If you are running a family-owned business from home, use that aspect of your endeavor to your advantage.

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"The use of text-mining algorithms was critical in this endeavor and helped secure a complete picture that would not have been available using traditional market research, " says Michael Cavaretta, Ford's technical leader for predictive analytics and data mining.

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It seems like a bit of a risky venture when the company is already appearing a bit unstable to investors, but perhaps if numbers like these are correct, Zynga could use the extra cash flow that would accompany such an endeavor.

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Despite the demise of Napster's free-for-all format, the use of peer-to-peer technology and online music swapping remained a popular endeavor thanks to emerging free sites like KaZaA, Morpheus Music City and Audio Galaxy, to name just a few.

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