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  I Love My Job

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:49 PM ET

  gym memberships and fair pay. But we’re interested in the real perks that really give you employee envy (think free on-site massage therapist at Google).At Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy, 401K contributions range between 11 to 22 percent of a worker’s pay. At Connecticut grocer Ste Read More

  More like this in: Recession, Healthcare, US, Business, Good Ideas, Employment
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  NoiseTube Phone Application Maps Noise Pollution

  By David Bois | Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:24 PM ET

  information they record before sending the collected data to NoiseTube servers. The summary resulting data are compiled into maps readable through Google Earth depicting noise level conditions.European Union (EU) regulatory framework is described as providing some of the motivating force behin Read More

  More like this in: New York, Europe, Boston, Pollution, Paris, European Union, Mental Health, Maps, Noise Pollution, Noise
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  Need a Flu Shot? Google Thought So

  By Marc Hertz | Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:37 PM ET

  provides that information, too). When I plugged in a different location nearby, I found locations offering both seasonal and H1N1 flu shots, with Google suggesting I call ahead to confirm availability, "as flu shot supply changes regularly."CNN reported that, according to Anne Schucat, th Read More

  More like this in: L.A. Times, Flu Shots, US, Technology, Tech Does Good, Healthcare
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  Google Brings Free Wi-fi to Airports

  By Marc Hertz | Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:10 PM ET

  well aware of that, so starting today and running through January 15, they're offering free Wi-Fi in airports across the country, according to a Google press release. As Marissa Mayer, VP of search products and user experience at Google is quoted as saying, "We know that this is a very hecti Read More

  More like this in: Airports, Virgin America, Engineers Without Borders, One Economy Corporation, Technology, Social Responsibility, Tech Does Good, Giving, Business Travel, Leisure Travel
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  Google, Meet AdMob

  By Marc Hertz | Mon Nov 9, 2009 7:00 PM ET

  ads, while AdMob handles both Web display and app display ads, while leaving SMS (i.e. text messaging) ads alone for now. The hope is, because Google isn't terribly intrusive (relatively speaking) with their advertising, hopefully they'll use AdMob technologies in a similar fashion.And th Read More

  More like this in: Mobile Phones, Technology
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  Smileys Say It All

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Sat Nov 7, 2009 4:28 PM ET

  it. But make sure you put a smiley after it. It’s not meant to be taken seriously. Most of the time. Photo courtesy pillowhead designs vi Read More

  More like this in: The Internet, Carnegie Mellon University, Technology, Science, Life & Style, Innovation & Discovery, Culture
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  Google Founder Gives Back

  By Katherine Gustafson | Mon Nov 2, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union and come to the United States to start a new life. The 6-year-old son of the family, Sergey Brin, went on to found Google and is now a billionaire.Brin has just given HIAS $1 million as a means of repaying the favor. "I would have never had the kinds o Read More

  More like this in: The New York Times, Philanthropy, Family, Soviet Union, Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki, HIAS
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  MJ, Lady Gaga and Vampires Are Halloween Costume Faves

  By Judy Mottl | Sat Oct 31, 2009 5:21 PM ET

  according to Google, which used its search technology to investigate the top terms in online search for Halloween costumes.According to the Official Google Blog, the search titan employed its own Insights for Search to uncover the fastest-rising searches related to the word "costume" this year i Read More

  More like this in: Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, Halloween, Vampires, Technology, Life & Style, Fashion
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  Get Back On That Horse

  By Chaniga Vorasarun | Fri Oct 30, 2009 1:52 PM ET

  "Just the idea that your first company bombed, and you get back on that horse, is a huge sign for a VC."But if you haven’t reached the stage of a Google or Facebook just yet, don’t worry. PayPal’s Levchin told NPR the best way to lessen the pain of failure along the way is to get Read More

  More like this in: San Francisco, Facebook, Silicon Valley, Business, Technology, Regional/Local, Good Ideas
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  The Happy Herbivore: No Wonder She's So Happy!

  By Jac Chebatoris | Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:00 PM ET

  and full of power-packed proteins and greens, which are so good for you.New to cooking? Sites like the Happy Herbivore (and tons more, just Google "healthy eating" you'll see), are there to help. You don't have to go vegan or be completely without the things that you love (pizza, a col Read More

  More like this in: Cooking, Recipes, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Life & Style, Health & Fitness, Food & Drink