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The New Normal -- Calling In Sick
86% of U.S. workers miss work due to weight and chronic health problems and a third of you call in sick with fake excuses. Is that okay or is something wrong here?
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Apple Fury Over Android Is 1988 and Windows All Over Again
Steve Jobs was ready to spend every penny Apple had to shut Google's Android down, and Apple is continuing the same course. Doesn't anyone there remember the result of suing Microsoft?
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Celebs at Occupy Wall Street Get Ridiculed
From Alec Baldwin to Kanye West, a slew of celebs are joining the Occupy Wall Street protests--and finding themselves the objects of criticism from pretty much everyone.
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10 Ads Featuring Colonel Gaddafi as Pitchman
Muammar Gadaffi is dead, and while his demise is celebrated in Libya and the rest of the Arab world he will be mourned in a few small corners of the advertising business. In the last few months,...
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Most Unusual Excuses to Take a Sick Day
With excuses like these, it's no wonder that a significant portion of bosses will try to find out if you're really sick-- even driving by your house or getting a colleague to call you.
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The Perils of Pretending to Listen to Employees
New research shows that paying lip service to employees' suggestions can backfire... badly.
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Back Up Your Outlook PST to Prevent a Total Loss of Email
Even if you don't have a robust backup of your documents and other data, I bet you'd agree that one thing you could not live without is your email.
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The Venture: Online Marketing
Host Suzi Dafnis discusses how online marketing is changing with guests Robert Gerrish and Valerie Khoo. Are you making best use of the options available?
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Michele Bachmann: Increasing Innovation and Competition in the U.S.
Presidential Candidate Michele Bachmann addresses the Commonwealth Club and gives her prescription on the best ways to reinvigorate American ingenuity.
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Michele Bachmann: Why the U.S. Postal Service May Need to Resort to Bake Sales
Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann speaks at the Commonwealth Club about the need for innovation in America.
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Why Occupy Wall Street Is Spreading Fast
Critics of the protests centered in Manhattan's Zuccotti Park attack it as just another expression of partisan politics. But the movement's rise shows it is anything but.
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Microsoft Earnings Meet Expectations, But Glory Days Are Gone
Microsoft earnings were fine. And yet, the stock went down, as the consensus seems to be: the company's best days are behind them.
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Piictu | Secrets of Successful Startups
Piictu is an iPhone app that allows you to communicate with friends through photos. Co-founder Jonathan Slimak speaks with hosts Laurel Touby and Jennifer Hill about turning the app into a...
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Turn $50 into $1 Million | Secrets of Successful Startups
For entrepreneur and host Laurel Touby, a $50 business lunch lead to a $1 million investment in her company. She shares her fundraising strategy, and speaks with Piictu co-founder Jonathan Slimak...
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Wall Street Rebels Need a Cause | BTalk
The Occupy Wall Street movement continues -- but do they know what they really want? Well, perhaps we can help.
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The Secret to Getting Repeat Customers
Former CEO of Publicis talks about the death of customer loyalty and how companies can become new experts in getting new customers
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Selling Deckchairs on the Titanic: How the N.Y. Times Actually Lost $50M in Q3
The "profit" it recorded came only because the Gray Lady is taking one-off gains on asset sales, and because it continues to lay off staff.
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Is Your Customer Service Sabotaging Sales?
The customer is not always right -- but the customer always pays the bills.
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Why Groupon Is Rushing to IPO [Updates-2]
Groupon is expected to launch IPO roadshow next week, despite the fact it will likely bring less cash than initially hoped for. And there are two very good reasons for the haste.
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Latest Obama Error: Campaign Asks Designers to Work for Free on Jobs Poster
President Obama appears to be doing his best to lose re-election. His web site is pathetic, and now his re-election campaign issued a "crowdsourcing" request for designers to come up with a "Jobs"...
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