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SmartPlanet Member | August 25, 2009

Postal Service to cut 30,000 jobs; What would you do to reinvent it?

August 25, 2009 -- The U.S. Postal Service plans to eliminate 30,000 jobs in a move to save $500 million in the next year. How would you reinvent it? Read the full story

With video games, public diplomacy by mobile phone

August 25, 2009 -- The U.S. State Department is intent on using public office to bridge cultures. Its latest move is to achieve public diplomacy through games for the mobile phone. Read the full story

Be prepared for the coming flight of the middle manager

August 25, 2009 -- Companies could be in for turnover in the ranks of middle management when the economy turns around, according to a new survey. Read the full story

The economics and politics of supertrains

August 25, 2009 -- There is plenty of demand for high-speed rail in major population corridors. What is lacking is a willingness to share risks. Read the full story

Harvard study reopens Atkins controversy

August 25, 2009 -- A diet similar to the Atkins diet led to heart disease in mice despite cholesterol levels remaining low and stable. Read the full story

Stanford says media multitasking may make you dumb

August 25, 2009 -- Media multitaskers---those of you that juggle instant messages, text messages, emails and Web sites all while watching TV---are paying a mental price, according to new research. Read the full story

5 things NASCAR can teach us about business

August 25, 2009 -- Dan Coughlin is all about improving business performance in practical ways. here are five things he says NASCAR can teach us about business. Read the full story

Feeling broke, consumers fill shopping carts, then ditch them

August 24, 2009 -- If you judge by people's actions and not words, the recession is far from over. Cost-conscious Americans are finding themselves thinking twice when they get to the cash register. Read the full story

A Constitutional Convention for the online world

August 24, 2009 -- Should your anonymity be protected on the Internet? What if you insult another person? The answer is less clear than you think. Read the full story

Offshore manufacturing: When do you move back home?

August 24, 2009 -- Could there be a nascent movement to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.? Here's one company's story. Read the full story

Solar fuels maker claims big gains without disclosing feedstock

August 24, 2009 -- With low gasoline prices, ethanol doesn't get talked about much these days. But that hasn't stopped researchers from trying to come up with better ways to make it. Read the full story

Tips for writing a smart business plan: Remember the time-starved reader

August 24, 2009 -- Remember that adage about the best start-up ideas being scribbled on a napkin? Turns out there may be some truth to that adage. Read the full story

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