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April Morse, of Lodi, Calif., used a blog, Custom Cabinet Girl, to attract the attention of retailers like Williams-Sonoma and to achieve national press.

How can companies leverage technology for growth? The answer to this question requires leadership from the CIO (technology) and the CMO (growth). And it requires a productive relationship to maximize the potential. Howev...

(Reuters) – Hilton Worldwide Holdings said on Saturday it was investigating claims that hackers had compromised registers in gift shops and restaurants at a large number of Hilton Hotel and franchise properties across ...

Yesterday, 60,000 people gathered on the lawn in Central Park for the annual Global Citizen Festival, one of the biggest music events in New York City. Headlined by Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Pearl Jam, the show...

Google today announced plans to install high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 train stations across India. The project, which will be free to start but have the long-term goal of being self-sustainable, was unveiled during Indi...

I recently had the opportunity to sit down and talk to Larry Braitman of  Braitman & co. In this interview, we discuss investing in start-up companies, and how a small investment can bring significant returns.

MENLO PARK -- India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Facebook today to chat about his country's progress in becoming a more digital society, investing in the country, and women's empowerment. In a short Q&A town ha...

GUEST: In July, the story of two “ethical hackers” taking down a car on the highway captured the attention of millions. If you have the means to hack a car, what is more “exciting” than taking it down? Well why s...

Two ways of holding things are being reinvented into key components of emerging marketing channels. Goodbye, wallets and product boxes. Hello, digital wallets and smart packaging. In recent discussions with two chief tec...

GUEST: Paul Graham wants to farm black swans. Dave McClure likes ugly ducklings, little ponies, and centaurs. Almost all large VC funds are looking for unicorns, while some people argue that investors should hunt dragons...

This entrepreneur used Periscope to increase his user community by 1,000 viewers in 4 weeks and has used the platform to find and close sales.

EXCLUSIVE: Microsoft lost $5 billion to $7 billion on the original Xbox, launched in 2001. And it made billions of dollars on the Xbox 360. Depending on the time frame in which you look at it, it was either an insane was...

I tend to believe being successful requires the development of some core attributes, which then facilitate the attainment of success.

Decision time: put emotions to one side and focus and focus on the interests of the business

Between 2008 and 2011, with the U.S. in the throes of recession, gold prices doubled. Today, gold pricing is down considerably, as the U.S. economy strengthens. Why is this important? Well, like any other type of investm...

The Volkswagen case represents above all an absolute failure in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The company deliberately set out to design a means to circumvent emissions control—a stratagem known at ...

Newcomers to Inside Asian Gaming's 2015 Top 50 illustrate casino action moving beyond Macau.

Everyone wants to transform their businesses, and everyone who’s alive knows that transformation now depends on digital technology.   Everywhere I go I hear about “amazing,” “fabulous,” “terrific” and “...

The New York Mets, the Major League Baseball team that typically plays second fiddle to the New York Yankees, just beat the Cincinnati Reds, 10-2, clinching the playoffs for the first time since 2006. Back then, Twitter ...

  As the UN General Assembly was getting under the way in New York City this weekend, the world's three most powerful leaders had a shared message: world climate is a global issue that must be addressed by all countries...

By Matt Spetalnick and Michael Martina WASHINGTON