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Is Technology Killing Your Productivity?
[Entrepreneur] Office technology can enhance productivity by automating time-consuming drudgery and offloading brain-draining tasks such as managing budgets and organizing records. But the same technology can also prove to be time-wasters, especially if used incorrectly. [Read the rest of Is Technology … Continue reading
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One Tent-Dwelling Wall Street Occupier’s Quest For Something Concrete
[Fast Company] Student debt reformer Alan Collinge has brought a clear set of demands–and little patience for general assembly dickering–to Occupy Wall Street. He belongs to a large–but not unified–contingent of pragmatic policy wonks in the movement. [Read the rest … Continue reading
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Infographic: Who Is Occupy Wall Street?
[Fast Company] A new study, shared exclusively with Fast Company, offers insight into participants. They span age and income groups, are largely apolitical, and are mostly white. They are also getting more active. [Read the rest of Infographic: Who Is Occupy … Continue reading
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Ultimate iCloud Guide: Everything You Need to Know
[Laptop Magazine] Even before Apple’s iCloud came along, the idea of “the cloud” was, well, nebulous. Apple’s definition is a method by which you can synchronize all your data – such as photos, music, calendars, address books and ebooks – … Continue reading
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Will The Real 99% Please Stand Up?
[Fast Company] Occupy Wall Street is meant to be a leaderless movement. But that hasn’t stopped some people from trying to identify leaders. And some activists charge that organizations are trying to co-opt their message. How can a phenomenon with … Continue reading
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The Demographics Of Occupy Wall Street
[Fast Company] Students are a big contingent at Zuccotti Park and other occupations. But a new study shows that online support crosses age, income and political boundaries. Look out for the rich, nonpartisan mobs. [Read the rest of The Demographics Of … Continue reading
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The Real Role Of Anonymous In Occupy Wall Street
[Fast Company] So far, the hacker collective known as Anonymous–or those claiming the name–has failed to live up to threats made via YouTube and social media. But they have brought a lot of buzz to the Occupy Wall Street movement. … Continue reading
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D’oh! I didn’t mean to sign this
As I’ve always said, I remain completely neutral in my coverage of Occupy Wall Street. But while researching MoveOn, I accidentally e-signed a petition. I thought I had to enter my info just to see the full text, before actually … Continue reading
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#OWS Occupies Washington Square (for a bit)
The occupation of Times Square has been well documented – mainly by citizen journalists. Around 8PM, when I got the first wind of a simultaneous occupation happening in Washington Square at NYU, I decided to make a break for it … Continue reading
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What do “they” think of protests in the US
Today, as Occupy Wall Street occupied Times Square, I bumped into several folks from abroad (Europe and South America) and got their opinions. First, I saw the sign “French frogs are with you,” but I couldn’t make it across the … Continue reading
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