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Black Friday sales hit a record high Friday — online sales rose 24.3%, but many shoppers opted to go to brick-and-mortar locations to spend their hard-earned cash. Judging from the YouTube clips that have emerged, that was probably not the … Continue reading →

The Oxford English Dictionary has chosen its (two-word) word of the year: Squeezed Middle. Last year’s word of the year was big society, and the word of 2009 was unfriend. Those who spend time on Twitter might have guessed that … Continue reading →

President Barack Obama President Obama took his daughters to Kramerbooks and Afterwords Cafe in Dupont Circle to celebrate Small Business Saturday. Click here to view this gallery. Today is the second annual Small Business Saturday, an American Express initiative to … Continue reading →

Bari Abdul is Vice President of Check Point‘s Consumer Business, ZoneAlarm, focused on innovating consumer security for the digital age. He has over 20 years of experience developing and executing go-to-market strategies that deliver record revenue and market share. It … Continue reading →

Each year the Mashable Awards honors the best in digital media, companies and personalities. This year, we have 196 nominees across 4 majors categories up for 28 total awards. As always, you, our readers get to choose the winners. The … Continue reading →

American fashion designer Tory Burch founded her label in February 2004, the same month that Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook from his Harvard dorm room. In the fashion industry, Burch’s rise has been nearly as striking: the 45-year-old CEO has expanded … Continue reading →

Black Friday is starting to look a bit more like Cyber Monday. According to IBM’s study of 500 retailers, online sales on Friday were up 24.3% over last year, suggesting that people stayed home to avoid the crowds and in-store … Continue reading →

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: Stamped Quick Pitch: An iPhone … Continue reading →

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. In the past several years, businesses large and small have come to realize the positive impact … Continue reading →

On Saturday, Nov 26 at 10:02 a.m. EST, NASA will send the biggest rover it has ever built, Curiosity, to Mars. The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket, carrying NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory – the official name for the new … Continue reading →