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Gamification Will Drive Billions In Economic Value, But What Consumers Expect...
Gamification, the use of game elements to promote desired behaviors among customers and employees, has been a popular business strategy for decades. But the always-on digital and smartphone age has...
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Here Are The Big Stories That Traders Are Talking About This Weekend
Dave Lutz of Stifel, Nicolaus kindly passes along the top stories that traders are reading about this weekend:The Guardian: China has condemned Shinzo Abe, the Japanese prime minister, for "maliciously...
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Paul Ryan Says There Will Be A Debt Ceiling Fight
Ugh. Paul Ryan says there will be a debt ceiling fight.From POLITICO:House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said on “Fox News Sunday” Senate and House Republicans will soon huddle at their...
View ArticleUber Asked Customers — Including TV Host Michelle Beadle — To Pay 8 Times...
When there is too much demand and too few cars on the road, on-demand car service Uber raises its prices.Saturday evening, while sleet and snow pounded the East Coast, Uber's surge pricing kicked into...
View ArticleHere's What The '80s Were Like In America's Prisons
The blog "Prison Photography" recently reported on a phenomenal Facebook album of colorful photos of American prisoners in the '80s taken by photographer Stephen Milanowski.Join the conversation about...
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How Fox News Reporter Jana Winter's Life Was Turned Upside Down — For Just...
For the better part of the past year and a half, Fox News investigative reporter Jana Winter's life has been turned upside down — simply for doing her job. She, her brother, and her father all received...
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How Nelson Mandela Helped Get Me Through 26 Christmases In Prison
In 1986, I enjoyed the last holiday season with family before authorities locked me in prison. Never having been incarcerated before, I didn’t know what the holidays would bring. A jury convicted me...
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UNBOXED: Valve's Steam Machine, The Most Powerful Next-Gen Game Console
As if the Wii U, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One weren't enough, there's another major player in the video game industry dipping its toes in the video game console race.Valve, the company responsible for...
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Young Girl Spurns Soccer Star's Handshake Who May Have Fired Back After...
During the pre-match handshakes between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool, a young girl caused some laughs when she faked-out Liverpool striker Luis Suarez by pulling her hand back from their handshake...
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Motivational App Lift Is Literally Changing My Life
I've fallen in love with an iPhone app called Lift. It's helped me solve a tough problem: how to stay motivated in building new good habits and while ditching old bad habits.I'm actually a pretty...
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This Chart Shows How Rich People Make Their Money Totally Differently From...
Last night, Justin Wolfers Tweeted a chart from Visualizing Economics' Catherine Mulbrandon showing Lorenz curves by income source: labor, capital, business and capital gains.It basically shows that...
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Accused Boston Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev Reportedly Heard Voices And May Have...
Suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev heard voices in his head for years and a doctor feared he might be schizophrenic, according to an investigation published by The Boston Globe on...
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Watch How These Karaoke Singers Reacted When They Learned They Were Being...
Ah, karaoke and alcohol — the two complement each other perfectly.That's why it was so easy for Heineken to lure participants into its Carol Karaoke promotion, which invited New Yorkers at Karaoke Boho...
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'Lawrence Of Arabia' Star Peter O'Toole Dies At 81
Legendary actor Peter O'Toole has died at the age of 81, multiple news outlets are reporting.O'Toole famously starred in the David Lean film "Lawrence of Arabia" and fought stomach cancer in the...
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Larry Kudlow Perfectly Explains Why Conservatives Should Support The Budget Deal
The Murray-Ryan budget deal infuriates conservatives, because it increases spending in the next two years in return for uncertain future cuts. It also includes a minor tax increase (user fee). These...
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Rams Running Back Delivered One Of The Biggest Hits Of The Season
Steven Jackson of the Atlanta Falcons took out some of his frustrations on Josh Wilson of the Redskins with a punishing hit on a touchdown run.Jackson has had a disappointing season with just 410 yards...
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Two More High-Level Executives Are Leaving BlackBerry
Two more executives will be out shortly at BlackBerry, The Wall Street Journal reports.The company's vice president of global sales Rick Costanzo will be gone by early next year and mergers and...
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New York's Subway System Made Me Late For Work, Then Wrote Me This Ridiculous...
Last week, I was half an hour late for work because my subway was horribly delayed, leaving me standing on an outdoor platform in freezing weather for about 20 minutes.To prove to my boss that I wasn't...
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Sergio Garcia Hires His Girlfriend As His Caddie, Wins For The First Time In...
Sergio Garcia ended his tumultuous 2013 with his first win since last December, and he did it with his girlfriend by his side.He shot a final-round 68 to edge out Henrik Stenson and win the Thailand...
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The 10 Best Vegan And Vegetarian Restaurants In New York City
Vegetables are coming back in a big way. Acclaimed chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten announced last week plans to add a vegetarian restaurant with some vegan fare to his ABC empire.Vongerichten told The...
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