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May 10 12 7:04pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Nike Turns Sweat Into Currency

The weird and the wonderful for Thursday, May 10: The 13-year-old inventor of Hiccupops, the Kenyan electric walk, and Nike turns sweat into currency. Continue


May 09 12 7:04pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage

The weird and the wonderful for Wednesday, May 9: The best and worst times to post on Facebook and Twitter, Mitt Romney's Contraceptapalooza, and the first president of the United States to support same-sex marriage. Continue


May 08 12 7:04pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: The Gamification of Marketing

The weird and the wonderful for Tuesday, May 8: Inheriting the startup gene, Twitter goes to bat for the rights of a user, and how to make consuming a commercial more fun. Continue


May 07 12 7:04pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Google the Copyright Violator

The weird and the wonderful for Monday, May 7: Indian cricketers make bank, the brain structure of a psychopath, and the partial verdict in a Google copyright case. Continue


May 04 12 6:03pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Is This Man the Hipster King?

The weird and the wonderful for Friday, May 4: A humiliating way to close your abandoned Myspace account, the NSA chief who wants to force corporate fortification, and the mysterious King of the Hipsters. Continue


May 03 12 6:03pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Facebook Announces IPO Price Range

The weird and the wonderful for Thursday, May 3: The politician's wife with a $1,000 T-shirt, Harley-Davidson to restore the tsunami-cycle found in Canada, and Facebook announces the price range for its IPO. Continue


May 02 12 6:41pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Zombie-Ant Fungus

The weird and the wonderful for Wednesday, May 2: An article by Karl Rove, Pinterest's gender predicament, and a fungus that feeds on ant brains. Continue


May 01 12 6:27pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: This Is Not a Tech Bubble

The weird and the wonderful for Tuesday, May 1: The $10,000 BlackBerry incentive, how Twitter almost ruined the President's trip to Afghanistan, and the tech expert who isn't worried in the least about the tech market. Continue


Apr 30 12 6:27pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: Violent Videogame Lessons

The weird and the wonderful for Monday, April 30: The mysterious Facebook app that could save lives, what your pronouns say about you and your power, and playing videogames improves your ability to blow people's heads off. Continue


Apr 27 12 6:01pm EDT

Back 9 Biz Bites: PR Stunts for Adultery

The weird and the wonderful for Friday, April 27: The true value of The Scream, Twitter's secret Instagram offer, and PR stunts by a website for cheaters. Continue


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Bagels With a Schmear of Geek

Since tech startups tend to be magnets for funding and attention, it stands to reason that other types of startups would look to their business plans for inspiration. But a bagel shop? Read More