However, they will need to shape their products and services in a way that will help people take action and better prepare their future.

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Roll your eyes and LOL, but boyd is a highly sought-after ethnographer--Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is an instant message buddy--who has helped tech companies shape online products and privacy policies aimed at youth.

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More generally, Mr. Teksler said the company prefers not to license patents covering the designs of its products, such as the shape of the iPhone and iPad, and rarely has.

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Beauty brands are rethinking the design of applicators that come with their products, whether it's the shape of the tip of an eyeliner wand or the number of bristles on a nail-polish brush.

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America needs to wake up to the prevailing and pervasive ingenuity of people in their homes and garages, customers who shape their own lives by adapting some products and developing new ones.

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The changes will take shape in early summer with the introduction of new products and new ads from London's Bartle, Bogle, Hegarty, creator of memorable spots for Levi's, Audi and Johnny Walker.

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"It's no coincidence that Samsung's latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad, from the shape of the hardware to the user interface and even the packaging, " she said.

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Skechers offered investors a glimpse of new products to be released in coming months, and demonstrated the evolution of their Shape-Ups product line, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Camilo Lyon.

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Steve, in short, leaves the company in the best shape in its history: it has immense amounts of cash, killer products, high quality management and devoted customers.

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