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20 Apr 2009 21:20

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Music, Tech: Are you in a band? Want an iPhone app? Meet MobileRoadie.

Now your band can make a cool iPhone app without all the complications of knowing what you’re doing. source
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27 Mar 2009 11:14

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Biz, Offbeat: Behind the curtain is an Ikea car. Maybe.

It could be an April Fool’s joke, but if it’s real: 1) We hope it’s pre-assembled and 2) In-dash Swedish meatball dispenser! source
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26 Mar 2009 10:38

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U.S.: Camping is the new hip thing to do in our cruddy economy

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23 Mar 2009 10:31

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Tech: The Tata Nano: It’s like the cheapo car version of the iPod Nano

At £1,300, it costs as much as a Vespa, but this uber-cheap, kinda-ugly Indian car may be perfect for city drivers. source
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25 Feb 2009 22:24

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Biz: Hey, it’s not all bad, guys! Just look at Dollar Tree!

The top-tier dollar store has profits up 11%. Wonder why they’re doing so well. source
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02 Feb 2009 01:23

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Biz, U.S.: Sky-high rents in NYC aren’t looking so sky-high anymore

  • We had a truly un-New York experience with our old landlord begging us to stay.
  • Tom Botts • a 39-year-old New York City resident who found a drastically different landscape for renting when he and his wife, Libbie Rice, went apartment-hunting. Deals were all over the place, and his old landlord even offered to cut the rent if they stayed. Tenants like Botts are finding significant deals, even free months of rent, in a recession-belabored market. • source
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20 Jan 2009 17:59

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Offbeat, U.S.: Obama shows his daughter the value of a dollar

  • $1 dollar, the allowance the president gives to his daughter Malia source
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08 Jan 2009 22:08

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U.S.: A really, really, really (really) good time to buy a home

  • 5% the current mortgage rate, the lowest in four decades
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