Pardot adds powerful social features into its cloud marketing automation

Pardot on Wednesday announced that it is adding new social networking features into its already strong marketing automation service.

VentureBeat took a little heat last week when it came to the topic of marketing automation after a seemingly innocuous guest …

Humble Indie Bundle flash sale generates $1M in less than a week

The Humble Indie Bundle, a flash-sale for independently-developed video games run by Y Combinator backed Humble Bundle, has racked up more than $1 million in sales in less than a week.

The company’s last indie game flash sale generated around …

Samsung Galaxy S II sales hit 5M in 85 days, Americans still jealous

Samsung announced today that sales of its new flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II, have reached 5 million units just 85 days after launching in Asia and Europe in April.

Last year’s Galaxy S phones, smashing successes in their …

Verizon iPhone sales slower than expected

We’re still awaiting official numbers on Verizon iPhone sales, but according to leaked sales data they didn’t meet expectations, the mobile news site Boy Genius Report reveals.

BGR was given sales totals from five Apple stores (including “two very, very …

Job titles can sink your startup

(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This story originally appeared on his blog.)

I had coffee with an ex student earlier in the week that reminded me how startups …

Tech support: The hidden sales force

(Editor’s note: Jason Cohen is an angel investor and the founder of Smart Bear Software. This story originally appeared on his blog.)

You probably think of “tech support” as the bottom of the food chain.

After all, the people …