Forbes: Most Popular Stories You Never Imagine

Started by bayo4luv, Jan 05, 2011, 07:04 AM

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With 344 food stores in 25 states and Washington, D.C, Trader Joe's is a perfect example of how to gain a competitive advantage in a crowded space by embracing the immigrant perspective. Trader Joe's first opened its doors in 1967 in Southern California and today their circular vision to food retailing has kept their linear-thinking competitors on the run.  In fact, they take pride in not doing (or following) what their competitors do.


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The relentless rise of electricity prices over the past decade has made many consumers more conscientious about how they use electric power. Many of those conscientious people may find it frustrating – to put it mildly – that their daily or even hourly efforts to turn off devices they're


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If you have a pacemaker or an insulin pump, you may not be aware that you're potentially a walking target for hackers.  Many medical implants contain tiny wireless radios that allow doctors to download data to track their patients' conditions and adjust the functionality of the implant.  If left unprotected, these


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Learn from Steve Jobs innovative ways to think differently about your company or brand .


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When two computers get to talking, unicorns and the existence of God get bandied about.


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With all of the news today that people never use the phone anymore, one woman apparently didn't get the memo.


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VideoVideo games were generating so much interest on JustinTV that the streaming service decided to create a dedicated video game broadcasting community with TwitchTV in April. Since launching in private beta six months ago, the site has doubled in size and is attracting more than 8 million viewers per month.


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The linchpin assumption undergirding Google's defense of its purchase of Motorola -- to gain ~17,000 patents "to better protect Android" -- and Google's overall defense against what it calls a "hostile organized campaign against Android by Microsoft, Oracle, Apple and other companies waged through bogus patents," is that Google is


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Roger Federer's quarterfinals exit at Wimbledon raises the issue once again of the great champion's slow descent from his perch on top of the tennis pyramid. Is he past his prime? Is he, at a young 29, too old for the game? I am a Federer fan through and through and


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US and Euroean equities were deep in the red in early trading on Friday, after a speech by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and a newe stimulus plan by President Obama failed to stoke confidence. ECB board member Juerge Stark resigned, sending European markets lower.