Bring Carwashers to You...

The car wash rarely lives up to the enthusiastic disco hit that Rose Royce once dedicated to it. It’s time consuming and inconvenient. But now — like groceries, car service and random tasks — it can be sent to you with the click of a smartphone. Startup Cherry.com...
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President Obama Threate...

The White House has threatened to veto Republican-sponsored legislation that would overturn the net neutrality rules the FCC passed last December. The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on S.J. Resolution 6 [PDF], “Disapproval of Federal Communications Commission Rule Regulating the...
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How Barnes & Noble ...

Amazon’s recently refreshed range of ebook devices — the Kindle, Kindle Touch, Kindle Touch 3G and Kindle Fire tablet — is coming to more than 16,000 retail locations in the U.S., the company announced Tuesday afternoon. Beginning Nov. 15, Kindle devices will be...
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Two Schools of Thought:...

Apple and Google may look similar on the surface, but the companies couldn’t be any more different. That much has become clear to me after reading both the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and Steven Levy’s In the Plex . Google and Apple are technology behemoths that...
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Starbucks Holiday Cups ...

Starbucks is launching its first major augmented reality app this holiday season that will let customers animate their coffee cups with their smartphones. Starbucks Cup Magic launches for iPhone and Android devices in the U.S. next Tuesday. (In Canada, just the iPhone version will...
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End the Office? Student...

Planning on hiring a hotshot kid straight out of college? Here’s a checklist for you: Make sure she can tweet or update Facebook while on the clock. Let her get work email on whatever device she wants. Allow her to work from home on her own schedule, even though she’s...
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How Natural Language Pr...

JRehling is former senior software engineer and NLP expert at Meltwater Group , where he was responsible for adding natural language technology to the company’s news and social media monitoring services. He also blogs about NLP. Every day, people discuss brands tens of thousands of...
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12 Tips to Make Your Co...

Ronald Brown is a successful startup CEO with an extensive background in technology and consumer marketing. His new book, Anticipate. The Architecture of Small Team Innovation and Product Success is available via iTunes, Amazon , Barnes & Noble , and Kobo . Last year, reports said...
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Gilt.com Goes Global...

Gilt.com, Gilt Groupe’s flash sales site for apparel and home decor, announced Tuesday that it would begin shipping to more than 90 additional countries. The site , which launches sales on a range of deeply discounted designer merchandise in the women, men, kids and home categories...
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How to Set Up a Google+...

1. Getting Started To get started, sign in to your Google account and then head to http://www.google.com/+/business/ . You can watch the video, but it’s just a glossy marketing blurb with no how-to info. Click here to view this gallery. Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles....
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