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Michael Fertik may be running a business, but by the time new customers are knocking on his door, things have turned decidedly personal. “People send us letters that say, ‘You saved my life,'” says the CEO of Reputation.com, pointing to the dramatic ways in which a person’s virtual reputation can shape their day-to-day routine
Ever since the “white lobsters” started washing up on Nicaragua’s Caribbean shore a decade ago, life for some people on this isolated and impoverished coast has become remarkably more affluent and globalized, with new mansions, speedboats and lucrative businesses dealing in international trade.
Is there life after death? Theologians can debate all they want, but radiation oncologist Dr
This weekend, college basketball will whittle its postseason tournament down to the Final Four.
Lee Westwood finally takes No. 1 spot from Tiger Woods The Englishman becomes the world’s top-ranked golfer after Woods held the spot for a record 281 weeks. Lee Westwood had little reason to think one year ago he could be No. 1 in the world, a position that looked “unattainable” the way Tiger Woods had […]
China Census Aims to Chart Shifting Population China began tallying its population on Monday for the first time since 2000, an arduous task at best, likely to be made tougher by the need to count scores of millions of migrant workers in the nation’s big cities. The government said it has sent more than six […]
Italy’s influential Northern League Party has stood out over the past decade for its particular knack in finding new ways of offending people based on country of origin and color of skin.
It’s hard to fight an epidemic when no one wants to talk about the cause. In China, a country whose last decade has been defined by economic growth and social opening, silence still enshrouds many aspects of the nations’ sex life, and not, health experts say, without consequences
The concept of personal branding has been around for more than a decade, but the Internet and social networking have made it easier than ever to sell brand “you.” “If you have a view that others want to hear, think about where your target audience goes for information and what media they consume, and then get your message to them,” James told CNN.
For all the encouragement that Republicans took from the angry health-care town halls of August, the fall has not been kind to the GOP. A Washington Post-ABC poll found that only 1 in 5 voters now identifies as Republican.