Ned Smith
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How Much Do Most Kids Get For Allowance?It can pay to be a kid.
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Technology Keeps Americans Up at NightUsing a cellphone or computer before bedtime may leave you counting sheep instead.
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Scientists Learn How to Turn Innovations into JobsThey face the same dilemma alchemists faced centuries ago
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The Surprising Quality That Makes a Great BossYou may not be surprised to find out the one thing your boss could do to be a better or leader, but your boss will.
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Touch Screens That Touch Back: Feeling in the Future
Are these the touch screens of tomorrow?
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How to Turn Your Tech Dreams Into Business Reality
The National Science Foundation has programs in place to help turn dreams into business reality.
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Few Small Business Owners Likely to Drop Health Insurance
Few Small Business Owners Likely to Drop Health Insurance
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What's Net Neutrality, and Why Should You Care?Net Neutrality was one of the big issues discussed during the mid-term elections, but what is it? Life's Little Mysteries explains how legislation against it could change how you use the Internet.
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What Net Neutrality Means for Small Business
Until now, net neutrality has ensured that as long as you could meet your customers’ needs, no one could tell the difference between you and your behemoth competitors.
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Feeling Powerless Can Increase Consumer Spending
Customers' feelings of empowerment have a more nuanced impact on how much they choose to spend.
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Entrepreneurial Spirit Reigns Supreme in America
A new study finds that Americans are far more likely than Europeans or Chinese to possess an entrepreneurial spirit.
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Electric Vehicles Face Charging ChallengesThe plug-in Chevrolet Volt are slated to take to the road later this year, but how will owners of these next-generation vehicles recharge?
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Solar-Powered UAV Can Stay Aloft for Years
Can it replace satellites?
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Americans Want Environmentally Sustainable Businesses
Americans believe that U.S. business leaders must understand how to manage business in an environmentally sustainable manner to remain globally competitive.
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Consumers Will Pay More For Products They Can Touch
Pictures are not enough to increase consumers' desire to buy.
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Labor Day Is No Vacation for a Growing Number of Workers
Hourly employees might not have that luxury of relaxing on labor day.
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Sneaky New Virus Removes Your Antivirus ProtectionA new breed of malicious malware program tricks users into uninstalling the legitimate antivirus.
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iPad Goes 9-to-5 as a Valuable Business ToolIt didn’t take small business owners long to embrace the iPad and make room for it at the table.
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New Supersonic Passenger Jet Set for Takeoff
The Aerion SBJ will be able to carry a dozen passengers at speeds of up to Mach 1.5 for more than 4,000 miles.
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Old Fighter Jets to Be Destroyed in Target PracticeBy Ned Smith Published
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Military Plans Hummingbird-Sized Spies in the Sky
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Virtual Government (vGov) Aims to Improve National SecurityvGov is a virtual world that will function much like a secure "Second Life" for government agencies.
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Military Drones Report for Civilian Duty
A small army of robotic vehicles with military pedigrees is quietly reporting for duty in the civilian world: UAVs.
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Unmanned Airborne Warriors
The U.S. military is increasingly calling on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to gain battlefield advantage in Iraq, Afghanistan and other trouble spots around the globe.
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