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Next year's economy will be hostage to the scary Euro crisis and towering debts at home.

You’ve found that perfect, pricey gift for your significant other. Now, you decide to pick up a little something else. But wait! The second smaller gift can actually take away from the powerful impression of gift number 1.

On the heels of Live Nation's acquisition of BigChampagne, the consumer data analytics firm, the ticket seller is set to make yet another high-profile pickup: Ethan Kaplan, Warner Music Group's former SVP of emerging technology, will soon join the company. Together with BigChampagne founder Eric Garland, the two will help redefine Live Nation and Ticketmaster's business through big data

On the heels of Live Nation's acquisition of BigChampagne, the consumer data analytics firm, the ticket seller is set to make yet another high-profile pickup: Ethan Kaplan, Warner Music Group's former SVP of emerging technology, will soon join the company. Together with BigChampagne founder Eric Garland, the two will help redefine Live Nation and Ticketmaster's business through big data

Is it better to coin a new name that no one has ever heard or to use a descriptive name? It all depends on what you hope to achieve

Amazon has an app to lure customers out of your stores. EBay's offering incentives to shop online

What every business owner needs to know about protecting valuable intellectual property. I am often asked do I need a trademark for my slogan? Can I patent my idea

Television remote controls are evolving more than they have at any time in the past 60 years--but where we're going, we may not need them. The question of how remote controls may change in our smartphone and tablet era is actually moot. Forget evolving them from a crazy array of buttons to a smart touchscreen UI...the TV remote may be about to achieve its Nirvana, and dissappear into the ether

Is grandma always right? Maybe not when it comes to medical advice, says Consumer Reports health expert

Women control $13 trillion in consumer spending. But most of the assumptions you make about them in your marketing are way off

Picture this: You are sitting in, say, a Bermuda hotel on vacation. Suddenly you are struck by a crazy idea for a new soft drink taste

After 11 months and $550,000, they had gotten nowhere. Could they really gamble what was left on a hunch? Josh Levy and Ross Cohen left the offices of Beyond.com, a hiring website based outside Philadelphia, feeling like fools.

I want to start by saying I love music. Sharing music with my friends and colleagues is even more fun.

Transaction costs suck up to $50 billion a year out of the economy. But they could be on their way out. Here's why.

Spotify's got a huge catalog of music and 10 million subscribers.