Description:  (MoneyWatch) Steve Jobs, General Patton, and Mother Teresa. They were leaders who broke the mold, using their uniqueness to do what no one else could do. What they had in common was that they were unique.
Source: MoneyWatch.com
Date: 02/08/2012
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Description: eMarketer estimates that the number of US smartphone users will rise 44% this year to over 106 million. And as these users continue to do more activities on their phones, their likelihood of exposure to mobile advertising becomes assured.
Source: eMarketer.com
Date: 02/13/2012
Link: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008834&ecid=a6506033675d47f881651943c21c5ed4
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Description: Japan a nation known for its aging population, arcades have become popular with Japan’s elderly, prompting some to even host ‘senior nights.’
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 02/08/2012
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2012/02/08/n_japanese_geezer_games.cnnmoney/
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Description: Petitions with over 250,000 signatures were delivered to Apple stores calling for reforms to working conditions in its suppliers’ factories.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/09/t-ts-change-org-signatures.cnnmoney/
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Description: (MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY We’re all in business to sell something, but sometimes one of the best ways to do that is to give it away. For some owners, that tactic’s anathema — “I’m in business to sell, not to give” — but their attitude is short-sighted.
Source: MoneyWatch.com
Date: 02/07/2012
Link: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57371972/sell-more-stuff-by-giving-it-away/?tag=nl.e857
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Description: Stocks are soaring, but investors who buy in now may still be getting a deal of a decade, based on metrics of how pricey the market is.
Source: USAToday.com
Date: 02/08/2012
Link:  http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/stocks/story/2012-02-08/stocks-still-cheap/53017416/1
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Description:  Commentary Tesla Motors is helping destroy the notion that electric vehicles are green cars with unfortunate compromises.
Source: CNET.com
Date: 02/10/2012
Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57374536-76/teslas-model-x-finally-an-electric-car-we-all-want/
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Description: Skip college, work at a startup. That’s the idea behind a new two-year program called Enstittue that started accepting applications Tuesday.
Source: Mashable.com
Date: 02/02/2012
Link: http://mashable.com/2012/02/07/enstitute/
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Description: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg grew the college dorm room startup to a global tech giant with more users than most countries’ populations.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 02/03/2012
Link:  http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/02/f_game_changers_facebook.fortune/
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Description: The web hosting company has seen its market share increase exponentially since its first Super Bowl ad in 2005.
Source: CNNMoney.com – video report
Date: 02/02/2012
Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2012/02/01/t-bcos-godaddy-superbowl-ad.fortune/
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