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Great Depression spurred ‘amazing’ period of creativity

Great Depression spurred ‘amazing’ period of creativity

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The hardships of the Great Depression spurred a period of unparalleled creativity according to a University of Manchester historian.





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Flower shop launches first Facebook store

Technology / Internet

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- In a first, but likely not last for Facebook, a retailer is setting up shop inside the popular social-networking site.


Forrester projects rise in online holiday sales

Technology / Business

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Forrester Research Inc. is projecting an 8 percent increase to $44.7 billion in online holiday sales compared with a year ago as bargain hunters turn to the Web for deals.


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Microsoft goes intercontinental via cloud and Surface

Technology / Software

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Microsoft announced on Monday that it is going intercontinental with touch-screen Surface computers and a suite of business software offered online as services "in the cloud."


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Twitter gets more business friendly

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter is testing a way to let businesses better use the popular microblogging service in what could be a future money-making opportunity.


New Apps Bolster Cisco VOIP System for SMBs

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 04, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IPcelerate will bolster Cisco's new UC 500 small-business IP telephony system when it launches four VOIP application packages aimed at specific small vertical businesses.


Online shoppers leaving purchases behind

Technology / Internet

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

People shopping online are likely to bail out on planned purchases before making the final click to submit their orders, often because they are surprised by high shipping costs and other fees, according to a new survey out ...


Men, Women Manage Family Businesses Differently, Study Shows

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 08, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Family-owned businesses run by women thrive when family members donate their time to help the company. But when men run the family business, donated family time is linked to lower revenue.


Are SMBs Ready for Cisco's Swiss Army Knife of Connectivity?

Technology / Telecom

created Apr 04, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It remains to be seen whether small businesses really need Cisco's new product package that includes VOIP, LAN switching, routing, VPN, firewall and wireless LAN.


IAC to shutter Web site aimed at black community

Technology / Internet

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- IAC/InterActiveCorp will shut down the year-old RushmoreDrive, a search engine geared toward the black community.


IBM Delivers Breakthrough Storage Capability on Blade Computing Solution Designed for the Office

Electronics / Hardware

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

IBM announced today a storage breakthrough in blade computing that will allow small and medium-sized customers and branch offices to consolidate multiple storage devices onto a single blade computing system. Building on the ...



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