Creating Apps to Fuel Growth
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Language Learning Goes Social
Boasting nine million members in nearly 200 countries, LiveMocha is capitalizing on an ever-expanding market. CEO Michael Schutzler talks to Inc.com about hi... Read more
Simple Ordering for Custom T-shirts
Berkeley sophomore Raymond Lei couldn’t find inexpensive custom-shirts, so he built an easy-to-use website and found great suppliers. Read more
An Online Community for Tweens
Juliette Brindak began sketching to entertain her sister as a tween. Now the Washington University senior is CEO of a website dedicated to entertaining and e... Read more
Finding Students the Cheapest Textbooks
After finding egregiously expensive prices for textbooks at his campus bookstore, Richard Mondello, a Tufts junior, teamed with Michael White and Michael Wal... Read more
Finding the Next Big Thing at SXSW
SXSW Interactive served as the launching point for Twitter and Foursquare. Here are three intriguing start-ups vying to make their mark in Austin this year. Read more
Daily Deals for Businesses
OfficeArrow sends out daily e-mails with discounts on business products and services. Read more
The Klout Score, a Way to Measure Online Influence
Klout has been in the public eye lately, especially after closing an Read more
Innovation to Help You Concentrate
How new technologies like Instapaper and Trippy help people concentrate and focus on meaningful tasks. Read more
How to Support Global Online Sales
Here's how companies such as MotoSport and Zazzle are tackling global e-commerce. Read more
How to Set Up a Hackathon
Cue the laptop brigade and fire up the Keurig: Hosting a hackathon might just be the answer to spurring innovation at your company. Read more
Andy Dunn, Co-founder of Bonobos 
Andy Dunn, co-founder of Bonobos, an online men's apparel retailer based in New York City, talks about building a successful business on the Web. Watch video
Technology Slavery
Are we giving up our very freedom for the latest, greatest tools? Read more
User Experience, Not Content, is King
A new article at Mashable/Social Media declares that though... Read more
4 Ways to Master Social Media Marketing
Real-world examples of employing the best tactics to engage, enthrall, and expand your customer base online (without looking like a jerk). Read more
Ooshma Garg, Founder of Anapata
Founder Ooshma Garg named her Palo Alto start-up after a Swahili word that means "find, attain, and achieve." Watch video
How to Choose the Best SEO Firm for Your Business
A great search engine specialist is hard to find, but the right one can seriously improve your page rank - and your bottom line. Read more
How to Build an eBay Storefront
Ready to open shop online? Sellers and experts share their secrets to succeeding in eBay's brand of e-commerce. Read more
How to Improve Your E-Mail Marketing
Your customers and clients are overloaded with e-mail every day. We asked experts for their tips and tricks for more effective e-mail marketing. Read more
The Gamepocalypse
Jesse Schell, game designer and professor at Carnegie Mellon, recently Read more
How to Use Google's Tools for Building an Online Storefront
For small businesses just beginning to build an online presence, turning to cheap - or free - Google tools can be a simple solution. Read more
How to Handle Online Credit Card Processing
If you are ready to take your small business's website to the next level and create a retail component, it is vital that you find a reliable (and affordable)... Read more
Building a Hugely Profitable Blog
Three years ago, Fred Mwangaguhunga launched MediaTakeOut.com, a blog focusing on urban gossip that is beating similar sites run by much larger companies. Read more
The Future of Manufacturing
A New Zealand company called Ponoko has reinvented the factory for the 21st century. Read more
Ivy Exec Helps People Find High-Paying Jobs Online
Now the start-up wants $1.5 million from investors, to help take on Monster and other online job sites Read more
Business for Sale: An Audio-Book Publisher for $1.14 Million
Three years ago, Bryan Heathman joined forces with his friend Chris Widener, a motivational speaker and the author of books such as T... Read more
Kevin Rose of Digg: The Most Famous Man on the Internet
Digg founder Kevin Rose is having so much fun, you could almost miss the fact that he's setting himself up to be an Internet-age media mogul. Read more
How I Did It: Matt Rutledge, Woot
How Matt Rutledge came up with the website, Woot, which sells products in small bursts and prides itself on being absolutely, painfully honest with its custo... Read more
The Customer is the Company
Threadless churns out dozens of new items a month -- with no advertising, no professional designers, no sales force and no retail distribution. And it's neve... Read more
30 Under 30: The Cookie King
Seth Berkowitz started a late-night cookie-delivery service out of his dorm room. Today, Insomnia Cookies delivers fresh-baked goodies to hungry college s... Watch video
A Dorm Room Dot-com
For sale: A southeastern e-tailer of backyard playground and outdoor equipment that has $9 million in annual revenue. Read more
Business for Sale: Business-to-Business Web Site
Dying to get in on the Web frenzy? Consider this already-profitable business-to-business Web site. Profile includes price, how the business was valued, outlo... Read more
