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...article of faith that predicting the habits of Internet users is akin to mapping the human genome. It's not; there are a few basic rules of thumb. Animals are golden on the Net-particularly when acting like humans or falling asleep. And children are Cyberspace superstars no matter what they're doing, though especially so when they're trying to unravel a problem. Thrust an adorable kid into a situation still alien to his child brain, and you can comfortably sit back and watch the hits roll...
...What changed the public perception of Ticketmaster from a convenient aggregator into an evil empire was the Internet. People, including music fans, buy everything directly online these days, so it's jarring not to be able to buy concert tickets straight from individual venues or, for that matter, the bands themselves. Plus, it annoys fans that Ticketmaster - with its exclusive agreements with venues and 2008 acquisition of a company that manages artists - has such a stranglehold on the industry. (To be fair, not all of the fees tacked on to ticket prices are collected by Ticketmaster, but the company...
These days, consumers, no matter how romantic and sentimental they may be, value that extra cash. So retailers must get more aggressive in order to spread the love. At Louis Martin Jewelers in New York City, for example, you can find the back room filled with sparkling rings and necklaces. "Last year, this was the high-end room," says Martin, the owner. "Now, it's the markdown room." Everything's on sale - for example, a $2,500, 18-karat-gold, diamond and amethyst ring now costs $597. "We're selling things at or even below cost," Martin says. "We have...
...Many people, however, are willing to look at the economy, no matter how bad it is, in the hope of taking away some clue about their own financial futures. Mostly, they are finding that they are out of luck. The analysis they would like to have is so confusing and contradictory that it is nearly useless. Bank failure rates are only one of the issues that confound people, and they do not to be confounded more than they already...
...extremes, her lower-profile, more direct initiative is a welcome departure from the Armani-clad Harvard students who flock to the IOP’s liaison program, hoping to cultivate whatever connections might give them a rung up on the political ladder a few years down the road. No matter what cause she chooses to devote herself to, I hope that all Americans, especially Harvardians, pay special attention—sometimes the people most deserving of praise fly below the radar...