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Echo scoops scattered comments into one live stream

July 23, 2009 | Robert Scoble

Echo, a powerful, new comment-gathering widget from JS-Kit, collects feedback and comments from social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and FriendFeed into a…

 

Five steps to a successful forum

July 22, 2009 | Mark O'Sullivan

In recent weeks I’ve heard the same question again and again: how can a forum help my business to grow? I think the real…

 

Facebook Connect: how to and why

July 21, 2009 | Robert Scoble

Facebook Connect provides a relatively simple way for people to sign in to Facebook-linked business web sites using their Facebook ID. Once they are…

 

Faster page load can mean more profit

July 20, 2009 | Ed Robinson

This is the first in a series of articles dealing with web site performance and how to improve it. Why is

 

Refined searches equal more sales

July 16, 2009 | Robert Scoble

PrismaStar search software AnswerOil offers buyers and sellers what both are looking for: better results. During a visit we made to Cambridge, England, Joshua…

 

A freemium cookbook for your company

July 15, 2009 | Alex Wilhelm

Business models are a tricky subject. There is an old saying among entrepreneurs that there is no real value to writing down your business…

 

Web leading edge coming to Main Street

July 14, 2009 | Robert Scoble

John Kao, an internationally-recognized expert on innovation, thinks 2010 will see some of the most promising developments on the web go mainstream and be

 

Chat Catcher finds missed feedback

July 13, 2009 | Shannon Whitley

For blog authors, reading the comments can be as important as the post itself. Blog comments help authors gauge the popularity of a post.…

 

Helping people 140 characters at a time

July 9, 2009 | Robert Scoble

We met Lon S. Cohen on the streets of New York and, when he told us how the ALS Association is using Twitter to…

 

Small business part 3: Funding

July 8, 2009 | J. Bruce Hughes

Editors note: This is the third article in a three-part series on starting small businesses. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series,…