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Threadless Co-Founder Jake Nickell Answers Your Questions [LIVE CHAT]

Jake Nickell is Threadless’s young and fearless entrepreneurial leader. Jake has a passion for learning new things, from how to get t-shirts made to figuring out how to design and program an ecommerce website. Currently, he’s focused on running the … Continue reading

SocialFolders Is Like Dropbox for Social Media

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: SocialFolders Quick Pitch: SocialFolders automatically … Continue reading

Does ‘Breakout Boost’ Capture Nostalgic Fun? [REVIEW]

Breakout: Everybody’s played it, everyone loves it, everyone has pulled their hair out trying to break every last brick. The classic game from Atari challenges players to clear levels filled with bricks using only a paddle, a ball and a … Continue reading

Is Google+ Really a Social Media Game Changer?

Google+ may be less than a year old, but New York Times bestselling author Chris Brogan is ready to crown it a game changer. His latest book, which will publish next week, is called Google+ for Business: How Google’s Social … Continue reading

Free Shipping Day: Top 10 Tech Retailers Delivering in Time for Christmas

If you were unable to knock out some holiday shopping in Black Friday or Cyber Monday, here’s your reward for being patient. (Or a procrastinator.) FreeShipping.org is holding its third annual Free Shipping Day. On Friday, Dec. 16, more than … Continue reading

How One Occupy Broadcaster Is Changing News Coverage With Tech

Occupy Wall Street broadcaster Tim Pool’s protest coverage, shot entirely on smartphones, has received more attention than most mainstream media. The reporter — who doesn’t identify with the term citizen journalist — is now devising ways mobile technology can provide … Continue reading

Barbara Walters Names Steve Jobs Most Fascinating Person of 2011

“It’s hard to imagine there ever being anyone quite like him again,” said Barbara Walters as she named Steve Jobs the most fascinating person of 2011. It was the first time she’s ever given such an honor to a person … Continue reading

Chrome 15 Beats Internet Explorer 8 as World’s Most Popular Browser

Another score for Google Chrome. The latest version of the search giant’s web browser just passed Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to become the most popular desktop web browser in the world, according to statistics from StatCounter, a digital analytics company. … Continue reading

Want to Market to Kids Via Social Networks? Good Luck With That

The Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb, a relentless digital marketing agency focused on search, social, and design for mid-to-enterprise level brands. Download our free digital marketing magazine, The Merge, and our holiday bonus, “Drinks and … Continue reading

Twitter Is 2011′s Most-Buzzed About Social Network

Twitter topped an annual list of most-buzzed about social networks, edging ahead of LinkedIn and 2010′s most-buzzed network YouTube. The annual rankings by digital marketing agency Zeta Interactive measure volume (number of mentions in more than 200 million blogs, social … Continue reading