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Secretive Spaceflight Firm Lifts Veil On New Spacecraft Plans

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Private Spaceflight, Nasa, Video, Human Spaceflight, Spacex, Planetary Resources, Jeff Bezos, X Prize, Blue Origin, Science News

By: Leonard David Published: 05/07/2012 06:25 AM EDT on SPACE.com The curtain of secrecy is being raised by Blue Origin, a private entrepreneuri...

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The Baffling Mystery That Is Amazon.com

PandoDaily | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Iphone, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Amazon Kindle, The Hunger Games, Amazon, Ipad, Ebooks, Technology News

A couple months ago, realizing it would be futile to hold out any longer against the tsunami of pop cultural peer pressure, I decided to go ahead and ...

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Billionaire's Secretive Space Venture Reveals Rocket Plan

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Space Taxi, Blue Origin, Nasa, Video, Rich People Things, Spacex, Human Spaceflight, Jeff Bezos, Planetary Resources, Space, Science News

By: Mike Wall Published: 04/30/2012 06:26 AM EDT on SPACE.com Blue Origin wants to fly under the radar all the way into space. The secretive pr...

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Amazon CEO Claims Remarkable Discovery At Bottom Of Atlantic Ocean

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Jeff Bezos Apollo 11, Video, Jeff Bezos, Apollo 11 Engines, Apollo 11, Moon, Amazon, Apollo 11 Engines Found, Bezos Apollo, Technology News

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced today that an underwater sea expedition he financed has discovered artifacts from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon at...

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We Need an Education System that Promotes Creativity, Innovation, and Critical Thinking

Peter Smirniotopoulos | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Steve Jobs, Creativity, Jeff Bezos, Economy, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Innovation, Amazon Kindle, Divergent-Thinking, Amazon, Education, Critical Thinking, Apple, Sir Ken Robinson, Economic Recovery, Education Reform, Public Education, Education News
Peter Smirniotopoulos

Let's not wait another 50 years to reform the primary and secondary education systems in this country, because we can't afford not to. Let's start now.

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3 Keys to Naming Your Product

Tom Grasty | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Knight News Challenge, Twitter, Jason Nazar, Jeff Bezos, Stroome, Phillips Exeter Academy, Mark Zuckerberg, Collaboration, Online Video, Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Product, Participatory Media, Yahoo, Amazon, Video, Business News
Tom Grasty

Without question, naming your product is important. But it's also a great opportunity. The right name can distinguish you from the competition, as well as differentiate your product from seemingly similar offerings.

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The Top Influencers Alive: 10 Breakout Influencers of 2011

Connie Dieken | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: John Mackey, Liz Strauss, Top Ten List, Howard Schultz, Oprah Winfrey, Influence, Jeff Bezos, Jim Skinner, Warren Buffett, Tim Tebow, Gabrielle Giffords, Oprah Winfrey Network, Hamdi Ulukaya, Business News
Connie Dieken

Despite conventional wisdom, influence and persuasion are not the same animal.

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Why Don't Girls Want Careers in Technology?

Belinda Parmar | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Zuckerberg, Red, Kate Burns, Gates, Aol, Jeff Bezos, Red Magazine, Jobs, Girls in Tech, Cary Marsh, Women in Technology, Sergey Brin, Tech, Women, Careers, Lady Geek, Larry Page, Google, Tech Careers, Google UK, Mydeo, Women in Tech, Video, Technology News
Belinda Parmar

When it comes to careers, boys are five times more likely to go into technology. Why is this? At what point are we losing our girl geeks to other industries?

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WATCH: 'Ultra-Secretive' Company Shows Test Of New Project

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 11.18.2011

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Blue Origin, the rocket company underwritten by Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, has released two new videos showing a successful test of a rock...

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Netflix Adds More Shows

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Video, JJ Abrams, Jeff Bezos, ABC Family, Amazon Prime, Netflix Shows, Netflix, Abc, Disney, Netflix Abc, Alias, Amazon, Alias Netflix, Technology News

Netflix watchers no longer have to be desperate about the state of their "Housewives," as the embattled movie and television streaming site has announ...

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The Rise Of Jeff Bezos And Amazon

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 12.16.2011

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Jeffrey Preston Bezos was 4 years old when he first arrived at his grandfather's cattle ranch in Cotulla, Texas. The Lazy G is a sprawling 25,000-acre...

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Jason Gilbert

Who Got Burned By The Kindle Fire? The 6 Biggest Losers

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Amazon.com, Amazon Kindle Fire, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire Biggest Losers, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Tablet, Amazon, Technology News

Amazon is having a Kindle Fire (sale), and some of its competitors just might be in trouble. The Amazon tablet, the Kindle Fire, will be released o...

