For the first time in seven years, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer is selling Microsoft&'s stock. Reuters reported that Ballmer sold $1.3 bill...
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eBay recently launched a new, no-fuss way for people to sell electronics they no longer use. The Instant Sale service offers free shipping, removal of...
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Marathons and races have long been used as a way to raise money for charity, but opportunities to participate in such fundraising efforts are typicall...
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As the US presidential election winds up to a fever pitch in these last few campaign months, there''s no doubt passionate supporters in both camps are...
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Since moving its not-for-profit venture online in 1995, New York-based Green Map System has made online maps of sustainable initiatives accessible to ...
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It''s no secret that successful businesses are built on more than just a good idea. Much the way Bethnal Green Ventures aims to help incubate socially...
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Quova, a company that claims to power 95 percent of location searches on the Web, has been acquired by Neustar.We heard about the news from a tipster,...
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Trooval, a company that develops software for timeshare operators, has raised $1.6 million in equity, according to a filing with the SEC. North Bridge...
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Theyworkforyou.com, the site that helps the British public keep tabs on their politicians, has just made the government''s goings-on even more transpa...
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Unreliable electricity and spotty internet access are a fact of life in many parts of the developing world&8212'and part of the reason the digital div...
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When consumers buy fair-trade products, it''s typically because they are motivated more by ethical considerations than by price&8212'which tends to be...
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Wrightspeed announced today it has raised $5 million in first-round financing from a private investor.The company was founded by one of Tesla&'s cofou...
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Both the Wall Street Journal and Fortune have published extensive investigative stories about the firing of Mark Hurd and his relationship with former...
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The Geological Society Of America (also known as the Geosociety) completed the installation of a solar power generating rooftop at their Boulder, Col...
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Well, Steve Ballmer certainly had a productive week.
Over the past three days, the Microsoft CEO has sold 49.3 million shares of his company stock, Re...
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Google technical writer Noirin Shirley wrote a post on her personal bloga4searlier this evening entitled &''A hell of a time,&'' describing her expe...
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A shining example of crowdsourcing at work, Ushahidi is mobilizing citizens to report and map conflicts. The project began as a way for Kenyans to log...
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We at Springwise are always happy to chronicle the spread of a good idea, but never more so than when those doing the spreading are part of the Spring...
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Kik, the new chat application for smartphones that is faster and more social than standard text messages, continues to report astounding growth in tra...
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It''s a tragic fact of life today that one in five African children die before their fifth birthday from simple causes like dehydration from diarrhoea...
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