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Ponzi was a charismatic Italian immigrant who, in 1919 and 1920, coaxed thousands of people into shelling out millions of dollars - including a staggering $1 million in a single three-hour period - to buy postage stamps using international reply coupons. This strategy, Ponzi promised, enabled one to purchase postage at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ponzi Schemes | 12/15/2008 | See Source »

The winless streak continues for the No. 9 Harvard women’s hockey team (4-5-3, 4-2-2 ECAC) after falling, 3-2, to the University of Connecticut (11-6-2, 4-4-0 Hockey East) yesterday afternoon in Storrs, Conn. “We came out...

Author: By Alexandra E. Zimbler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Losing Streak Drops Crimson Under .500 | 12/14/2008 | See Source »

When I think of The Clash, I think of songs with titles like “Death or Glory,” “Revolution Rock,” and “I’m So Bored with the USA.” I think of Paul...

Author: By Mark A. Fusunyan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Narratives 'Clash' in New Bio | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

That's why Donahoe, a Whitman hire at both eBay and Bain, where he spent more than 20 years, eventually becoming its CEO, carried out a series of rapid-fire changes. He emphasized, for example, fixed-price sales over auctions and got his mitts on the hands-off approach that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: eBay Bids for Revitalization | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

To promote the site as more than a bidding exchange, Donahoe has given buyers more choice. He's encouraged fixed-price listings over auctions by having a Buy It Now price for most products and has reduced the fees to list items, while taking a bigger cut if a product...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: eBay Bids for Revitalization | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

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