Ari Herzog

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How Thanksgiving Lost Its Meaning

Ari Herzog

Black Friday, begun in 1924, empowers retailers to offer shopping deals. Cyber Monday, begun in 2005, is the internet’s version of Black Friday. Even if you do understand the meaning of Thanksgiving, even if you are truly thankful for what you have, how many of you spend money over the ensuing days?

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. Comments Comments Related Stories How Social Media Changes Retail Storefronts Wondering If Mobile Technology Kills Creativity Tips and Tricks for Productive Telecommuting. This is his story. 2007: Facebook.

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