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"With Workboard, it is as easy to publish goals, coordinate work and track results as it is to share social status. Execution and satisfaction both improve."     

Loneliness sounds bad - but it can be a terrific resource for entrepreneurs.

Leaked memo shows Julie Larson-Green will move to a new job and Nokia's Stephen Elop will run divisions that include Xbox.     

These aren't Kickstarter or Indiegogo campaigns. Every deal on CrowdWatch is a real investment opportunity made possible by the JOBS Act.     

Guest Post: Carl Icahn is accusing eBay board members of being in conflict. He wrote an open letter to eBay shareholders excoriating its management and board for various alleged lapses in corporate governance.     

While it's unlikely that BlackBerry's new devices will help the company, making its software available on other platforms is a great strategy.     

Whether you like it or not, Chromecast copycats are on the rise. The latest: a new set-top box/streaming service called Qplay that launched today from the cofounders of Tivo. Qplay is a $49 TV adapter that sends video fr...

Please forgive the long winded title as perhaps I was in a verbose kind of mood when scribing the title. Today boys and girls and marketers, advertisers and branding type people of all ages I want to talk about the licen...

Guest Post: As more startup hubs crop up around the world Silicon Valley will have to adapt in order to compete. Paradoxically, the way to do that might be lessening the competitive spirit a little.     

Continuing its monetization march, Twitter is expanding its advertising inventory with the debut of promoted accounts in its search results. According to Twitter’s announcement, promoted accounts will be shown alongsid...

King now has the rights to a 2008 mobile puzzler called Candy Crusher that it will use to protect its Candy Crush Saga property.     

There was a time when indie businesses, consultants, freelancers and the like were stuck alone in their home offices or fighting for space at the local coffee shop. Thanks to coworking, all that has changed - and it's de...

As I was perusing this year's "BNP Paribas Individual Philanthropy Index," which measures commitment to giving in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, I was struck by how often the U.S. and the Middle Eas...

As you advance in an organization, technical skills become less important, and leadership skills become more important. It’s an inverse relationship because, as a leader progresses and rises to new positions of authori...

“What do you want me to do?”

A new pilot program links cards to mobile phones to authenticate the user and avoid freezing card use.

Most businesses start small but only the special ones achieve great heights. Here are seven companies that began as tiny acorns but grew (or are growing quickly) into great oaks.

You'll be stuck paying penalties if you make these retirement account distribution mistakes.

Congress, in its wisdom, has seen fit to create more than a dozen different tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts, each with its own rules on contributions, loans, and when you can take money out without paying a 10...

When Guy Filippelli, CEO of Red Owl Analytics finished his 3 minute pitch at RSA Innovation Sandbox, not many thought he would win the "Most Innovative Security Company" award. Amongst the ten companies that battled to...

After launching the photo sharing spinoff app Kanvas last year, Tracks is announcing today that it's completely rebranding to Kanvas.     

Marrying content and commerce, Bourbon and Boots is bringing Southern culture to the rest of America.