An Easier Way to Apply for Loans
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Travel Tips You Can Trust
A service that makes it easier to ask people in your social networks for trip advice Read more
An Easier Way to Book Rental Cars
Too busy to search for the best car rental rates? Let AutoSlash do the work for you. 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
How to Use IndieGoGo to Fund Your Innovation
This crowdfunding site is rivaling Kickstarter as a place for entrepreneurs to get a funding boost—and create a built-in fan base. Read more
Jared Hecht of GroupMe 
Jared Hecht is the co-founder of the mobile messaging app GroupMe. Watch video
Get Rid of Paper Bills with Manilla
I get a ton of paper snail mail. For the snail mail that comes to the office? It could be unavoidable since I'm the CEO of Read more
How to Create a Productive Work Environment (Clue: Don't Ignore Your Health)—Part 2
While trying to get out of my office and take a nice stroll around my office building, I noticed that I was hit with unwanted noise. I found my ears... Read more
Creepy Happenings with Voyurl
Some people are very concerned about our privacy and rightly so. They have strict privacy settings on their Facebook profile and are careful about n... Read more
Simplified, Speedy File-sharing
Min.us, the minimalist online sharing platform co-created by John Xie, a Babson senior who's a serial entrepreneur, is one of the 2,000 most trafficked sites... Read more
Simplifying Cross-Platform Digital Book Publishing
University of Northern Iowa junior Nick Cash wanted digital computer science books. So he developed a user-friendly self-publishing system that distributes a... Read more
The Shared Experience
In the old days, businesses would blast a single message through newspapers, radio, and TV. Interaction was reduced to snail mail, phone calls, and ... Read more
Love in Start-up Land
What are the secrets to happy copreneurship? Plus, cracking the code of innovation, and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs. 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
A Decrease in Spam! Oh Wait, Nevermind
In late December and into early January, email spam Read more
Livescribe Has What I Want: Smartpens
I can't help but pine for technology that doesn't fully exist. Many times I will get an idea of what I would like to have, like a watch that records... Read more
Next Time You’re Stuck in the Storm
It seems current news stories spill into our social networks. I'm guessing that, over the holidays, many of you read multiple Facebook statuses and ... Read more
The Battle for Your Living Room
TVs up the Wi-Fi ante. Plus, Four Loko's life after death, Facebook follies, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
5 Tips for Conducting a Virtual Meeting
Conducting a successful virtual meeting requires preparation and a new set of etiquette rules. Read more
3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without - Pt. 2
Why my company could not survive without a useful application called Nagios. Read more
3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without - Pt. 3
VMware is software that provides a completely virtualized s... Read more
3 IT Tools You Can't Live Without - Pt. 1
The unique and invaluable command line interface (CLI) is a tool that I've come to realize I can't live without. Contrasting with the graphical user... Read more
SwiftKey for Android
Recently I was speaking at a PMI conference ... Read more
How to Manage Your Online Advertising
When working with a digital ad system, there are secrets to making sure you're getting the most out of the deal. Read more
How to Use Online Tools for Customer Surveys
If you're truly willing to listen to - and act on - feedback, here's the way to do it right. Read more
New App to Build Apps for Android
I think Google just hit one over the back fence that will especially benefit small businesses. Starting today, Google Labs is offering Read more
How to Use Google Apps to Improve Your Business
Google has generated plenty of buzz with its cloud-based office suite. Here's the rundown on its features and how you can use them to upgrade your company. 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
12 Tips for Stepping Up Your Social Media Presence
Building customer interest and loyalty online isn't just about Twitter and Facebook anymore. Read more
Constant Contact Out Of Touch
Who uses Constant Contact anymore? Someone does. Would you believe they actually still have about 350,000 accounts. What a sad statement for a company tha... Read more
How to Use WordPress for Business
If you're looking to expand your brand online with a blog, a website, or both, here's what you need to know about WordPress. Read more
Cross-Brower Testing
Web-based software vendors have a pressing concern that other businesses do not have – the cross-browser issue. A solution that end-users access v... Read more
Keeping Tabs on Your Employees' Facebook Activity
A new software will allow you to track everything your employees publicly do on social media. But should you? 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 Choose Business Accounting Software
From QuickBooks to NetSuite, there's plenty of accounting software out there to choose from. Here's how to pick the best one to serve your company's needs. Read more
