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Ecommerce Trends That Are Always in Vogue

Like a traditional brick-and-mortar business, some aspects of ecommerce never change. For instance, good customer service and quality products or services are important no matter what. Similarly, there are a number of other eCommerce... More of this article »
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Finding a successful climate for your small business

Hard work is important, but your skills, experience and effort aren’t the only factors that go into the success or failure of your small business.  Small businesses and new entrepreneurial ventures are delicate. Their size makes... More of this article »
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Why UK or USA Forex companies are the Safest Ones?

What exactly should you look for in a good or safe forex broker? This may be one of the most asked questions among new and even expert forex traders. You can find a lot of credible sites offering exceptional information on the top... More of this article »
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City in New Jersey Teams Up With Uber In Creative Parking Solution

Commuting is a big part of every day life in the United States, but while it may be one of the most defining characteristics of this time—providing benefits that the earliest generations did not have—commuting is also a major headache.... More of this article »
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Target to Spend $20 Million To Add Private Bathrooms To All Stores

The Target Corporation has just announced plans to spend $20 million across retail locations throughout the United States to add a private bathroom to each of its stores by next year. This is in response, of course, to customer protests... More of this article »
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Apple Will Replace Pistol with Squirt Gun Emoji in iOS 10 Update, this Fall

It seems like every day the powers that be add new emoji to the growing alphabet of digital texting symbols. Indeed, we can now send little icons for just about anything, despite the fact that many symbols will probably never be used. For... More of this article »
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Apple Brings Former Blackberry Exec To Self-Driving Car Division

In the tech world, it is not often you hear that Blackberry is on the cutting edge of product development; at least, not anymore. While the company is certainly not out of the business, their devices have been overshadowed over the... More of this article »
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Missouri Education Officials Celebrate Potential In Review of Financial Education Standards

Barely a month following the Missouri State Board of Education approved a regulatory review of personal finance learning standards across state schools, local education officials now hope that the overhaul will assist in preparing... More of this article »
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Does Higher Education Mean Lower Heart Failure Risk?

There are obvious benefits to higher education. Of course, the theory is that more education—specialized education—leads to a better career and higher income. But with studious knowledge also comes an expanded perspective on the... More of this article »
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Montana State Officials Propose New State Science Standards

Education officials in Montana just proposed new science standards last week emphasizing local roots as a major foundation for them. The new science standards, explains Montana Office of Public Instruction director of content standards... More of this article »
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Are Tennessee Schools Setting the Bar for Technology Equity in Education?

It is no surprise that American children need to learn about technology as part of their primary and secondary education. The world is changing and technology is leading the charge; and American children are actually not as well-educated... More of this article »
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Android Co-Founder Looks to the Future of Technology and Education

Android co-founder Rich Miner is not one to shy away from new ideas. A general partner of Google Ventures (GV) since the 2009 formation of the corporate venture capital group, it seems that Miner is already moving on to new things.... More of this article »
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Google Establishes Foundation for a Virtual Reality-Based Chrome Browser

Virtual reality is not a new idea.  The idea has been around for decades, though admittedly touted as a science fiction concept  that would only become commonplace in the very distant future. Well, it seems that this future may not... More of this article »
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Does Facebook User Your Location Settings to Suggest Friends?

If you use Facebook daily you might notice that your friend suggestions somewhat shift from day to day. You might not think anything of it but some people seem to think that these changes are a result of Facebook tracking your location... More of this article »
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Uber Releases Info Regarding How they Keep Drivers In check

One of the risks of a new industry—like ride sharing via companies like Uber—is that they are often not as well regulated as industries which have been long-established. This does not necessarily make these industries dangerous... More of this article »
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Amazon Launches Inspire Digital Education Tool Sharing Program

On Monday, Amazon launched a new online education portal which makes thousands of free educational tools available to teachers. This includes handy worksheets and lesson plans; obviously the web giant’s biggest move towards what... More of this article »
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Do College Graduates Get More Brain Tumors?

It is a somewhat shocking and unusual question, sure, but a new study suggests that this may be true.  According to an analysis of medical data from more than 4.3 million Swedish residents, those with a higher education or who have... More of this article »
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GAO Calls for Servicer Communication Overhaul to Improve Student Loan Health

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has just released a report called “Federal Loans: Education Could Improve Direct Loan Program Customer Service and Oversight.” The  June 15th report is part of the office’s study... More of this article »
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The Oddly Complex For-Profit Higher Education Model

The decades leading into the 21st century showed great promise for young people looking to make their marks in the world. A college education held the key to many opportunities that were supposed to open up after walking down the aisle... More of this article »
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New US DoE Report Shows massive Racial Disparities In Public Education

On Tuesday, the US Department of Education released a collection of data tracking roughly 50 million students from almost every single one of the country’s 95,000-some public schools. This is the most recent installment of the... More of this article »
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Does Education Level Affect Life Expectancy At Birth?

According to an insightful new study published in the International Journal of Innovation and Learning, the average level of education in any given country correlates somewhat directly with life expectancy at birth.  Experts are saying... More of this article »
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Is Atari Making a Comeback in the IoT Field?

Atari was, perhaps, the first major video game entertainment company in the United States. Their games populated arcades and then were among the very first to make their way into homes via the Atari 2600 video game console. The early... More of this article »
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Security Breach puts Facebook, Tumblr Passwords Up For Sale

Even before personal computers and mobile phones became everyday technology, hackers were breaking through the available networks to steal information (among other things).   For example, a hacker known only—and, it seems, ironically—as... More of this article »
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Tech Companies Work With EU on Hate Speech Code of Conduct

The web’s biggest tech companies—Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Microsoft—are now working with the European Commission to unveil a new code of conduct over hate speech.  The hope, of course, is to remove instances of this... More of this article »
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Qualcomm Hopes New IoT Chip Helps Boost Sales

The wearable technology trend continues to grow and Qualcomm is getting directly into the game by launching a brand new set of Snapdragon Wear chips aimed specifcally at wearable devices. On Tuesday, the company made an announcement... More of this article »
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Caltech Sues Apple and Broadcomm over Patent Dispute

Caltech has just filed a legal complaint against both Apple and Broadcom in which the school accuses these companies of illegally using their proprietary Wi-Fi patents.  In the complaint, the university shows that Apple had used their... More of this article »
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Obese Young Adults Need To Know About their Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease

It is no big secret—no pun intended—that obesity has become a major, growing problem in the United States. The reason this should be of such concern, however, is that obesity can lead to a handful of more complex and related diseases.... More of this article »
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Alarming New Data Says Majority of Military Suicides Occur Pre-Deployment

Unfortunately, suicide remains a prevalent issue among US soldiers, even in today’s military. However, while many studies exist suggesting that the stresses and restrictions of military life can sometimes be too much, a new study... More of this article »
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US Supreme Court Upends Conviction On Racial Discrimination Grounds

On Monday, the Supreme Court overturned the conviction and coinciding death sentence of an African-American man from Georgia under the determination that the prosecutors violated the Constitution by not including jurors of similar... More of this article »
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Sesame Street and IRC Team Up To Bring More Education To Refugee Children

Jim Henson productions have been entertaining and educating children for decades. Now it looks like his beloved Muppet characters from the hit television show, Sesame Street will be taking their particular brand of “edu-tainment”... More of this article »