Icelanders are more than twice as happy as Americans. Here’s what your business can learn from them.
Apple’s $1 Billion Patent Win Over Samsung Rattles Google’s Cage
The billion-dollar verdict is the largest victory yet in Apple’s global proxy war against arch-rival Google. But what does the decision mean for mobile innovation?
Is the U.S. Headed for a Double-Dip Recession?
The economy may well be able to continue growing and avoid another slump, but the recovery is unlikely to gain much momentum in 2013.
Tropical Storm Isaac to Boost Gas Prices Even Higher
The highest gas prices ever for this time of year are about to go skyward yet again, thanks to Mother Nature.
7 Surprising Things Lurking In Online ‘Terms of Service’ Agreements
UPDATE, DEC. 18: The popular photo-sharing platform Instagram faced harsh online criticism today from users who discovered that an upcoming change to the site’s Terms of Service will allow the company to sell users’ uploaded …
Six Reasons Why “Gamification” Will Rule the Business World
The new fall TV season marks a happy resurrection: The Pyramid, the most recent update of the 20th-Century classic game show The $10,000 [$25,000] [$100,000] Pyramid, this version from Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? creator …
Don’t Pursue a Doomed Idea
When it comes to innovation, irrationality can be a blessing. Many a great decision has resulted from people taking risks that didn’t make logical sense at the time. But irrationality can also blind innovators to real problems. Here are three ways to seek the right amount of reason:
The Perils of Small Business Expansion
The goal of any business – small or otherwise – is to grow, but growth can bring with it unexpected headaches.
Monkey See, Monkey Do? Just 1% of Kids Save Any Allowance Money
Studies have shown that most parents are poor financial role models for their children. So is it any surprise that of the money American kids get in allowance—a hefty $780 per year, on average—almost none is saved?
Target Battles Walmart for Low-Price Supremacy
Target gets bragging rights in the most recent study comparing prices between the “Expect more. Pay less.” retailer and its “Save money. Live better.” competitor, Walmart. In the study, matching up costs of 150 similar items in …
High-speed Railways: Worth Their Hefty Price Tag?
Imagine riding from Philadelphia to New York in only 37 minutes, or from Boston to Washington, D.C., in just three hours on a cutting-edge, high-speed transportation network linking every major city in the Northeast — …
5 Best Places for the Rich and Single
You might think New York or Los Angeles — two large, affluent cities with an endless number of singles — would be the best place for the well-off and unattached. But you’d be wrong. In fact, it’s the cities right next to …