For many people, the term “robot” still calls to mind Transformers, the bustling maid from The Jetsons or the droid that shouted “Danger Will Robinson!” in “Lost in
As the season of self-indulgence draws near to a close, many consumers who splurged over the summer start to hitch up their belts and take stock of
By Walter Pacheco A business reporter on deadline a while back asked if I knew anyone who worked at a local Darden restaurant that she
One social media site you may have overlooked is Reddit.com, but don’t be too quick to rule it out. Like Facebook and Twitter, Reddit can
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Author Maria Perez is director of news operations at ProfNet, a free service that helps journalists find sources. I recently attended BlogWorld & New Media
Laurie Segall’s article for CNNMoney gets right to the point with its headline: “What’s really behind Twitter’s staff exodus?” She reports: “The speed and depth
Alan Deutschman, Reynolds Chair of Business Journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, is interviewed about Steve Jobs’ resignation on Bloomberg Television. What has set
Virginia Gandee’s brilliant red hair and dozen tattoos belie the reality of this 22-year-old’s life. Inside her family’s Staten Island trailer her caregiving goes far
Luke O’Brien, contributor at Fortune magazine, was doing a Google search when he came across a story in the Nigerian press about a criminal mastermind
While doing some reporting on a timely news story this week, I shot a few quick video interviews. My plan was to cut them together,
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