The Collective Power of Individuals - BusinessWeek

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World Economic Forum launches social media initiative

The World Economic Forum has a number of new social media tools and is inviting web users to discuss key world issues in advance of its annual meeting in Davos-Klosters next month. By Jemima Kiss

Connect hands out awards for innovation

Connect, an organization promoting technology and life science firms in San Diego (where I live) handed out the Most Innovative New Product awards yesterday. A high-tech surfboard and a computer-simulated cosmetic makeover were among the winners.

Children's entertainment group launches website to enhance learning experiences

The Jumpitz, an emerging leader in socially responsible entertainment for kids ages 2 and up, has launched an interactive website allowing kids and their parents to download dynamic music and videos for an exciting learning and entertainment experience online.

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How Will Obama Now Use the Internet Army He Built? | Newsweek Politics | Newsweek.com

Obama harnessed the grass-roots power of the Web to get elected. How will he use that power now?

How Industries Survive Change. If They Do.

Extra! Extra! Newspapers and auto makers take heart. History shows that flexibility (and luck) can hold off the angel of death.

Campaigns in a Web 2.0 world

Campaigns in a Web 2.0 world

Clean technology in the downturn

The economic slowdown casts a shadow over the prospects for clean technology

Why America Needs an Economic Strategy - BusinessWeek

The Harvard Business School competitiveness guru offers his prescription for long-term prosperity.

Twitter Goes Mainstream

A lot more people -- and businesses -- are finding new ways to tweet

Time to Leave the Laptop Behind

For more mobile workers, phones increasingly give them much of what they need -- with a lot less hassle

Multitasking can make you lose ... um ... focus

AS you are reading this article, are you listening to music or the radio? Yelling at your children? If you are looking at it online, are you e-mailing or instant-messaging at the same time? Checking stocks?

Professional networks surge in popularity

More people seek jobs from online contacts

Get Rid of the Performance Review! - WSJ.com

It destroys morale, kills teamwork and hurts the bottom line. And that's just for starters.

In downturn, solar industry sees bright days ahead | Green Tech - CNET News

Because the numbers on solar energy investments are looking better and comparatively safer, the business predicts rapid growth despite the economic crisis. Read this blog post by Martin LaMonica on Green Tech.

Gartner: Four Disruptions That Will Transform the Software Industry - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Are we near the end of the software industry as we know it? Yes, declared an industry watcher today at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo. Analyst Yvonne Genovese says Web-centric and service-oriented solutions are radically reshaping IT's options.

Tijuana Pinta Tijuana!: A new face for Tijuana

Tijuana Pinta Tijuana! will officially go underway on Monday October 6, The purpose of Tijuana Pinta Tijuana! is to unite the Tijuana community in an all city project to paint damaged parts of the city where not only will the community decide what to paint but also donate their u …

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How to make innovation happen

Innovation is the lifeblood of any business. Be it a groundbreaking invention or an incremental change in process, innovation is about generating new ideas that will prevent a company from stagnation by giving its products and services a competitive edge.

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Can America Invent Its Way Back?

"Innovation economics" shows how smart ideas can turn into jobs and growth%u2014and keep the U.S. competitive.

How to Build a Lasting Brand

The Mayo Clinic is the kind of company that encompasses both a century of respect and a reputation for innovation -- virtual medicine coming soon. Here, two marketing authors dig deep into the institution's brand.

Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind: Scientific American

Subtle refinements in brain architecture, rather than large-scale alterations, make us smarter than other animals

An Inside View of IBM's Innovation Jam, Bjelland, Chapman Wood - MIT Sloan Management Review

IBM brought 150,000 employees and stakeholders together to help move its latest technologies to market. Both the difficulties it faced and the successes it achieved provide important lessons.

An Architect Unshackled by Limits of the Real World

These are lonely times for Lebbeus Woods, the irreverent architect whose dark and moody renderings made him a cult figure among students and academics.

Why are economic forecasters so wrong, so often? - By Tim Harford - Slate Magazine

When people discover that I am an economist, they rarely ask me for my views on subjects that economists know a bit about%u2014such as how to respond to climate change or pay less at a supermarket. Instead, they ask me what will happen to the economy.

How Russia's economic ties to the West diminish the possibility of a new Cold War. - By Daniel Gross - Slate Magazine

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