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The founder of WineLibrary.com says you cant leave customer engagement behind in the social Web of 2011.

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Republicans claim to be the party of entrepreneurs. Here's how it could prove it really means it. The Republican primary debate smackdown in Las Vegas on Tuesday underscored a couple things you already knew about the GOP candidates.

This is the quiet before the storm. I just finished off a plate of chicken marsala in an Italian restaurant, enveloped in the gentle clinking of forks and knives on china, plaid tablecloths, and bottles of olive oil. It all feels so warm and civilized, except for the luggage cars racing past the window and flashing lights of airplanes reminding me I am no longer in New York.

Is this the end of tattered, gummy, loyalty cards stuffing wallets to the brim? Perka Inc

If you have a cool product, follow the lead of these four innovative companies in building your own brand, products, and materials into your workplace. Wilson , the Chicago-based manufacturer of sports equipment, wanted a way to design a space that would channel the energy of professional sports players into the creative energy of its employees

Creations made of Wilson products, like a tennis-ball chandelier and a football pyramid, adorn the whimsical Chicago office, designed by Gensler.

FamiliesGo! founder Eileen P. Gunn reflects on her initial ups and downs. I recently wrapped up FamiliesGo!’s second month.

(PhysOrg.com) -- A coupled line of swinging pendulums apparently has nothing in common with an elastic film that buckles and folds under compression while floating on a liquid, but scientists at the University of Chicago and Tel Aviv University have discovered a deep connection between the two phenomena.

Its massive bike share program showed that major cities could let citizens rent bikes, and inspired cities like New York and D.C.

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Chicago physicists Henry Frisch and Melvyn Shochet became involved with the Tevatron particle accelerator when it was still in the planning stages at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in 1976.

Deceptive Beauties: The World of Wild Orchids by Christian Ziegler. University of Chicago Press, 2011 [More]

(AP) -- Aside from the slogan on the water tower that reads "City of Energy," there is little in this leafy Chicago suburb of gently rolling hills to indicate that it has been the center of the universe when it comes to studying, well - the universe.

Entrepreneur Andy Crestodina explains how he uses Crazy Egg to analyze web traffic. My partners and I run a Web design and video production firm, so it's essential for us to know how visitors are using our clients' websites. Earlier this year, our SEO partner recommended an analytics tool called Crazy Egg, and now we're huge fans.

A new study points out that "small business" and "innovation" are not synonymous.