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| English Teacher Rethinks Grammar Lessons -- With an App | |  | In the last eight years, high school English teacher Jeff Scheur has graded 15,000 papers. He estimates that each time he collects a new round of essays from his 150 students, it takes him about 40 hours to read them, fill out grading rubrics and...
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| Apple Gives Siri Deeper Integration with Yelp [VIDEO] | |  | Now when you're looking for a great place to grab dinner, get your haircut, or find an awesome dog walker for your K9 companion, Siri can help - with ratings. With the launch of iOS 5.1 last week, Apple added deeper Yelp integration for the...
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| Legal Blogging: How to Craft the Right Strategy | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:16 PM | Kevin O'Keefe |
|  | For the better part of a decade, law firms have successfully used blogs to bring in high-quality work. Now, there is new industry research that measures the impact of blogs as business development tools. A recent survey by communications firm...
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| Zynga's Purchase of Draw Something: 'It's Going To Be Drawsome' | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 10:38 PM | Emily Price |
|  | Social game giant Zynga purchased mobile drawing game sensation Draw Something creator OMGPOP Wednesday for a rumored $210 million in cash and employee retention payments. The popular game has been downloaded over 30 million times since its...
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| Zynga Snaps Up 'Draw Something' Creator OMGPOP for $180 Million | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 5:05 PM | Emily Price |
|  | Zynga acquired Draw Something creator OMGPOP Wednesday. The company has not disclosed the cost of the sale, but AllThingsD reports the acquisition cost Zynga $180 million, plus another $30 million in employee retention payouts. Draw Something is...
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| Startup SendHub Lets You Send Mass SMS to Students, Clients | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:43 PM | Kate Freeman |
|  | "Email is an overburdened communication channel," says Ash Rust, cofounder of startup SendHub. SendHub solves the problem of sending mass messages to people and ensuring those messages are read. Currently, SMS on cellphones can be restricting --...
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| What Kind of Startup Is Right for You? | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 3:31 PM | Nellie Akalp |
|  | Do you dream of the day you can start your own business? Take control of the reins, set your own schedule and make your own decisions? In these days of economic uncertainty when layoffs and unemployment rates dominate the news, the idea of...
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| Hotel Booking Site Tingo Gives Refunds After Price Drops | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:58 PM | Samantha Murphy |
|  | When you book a hotel online, there's always a chance that the price will drop later and you'll be stuck paying more than you have to. A new hotel booking site called Tingo -- which was launched on Wednesday by Smarter Travel Media, a subsidiary...
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| How Chipotle Uses Social Media to Cultivate a Better World | | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:27 PM | Dan Klamm |
|  | The Social Brands Series is supported by Spredfast, a social media management platform provider helping organizations unlock social business potential. Discover best practices & proven tactics for using social in the enterprise with the 7...
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