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...information and passwords and pilfering victims' "friends" lists to target the next dopes. Listen up, people: Although Facebook has a reputation for Internet security - it identified the scam within hours, and the ripple effects only lasted for a couple days - at 200 million members and counting, the size and popularity of the social-networking site has made it the object of increasing attention from hackers and spammers. And if last week is any indication, it's only going to get worse...
...next large wave of employment will come from. It may be alternative energy businesses. One hundred and twenty years ago no one would have believed that the oil industry would be one of the largest employers in the country. The biotechnology industry may grow large enough to be the size of the pharmaceutical industry was a few years ago. Or, the next large opportunity to create jobs may be as improbable as the technology revolution was as recently as the 1960s...
...might think the last thing we should be worrying about right now is taking a vacation. Who can afford it? Aren't we all meant to be saving and paying off mortgages? But that's to underestimate the size of the global tourism industry and its potential to energize the world economy. By most accounts tourism is one of the world's biggest industries, accounting for 7.6% of the world's workers (220 million jobs) and generating a staggering 9.4% of global income ($5.5 trillion). "If you look at its linkages with other sectors, you see how deeply it cuts...
Zojirushi's study of Japanese homes, which are tiny, has led to innovation. A $190 minibread-making machine that produces loaves half the size of those made by standard bread machines has become a surprise hit in the U.S. Consumers say it helps avoid the problem of large loaves going stale. "We don't have to be No. 1," says Tatsu Yamasaki, vice president of sales for Zojirushi USA, of the company's occasionally offbeat, high-margin products. "We'd like to be the only...
...position going into the EAWRC Sprints May 17. “Obviously it was a great day for the team, a big confidence boost to know that we are the fastest team on the Charles,” said heavyweight varsity eight coxswain Jill Carlson. “The size of the margins are really telling, so that’s another confidence booster for us going into Sprints.” —Staff writer Alex Sopko can be reached at sopko@fas.harvard.edu...