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How the use of data changes sports off the field 11/09/2015 02:26am • WASHINGTON ��� It took all of about 90 seconds to get to��the first invocation of ���Moneyball.��� Even in 2015, even at a��sports data conference sponsored by data-heavy companies such as��Bloomberg and SAP (appropriately named Building the Big Data Economy: The Winning Formula in Sports), the 2 Veterans: Would You Hire You? 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Job search is hard for military veterans and frankly everyone else. Some days, every step forward can be followed by two agonizing steps backward. Think about the perfect-fit position that gets away or comes to your attention a week after it was filled. Frustrations abound, and it can be a struggle A Guide to Revamping Your Work Wardrobe on Black Friday 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Whether you are the CEO of a tech company or a barista at a hip coffee shop, the clothes you wear play a big role in creating your image. In order to project an image of a modern and attentive professional, you have to take your wardrobe seriously. If much of the clothing you wear to work is worn, 5 Ways Younger Students Can Be Successful in Online Programs 11/08/2015 07:00pm • Because online higher education has generally been aimed at older students, so has most advice for online students. But with an increasing number of 18- to 24-year-olds turning online for at least some of their undergraduate study, perhaps it's time to update that advice. Here are five suggestions Free phone service to offer smartphone that conserves cellular minutes and data 11/06/2015 02:00am • WASHINGTON ��� Free phone service FreedomPop��says it will soon offer a smartphone that lets users tap into any Wi-Fi network to make and receive calls and go online without having to use expensive cellular minutes and data. FreedomPop offers free and low-cost mobile service, including unlimited When is the right time to buy your child a cellphone? 11/05/2015 07:00pm • If you have children, you're going to make a lot of decisions as they grow up. How much TV should they watch? How much junk food are they allowed to have? Should you pester them to do their homework, or just let them flounder and hope they learn a valuable lesson? There's one question you may have How to Invest in Africa 11/04/2015 07:00pm • Africa: In the investment universe, it's the final frontier -- a rapidly developing, still mostly inaccessible region that has oodles of untapped potential and plenty of thistles guarding it. On one hand, Africa in many ways looks like a growth powder keg just looking to explode. Charles Sizemore, Oprah Is Weight Watching ... Again 11/03/2015 07:00pm • Once the news hit that Oprah had partnered with Weight Watchers, I watched the Internet light up with a host of mixed reactions, ranging from shock, disappointment, skepticism and disapproval to happiness and amazement. Her $43 million investment for a 10 percent ownership in the company caused sha How to Save Money on Thanksgiving Dinner 11/03/2015 07:00pm • Whether your Thanksgiving plans include hitting the stores early or intentionally boycotting "Black Thursday" sales, most Americans have at least one thing in common on Turkey Day: the preparation of an epic meal. This year, some unwelcome news is wafting into households: According to the Departmen How realtors sell homes saddled with dark secrets 11/03/2015 05:09am • WASHINGTON ��� How much information do real estate agents need to reveal to interested buyers about a home? Must they disclose any tales of murder or reports of hauntings? The quick answer is no. ���Things like that are not material to the property so there is no obligation to disclose that,��� s Survey: Americans prefer to use paper coupons 11/02/2015 04:31pm • WASHINGTON ��� In an increasingly paperless society, more than half of Americans still prefer to use old-fashioned paper coupons, according to a new survey. Sixty-three percent of all U.S. credit and debit cardholders who use coupons say they most frequently get them from newspapers, mailings or Uber prepares riders for Halloween safety, surge pricing 10/30/2015 02:00am • WASHINGTON -- Ride service Uber says it expects many Halloween revelers will use their smartphones to call for a ride, as an alternative to drinking and driving Saturday night, which is likely to make rides more expensive than normal. Yet, Uber says the price shouldn't be shockingly scary. "Wi Overcome 5 Obstacles of Live Online Classes 10/29/2015 08:00pm • There are many methods to bring online professors and students together in real time. They include chat rooms with just text, video, voice conferencing and virtual worlds such as Second Life. A colleague of mine bravely taught a synchronous graduate course in Second Life. In the beginning, he hadn Column: Understanding Chromebook parental controls 10/29/2015 05:07am • Q: What kind of parental controls can I use on a Chromebook at home that our school supplied for my child to use? A: Google Chromebooks, which are inexpensive alternatives to traditional laptops, are becoming more widely used in many schools. They���re especially attractive because they���re g 5 Scary Schemes and Scams That Target Investors 10/28/2015 08:00pm • It's easy enough to think of an investment as a rip-off when it plummets in value for legitimate reasons: market forces, the outmaneuvering of a competitor or even the lavish spending of a CEO who flies the company jet to wine and dine girlfriends on every continent, including Antarctica. OK, so th