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Advertisers love a winner, even if that winner has no real financial value as a business. That is why marketers are fooling around with MySpace and Facebook, so far with very little success. They will turn to Twitter because its annual user growth rate will probably hit 1,000%. But how does a marketer reach people who do nothing but send tiny 140-character messages into cyberspace? Trying to put a square peg into Twitter won't work, but a lot of capital will be wasted in proving that Twitter is a bad fit for advertising...
About 1,000 homes will be enrolled in an advanced trial that will turn them into smart buildings, with smart control panels and thermostats that will help manage electrical loads and reduce energy use during peak periods. (One of the biggest potential benefits of the smart grid is the ability to manage the electrical load; today utilities need to have enough capacity to meet rare days of peak demand, but if a smart grid could smooth out those peaks, it might reduce the need for new power plants.) "We invested a lot in this technology," says Lewis...
...have much use for mass transit, and we all hate the taxes that pay for them. So what actually unites us? We call ourselves patriots; we defend dissent. But what happens when I don't like what Washington does? If I say, "My country, right or wrong," can I turn around and say, But when I think you're wrong, I reserve the right not to be part of the country anymore? (See pictures of the richest county in Texas...
...first-time voter, was waiting outside the polling station when the doors opened at 8AM. "I'm so excited because I finally get to vote for the people that I think best represent our interests," Li said, puffing on a cigarette with co-workers as he waited for his turn to cast a ballot. (See pictures of China's electronic waste village...
That, in the past, has fueled the suspicion that has driven the Pentagon's budget - which in turn convinces China's hawks that Washington does indeed see Beijing as an enemy. The Gates budget can change that dynamic - if China now responds, and levels a bit more with the outside world about its military. Big anniversaries come and go, but moments like this arise only rarely. Is the Chinese leadership smart enough to seize...