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Microsoft retiring Messenger on March 15th, wants you to use Skype instead

Microsoft retiring Messenger on March 15th, wants you to use Skype instead | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
While we knew Microsoft Messenger was due to retire sometime in the first quarter of this year, we now have a confirmed date.
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PRISM software works just like Facebook ads

PRISM software works just like Facebook ads | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
The National Security Agency has been involved in intelligence-gathering schemes since its inception in 1949, but 21st century technology has advanced far beyond the wiretap and the codebook.
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5 Tactics to Grow Your Email List

5 Tactics to Grow Your Email List | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Back in January, many email marketers said increasing their lists was their top goal for 2013. Well, spring is here. Is your mailing list growing as fast as your flowers and lawn?
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FBI arrests Mississippi man in ricin letter case

FBI arrests Mississippi man in ricin letter case | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI arrested a Mississippi man on Wednesday in connection with letters sent to President Barack Obama and two other officials that are believed to have contained the deadly poison ricin, the U.S.
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Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean'

Gulf of Mexico can 'self-deep-clean' | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Scientists reveal new insights into how the Gulf of Mexico's natural processes degraded oil-related compounds after the Deepwater Horizon spill.
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Stanford Business School Professor Explains How To Get Promotions And Raises

Stanford Business School Professor Explains How To Get Promotions And Raises | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
"There are rules of power — you need to understand them. "
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The Art of Promotions

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BBC - Newsbeat - 'Rise in bedroom entrepreneurs', say business help groups

BBC - Newsbeat - 'Rise in bedroom entrepreneurs', say business help groups | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Organisations which support young entrepreneurs say they've seen a rise in people trying to set up their own businesses.
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Apple CEO apologizes to China

Apple CEO apologizes to China | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Apple has published a letter to Chinese customers -- signed by CEO Tim Cook -- that addresses the growing controversy over the company's warranty policies there.
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Most states begin 2013 with jobless rates lower than Jan 2012

Most states begin 2013 with jobless rates lower than Jan 2012 | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Almost all U.S. states began 2013 with lower unemployment rates than they had at the start of 2012, according to Labor Department data released on Monday that showed jobless rates rose in only seven states from January to...
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Citigroup agrees to pay $730 million to settle with investors

Citigroup agrees to pay $730 million to settle with investors | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc has agreed to pay $730 million to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors who said they were misled by the company's disclosures.
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Working parents to be given up to £1,200 for childcare

Working parents to be given up to £1,200 for childcare | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
David Cameron calls the measure a direct boost to the pockets of hardworking families Parents on joint incomes of up to £300,000 will be eligible for new tax-free childcare support worth £1,200 a year under a new scheme that will be one of the...
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Obese heart patients 'do better'

Obese heart patients 'do better' | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Obese cardiac patients are less likely to die than their normal weight counterparts, say researchers.
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China central bank head to spur reforms through tough waters

China central bank head to spur reforms through tough waters | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - Zhou Xiaochuan's grey hair identifies the Chinese central bank chief as someone willing to do things a bit differently to the ranks of bureaucrats with dyed-black hair in Beijing's other top organs of state - and...
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SA concern over girls' high HIV rate

SA concern over girls' high HIV rate | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
At least 28% of South African schoolgirls are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because "sugar daddies" exploit them, the health minister says.
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5 viral Boston stories that aren't true

5 viral Boston stories that aren't true | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
In the aftermath of dramatic events like Monday's bombing attack at the Boston Marathon, it's a truth of our times that millions of people will get early bits of news via social media.
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Founders Cash Out, but Do Workers Gain?

Founders Cash Out, but Do Workers Gain? | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
As more entrepreneurs approach retirement, many are choosing to sell their companies to their employees, rather than outside buyers.
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Why most K-12 schools aren’t ready for the iPad revolution

Why most K-12 schools aren’t ready for the iPad revolution | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
July 9-10, 2013
San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale
Mike Reiners is the co-founder and CEO of NOMAD.
As of February 2013, 4.5 million iPads had been purchased for use in the U.S. K-12 academic environment.
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More Android Apps Downloaded in Q1, But Apple Had Higher Revenue

More Android Apps Downloaded in Q1, But Apple Had Higher Revenue | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Fifty-one percent of the apps downloaded during Q1 of 2013 were downloaded from Google Play, according to a report released by Canalys on Monday While Google had the majority when it came to the number of downloads, it didn’t earn top honors in...
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Everything You Thought You Knew About Teamwork Is Wrong

Everything You Thought You Knew About Teamwork Is Wrong | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Yes, you do have to treat stars differently. ;
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Facts about Team Work Productivity.

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How can companies battle the fakes?

How can companies battle the fakes? | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
The BBC's Saira Syed visits a hi-fi firm in Singapore that had to deal with the problem of counterfeit copies of its product coming out of China.
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Battle of the Counterfeit markets.

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Japan Airlines may buy 20 Airbus A350 jets: Nikkei

Japan Airlines may buy 20 Airbus A350 jets: Nikkei | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co may buy about 20 A350 jets from Airbus for around 400 billion yen ($4.23 billion), the Nikkei daily reported on Sunday, a move that would reduce its reliance on Boeing .
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Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink

Euro ministers urge Cyprus rethink | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Finance ministers from the eurozone urge Cyprus to rethink a levy on bank savers with less than 100,000 euros, following an outcry among Cypriots.
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Starbucks Buys Coffee Farm

Starbucks Buys Coffee Farm | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Starbucks has bought a 600-acre farm in Costa Rica to develop new coffee varieties and test methods to eradicate a fungal disease known as coffee rust that is vexing the industry.
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Apple Tells Us Why iPhone Is the Best After Galaxy S4 Launch

Apple Tells Us Why iPhone Is the Best After Galaxy S4 Launch | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
You've seen the specs: a 5-inch screen with 441 pixels per inch, 1080p display, a quad-core 1.9GHz processor and a 13-megapixel camera.
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336 million Chinese abortions in 40 years

336 million Chinese abortions in 40 years | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
Beijing's one-child policy has been subject of heated debate about its economic consequences as the population ages.
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UK 'not ready for ageing society'

UK 'not ready for ageing society' | Business News - Worldwide | Scoop.it
The UK is "woefully underprepared" for the social and economic challenges presented by an ageing society, a Lords committee warns.
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