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In a tongue-in-cheek "review" of the year just started, your intrepid reporter follows 2011's economic trends to their absurd conclusion.

In a tongue-in-cheek "review" of the year just started, your intrepid reporter follows 2011's economic trends to their absurd conclusion. In looking back at the economy of 2012, we can safely say no one expected it to turn out the way it did. This year saw the development of many revolutionary new economic tools

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too. In the wake of the Iowa caucuses, only one character is likely to be less popular than President Obama: Big Government itself

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too.

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too. In the wake of the Iowa caucuses, only one character is likely to be less popular than President Obama: Big Government itself.

Republican presidential candidates can't wait to cut the federal budget. But for small businesses, big government isn't just a big pain -- it's a big client, too.

The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker.

The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker. David Gowel has made many career transitions: from civilian to military, from military to academic, and finally from academic to entrepreneurship. Along the way, Gowel used LinkedIn to achieve each step; an experience, he says, that has made him into an expert on how to use LinkedIn to become a master networker.

The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker. David Gowel has made many career transitions: from civilian to military, from military to academic, and finally from academic to entrepreneurship

The man who wrote the book on LinkedIn shares his secrets to becoming an expert social networker.

A dead or dying value model can take your company down with it. Here's how one company came back from the brink. We recently wrote about the " value model ," a framework for defining how four key elements of your business–employees, capabilities, customers and financial performance–interrelate in a way that creates or destroys business value

A dead or dying value model can take your company down with it. Here's how one company came back from the brink

A dead or dying value model can take your company down with it. Here's how one company came back from the brink. We recently wrote about the " value model ," a framework for defining how four key elements of your business–employees, capabilities, customers and financial performance–interrelate in a way that creates or destroys business value.

A dead or dying value model can take your company down with it. Here's how one company came back from the brink

Industrial designer Christopher Stuart on his essential DIY tools. .boxxy {display:inline-block;width:280px;border:none;margin:6px;vertical-align: top;} .boxxy img {width:200px;} Photo by Billy Delfs "The economy made everyone rethink how they consume," says designer Christopher Stuart.