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GiveForward, Threadless, Tap.me Founders Discuss The Business Of Passion

The founders of GiveForward, Threadless, and Tap.me discussed how they turned their individual passions into successful businesses at the latest Entrepreneurs Unpluggd event.

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Bright Aims To Be The OkCupid Of Job Hunting

Bright.com launched with a splash Tuesday, and it seems to have taken some cues from the world of online dating.

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Grocereé Shopping: Startup Wants Supermarket Transparency

Groceree a shopping companion app that offers a comparison of local prices and potential savings, has a lot potential, but faces tremendous technical hurdles.

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Pearl: Probably Not A Quora-Killer

Expert query service JustAnswer, which rebranded as Pearl, and Quora both answer questions, but that’s where the similarity ends.

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Could This Fuel Cell Keep Your Phone Charged For Weeks?

An MA developer says so — that that it’s been approved for in-flight use.

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Innovative Self-Replicating 3-D Printers Could Wipe Out Factories

Today, emerging 3-D printing projects such as RepRap, Fab@Home, and UltiMaker could soon unleash a second industrial revolution, this one rendering many factories obsolete. Instead, the bulk of manufacturing could be done in the comfort of one’s home, and a broken piece is just a download and print away.

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Google: Beware Rising Censorship, At Home And Abroad

Google said this week that a report on takedown data shows widespread political censorship around the world – some of it, disturbingly, in Western democracies.

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Halo 4, Freddie Wong, And More On-Tap For RTX 2012

Austin-based Machinima studio Roosterteeth may be best known for its long running web series Red Vs. Blue, which is now in its tenth season, but in recent years the company has begun hosting an expo for gamers and internet personalities.

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Find Classes, Name Your Price With ClassFill

Chicago-based startup ClassFill refers to its service as the Priceline for classes. The idea is simple: Users find classes they are interested in, name the price they are willing to pay, and businesses are able to accept or reject the offer based on their availability.

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Duolingo: Learn Another Language By Translating The Web

Duolingo, a free service launched this week by Guatemalan entrepreneur Luis von Ahn, tasks internet users with translating short phrases from across the web, all the while teaching and rewarding them for their hard work.

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