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Cultivating Contagion in the Social Media Sphere

Rishi Dave | Posted 05.25.2011

Rishi Dave

Direct conversations with your customers are incredibly powerful, but the seeming lack of control can be unnerving. So how can you engage at a meaningful level?

New Jersey Devils and Their Fans Take a Bold Step Forward With "Mission Control"

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Favorito

The New Jersey Devils, once at the bottom of professional sports in the fan engagement category, have become one of the leaders in a league that uses the digital space better than any other.

19 Iconic Products That America Doesn't Make Anymore

Bussiness Insider | Anika Anand and Gus Lubin | Posted 05.25.2011

Another American icon has bit the dust: Pontiac. GM is canceling the 84-year-old brand after winding down production over the past few years. Like ...

How Cloudy Is Your Business?

Andy Lark | Posted 05.25.2011

Andy Lark

It's a simple idea. Rather than building and running proprietary information technology, it is available on demand -- through the economical and always-on networks often drawn as "clouds."

Innovation World Cup Style

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Littman

The world's biggest sporting event has been a case study in how big organizations struggle to innovate.

Windows 7 Not so Great as Advertised and Has Compatibility Issues: Is Microsoft in Collusion With Manufacturers Like HP?

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Russnow

There ought to be a law preventing the computer hardware and software industry from shortchanging consumers, so that we get the full use of our equipment.

Michael Dell: Dell Founder Attacks Netbooks, Microsoft Vista

Electronista | Electronista Staff | Posted 05.25.2011

Dell's namesake Michael Dell in a talk late Tuesday criticized both his own products and Microsoft. Despite his company offering multiple netbooks, in...

Dell's Sustainable Profits: Green Efforts Pay Back In 2-3 Years

Environmental Capital | Keith Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Dell's internal transformation does underscore one interesting point that has gotten lost in Washington's dysfunctional debate over energy and the env...

Dell Tries To Call Out Apple. Fails.

Ron Galloway | Posted 05.25.2011

Ron Galloway

Apple has $25 billion in cash in the bank. Dell's market cap is $22 billion. Apple could buy Dell outright without borrowing a dime.

Obama Drops Campaign Promise to End Contracting Abuses

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 05.25.2011

Lloyd Chapman

The surprisingly low priority Obama has given small business issues on his websites is a clear indication this is not going to be a pro small business administration.

Tech Spending Slows, Dell Protfits And Shares Drop

AP | JESSICA MINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Slashing computer prices helped Dell Inc. boost sales in its fiscal second quarter, but the No. 2 PC maker's bottom line took a hit when efforts to cu...

Dell Stock Plunges On Lower Profit

LA Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Computer maker Dell Inc. said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17%, hurt in part by lower prices and restructuring charges. The ear...

Ten Smartest CEO Moves Of 2007

Portfolio | Liz Gunnison | Posted 05.25.2011

The bottom has dropped out of the banking business, brokerages are floundering, home foreclosures are soaring, and the threat of recession looms. What...