The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp, acquired by Facebook last year for nearly $22 billion, unveiled a new service Wednesday for sending messages from a Web browser.
Software
Jan 21, 2015
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E-commerce giant eBay will slash 2,400 jobs—seven percent of its workforce—in the current quarter as it restructures and prepares to spin off its PayPal finance unit, it said Wednesday.
Business
Jan 21, 2015
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A developer has knocked over the Westinghouse atom smasher east of Pittsburgh but plans to preserve the structure no matter what happens to the property it was on.
General Physics
Jan 21, 2015
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An asteroid up to 1,800 feet (550 meters) across is headed Earth's way. But don't worry: It will miss us by 745,000 miles, about three times the distance between Earth and the moon.
Space Exploration
Jan 21, 2015
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According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, black-and-white advertising gets consumers to focus on basic product features while color advertising can influence consumers to pay more for products with unnecessary ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2015
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Companies often provide detailed information that encourages consumers to visualize using a new product. But does this make consumers more likely to buy it? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, it ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2015
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Life is full of experiences that challenge how we see ourselves and we often compensate by buying products that reinforce our ideal self-image. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that this type of retail ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2015
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Product bundling is a common marketing strategy. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, retailers need to draw attention to the value of a package deal since consumers prefer products that are packaged ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2015
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Consumers usually look for the lowest price when shopping for a product. But can prices sometimes just feel right? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers are drawn to prices with rounded numbers ...
Social Sciences
Jan 21, 2015
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"That's one small step for (a) man; one giant leap for mankind." When Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon, many strides came before to achieve that moment in history. The same is true for a human mission to Mars. ...
Space Exploration
Jan 21, 2015
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