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Recent Managing Technology Articles

The Idea That Lured WebEx's Founder Back into Start-ups

After a multi-billion dollar exit and a six year break, WebEx co-founder Subrah Iyar is back in the game with a new mobile app.  Read more

3 Recent Hacks--and What You Can Learn From Them

If Hollywood stars, government officials, and corporate giants aren't safe from hackers, neither is your company.  Read more

Best Headsets for Calls and Video Chats

Check out a review of three devices that help you do business on the go.  Read more

Facebook Sponsored Posts: Do They Work?

Can Facebook's sponsored stories help your marketing efforts? Maybe, but it's complicated.  Read more

Facebook's New News Feed: What's in It for You

CEO Mark Zuckerberg claims the facelift will make Facebook the "best personalized newspaper in the world." Here's what it means for brands.  Read more

Google's 10 Best Mobile Apps

Ten apps you should be using--or, at the very least, learning from.  Read more

The $25B App Market--and the Odds You'll Get a Piece of It

The so-called app economy is said to be worth billions. Sounds promising, right? Here's a reality check.  Read more

Optimize for Facebook's Graph Search

Bring your business to the front of the pack in Facebook Graph Search using a few optimization techniques.  Read more

7 Strategies to Build the Perfect Website

Step 1: Don't do it yourself. Go to a great Web design firm, and then follow these tips to make sure it's a happy collaboration.  Read more

Hacking Epidemic: How to Fight Back

Evernote, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple--all have been hacked recently. Just because you're a lesser known brand doesn't mean it couldn't happen to you.  Read more

Going Overseas? Don't Leave Home Without This App

A number of apps promise to translate text over the Web. But a new one goes a step further: It puts live interpreters only a click away.  Read more

SEO Strategy: Link Building Gets a Facelift

The search game has changed, and success by simply building a high number of links is an SEO relic.  Read more

New Ways to Advertise on Social Media

Can't keep up with all the updates from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube? Read on for latest changes you should know about.  Read more

Oops: 10 Common Mistakes on Twitter

Even advanced users make basic mistakes on Twitter. Don't be one of them.  Read more

2 Reasons to Keep an Eye on GitHub

One, the maker of the world's most powerful software-development tool is growing at a stunning rate. Two, your next business will be built on it.  Read more

One Kings Lane CEO: We're on the Same Trajectory as Amazon and Zappos

Doug Mack explains how his site thrived as flash sales dwindled, and why selling home decor online is unlike anything else.  Read more

Selling in the Post-Internet Age

The Internet has utterly transformed the way that companies buy and sell.  Read more

Hard Truth About Search Optimization

Search is key to online marketing, but it can't do everything for you. The fact is, most clicks from search go to a just a handful of websites.  Read more

Review: The iMac Gets Thinner and Faster

The new 21.5-inch Apple iMac is almost as thin as an iPhone 5 and it lives up to its promise on speed--but you're going to pay for it.  Read more

Perfect PR and SEO Relationship: 3 Tips

Collaboration between PR and SEO teams can lead to new content, better publicity, and even new business. Here's how to make it work.  Read more

Review: Three Great Backup Batteries

Rechargeable battery packs for your smartphone or tablet.  Read more

How My Site Gets Tons of Traffic From Pinterest

My company, Greatist, is the fastest growing health-and-wellness site on the Web. We wouldn't have that label without these tricks for using Pinterest.  Read more

Create Your Own Active Online Community

Google+, Facebook, and LinkedIn can provide a lucrative opportunity if you can attract an engaged audience. Here's how to do it.  Read more

5 Ways to Tame Your Email Beast

These five methods and applications can get the email monkey off your back.  Read more

8 Hidden but Powerful Google Tools for Business

Google is far more than a search engine. If you know where to look, you can find a treasure trove of free or practically free tools to help grow your business.  Read more

Does Facebook Work for B2B Marketing?

Some firms have had success, while others say the social network does little for them. Inc.com talks to Facebook's small business director to learn more.  Read more

7 Ways to Tell Stories (Truthful Ones) to Sell Online

Want to make social media work for you? Tell a story. A personal, honest one about you, or an employee. Not effective? Try again.  Read more

Why You Need Marketing Automation Software

Don't know what marketing automation software is? This sales tool will help you turn prospects into buying customers.  Read more

Make Your Writing Pop: 8 Tips

With email and social media, everyone writes all the time now. Are you any good at it? Here are eight ways to improve.  Read more

Photos Are Social Media Gold

Here are five ways to use images to grow your follower base on social media.  Read more

Gilt Groupe's Kevin Ryan: What Works, And Doesn't Work, in Flash Sales

The online retail pioneer explains why he stepped down as Gilt CEO, and offers his predictions for the fate of the much-hyped industry.  Read more

5 Mistakes You're Making Online

For a powerful online presence, what you don't do is as important as what you should be doing.  Read more

Reality Check: 5 Entrepreneurial Myths Busted

In many ways, starting a business will be nothing like what you expect. One founder reflects on his top five reality checks.  Read more

3 Social Media Lessons From Marco Rubio's Awkward Televised Water Grab

Here's what Poland Spring got right--and wrong--when its bottle landed in a viral video.  Read more

5 Reasons to Stop Checking Facebook at Work

A handful of studies confirm what you likely already suspected: Your Facebook habit is hurting you--in more ways than one.  Read more