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Things The Facebook Generation Will Not Buy

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale and Michael B. Sauter | Posted 04.21.2012

Read More: Desktop Computers, Newspapers, Net Generation, Gen Y, Beer, Email, Cars, Popularity, Products, Facebook Generation, Landline Phones, Cigarettes, Consumption Trends, Business News, Televisions, Dying Products, Extinct Products, Business News

24/7 Wall St.: Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation pre...

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Under the Sea(weed)

Heather Bauer, RD, CDN | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Nori, Healthy Living, Heather Bauer, Health Advice, Nutrition, Health, Sushi, Diet, Seaweed, Eating Seaweed, Japanese Food, Bestowed, Products, Healthy Food, Seaweed Food, Healthy Foods, Seaweed Salad, Diet and Nutrition, Sushi Seaweed, Healthy Living News
Heather Bauer, RD, CDN

You've seen it around your sushi, most likely. Not the soy sauce or the little green mound of wasabi, but the seaweed that holds everyone's favorite food together. It makes sushi rolls delicious and portable, but it's a lot more than wrapping paper.

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What Is a Design Expert?

Soren Petersen | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Creativity, Design, Experts, Business, Service, Products, Business News
Soren Petersen

Design is now increasingly being recognized as a competitive advantage, however few outside the creative community actually know what design can provi...

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WATCH: You Won't Believe These Crazy Walmart Product Ideas

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Inventors, Walmart, Under the Weather, Small Business, Scrats, Invention, Frostybowlz, Consumers, Retail, ABC News, Cnnmoney, Get It on the Shelf, Products, Business News

Walmart's latest must-have item may be chosen by shoppers like you. Walmart's "Get It On The Shelf" campaign, a competition allowing anyone from am...

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13 Crazy Real-Life Facebook Tributes

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Facebook Fans, Porsche, Video, Facebook Products, Facebook Tattoo, Baby Name Facebook, Facebook Revolution, Baby Named After Like, Tattoo, Facebook, Slidepollajax, Products, Technology News

There's no doubt that Facebook has had a long and lasting influence on our society. Through strengthening revolutions, connecting people across the wo...

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Best and Worst Designs of the Decade

Soren Petersen | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Design, Sustainability, Innovation, Technology, Business, Paradigm Shift, Products, Technology News
Soren Petersen

Once in a blue moon, an innovative product is created that redefines our beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. Which product has provided this level of innovativeness this past decade?

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19 Weirdest Products For Keeping Warm (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Jocelyn Richard | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Comedy Slideshows, Stupid Products, Products for Keeping Warm, Blanket, Ways to Keep Warm, How to Keep Warm, Keep Warm, Products, Comedy News

In this age of Skymall, it's difficult to conceive that at one point in human history, our ancestors were able to survive the winter without microwave...

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OWS: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

Jon Stein | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Money, Bank Reform, Occupy Wall Street, Better, Business Model, Slashdeclare, Products, Ows, Change, Movement, Startup, Financial Services, Bank, Finserve, Banks, Startups, Declare, Wall Street, Exchange, Business News
Jon Stein

As consumers of financial services products, start to demand that your bank, investment advisor and brokerage join this movement. If they aren't willing to publicly declare what you deserve, you deserve a better company.

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Finding Your Way to Loyalty

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Retailers, Point-of-Sale, Shopper-Marketing, National Retail Federation, Small Business, Crm, Sales, Online Retail, Acquisition, Cause-Related-Marketing, Sales Motivational, Retail, Media, Cause Marketing, Business, Continuity Programs, Social Media Marketing, Products, Retail News, Retail Industry, Voice of Customer Marketing, Customer Retention, Retail Sales, Multichannel Marketing, Yoplait, Online Marketing, McDonald's, Branding, Relationship Marketing, Marketing, Shoppers, Marketing Best Practices, Business News
Sarah O'Leary

You must meet the wants, needs, and/or desires of your shopper and her consumers if you want to cultivate loyalty.

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Keeping the Sheep Dogs at Bay

Warren Adler | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Marketing, Consumerism, Advertising, Surveys, Products, Business News
Warren Adler

Our individuality is broken down into sub-atoms of attitude and preference. Our uniqueness has been erased by the tsunami of the marketers.

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VOTE: Steve Jobs' Design Revolution

Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Ipod, Ipod Industrial Design, Mac Design, Steve Jobs Resigns, Mac Aesthetics, Resignation, Ipod Design, Ipad, Products, Iphone, Industrial Design, Apple, Cupertino, Apple Aesthetics, Steve Jobs Design, Apple Art, Mac Art, Apple Design, Ipad Design, Arts News

Apple design. Unique, sleek and unmistakeable. It is no secret that Steve Jobs has an obsessive commitment to simplicity. When Jobs returned to Apple ...

