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The musician finds that today’s Jamaican youth, like the rest of the world, have grown more materialistic and less disciplined.
The cleaning industry isn't always, well, all that clean. But a new trend in product transparency could be revealing its dirty side for the better. In February, a coalition of […]
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The VJ is surprised that video remixing isn't more widespread already, but expects that it will become ubiquitous.
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As music consumption changes, the traditional record label is going to have to adapt or disappear altogether.
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Though sampling has changed with the advent of digital audio, it's been a fundamental practice in music making since the beginning.
A giant magma pool sits underneath Yellowstone National Park, threatening to erupt on a monumental scale, and now it seems the U.S. could harbor a second such supervolcano in a […]
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Global health expert Laurie Garrett has witnessed the technology used to fight disease all over the world. These are her best ideas for the changes needed to change the world.
How the Talented Tenth has worked to arrest Black self-determination in the United States
When Network World selected 9 technologies IT pros should master in 2009, two of them were microblogging platforms: Twitter and Yammer. While most people are familiar with Twitter, relatively few […]
Nearly every new technology is hailed (at least by its creators) as one that will "revolutionize" this or that aspect of our lives. Upon closer examination, however, the hype is […]
The New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Group recently carried out a study of recession survival strategies. Their findings should be of interest to business owners everywhere. They examined several multinationals […]
Recessions are the best time to take chances, make that leap, and truly reinvent your business. When times are good it is all too easy to keep doing what "works". […]
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If you practice kindness and follow your bliss, you won’t go wrong.
The television will ultimately become one with the computer.
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The Obama generation demands smarter online material.
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A conversation with the host of Current TV.
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Off-beat content is welcome, but it’s up to users to filter quality from crap.
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Dumb and high-minded content both have a home on the Internet.
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Al Gore’s vision was to democratize television.
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A conversation with the host of Current TV.