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4 Common Questions That Irritate Customers
Ask any of these dumb questions during an initial conversation with a customer and you've probably lost the sale.
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Why It's Trending: Facebook has announced a major redesign, and, while details are sparse, the new interface will reportedly feature a new music and media sharing platform.
10 Cool New Tech Ideas to Help You Market Your Business
Facial recognition, eavesdropping apps, augmented reality...these aren't security protocols but new ways for you to be able to market your business.
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Would You Turn Down a $100 Million Buyout Offer?
Entrepreneur (and former Facebook employee) Dave Morin did. Here's why. Plus: some Facebook myths debunked.
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9 Tips on Workplace Etiquette for the Boss
From the office Christmas party to friending employees on social media, here are nine new and old etiquette rules you need to commit to memory.
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Report: Small Businesses Don't Consider Social Media Crucial
But 14 percent admit they're still not sure how to use it.
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Is Facebook Already a Public Company?
Once again, Mark Zuckerberg has said that Facebook, the wildly popular social network, will not go public any time soon, until 2012 at least. But the ques... Read more
Should You Fire Yourself?
Why some business owners should consider finding themselves a new CEO, plus some insight into Facebook's new influx of cash, and other entrepreneurial news. Read more
Groupon: A Love Story
Two lovebirds use Groupon to initiate their nuptials, plus LinkedIn's proposed IPO, and other entrepreneurial news. Read more
Unintended Consequences: How to Keep Social Media from Becoming a Security Risk
Social media is a major boon for business -- it helps you connect with customers, report on outages, and even brag about accomplishments. But social media ca... Read more
Groupon Sets a VC Record
Investors spare no expense for the daily coupon site in a record-setting investment, plus the Verizon-AT&T fray and other entrepreneurial news. Read more
Is 2011 the Year of a Digital Privacy Revolution?
Federal legislation for digital privacy is poised for a major overhaul in 2011, kindling a heated dialogue among policy makers, start-ups, and legal scholars. Read more
A Chief Digital Officer for New York
City picks entrepreneur to lead digital efforts. Meet Rachel Sterne. The 27-year-old entrepreneur was tapped by New York City Mayor Michael Bloombe... Read more
Move Over, Groupon
LivingSocial gaining ground on Groupon. LivingSocial seems to be giving the U.S.'s dominant group-buying discount site a run for its money. Mashabl... Read more
5 Tips for Bringing a Third-Party App to Market
These days, you can create an app for just about anything. But so can someone else. How can you go about differentiating yourself from the competition while ... Read more
February Freebie: In-Flight Facebook
Heaven help you if you are trying to fly anywhere domestically today, given that half the country is in the grips of a terrible winter storm. If—big... Read more
Dockers Wear the Pants Contest
Dockers recently launched a contest that will present one winner with $100,000 to accomplish a goal, such as starting a business. To enter, go to the Read more
How to Measure Your Brand's Online Influence
How certain diagnostic and analytic tools can help spread your online influence and spark interest in your brand Read more
An SBDC Helping Businesses With Social Media
The Iowa Western Community College Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Center teaches small businesses how to engage their customers online. Read more
Facebook's Role in Revolutions
The social networking site has kept a low profile amid uprisings in the Middle East. Plus, an employee strikes back and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Future Facebook Culture Change?
Facebook announced at the beginning of this month that they are Read more
Detroit's New Innovation Engine
Patent (office) pending. Plus, the return of start-up valuation backlash just as a social-media company plans a $500 million IPO. Read more
How to Avoid a Social Media Lawsuit
Businesses are utilizing social media to develop their brand and connect with customers. They often overlook the legal ramifications that could arise. Here's... 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
How to Create an Effective Company Facebook Page
You've created a company Facebook page. Now what? Here are four tips, from the experts, about how to build a great fan page. Read more
Save the Yellow Pages
Small-business owners are fighting to preserve the old-fashioned phone book. Plus, Groupon gets sued, and the rest of the day's news. 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
20 Best Company Facebook Pages
These 20 companies demonstrate Facebook done right. With active discussions, lively photos and videos, and custom content—these pages are converting thousa... View slideshow
9 Tips to Help Redesign Your Company Facebook Page
When Facebook announced its latest business page upgrade, it wasn’t to frustrate you—turns out the upgrade does wonders for business pages. David Griner,... View slideshow
Would You Fire Employees for Playing a Prank?
Four school maintenance employees lose their jobs for playing a prank—and after posting the evidence on Facebook. Read more
Can Rob Kalin Scale Etsy?
An army of 400,000 crafters has made Etsy a hot start-up: profitable, well capitalized, growing. Now founder Rob Kalin is looking for ways to make them succe... Read more
Social Media Tips You Can Learn From Big Business
With huge budgets and entire departments dedicated to social media, big business has conceived of some very innovative ways to use social media. Here are som... View slideshow
Facebook Finds a Friend in Washington
Facebook may hire Robert Gibbs, the former White House press secretary, to head up the company's communications department, and the rest of today's news. Read more
Why Social Influence Matters to Businesses
Eight industry insiders define what social influence means, how to measure it, and why it truly matters. Read more
Facebook: Convert Personal to Business
Here's a frustrating dilemma: having 500, a thousand-plus Facebook friends and the prospect of zero fans on your new Facebook business page. If only you c... Read more
BREAKING: Facebook Poaches Google's Creative Director
Ji Lee, one of Google's creative directors of Google Creative Lab, announced he will leave Google to become Facebook's new creative director. Read more
First Day Jitters
Larry Page starts his first day as Google's CEO today, while Bing's director predicts the future of search marketing, and the rest of today's news. Read more
Small Businesses on Facebook: Helpful?
According to a new survey put out by Merchant C... Read more
Firing Up American Innovation
It will take the freedom to pursue ideas and the freedom to fail, says Vint Cerf. Plus, another Facebook lawsuit, and the rest of today's news. Read more
How to Monetize Social Media
Companies are not only getting the word out about their brands using social media such as Facebook and Twitter but are also making money. Read more
New Gold Rush in the Valley
Venture capitalists are pouncing like it's 1999. Plus, start-ups' legal blunders, the advent of the CCO, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Women in Technology Face an Uphill Battle
In a Facebook Live panel, technology leaders discuss challenges for women in the workplace and solutions for the future. Read more
Complete Rules of Entrepreneurship
The new rules of starting up. Plus, analyzing the start-up "blubble"—yes, blubble—and the rest of the day's news. Read more
Bin Laden Dies, Stocks Set to Rise
The man who live-tweeted the bin Laden raid, Facebook's $100 billion IPO valuation, and the rest of the day's entrepreneur news. Read more
Xobni's New Gadget Store
Xobni, which makes a free Microsoft Outlook plug-in that helps you manage your inbox, has launched the Read more
8 Tips for Using Social Blogging to Grow Your Business
Use continuous updates and punchy messages to heighten interest and keep your customers informed about products or services which in turn can boost sales. Read more
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