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 Wish I could provide all kinds of witty summarization but there’s just…. no… time.  It’s a quick and interesting read, so have at it… unless you don’t like the idea of someone telling you everything you believe is a lie (I’m looking at you, Santa):http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/122/is-the-tipping-point-toast.html?page=0%2C3

Swoopo sounds like a scam.  Well, it really sounds like a new kind of popsicle, but bloggers on the web claim it’s a con, and a rip-off.  Is it? No, but you best be careful.
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Amazon.com is probably one of the best-known companies to use the pure-play level of business commitment.  That is, one that exists only on the Internet.  Amazon has thousands of webpages and sells thousands upon thousands of products at discounted prices.

Woot.com sells one discounted product.

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Amazon.com’s latest edition e-reader, the Kindle 2, is making noise in the publishing world… literally.  Other than sporting a slimmer body, the newest version of the reader is very similar to its predecessor (even priced the same at $359).  There is one addition that has lawmakers and (more specifically) the Authors Guild concerned: the Kindle 2’s new text-to-speech ability.
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Shoes have become very personal items.  Very expensive, personal items.  So it makes sense to see the footwear industry steer towards mass customization of its products in an attempt to keep and gain new customers.  Everybody wears shoes right?

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