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Christina DesMarais


How to Scale a Start-up Using Social Media

Online food ordering service Eat24 gets about a million visits a month and will reach $150 million in sales this year. Here's how it happened.  Read story

PayPal Offers 'Bill Me Later' for Small Businesses

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, PayPal will let you offer customers a buy now, pay later option. Bonus: You get paid right away.  Read story

On Social Media, Authenticity Always Wins

This CEO takes pride in being brutally honest online--even if he offends people. Here's why he thinks you should do the same.  Read story

The Future of Your Office Is Wireless

Next year new devices will start to come to market that will make your desk a whole lot less cluttered.  Read story

Future of Mobile Apps: 4 Predictions

More than 5,500 software developers were asked to look into their crystal balls. Here's what they saw.  Read story

Want to Ride the iPhone 5 Wave? Get into Apple's Passbook

iPhone 5 customers will be able to store loyalty cards and coupons on their devices. Here's how to make sure they can access yours, too.  Read story

Behind the Scenes of a Hot Nightclub Business

AV Nightclub boasts one of the toughest doors to get through in Hollywood. Owner Matt Bendik explains how he built it.  Read story

New Patent Rules: What You Need to Know

Sweeping changes to patent legislation just went into effect, and more are on the way. Here's how they will affect your business.  Read story

How to Make Conference Calls Fun (Sort of)

ÜberConference promises to solve all of the usual technological headaches and make phone meetings more enjoyable. Here's how it works.  Read story

In Race to Beat iPhone, Who Will Win?

The big guns in tech came out swinging this week. Here are the smartphones they want you to see before Apple steals the show with a new iPhone.  Read story

Google+ Gets Down to Business

If it can't lure more users away from Facebook, Google has another plan for its social network: go after business users.  Read story

9 Wildly Successful Kickstarter Campaigns

These cool tech projects didn't just meet their funding goals--they soared right past them.  View slideshow

Need a Co-founder? Try FounderDating

This exclusive, invite-only network promises to find you the perfect counterpart.  Read story

Patent Research Just Got Easier

An IP lawyer dishes on Google's search tools for patent-seekers--and what every start-up should know before heading down that path.  Read story

Your Employees Like Hierarchy (No, Really)

Maybe it's not such a good idea to banish the org chart: A recent study reveals employees secretly like it.  Read story

The Not-So-Lean Web Start-up

It's five years old and just closed another round of funding for a total of $22 million. And it hasn't even launched yet.  Read story

New Crowdfunding Twist: Invest in a College Grad

Is it crazy or brilliant? An ex-Googler aims to help graduates follow their entrepreneurial dreams--in exchange for some of their future income.  Read story

ShareDesk Launches Airbnb of Office Space

Have an unoccupied cubicle or conference room? A new service can help you rent it out and bring in extra cash.  Read story

5 Tips for Turning a Problem into a Business

No one understands your problems like you do. But can you make money off them?  Read story

7 Great Tools for Building a Mobile App

Whether you're comfortable with HTML5 or don't know a single line of code, there's a tool for you.  Read story

How 3 Top Brands Mastered Olympics Marketing

OK, so maybe you can't afford David Beckham. But you can still pick up tricks for hot Web videos from these top brands.  Read story

Reinventing the Billboard

This Chicago start-up aims to remake old-school, outdoor advertising. Here's why Groupon and Clear Channel have already signed up.  Read story

8 Things to Know About the New Microsoft Office

Check out this rundown of all the new features you will find in Microsoft's most ambitious Office upgrade to date.  Read story

The Shoes Oprah Would Wear to Work (If She Had to Walk)

Created by two brothers under 30, fashionable, foldable Tieks have a loyal following among working women--including Oprah herself.  Read story

Build a Mobile Website in 15 Minutes

Steve Espinosa's AppStack, funded by Google Ventures and Eric Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures, automates the process of creating mobile websites for business own...  Read story

Geeky & Proud: How We Built Mobile Gaming App Heyzap

Heyzap, one of the world's largest mobile gaming communities, melds social networking and games, like Zynga did on Facebook.  Read story

Google I/O Day 2: Technology That 'Just Works'

All sorts of Google products you're likely using at the office just got better.  Read story

4 Things to Know From Google's I/O Conference

Check out Google's latest and greatest tech innovations from its annual developer conference.  Read story

Microsoft Windows Phone 8: Should You Make the Switch?

Check out the features that might make you (and your IT guy) bypass iPhones and Android devices.  Read story

App Brings Location Awareness to LinkedIn

Knowing where your business connections are in the real world can be a boon to networking. Here's the app LinkedIn is missing.  Read story

Why You Should Hire Like a Rock Band

Hiring tips from a musician-turned-CEO who runs one of the hottest recruiting companies in the gaming industry.  Read story

5 Things to Know From Apple's WWDC

The biggest software and hardware updates that business users (and Applephiles) should know about.  Read story

Google+ a Ghost Town? Hardly

Not only is Google+ not deserted, it might be a better platform for business than Facebook and Twitter. Here's why.  Read story

Google+ Local: Finding Your Business Just Got More Social

The search giant just rolled out a new way for customers to find your company online. Here's what to expect.  Read story

Memorable Start-up Logos: 10 Tips

Great logos aren't accidents. Here's a look at a slew of thoughtfully designed logos and why they work.  View slideshow

Email Doesn't Have to Suck

There's a better way to manage your inbox--let SaneBox do most of the work for you.  Read story

10 Time-Saving Apps for Moms

Give yourself a gift this Mother's Day: more time. These tools can help.  Read story

Set Up an Online Business in Hours

Equipping a website to process credit card payments is hassle. Or it was, until Stripe and its 20-something founders came along.  Read story

What CISPA Could Mean for Start-ups (and You)

The proposed bill aims to fight cyber attacks by giving the government access to customer data. But at what cost?  Read story

Become an Entrepreneur--No Idea Required

You get a salary, equity, mentors, and more. An inside look at how a San Francisco 'foundry' plans to build the next killer start-up.  Read story