Business

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

Instagram: The timeline of a rock star product

Apr 12, 2012

As startup success stories go, few can compare to Instagram. When they were purchased by Facebook earlier this week, there...

Google blinks in battle with Microsoft to focus their gaze on Facebook

Google blinks in battle with Microsoft to focus their gaze on Facebook

Apr 10, 2012

There has been a conspicuous lack of news about Google Apps, their cloud-based business software division, over the past few...

$40.5 million startup Color still failing a year later

$40.5 million startup Color still failing a year later

Mar 26, 2012

Things didn't look good for Bill Nguyen's latest startup, Color. They announced their funding on March 23rd of last year...

Is Pinterest good for businesses?

Is Pinterest good for businesses?

Mar 26, 2012

The latest social media phenomenon to grab our attention (and engulf the attention of some) is Pinterest. It's getting the...

Tech startups helping Main Street USA

Tech startups helping Main Street USA

Mar 22, 2012

Startups are a big part of President Obama’s economic plan, with more than $48 billion in tax breaks earmarked for...

Is the promise of social media for small businesses actually a unicorn?

Is the promise of social media for small businesses actually a unicorn?

Mar 3, 2012

For the last 3 or 4 years, social media has been the hot topic that businesses have been told will...

8 tips for improving your Facebook EdgeRank

8 tips for improving your Facebook EdgeRank

Feb 25, 2012

For most, Facebook is an internet tool for keeping up with our friends and family while broadcasting the "interesting" things...

Google adds “discussions” to get in on the presentation discussion

Google adds “discussions” to get in on the presentation discussion

Feb 23, 2012

Microsoft may be trying (and failing) to slow Google's emergence into business productivity with their Google Apps for Business, but...

Microsoft attempts (and fails) to destroy Google Apps with “Googlighting”

Microsoft attempts (and fails) to destroy Google Apps with “Googlighting”

Feb 22, 2012

It may not be the first time Microsoft has tried to use humor and aggressive attacks to go after Google,...

F-Commerce gets an ‘F’ as Facebook storefronts fail miserably

F-Commerce gets an ‘F’ as Facebook storefronts fail miserably

Feb 19, 2012

When Facebook started rolling out their plan to put online stores on their platform in November, 2010, many believed that...

Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

Is this creepy android mannequin the future of retail merchandising?

Feb 11, 2012

If this is the future of retail, I'll be shopping online more often. Takashimaya, a department store in Tokyo, is...

Not Rated Shoes: Taking on the juggernauts through social media

Jan 30, 2012

In a great economy, it's hard to start a retail company and get attention in industries where the major players...