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Foursquare's Dennis Crowley: 'Our First Instinct Was That We Broke Something' 

The Foursquare co-founder describes how he adjusted the app in response to the way people used it (differently than he expected).  Watch video

6 Ways Business Could Change in 2013

At long last, the fax machine may finally die. Read on for more shifts next year that may change how you do business.  Read more

Make an Effective Mobile Web Site 

Don't just shrink your site for mobile viewers, says AnswerLab CEO Amy Buckner Chowdhry.  Watch video

Mashable's Pete Cashmore: 'I Obsessively Looked at the Numbers' 

Pete Cashmore founded Mashable in 2005, when he was 19 and lived in Scotland with his parents. Today, the social media news site is read by millions of peopl...  Watch video

How Warby Parker Reinvented Retail

Warby Parker will finally get a conventional storefront in 2013. Here are four retail experiments that helped the brand get there.  Read more

3 Apps That Made My Life Better in 2012

Lots of apps over-promise, under-deliver, and then fade into oblivion. Inc.com columnist Minda Zetlin highlights three with staying power.  Read more

Gain More Digital Market Share in 2013

Focusing on these four major trends next year can up your credibility online and on mobile devices.  Read more

2013 Trend: Social Media Will Get Bigger

Facebook just hit 1 billion users. Brace yourself for the backlash.  Read more

New LinkedIn Profile Changes Made Easy

LinkedIn keeps changing things up. Frustrating? Maybe. But if you want a power-profile make sure to check out the most recent changes.  Read more

The Future of Sales Technology

Salespeople are always the early adopters. Here's where they (and you) are heading.  Read more

5 Tips to Become a Click Magnet

Living on the edge of the Web is no place for an ambitious start-up. Get noticed and boost your pageviews with these tips.  Read more

Exclusive: Inside the Mind of Google's Greatest Idea Man, John Hanke

Serial entrepreneur John Hanke created the first iterations of Google Earth, Maps, and Street View. For his second act, he's now re-imagining the world throu...  Read more

Cars: The Next Big Advertising Platform?

Connected cars are taking mobile marketing to a whole new level. Here's what to expect.  Read more

5 Epic Tech Fails in 2012

These products and innovations once seemed so full of promise. Not so much anymore.  Read more

How to Get More Social Media Followers 

Likeable Media founder Dave Kerpen says one group of people is more important--and more readily accessible--than any other.  Watch video

2013 Trend: Customers Will Get in Your Face

Used to be you had to please your customers, your investors, and the press. What happens when your customers are your investors and your press?  Read more

5 Critical LinkedIn Optimizations That Take 5 Minutes or Less

Does your LinkedIn profile make it look like you're hiding something? Five quick, essential updates.  Read more

Want to Predict the Future? Get a 13-Year-Old Mentor

Inc. asked future-focused experts how to make money in 2013 (and beyond). Intel's in-house futurist says you'd be wise to look in junior high school.  Read more

Rise of the Microserver

Go ahead and keep your data in-house. Thanks to some of the macro names in computing, servers are going micro and getting more efficient.  Read more

2013 Trend: An App for Every Waking Minute

Do you have a mobile strategy? Even if you do, you probably need a new one.  Read more

9 Mistakes You're Making on LinkedIn

What separates the master networkers from the amateurs? The former tend not to make these mistakes.  Read more

Biggest Tech Trends of 2012

After a year's worth of hardware and software news, these six developments are the ones to remember.  Read more

How Not To Get Duped by a Consultant

We learned the hard way how not to hire a digital marketing agency. What you can gain from our mistakes.  Read more

Your Terms of Use Might Be Illegal

Here's how to tell if you're at risk for lawsuit--the way Zappos was when a court recently struck down its online Terms of Service agreement.  Read more

Novices Guide to Running a Webinar

Make the most of your next webinar with these four steps.  Read more