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Patrick Houston
Yahoo Heroine Mayer Boards Ship Lost In Space
July 20, 2012 11:06 AM
As dramatic narrative, it doesn't get much better than this. Here's why we must root for Yahoo’s heroic young CEO to save the day.
Thomas Claburn
Yahoo's Coup: Marissa Mayer Now CEO
July 17, 2012 09:02 AM
Google's first female engineer becomes Yahoo's second female CEO. Here's what she must do now.
Kevin Casey
Why These SMBs Say No To SEO
July 13, 2012 11:37 AM
Is search engine optimization a holy grail or fool's gold? These small businesses say it's the latter, and explain why they no longer bother with it.
Eric Zeman
Google+ iPad App Impresses
July 10, 2012 03:22 PM
Google updated the official Google+ application for iOS devices and offered a dedicated version to Apple's iPad for the first time. Is it worth the year-long wait?
David F. Carr
Buddy Media On Social Software Pitfalls
July 05, 2012 01:35 PM
Chief Product Officer warns against annoying viral tactics that will backfire, API standards that aren't all that standard, and more.
Kevin Casey
SEO For SMBs: 7 Timely Tips
July 05, 2012 12:48 PM
Strong organic search rankings, especially on Google, are the lifeblood of many online SMBs. An expert discusses current best practices for appearing on page one.
Eric Zeman
Google Nexus Q: Fight For Living Room On
June 28, 2012 10:06 AM
Google's Nexus Q home media device lets Android phone and tablet users push content from their handhelds to a TV or stereo system.
Dion Hinchcliffe
Choose Your Social Business Strategy Before Your Tools
June 27, 2012 11:02 AM
The concepts, not the technologies, of social business pave the road to success.
David F. Carr
Beware Slippery Requirements For Social Tools
June 20, 2012 09:00 AM
When shopping for social media monitoring and response tools, a sloppy RFP could cost you. But do you know what you want? Do you know what you need?
Eric Zeman
Samsung Leaves Facebook Alone, Averts Disaster
June 14, 2012 01:20 PM
Samsung denies reports that it is building a social network to compete with Facebook. Apple's Ping experiment shows why this would have been a bad move.
David F. Carr
Lets Talk: Social Media Conversations At Enterprise 2.0
June 08, 2012 03:51 PM
BrainYard discussion track at Enterprise 2.0 will focus on important topics involving social networking and this website. Join us.
David Nour
Yelp Ratings To Hit B2B Companies: Are You Ready?
June 04, 2012 10:56 AM
Online customer experience ratings and critiques will become common across B2B industries, as they already are for consumer companies. It's time to prepare.
Robert Hewson
The Second Coming Of Facebook
May 31, 2012 09:00 AM
Beyond the post-IPO gloom lurks unchanged potential for greatness.
Eric Zeman
Facebook Phone Faces Uphill Battle
May 29, 2012 09:22 AM
Facebook plans to bring its own smartphone to market, according to reports. If it does, it will probably fail.
Thomas Claburn
Facebook's Advertising Problem
May 26, 2012 09:05 AM
GM says Facebook ads don't work. While search was made for advertising, social will be harder for marketers.
Eric Zeman
5 Things Motorola's New CEO Must Do
May 22, 2012 11:47 AM
Motorola Mobility, which now belongs to Google, has a new CEO. Here's what he needs to do right away to get the company moving in the right direction.
Patrick Houston
Yahoo ResuMess: The Trouble With Entitlement Culture
May 21, 2012 12:00 PM
The resume drama for Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson had a quiet player: a corporate culture that seeks fairness but produces employees who feel entitled. Here's what his successor, and all managers, must know about that problem.
Mathew J. Schwartz
Has Anonymous Ruined Online Anonymity?
May 04, 2012 09:45 AM
Anonymous, the hacktivist collective, has given anonymity a bad name. Yes, anonymous online services may be used to send bomb threats or abusive messages, but anonymity also does some good online.
Patrick Houston
3 Examples: Visual Technologies Change The Rules
April 30, 2012 11:27 AM
Businesses of all shapes and sizes will soon be held to a higher standard of customer experience as they try to sell products, or convey content of any kind.
Thomas Claburn
Oracle, Google Trial: Who Wins Round One?
April 28, 2012 09:05 AM
In the first phase of the case, concerning copyrights, Google's arguments have been more compelling than Oracle's, to date. Patent testimony is still to come.
Rob Preston
An Open Internet: A Tale Of Two Approaches
April 26, 2012 09:00 AM
The Obama administration takes a hard line, while the Aspen Institute sticks with softer platitudes, as some governments try to restrict Internet freedoms.
David F. Carr
A BrainYard Experiment: Let's Have A Social Conversation
April 23, 2012 09:00 AM
As editor of the BrainYard, a news site about social collaboration in the enterprise, I know I'm supposed to be an expert on this--but how do I get you, the reader, to talk more on and about this website?
Eric Zeman
Samsung's Next Galaxy: 3 Possibilities
April 16, 2012 11:15 AM
Samsung will reveal the "next Galaxy" on May 3 in London. Several intriguing Samsung smartphone developments are on the runway.
Thomas Claburn
Google Big Tent: Regulation Vs. Personal Responsibility
March 30, 2012 09:50 AM
Society should embrace the touch-the-stove approach when it comes to online common sense, explains 14-year-old Adora Svitak, author of no less than three books and advocate of techno-youth empowerment, at Google event on Web regulation.
Rob Preston
Google In Decline? Critics Protest Too Much
March 22, 2012 02:15 PM
Google remains well positioned despite its missteps and setbacks.