Alex Goldmark

How to Fire Rupert Murdoch

How to Fire Rupert Murdoch

The board of News Corporation needs to act. And if it doesn't, shareholders might.

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New App We&Co Lets Customers Say Thanks, Get Free Stuff

New App We&Co Lets Customers Say Thanks, Get Free Stuff

Part Yelp, part FourSquare, this new app will help you become a regular at local businesses by actually getting to know the people who work there.

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Superb Idea: Virgin America Rolls Out Water-Bottle Refill Stations

Superb Idea: Virgin America Rolls Out Water-Bottle Refill Stations

After the TSA pats you down, x-rays your undies, and dumps your liquids, at least now you don't have to pay $4 for bottled water.

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Recycle Old Cell Phones for Cash, Reduce Waste

Recycle Old Cell Phones for Cash, Reduce Waste

That pile of old cell phones cluttering your closet is worth cash. Here's how to sell them and reduce your waste.

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The Most Sustainable Sushi Restaurant in America

The Most Sustainable Sushi Restaurant in America

Our taste for tuna rolls is depleting the oceans, so Bamboo Sushi wants to add new fish to the sea for every one you eat.

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This Is the Connected States of America

This Is the Connected States of America

If we drew state lines based on cell phone connections, this is what our country would look like.

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Take a "Digital Detox" Vacation and Get a Hotel Discount

Take a "Digital Detox" Vacation and Get a Hotel Discount

Normally you have to pay a hefty sum when you check into a resort to break an addiction, but these hotels want to help you unplug, for their sake.

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The Benefit Corporation: Can Business Be About More Than Profit?

The Benefit Corporation: Can Business Be About More Than Profit?

New laws take effect in Vermont and Virginia today that protect sustainable businesses from the pressure to turn a profit at all costs.

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The Philippines Gets a Billboard That Reduces Pollution

The Philippines Gets a Billboard That Reduces Pollution

Yeah, it's an ad, but its 3,600 potted Fukien tea plants can absorb as much as 46,800 pounds of carbon dioxide over the course of a year.

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Now You Can Support Education by Buying Local

Now You Can Support Education by Buying Local

Swellr creates a tag team of teachers and local businesses so you can buy local, and boost education, just by shopping.

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Be Warned: Payday May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Be Warned: Payday May Be Hazardous to Your Health

It's Friday, so watch out. People are more likely to die on payday or shortly after than at other times. We just want you to be safe.

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An App That Lets You Play Disaster Relief Helicopter Pilot

An App That Lets You Play Disaster Relief Helicopter Pilot

The rest of the world has largely forgotten about last year's devastating floods in Pakistan. A new app is hoping to change that.

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A Daily Deal Site That Helps You Make Healthy Choices

A Daily Deal Site That Helps You Make Healthy Choices

Zipongo pairs natural food daily deals with life tracking software that helps you make healthy decisions, and save money.

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Infographic: Who's Winning, Walmart or Amazon?

Infographic: Who's Winning, Walmart or Amazon?

Sure, Walmart is the biggest retailer on earth. But these stats suggest it won't be that way forever.

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Airline Pilots Ditch Paper for iPads and Save Millions in Fuel

Airline Pilots Ditch Paper for iPads and Save Millions in Fuel

Pilots have to carry up to 35 pounds of paper on every flight. Leaving it behind makes a ton of sense.

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The Internet Dethroned! We Now Waste More Time on Mobile Apps than the Web

The Internet Dethroned! We Now Waste More Time on Mobile Apps than the Web

Damn, smartphone users spend a lot of time staring at screens.

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How One Piss Wasted $35,000 and Millions of Gallons of Water

How One Piss Wasted $35,000 and Millions of Gallons of Water

What's the dumbest (and costliest) overreaction to one man peeing in public? Just go ahead and waste 8 million gallons of water.

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Check Out Brooklyn's Fresh New Shipping Container Radio Station

Check Out Brooklyn's Fresh New Shipping Container Radio Station

BBox is Brooklyn's upstart community radio station coming direct from a farmers' market. They're looking for fresh DJs and hosts.

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How Much Would You Pay to Rent a Nobel Laureate?

How Much Would You Pay to Rent a Nobel Laureate?

Now you can rent an hour with all kinds of experts: world-class economists, a "Darwinian dating coach," or pro poker players.

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Walmart Loses Labor Appeal in Penn

Walmart employees scored a victory in court, winning their claim that the company systematically denied breaks for meals and rest.

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