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Thursday January 23, 2014

How To Follow The Sochi Olympics On Twitter

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The Edge

How To Follow The Sochi Olympics On Twitter

January 23, 2014 • Have a favorite Olympic team? We've made it easy to follow all of the athletes on Twitter.

Monday January 13, 2014

From The Archives: 1984, The Year Of Online Shopping?

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Technology

From The Archives: 1984, The Year Of Online Shopping?

January 13, 2014 • A decade before Amazon.com was founded, shopping online involved a telephone, a TV, a typewriter keyboard and a monthly fee. Listen to Robert Krulwich, then NPR's business correspondent, navigating the brave new world of e-commerce.

Robert Krulwich Shops Online -- In 1984

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Soft Launching In Nine Months? You'll Need A Social Strategy

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All Tech Considered

Soft Launching In Nine Months? You'll Need A Social Strategy

January 13, 2014 • Everyone is announcing their pregnancy on Facebook these days. That means it's important to consider your social media strategy, and NPR's Melody Kramer mines the tech startup culture for some humorous ideas.

Wednesday March 25, 2009

Your Health

The Skinny On Trans Fats

March 25, 2009 • While trans fats have been on the decrease in packaged foods, there's still no national regulation of these fats in restaurants. Trans fats not only increase levels of bad cholesterol that can block arteries but also bring down levels of the good cholesterol.

Saturday December 22, 2007

Opinion

Farewell, Facebook. You Knew Me a Little Too Well

December 22, 2007 • More than 58 million people have flocked to the social network Facebook, and about 250,000 new users sign up every day. But one longtime Facebook user has dropped out of the social networking site altogether.

Farewell, Facebook. You Knew Me a Little Too Well

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Friday July 13, 2007

Music News

Wizard Rock: Harry Potter Goes Punk

July 13, 2007 • As the world awaits the last book in the Harry Potter series, several artists have used the Hogwarts characters as inspiration for a different genre: punk rock. The genre started with two Boston-based brothers who make up the group Harry and the Potters.

Wizard Rock: Harry Potter Goes Punk

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Thursday February 22, 2007

79th Annual Academy Awards

NPR Oscar Contest Winners Take the Podium

February 22, 2007 • May I have the envelope please? The ballots have been counted in our Fake Oscar Speech Writing Contest. But picking just one winner seemed as churlish as Judi Dench's character in Notes on a Scandal. So we have lots. And the Oscar goes to...

Sunday February 18, 2007

The College Admissions Game

Seven Things You Need to Know About Early Action

February 18, 2007 • Harvard may have scrapped early admissions, but many schools like Yale and Georgetown University opted to keep it. Here are seven things you may need to know if you plan on applying to college early.

Monday February 5, 2007

Valentine's Day

A Bittersweet Guide to the Best V-Day Chocolate

February 5, 2007 • Valentine's Day is just around the corner, but what chocolate should you get for your sweetie? We spent the past week tasting over 25 different chocolates.

Monday January 22, 2007

Movies

NPR's 'Write Your Own Oscar Speech' Contest!

January 22, 2007 • Think you've got what it takes to craft the perfect Oscar acceptance speech? Now's your chance. Enter our first annual speech-writing contest, and your creation might be featured on npr.org.

Thursday January 18, 2007

D-liver D-letter D-farther in D-future D-better

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Thursday January 11, 2007

Music

Web Sites Making Music for Your Ears

January 11, 2007 • The best music Web sites are changing the way listeners stream music online. Some sites customize playlists based on what listeners like to hear. Others collect tunes from across the Web. We profile four sites that are music to our ears.

Tuesday January 9, 2007

Technology

The iSsential Guide to the iPhone

January 9, 2007 • On Tuesday, Apple Inc. announced that it was releasing two new products: the AppleTV and the iPhone. We trolled the blogs to explain what the products could mean for Apple — and your living rooms.

Thursday December 28, 2006

Five for Friday

Not to Miss: Lists with a Twist for 2006

December 28, 2006 • As a public service, Five for Friday proudly presents its first annual roundup of weird, wild and altogether wonderful lists.

Contest Winners: NPR Listeners Know News, Crafts

December 28, 2006 • Our end-of-the-year recap: 2006-themed ornaments and menorahs submitted for NPR's first craft contest.

Wednesday December 27, 2006

Health

Dropping Old Diseases, Discovering New Ones

December 27, 2006 • The definition of disease can drastically shift from era to era, or even from year to year. Here, a list of just a few of the many ailments that have been added, dropped, or reclassified over the years.

Thursday December 21, 2006

Deathly Hallows Be Thy Name

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Wednesday December 20, 2006

The Biology of Gene Mutation

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Thursday December 7, 2006

Ask and Ye Shall Receive ... Online

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Thursday November 30, 2006

Dear Readers, Do It Yourself!

November 30, 2006 • This weekend, join the DIY cult.DIY, for the uninitiated, means Do It Yourself.And what better time to drop-kick commercialism and embrace handcraftiness than the holiday season?

How Low Can Christmas Go?

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Wednesday November 29, 2006

Contest: Create a Menorah, a Kinara, an Ornament

November 29, 2006 • Design a menorah or ornament and receive NPR swag. Our first annual holiday decorating contest is in full swing. More information inside.

Politics

Is That a George Washington in My Pocket?

November 29, 2006 • A judge Tuesday ordered the U.S. Treasury to change U.S. banknotes to give blind people equal access to money. The U.S. is the only country without tactile aids on notes. We profile some tactile aids used by other countries.

Tuesday November 28, 2006

Novel Ideas

Walter Dean Myers: An Outline Plus Family Advice

November 28, 2006 • We've asked fiction writers from all genres for the essence of noveling: how they write, how they overcome writer's block and their best written sentence. Today's Author: children's author Walter Dean Myers.

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