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6 Things Amazon's Tablet Has That The iPad Doesn't

The Huffington Post | Jason O. Gilbert | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Jeff Bezos, Amazon Kindle Fire, Amazon Silk, Ipad 2, Amazon Kindle, Kindle Fire Flash, Ipad, Amazon, Video, Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire vs Ipad, Slidepollajax, Amazon Kindle Tablet, Amazon Tablet, Tablets, Technology News

At first glance, the Amazon Kindle Fire doesn't appear to be an iPad killer. When you compare the hardware and technical specs of the new Amazon table...

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Amazon Announces Army Of New Kindle Devices

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Kindle Touch, Amazon Kindle Touch, Amazon Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire, Kindle, Amazon Kindle 3g, Amazon Kindle, Amazon Tablet, Amazon, Jeff Bezos, New Kindle Touch, New Kindle, Technology News

This entry has been updated. See photos below Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, onstage at a press event in New York City on Wednesday, gave eager onlookers a...

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Jason Gilbert

LIVE From the Amazon Tablet Event

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Gilbert | Posted 11.28.2011

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Good morning! We are here live at the Amazon Media Event, where CEO Jeff Bezos is widely expected to announce a new Amazon tablet called the Kindle F...

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What Will Amazon Announce Next Week?

Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: New Amazon Tablet, Video, Jeff Bezos, Amazon Tablet Release Date, Amazon Tablet, Amazon Kindle Tablet, Amazon Tablet Rumors, Amazon's Tablet, Amazon Press Conference, Technology News

Scroll down for picture. (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc is holding a press conference in New York on Wednesday, sparking expectations that the selle...

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Innovations In Space Technology Are Still Key

James M. Gentile | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Spectrawatt, Nasa, Scialog, Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, Biosphere 2, Research Corporation for Science Advancement, The New York Times, Mars, Partnership for 21st Century Skills, Cornell, Evergreen Solar, Amazon.com, Solar Energy, San Francisco Chronicle, Fablevision, Peter H. Reynolds, Mars Rover Opportunity, Solyndra, Technology News
James M. Gentile

Innovation in space technology is still key to U.S. scientific and economic preeminence; space has been primarily America's frontier for 50 years and should remain so.

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Amazon CEO's Spaceship Fails During Test Flight

AP | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Blue Origin, Blue Origin Test Flight, Blue Origin Space, Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin Rocket, Blue Origin Aerospace, Blue Origin Space Vehicle, Technology News

VAN HORN, Texas — An unmanned spacecraft bankrolled by Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos failed during a recent test flight. The vehicle became un...

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Spaceship Funded By Amazon's Jeff Bezos Crashes

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 11.02.2011

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An unmanned spaceship funded by Internet billionaire Jeff Bezos suffered a major failure during a recent test flight, according to U.S. government and...

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The Top Rated Tech CEOS: Schmidt Beats Jobs

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Larry Ellison, Glassdoor, Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Carol Bartz, Tech CEOs, Eric Schmidt Approval Rating, CEO Approval Ratings, glassdoor.com, Technology News

Eric Schmidt on April 4 will step down from his position as Google CEO, passing the torch to the company's co-founder Larry Page. Schmidt is going ...

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Priced for Decadence

James Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Amzn, Stock Market, Netflix, Jeff Bezos, Nflx, Amazon, Apple, Apple TV, Movie Rentals, Blockbuster, Business News
James Berman

NFLX is a well-run company with a terrific brand. But it looks to be in the manic phase and vulnerable to a bipolar outcome, which on Main Street or Wall Street is called a crash.

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Manage Your Company's Online Identity -- Or The Competition Will Manage It For You

Naveen Jain | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Business Management, Small Business, Linkedin, Twitter, Gilt Groupe, Jeff Bezos, Nordstrom, Facebook, Kenneth Cole, Amazon, Apple, Egypt, Ceos, Public Relations, Customer Complaints, Online Identity, Delta, Small Business America, Business News
Naveen Jain

The online identity, or "o-dentity," of your business can help or hinder its bottom line. Yet, too many executives fail to safeguard their company's online reputation.

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The Low [Carbon] Cost of Kindle

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle, Jeff Bezos, Trees, Carbon Footprint, Kindle Ereader, Amazon Kindle, Green News
Dr. Susan Corso

The thing is: Kindle books are more "expensive" than used books. Except... there are myriad hidden costs to buying used books as you can see.

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Voters Reject Initiative To Raise Taxes On Washington's Top 1 Percent

AP | CURT WOODWARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Ballmer, Taxes, Washington State, Income Taxes, Initiative 1098, Jeff Bezos, I-1098, Elections 2010, Washington, Tax Reform, Sales Tax, Millionaires Tax, Politics News

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington voters have rejected a state income tax on its top 1 percent of earners that supporters said would have raised billi...

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Mark Zuckerberg -- Our First Millennial CEO

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Facebook Connect, Jeff Bezos, 60 Minutes, The Social Network, Social Networking, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Privacy, Bill Gates, Facebook, Small Business America, Amazon, Jav on Tech, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Like all influential and complex entrepreneurs, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is many things to many people. But he is, first and foremost, our young century's first Millennial CEO.

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