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The founder of Alltop.com explains his social media strategy (and tells uis why Google+ may overtake Facebook). Guy Kawasaki wears many hats.

Last week Foxconn pushed its starting salaries up from 900 yuan ($143) to 1,800 yuan per month, the latest and biggest in wage upticks that began in 2010.

Amazon's gearing up a Brazilian launch for the Kindle this summer. Their strategy? Sell their product for far cheaper than the local competition, take a hit in import duties, and watch the profits roll in.

I spent last week in snow-plow position, trailing my 4-year-old daughter down ski slopes. On the lift rides up, while singing songs with mispronounced words (Frosty the Snowman has a “bucky” nose, by the way, instead of a button), my thoughts drifted to a struggle that occupies me today. I am negotiating a series of license agreements for my “ Outthink the Competition ” IP and I want to make sure I don’t get taken for a ride.

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Three of every four "small business" contracts awarded by the U.S. government go to the likes of Apple, Chevron and GE. In the last fiscal year, 72 of the federal government’s top 100 small business contractors were some of the world’s largest companies

More than 300 billion total calling minutes take place annually on

Everyone wants an iPhone.

Ahead of the Mobile World Congress event next week dozens of new smartphones are being revealed or teased to stir up the tech press, get potential customers excited, and, of course, drum up sales.

What if you were negotiating with Apple and didn't know it? Large companies can mask their identities. Here's how to uncover them.

So, you're smart.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Google To Stream Stock Data From LSEG . Google and the London Stock Exchange Group have partnered up.

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Twitter And Amex Launch Ads For Small Businesses . Twitter is making it easier for small business owners to set up business accounts and promote tweets

As iPads are being seized by authorities in China, you may be wondering how to protect your brand globally. Here's what you need to know. I was recently reading an article concerning Apple’s ongoing battle over the sale of its iPad tablet computers in China.

Travel lighter! Get more work done! Never run out of power! Don't leave home without these tech essentials. I travel frequently in my job as a reporter—in fact, I’m typing this on a plane right now. After each trip, I start to evaluate which gadgets I used the most, which apps I found most useful, and—most importantly—which gadget mistakes I made.