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10 Biggest Data Breaches… So Far
In today’s interconnected world, being worried about who has access to your information is par for the course. While…
Business
10 Ways Manipulative Marketing Tactics Sell You Things You Don’t Really Need
America is a consumerist society, and an endless number of brands and products are constantly competing for your…
Business
10 Insanely Successful Products That Started as Total Failures
The road to success is often a long and hard one, but that can be easy to forget…
Business
10 Businesses Capitalizing on Global Warming
Like almost everything else, capitalism has turned global warming into a business. Companies both small and large are…
Business
How Facebook Negatively and Positively Affects Businesses
Sometimes it seems like Facebook’s sole use is as a bragging or whining platform. But for many businesses,…
Business
10 Proofs of Why Businesses Need to Be Regulated: In Photos
Businesses are not, despite what new laws may say, human — but the people who run them are.…
Business
10 Most Corrupt Business Leaders of the Last Decade
The U.S. has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to corrupt leaders whose dirty laundry has been…
Business
The 10 Worst Charities To Donate To
In an ideal world, one could donate to whatever charity of one’s choosing and rest assured that the…
Business
Why These 10 Promising Startups Failed
That good startups sometimes – or even often – fail is not a new story. Countless bright-eyed entrepreneurs…
Strategy, Technology
10 Smart Ways Tech Companies Are Emulating Google
Google’s success story is a rarity – not many companies are able to pull off what they have,…
Business
10 Ways Prison is Big Business
Prison is supposed to do three things: Remove criminals from society where they may harm others, punish them…
Business
10 of the Least Eco-Friendly Companies Ever
The fairly new “green” and eco-friendly craze only exists now due to all of the terrible things people…
Business
10 Most Unethical Business Practices in Big Business
Corporate responsibility is not always realized. When companies become larger and extend to a global audience, they are…
Business
10 Most Controversial Pieces of Fine Print Ever
No one wants to spend four hours reading through a mountain of fine print terms of service from…
10 Most Innovative Businesses of the Last Decade
In the daily grind so many of us get caught up in, it’s often exhilarating to lift our…