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SFGate:A Silicon Valley entrepreneur is betting that drivers stung by rising gas prices will be eager to make the switch to ethanol for their cars — and that they’ll want to make it at home in a $10,000 refrigerator-sized machine.Thomas Quinn, founder and chief executive of Los Gatos-based E-Fuel Corp., is selling what he bills [...]

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Miami Herald:As social networking trickles into the business world, Moli.com is working to become the go-to social media resource for small businesses. The West Palm Beach Web site launched last year as a place to manage multiple profiles. Now it is introducing a new feature: The Moli Small Business Center, where business owners can connect [...]

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Springwise:We’ve written about eBay feeder businesses before. Now, another example has popped up in the UK focusing on the collection and delivery of ‘pickup only’ furniture and antique items.For prices beginning at GBP 40, Lots2 will collect and deliver items bought on eBay or other auction platforms from or to anywhere in London, the South [...]

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Springwise:Anyone who’s ever tried to lose weight or improve their fitness knows that it can sometimes be tough to get motivated. For those who need a little extra help getting going, a new service called WeightNags will nag customers mercilessly until they get off the couch and get some exercise.WeightNags, which was just launched by [...]

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Laura Vanderkam at USA Today:Kermit the Frog need not be morose — it seems everyone wants to be green these days. Americans increasingly care about the environmental impact of their decisions, and so magazines teem with ads touting companies’ environmental cred. Unfortunately, this strategizing has missed some low-hanging fruit. We might be using Coldwater detergent, [...]

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