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The resort underwent a pricey makeover with easy money, and insider lending that bordered on crony capitalism

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How Sea Island Became a Paradise Lost

The online shoe seller is marketing its playful, customer-friendly model to other businesses

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Zappos Retails Its Culture

Sensitivity to cultural shifts may not be common at most corporations—but it’s an art that can be learned

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Wake Up and Smell the Zeitgeist

Amazon.com’s growing might and the sizzling success of the Kindle has publishers terrified. Hachette, Harlequin, and others are fighting back

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e-Books: Averting a Digital Horror Story

If I had to looking for some attributes to describe the japanese style in web design I’d choose: essential, minimalist, with an intensive use of Adobe Flash, animations and music in background (mainly solo piano, inspired by Ryuichi …

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The Beautiful Art of Japanese Web Design – woorkup.com

What do Paris Hilton and patent law have in common? Paris Hilton finds herself connected by the foot to patent law, having been alleged to infringe a design patent owned by Brooke Hollow, Inc., which does business as Gwyneth Shoes.

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Paris Hilton Sued for Design Patent Infringement | IPWatchdog.com …