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Company leaders with motherly traits can help employees develop into the best they can be in their field.

Nine months ago, Microsoft announced an $8.5-billion bid to buy Skype , the provider of voice-over-Internet Protocol software and services. The move promised to add an important video chat feature to help handsets running the Windows Phone operating system better compete with FaceTime on the iPhone and Android's Google Talk feature

Sometimes the Web services you rely on crash... or get taken down by the feds (sorry, Megaupload.com!).

The five questions you're afraid to ask a buyer are actually the key to increasing sales and ramping up efficiency. Hey, no one ever said sales was easy.

You are. This case study proves that customer attrition has little to do with the economy or prices. Retaining existing customers is a challenge for any business.

It can take a bit more than a 30-second elevator pitch to understand Kaggle , a new Silicon Valley startup founded by 28-year-old Australian Anthony Goldbloom. After all, it's not selling anything, creating another social network, or peddling yet another useless app

It can take a bit more than a 30-second elevator pitch to understand Kaggle , a new Silicon Valley startup founded by 28-year-old Australian Anthony Goldbloom. After all, it's not selling anything, creating another social network, or peddling yet another useless app.

On Friday, Dish Network and Blockbuster held an event called "A Stream Come True," where many assumed the two companies would finally reveal what they've been working on since the acquisition five months ago. How would Dish revive Blockbuster, a badly bruised brand, to compete in such a crowded and competitive space? "When the technology changes, when the customer changes, you better change," began Dish Network CEO Joe Clayton Friday.

According to a new Harvard University survey that was partially funded by the State Department, 7% of Arab bloggers have been arrested or detained over the past year while 30% have been threatened. Seven percent of Middle Eastern bloggers were arrested and detained in the past year--and nearly 30% were personally threatened, according to a new Harvard University survey

New tools to help with social media, a $100 billion Facebook valuation, how your business can survive disasters, Spotify comes to the U.S., and more. Be social, but get organized

The cloud is being used for almost everything but is using it as part of a disaster recovery strategy good for your business? Learn how to decide and implement. In a perfect world, every accounting system you use, every document, every business contact, and every file would be a click away

Grouponone of the fastest growing companies everhas proven the formula works with its estimated $750 million IPO. Can still you break into the crowded daily deals space?

Every business needs to keep their people connected and communicating. Here is how to select a cell phone plan to meet the needs of your staff while keeping costs low

If all goes according to plan, New Yorkers will soon be able to abandon their subway cards and cab fare in favor of a cheaper, healthier, and more eco-friendly option: public bicycles.The Big Apple's first widespread public bike-sharing program will encourage commuters to rent bikes for 30-minute intervals in a zone south of midtown Manhattan and some surrounding neighborhoods. Largely geared at those running errands or with short commutes, the bike share proposes allowing renters to pick up bicycles from one location, and drop them off at another, with stations located every few blocks