takes it, Adrian Peterson has become one of the NFL’s most feared running backs since entering the league in 2007. Now, the Minnesota Vikings’ star ball-carrier is delivering hits … Continue reading
Tablet Owners Define New Category of Shoppers [INFOGRAPHIC]
The increasing number of tablet owners in the U.S. is changing the way people shop from in-store to online — 20% of all mobile ecommerce sales now come from tablets and 60% of tablet owners have purchased goods using a … Continue reading
This Is Thriller: What Chilean Students Can Teach the Occupy Movement
Here’s a new tactic for Occupy Wall Street protesters to consider: dressing up as zombies for a mass performance of “Thriller”. That’s what thousands of members of Chile’s growing student protest movement did in June, gathering for a Michael Jackson-inspired … Continue reading
Revealed: The Report That May Sink AT&T’s Bid for T-Mobile
AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile isn’t dead yet, but the removal of the application by AT&T, and the FCC’s decision to release its report on the proposed merger could put it on life-support. As senior FCC officials put it, the … Continue reading
Facebook Unveils Its Most Shared Stories of 2011
1. Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Earthquake and Tsunami This Mar. 15 New York Times interactive graphic compares satellite images of the damages of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Click here to view this gallery. Facebook has … Continue reading
Elvis Costello Tells Fans to Steal His Music
Elvis Costello really doesn’t want you to buy his reissued boxset of “The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook,” due out Dec. 6. This isn’t a marketing gimmick; Costello is genuinely advising fans to avoid buying his boxset because of … Continue reading
Apple Founding Documents Up for Auction
The original founding documents of Apple Computer Company from 1976 are up for auction at Sotheby’s, for an estimated $100,000 to $150,000. The papers include two typed documents signed by “Stephen G. Wozniak”, “steven p. jobs”, together with amendments. The … Continue reading
Verizon’s FiOS TV Coming to an Xbox Near You
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has been having one heck of a week. Rumors about the next-generation console and Kinect peripheral are building serious buzz, and the console experienced its best sales week ever over Thanksgiving with more than 960,000 sold. Now, … Continue reading