Communication is important in any business and these investors spoke loud and clear giving millions to two companies.
Guest Post Video is the most engaging form of online content. But it's also a highly expensive and time-consuming proposition for startups. Here's how to do it right.
Guest Post Two once-great analog companies, Polaroid and Fujifilm, have struggled with the transition to the digital economy -- but with different results.
Editor's Pick Any time anyone can make something suck less, there's a good chance of finding a valid business model. Even when you're competing with Google.
Today's audiences aren't automatically sold by celebrity endorsements anymore. Instead, they're tribal to major online influencers who not only know their industry well but are the ones disrupting it and propelling it forward.
Microsoft is taking to task developers who are using the word 'Metro' in their app titles.
Four out of five of the top brands in the world are technology brands, according to a review of the top global brands released Tuesday. The report valued the Apple, IBM, Google, and Microsoft brands at a combined half-trillion dollars.…
Sponsored Post There are misconceptions about how important branding it is to success, how much work it takes, and the best ways to approach it. But every company, from a fresh-faced tech-startup to Apple, knows good branding can make a product or service.
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What if you could take all those tweets you blast out during the day and ruminate on them in a place where your mind is free to wander and relax. Introducing Shitter, a new startup that, for just $35, will …
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Apple has long been known for its intense focus on consistent branding and beautiful simplicity.
While today’s Apple event unveiled a couple new improvements to an expected lineup of products, it also revealed a certain sloppiness that was absent from …
We’re loving the new Facebook Timeline features for personal profiles, and those features (and a few more) are now launching for brand-focused Pages, too.
At Facebook’s headquarters Tuesday, we got a sneak peek of the new Pages, and the new …
LinkedIn announced a new Follow Company button Monday, which the social network thinks will make it easier for companies to communicate and interact with their customers. Beginning immediately, companies can grab the snippet of code to add it the button …
Zappos founder Nick Swinmurn wants to see a picture of everything in your closet.
In return, he’ll give you badges and even discounts on clothing brands that you love.
He’s not a creep (as far as I know). Rather, his …
Google+ is great for individuals, but so far Google hasn’t provided any way for companies, websites or publications to play on the fast-growing social network. In fact, some have already been booted off for not being human enough.
VentureBeat, however, …
As social networks multiply, merely staying on top of all the updates is turning into a full-time job. Now a startup, Percolate, aims to distill your personal information flood into a more concentrated brew.
New York-based Percolate aggregates your Google …
Businesses should hold off on creating a profile on Google’s new social service Google+ and instead wait for an upcoming business version of the service, according to Google+ Ads Lead Christian Oestlien.
Business owners can hypothetically create a listing on …
Google is planning to rebrand its blogging platform Blogger and photo service Picasa with names that identify them as Google products, reports Mashable.
Google intends to rename Picasa “Google Photos” and rename Blogger “Google Blogs,” according to unnamed sources in …
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(Editor’s note: Francis Moran is managing partner of marketing firm Francis Moran & Associates. This story originally appeared on his blog.)
Not too long ago, I was tickled by an email that read “We’ve been looking at involving a PR …
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(Editor’s note: Jason Cohen is an angel investor and the founder of Smart Bear Software. This story originally appeared on his blog.)
Every founder struggles to find a great name for his or her company. Often it’s the first …
