Bill Gates was 19 when he came up with the idea for Microsoft. Michael Dell was the same age when he started selling computers out of his dorm room. Who are the teens of today that are trying to hatch the big tech and media ideas of tomorrow? We talked with venture capitalists, tech executives, college professors and entrepreneurs to find out.

In looking at the next generation of would-be…

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Music is more popular than it’s ever been, but the models for distributing and promoting it have changed radically. Fans are getting huge amounts of music directly from the web (legally and illegally), artists are becoming stars without ever having to deal with the labels, and entirely new platforms, from ringtones to videogames, are helping to turn songs into hits.

Below, we chart this evolution through actual songs. Each of…

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From FunnyOrDie to Tila Tequila, celebrities are stepping up their online game. In recognition of these efforts, we present our EconCeleb Econoclast10.

This top 10 list reflects the best of what the celebrities are bringing to us not on camera, but online. Whether they’re blogging, entertaining, investing or, well, updating their MySpace profiles, celebrities are finding new ways to reach their fans in the digital space.

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