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4 Cool Help Desk Tools

It's no secret that part of your help desk and customer support strategy can be handled more efficiently using programs and web-based software. With so many ...  View slideshow

Victoria Ransom, Founder and CEO of Wildfire 

She is the founder and CEO of Wildfire, a web application that allows companies to integrate interactive campaigns into social media.  Watch video

It's Not The Post-PC Era

It's more like the "multiple device" era. It's amazing to me that there are people who can buy into conspiracy theories like questioning President Obama's...  Read more

From SAS 70 to SSAE 16: How to Keep Your Cloud Service On-Track

You may be familiar with SAS 70: an audit standard used for businesses that provide a service relating to their clients’ finances.  If you feel...  Read more

Deciding Whether Your Business Needs a Mobile App

Mobile applications can be one of the best ways to keep your consumers engaged with your brand as they are on the move. But first you have to decide whether ...  Read more

7 Tools for a Supercharged Documents Suite

Document embedding and web form building can be a necessity when sharing information, and it's hard to find a reliable service that offers premium business s...  Read more

The Best Front Office Software for Running Your Business

With so many options it can be hard to decide what software will meet your businesses needs. Here are our top picks for front-office software.  Read more

How to Choose a Live Chat Service for Your E-commerce Site

Adding a live chat service to your e-commerce site can simplify communication with your customers. Here's how to integrate this alternative to e-mail and cus...  Read more

Benefits of NAS for Small Businesses and How to Set One Up

Network attached storage devices are gaining popularity as a way of sharing files among multiple computers. Here's why you should consider NAS for your busin...  Read more

What Would You Do to Avoid a PowerPoint Presentation?

A new survey suggests people will go to great lengths to avoid PowerPoint presentations, either giving them or listening to them.  Read more

CisionPoint: Software Profile

This article is specifically geared to my PR industry readers.  I have a question: do you use Read more

Can You Make Your Own App?

Tech Trends columnist John Brandon gave two DIY app building tools a whirl. Here are the results.  Read more

3 Apps for the Great Outdoors

A look at mobile applications that help you perfect your golf game, score deals on outdoor apparel, and find parks to suit your needs.  Read more

How to Use the Cloud as a Disaster Recovery Strategy

The cloud is being used for almost everything but is using it as part of a disaster recovery strategy good for your business? Learn how to decide and implement.  Read more

Getting Your Business Organized Using Google

The days of folders and filing are in the past. Here’s why and how to simplify your business life by organizing it in the cloud, using Google products and ...  Read more

6 Apps to Boost Efficiency

Does your business need a boost? Here are apps to help make your small business more efficient, while also saving money.  View slideshow

Choosing the Best Inventory Tracking Software

Choosing the best inventory tracking software for your business can be daunting. Here's how to get the basics right—and then toss in some fancy extras.  Read more

Office Bleepster: A Cool Excuse for an iPad

Did you ever wonder what you and your childhood friends would be when you grew up?  Could I have predicted that my rebellious attitude would lead me ...  Read more

Box.net

Young founders create a work-hard, play-hard environment with free lunch.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: MyDailyMoment

For working women on the go, MyDailyMoment is a one-stop shop for everything fitness, beauty, recipes, and more.  Read more

Creating Apps to Fuel Growth

How mobile apps spurred the growth of GasBuddy.com into a successful web business  Read more

How to Fax Without Paper

Faxing machines are going the way of the beeper. Here are some new faxing tools to save money, time, and paper for your company.  Read more

Leveraging the Cloud as You Grow

The cloud is a business owners best friend, especially in times of fast growth. But using the cloud presents some challenges as well.  Read more

The New Generation of Cloud Storage Tools

Cloud storage and file back-up is getting better with age. The services are now attracting a legion of small business owners enraptured by the ease of access...  Read more

Managing Multiple Companies In the Cloud

How Tom Kelly of T-Edward manages nine companies' key business processes using the cloud.  Read more

5 Tips for Managing IT Across Multiple Offices

Here are five tips for managing information technology across multiple offices, all while maximizing efficiency, security, and cost.  Read more

How to Keep Your Message Clear

How to optimize your marketing message by better understanding the customer  Read more

My Favorite Tool for Avoiding Data Overload

Erik Kullenberg explains how he uses Threadsy to organize his e-mail and social networking accounts.  Read more

5 Mobile Payment Tools for Business

Mobile payment systems look to be the future of commerce. Here are five of the premier mobile payment tools your business can start using right away.  Read more

4 Tips for Conducting a Job Interview Using Skype

Facilitating a job interview via Skype is a process best learned and mastered ahead of time. These four tips will help you brush up your skills.  Read more

Watch Your E-mail Tone

The way we communicate in the workplace has drastically changed. Much of our communication happens via email, instant message, and even Twitter updates. W...  Read more

Should You Make a Tablet App for Your Business?

The train is moving out of the station. It happens to have an Apple logo (usually), measures about ten-inches in size, and lasts for about ten hours. Tablets...  Read more

Airbnb Mobile App Stands Out at SXSW

Nominated for the South By Southwest Interactive Awards for Mobile, Airbnb founders talk about growing pains and what's next.  Read more

How Self-Tracking Can Benefit Business

What if you could track everything you do in life? That is the idea behind self-tracking, a new method of tracking daily tasks, whether by using a health mon...  Read more

Study: Employees Are Unproductive Half the Day

Half of the average employee's time is spent on e-mail and other "necessary, yet unproductive tasks," says a new report.  Read more