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UPS - you've been put on notice. This isn't exactly technology-centered or innovative, but I've always wondered why Amazon didn't complete this final step to have end-to-end capability and literally cut EVERYONE out of their supply chain/logistics model. Let's see if this launches a trend.

"By early 2013, the buzz surrounding wearable technology caught the attention of The Coca-Cola Company's Strategic Marketing Ventures team, which invests in high-potential startups aligned with Coke's core business, including digital music streaming service Spotify, social fitness community Endomondo and music licensing firm Music Dealers. Fitness bands and other activity monitors motivate people to be more active -- a key priority for Coke -- by letting users set personal goals and track everything from steps taken, to calories burned, to sleep."

The company revealed today that 10 percent of its entire user base will see promoted stations. This is actually the first time that Pandora has incorporated an ad product inside the station list. While the company has seen a gradual rise in listening hours it has been working hard to improve its ad products in order to increase revenue. This is certainly a major step in that direction. At first the company has created promoted stations for 10 national advertisers which include Kleenex, Taco Ball, StubHub, Toyota and more. The advertisers will create the music personality of their stations and will also decide how many ads per hour do the users have to listen to.

The Google X project is now officially in lock step with healthcare giant Novartis, the parent of Alcon, which produces some of the most-widely used contact lens products on the market, including Air Optix, FreshLook and Dailies. Novartis will work on turning Google's lab project into smart contact lenses for people around the world.

linkedin is following facebook and twitters steps more closely with "likes" and "follows"

new and improved music page on youtube one step closer to Google Me social network daily 7.22

Soooooo CardStar is launching Foursquare integration to support checkin for users of the CardStar iPhone app. When the user scans a club or loyalty card via CardStar at checkout, they'll also have the option to check in on Foursquare. 

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Instant pages pre-loads the page they expect you to click on, but also now ranks pages higher if they load faster. Also, mobile search returns different results based on what people are typically looking for when they search via mobile.

You've probably seen that silly gag featuring a fake leg hanging out of the trunk of a car, and it usually isn't very alarming. Or funny, really.  But AMC's Walking Dead took it a step further with their truck cruising around Comic-Con that features lots and lots of zombie arms and legs. What's not to love about dead people?

skin care satisfaction by consumers is low- opportunity for L'Oreal to step in

Doritos is well known for its Crash the Super Bowl ad competition, which lets consumers square off against Madison Avenue. They're taking it a step further in 2012. A consumer-created spot will air alongside a spot made by The Lonely Island-the comedy troupe of Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, and Andy Samberg-during next year's game. If the consumer spot tops the USA Today Ad Meter, the creator will get $1 million and the chance to work with The Lonely Island on a future project. 

Sprint is taking its "Now Network" concept a step further in a new advertising campaign that encourages even more talking, texting, emailing, video posts, tweeting and Facebook updates. Granted, Sprint doesn't have as many customers using its services as its bigger rivals, and it's well-positioned when it comes to spectrum. So the carrier apparently isn't worried about overtaxed network usage.

HTC Thunderbolt outsold Verizon's iPhone 4 during first two weeks in market