In a classic “Seinfeld” episode, George’s father adopts what’s supposed to be a stress-reduction technique. Except that, instead of reciting it softly to himself, he bellows to the rafters: “Serenity now!” The Inner Balance Trainer is a $99 device from...
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The Inner Balance app coaches you through breathing exercises designed to reduce stress.
Inner Balance Promises Stress Relief for IPhoners: Rich Jaroslovsky
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TSL Education is an important resource for teachers to share information.
From Newspaper Insert to Social Network: TSL Scores With Teachers
More than a century ago, TSL Education began as a newspaper insert for teachers. Today it’s a digital media company with a a fast-growing social network that helped it make about $120 million in sales last year. TSL Education is adding...
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Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg introduces Graph Search at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, California.
First Impressions of Facebook’s New Graph Search
If you follow directions, Facebook’s new search engine is pretty amazing. But veer off course, and the results reveal just how limited the tool is right now. During an event today at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, Facebook introduced...
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Facebook plans to show off what it's been working on during a news conference at its headquarters.
Live Blog: Facebook Event
Please refresh your browser every few minutes to see my updates. 11:15 a.m. Facebook’s searchapalooza event has come to an end. 11:12 a.m. Hey, Zuck! Remember that company you agreed to spend $1 billion on? Will we be able to...
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Axel Toelke (left) and Ijad Madisch, the CEO and co-founder of Berlin startup ResearchGate.
ResearchGate’s 2013 Resolution: Make Money
Since opening its doors in 2008, ResearchGate has aimed to be the Facebook for scientists — a website for medical researchers to connect and share their findings. But following Facebook’s disastrous initial public offering last year, ResearchGate is spending 2013 trying...
Read more »Pinterest Reaches Out to Businesses With New Service
Pinterest, the popular picture-sharing service, will offer new accounts tailored for businesses to fuel the expansion of its user base ahead of a decision on how to generate income from the website. The accounts will make it easier for companies...
Read more »Dell President’s Advice to CEOs: ‘Get Social’
Social media isn’t just for startups anymore. Fortune 500 companies need to join the movement, and quickly, or risk being left behind for good. That was the message not just from market analysts, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists at the Techonomy Conference,...
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A Twitter account for “Pending Larry” was quickly created. It has more than a thousand followers.
Move Over ‘Bindersfullofwomen,’ Here Comes ‘PendingLarry’
In an age when no public gaffe goes untweeted, it didn’t take long for the premature release of Google’s earnings to spark sarcasm from the social media world. The filing was clearly in draft form, the best evidence being a...
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Facebook has expanded around the world and is available in more than 70 languages.
Facebook Grows to 1 Billion Users, Creates Video to Show Global Reach
Facebook, operator of the world’s largest social-networking site, commemorated its growth to one billion users with a promotional video shot by Academy Award-nominated Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. The 90-second clip, filmed in four cities, features groups of people from around...
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Banjo Creates ‘Pinterest for Location’ With New Mobile App
Location-based social networks such as Foursquare and Highlight are useful for gleaning information about people and places close by. But what if you wanted to tune into the online chatter of those attending a political rally in another state, or...
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