Online shopping has given shoppers more freedom to find deals than B&M ever could, but are those deals actually what they seem?

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One of the biggest roadblocks to success is the fear of failure. Fear of failure is worse than failure itself because it condemns you to a life of unrealized potential.

A successful response to failure is all in your approach. In a study recently published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, researchers found that success in the face of failure comes from focusing on results (what you hope to achieve), rather than trying not to fail. While it’s tempting to try and avoid failure, people who do this fail far more often than those who optimistically focus on their goals.

This sounds rather easy and intuitive, but it’s very hard to do when the consequences of failure are severe. The researchers also found that positive feedback increased people’s chances of success because it fueled the same optimism you experience when focusing solely on your goals.

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Facebook’s new research lab will be run by former Google executive Regina Dugan.

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Facebook made big waves this week with the release of its fleet of chatbots. Should Apple be worried? Well, maybe not just yet.

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Facebook made big waves this week with the release of its fleet of chatbots. Should Apple be worried? Well, maybe not just yet.

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Merchant Link discusses why the growing risk of chargebacks is pushing merchants to adopt EMV.

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Analysts often discourage risky expansions into developing markets, but three distinct strategies have been associated with success.

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Op-Ed: The social network is betting billions on users talking to bots instead of people.

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Expats Amy Mathieson and Buck Perley set off in 2013 to earn the Guinness World Record for the longest motorcycle ride in one country.

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People living in poverty aren’t looking for charity, they want the best technology that will improve their lives, and they are willing to pay for it.

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