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How Far Will Your Company Go to Change Your Behavior on the Clock?
You probably already know about existing employee monitoring software that can capture your keystrokes or screenshots or track which websites you visit while on the clock — but a new patent idea from Microsoft would take workplace surveillance one step further with software that can actually analyze human behavior.
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One Good Thing About the Recession, People Are Smarter Shoppers — Survey of the Day
The recession may have left unemployment rates a mess and killed the housing market, but if you’re looking for a silver lining, here it is: we’re all better shoppers now because of it.
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Houston Astros Getting New Owner and Will Move to the American League
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American Eagle Airlines Fined a Whopping $900,000 for Keeping Passengers Stuck on Tarmac
A Department of Transportation rule implemented in April 2010 prohibits airlines from keeping passengers sitting on a tarmac for more than three hours — a rule it says an American Airlines affiliate has since violated so frequently that it’s now been slapped with a $900,000 fine, the first such fine handed down since the edict took effect.
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Facial Recognition Software Now Being Used for Personalized Marketing
While facial recognition technology has been used to enhance security — for example, to spot known terrorists in crowds — it’s now poised to become the next big thing for personalized marketing and smart phones.
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Obama To Expand Drilling in Gulf of Mexico and Off Alaska
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Drought Killing Texas Trees and Hurting State’s Economy
How do dying trees affect the state's economy you ask? Well, stop and think about all the things and stuff that's made from forest products.
From lumber and building materials to paper products, to thousands of jobs,the forest products industry is a major driver of the Texas economy. If trees are dying off, we all feel it.