October 2009
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Top 10 Blogs for Writers 2009 →
If you’re interested in writing online, you’ll get a lot out of adding each of these to your daily reading.
Copyblogger This site is the heavyweight champion of the world four years running (and one of the top blogs on the planet)! The brain-child of Brian Clark, his blog keeps winning because of its insightful articles.
Men With Pens: James Chartrand and Harry McLeod maintain the number...
September 2009
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Immortality only 20 years away says scientist →
Scientist Ray Kurzweil claims humans could become immortal in as little as 20 years’ time through nanotechnology and an increased understanding of how the body works.
The 61-year-old American, who has predicted new technologies arriving before, says our understanding of genes and computer technology is accelerating at an incredible rate.
He says theoretically, at the rate our...
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How technology is enhancing the scope of video... →
Any way you look at it, video surveillance technology is becoming more sophisticated.
A recent report by ABI Research projects that revenue generated from surveillance software will more than triple from $245 million this year to $900 million-plus in 2013. Technological breakthroughs have added several more capabilities to surveillance cameras in recent years, from face-recognition software to...
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“The Most Creative People In Business: Top 25”... →
There are no rules about creativity. Which made constructing our list of the 100 Most Creative People in Business a tricky task. We looked for dazzling new thinkers, rising stars, and boldface names who couldn’t be ignored. Here are the top 25. Browse the full list Browse the top 10 lists by industry
via Fast Company
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Top 25 Censored Stories for 2009/2010 →
1. US Congress Sells Out to Wall Street
2. US Schools are More Segregated Today than in the 1950s
3. Toxic Waste Behind Somali Pirates
4. Nuclear Waste Pools in North Carolina
5. Europe Blocks US Toxic Products
6. Lobbyists Buy Congress
7. Obama’s Military Appointments Have Corrupt Past
8. Bailed out Banks and America’s Wealthiest Cheat IRS Out of Billions
9. US Arms Used for War...
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Twitter to become tech's newest $1 billion company →
Twitter, the fashionable microblogging service, is set to close a round of financing of around $100 million that values the three-and-a-half-year-old start-up at $1 billion, according to a person briefed on the company’s plans.
The investors include Insight Venture Partners, a New York venture capital firm, T. Rowe Price, the mutual fund company, and the current Twitter backers Spark Capital...
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Feeling Hopeless? Take Inspiration from the Hero... →
George Washington was a great leader. He commanded the revolutionary forces to victory against the British.
But Washington was actually a terrible military strategist and tactician.
Right from the start of his military career, Washington showed that he was prone to military blunders, and he failed to recognize good military advice when others provided it.
Washington actually lost more...
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5 Things Cities Can Learn from Burning Man →
Burning Man’s Larry Harvey says the city the project creates in the desert every year has done some radical things other cities should try
RELATED Fireworks & Flames as Burning Man Burns
via Time
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Internet a fast growing phenomenon in China →
Innovation a part of this multi-billion dollar business
Internet users in China were up by an estimated 40 million from the end of last year reaching 338 million users by June 2009. The state-run China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said that its Internet statistics show that the country has achieved a density of 25.5 percent, which is above the global average of 23.8 percent. By...