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RapGenius is not just a lyrics site but a unique lyrics annotations site. In the world of search, it is time for RapGenius to live up to its name.

Whoever put CES on the calendar just the week into the New Year had a cruel sense of humor. Just as we recover from our post holiday stupor and return to work - the tech world explodes with products, press releases, ru...

Last week, BlackBerry (NASDAQ:BBRY) had bad news and good news for its stockholders.

Determining whether the manager of a hedge fund or private equity fund has been "naughty" or "nice" is not a particularly straight-forward question, even at the end of year with preliminary performance information at han...

While games, financial tech, mobile (apps and wearables), ad tech, and e-commerce are growing and thriving sectors in Los Angeles -- this year video was a category people talked about (and I wrote about) more than anythi...

Do you care more about the cause, positioning yourself as a supporter of the cause? Or, do you care more about your personal brand, leveraging the cause to help reinforce what you want to communicate about yourself?

When Veeva Systems came public in October, it was a shocker for many in Silicon Valley. The cloud company was off-the-radar, at least compared to hot operators like Box. Yet it did not matter. Veeva posted a first-day ga...

Scott Blum, founder of Buy.com, got some bad news from the Tenth Circuit last week.  The Tax Court's 2012 decision sustaining penalties of over $10,000,000 for his 1998 and 1999 income tax returns was affirmed.  The Te...

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), who is poised to become the new chair of the Senate Finance Committee, is the sponsor of a major tax reform plan that would reduce both individual and corporate tax rates without adding to the d...

After years of dealing with harsh, overbearing, stereotypical jerk bosses, think how refreshing it would be to work for the nice guy (or girl).  Your first few weeks would be bliss, enjoying their nurturing, open-minded...

Professional women can get great exposure via national television. But first, they have to craft a pitch, target their media list and most importantly, have something relevant to say.

These few simple year-end tax steps can save big bucks come April 15th.

In a time of constant work, it's important to always work at your productive best. These tips will help you get there.

Addressing delegates at the International Youth Day conference in August 2001, then UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan proclaimed, "Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation." In the decade sin...