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One Kings Lane: Remaking The Home Online

Jacob Slevin | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Home Decor, Design, Materials, Furniture, Products, Zynga, One Kings Lane, Susan Feldman, Mark Pincs, Ali Pincus, E-Commerce, Home Furnishings, Arts News
Jacob Slevin

Who wouldn't want luxury furnishings at clearance prices? Right! In the past five years, we've witnessed the Internet turn retail upside down in marke...

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Apple Powermats & Chair Comas: NeoCon 2011 Unplugged

Jacob Slevin | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Architecture, Design, Materials, Furniture, Commercial Furnishings, Furnishings, Neocon, Products, Blooper Reel, Interfaceflor, Neocon Wtf, Merchandise Mart, Powermat, Video, Apple, Knoll, Chicago, Commerical Design Expo, Steelcase, Ecoupled Technology, Herman Miller, Technology, Neocon 2011, Heller, Bretford, Arts News
Jacob Slevin

Last week, the nation's leading commercial design expo -- NeoCon (formerly NeoCon WTF) -- came and went for it's 42nd year in Chicago's historic Merch...

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10 Companies With The Best Reputations In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Google, Financial Performance, Vision, Leadership, Social Responsibility, Johnson & Johnson, Corporate Reputation, General Mills, Workplace Environment, Scandal, Products, Fraud, Tech Companies, Services, Harris Interactive, Emotional Appeal, Business News

It's difficult for a corporation in today's world to survive under the microscope. But in fact, while some don't, a recent survey released by marke...

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Art, Design Shows Get App Savvy In NYC

Stacy Straczynski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Architecture, Design, Interior Design, Material, Products, Arts News
Stacy Straczynski

Trade shows and consumer fairs have long been venues for showcasing and demonstrating new products and services in design, which is why it's exciting ...

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Mickey Mouse Pleads with Wisconsin Children: Don't Revolt! Watch TV! Go Shopping!

Reverend Billy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walt Disney, Freedom of Choice, Youth, Wal-Mart, Nike, Tunisia, Qaddafi, Corporation, Violence, Democracy, Babies, Products, Hilary Clinton, Wiunion, Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Life After Shopping, Citizens United, Consumerism, Army, Reverend Billy Talen, Wall Street, Advertising, Egypt, Freedom, Mickey Mouse, Personhood, Mubarak, Mad Men, Disney, Wisconsin Protests, Newborn Market, Impact News
Reverend Billy

When will we make the connection between official American violence and the free-for-all of our products?

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Entrepreneurs Can Thrive on Services or Products

Marty Zwilling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Services, Business, Startup, Entrepreneur, Products, Business News
Marty Zwilling

You don't need to invent an innovative product to be a real entrepreneur. Self-employed services specialists are just as important, and are a growing ...

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A Sneak Preview of CPSC's Publically Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database

Inez Moore Tenenbaum | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dad, Consumers, Moms, Databases, Parents, Products, Cpsc, Home News
Inez Moore Tenenbaum

We are grateful for the interest in our new consumer database, and we look forward to our continued partnership to keep children and families safe.

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Is Your Reader Hungry for More?

Peggy McColl | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Writers, Readers, Books, Peggy McColl, Products, Internet Marketing, Books News
Peggy McColl

When we listen to great speakers and authors (assuming we like their message), we buy their books. When we really connect with the content and style ...

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10 Products And Commodities That Have Hit All-Time Highs

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Products, Gold, Commodities, Services, Beef, Cotton, Shipping, Business News

Possibly the most critical debate at the moment in the global economy is whether central banks should fight inflation or deflation. On its face, infla...

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Nine Great Brands That Had To Change Their Names

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brand Names, Brands, Products, Apple, Ford, Sirius XM, Time Warner, Company Name, Xerox, Lg, Panasonic, Oracle, Business News

lightly (Apple Inc. was once Apple Computer), but hardly enough for most people to notice. Some of the world's largest companies have changed their na...

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October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Product Month (VIDEO)

Erin Gibson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pink, Breast Cancer, Comedy, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Products, Ribbon, Breast Cancer Awareness, Funny Videos, Comedy News
Erin Gibson

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Consumers shun bank marketing in favor of researching online

Brett King | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google Finance, Finance, Research, Usability, Online, Banking, Brand Loyalty, Marketing, Choice Set, Customer Experience, Products, Business News
Brett King

At their annual ThinkBanking event last Thursday (Sept 9th) in Sydney, the Google Financial Services Team released their latest behavioral research su...

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How to Conduct Your Own Business Audit

Chris Guillebeau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Products, Business News
Chris Guillebeau

In any given business, it's very easy to get trapped into all kinds of things that have nothing to do with making money. Money isn't everything, but in a business, the money is pretty important.

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The 15 Stupidest Products Of All Time (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 15 Stupid Products, Video, Most Ridiculous Products, Funny Videos, Slidepoll, Stupid Products, Stupidest Products, Products, Huffingtonpost 15 Stupidest Products, Worst Products, Slidepollajax, Comedy Sldieshows, Comedy News

That's it. We've done it. After months of research and two previews slideshows, we've finally compiled the most inane, ridiculous, worthless products ...

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