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Quadrocopter Swarms Go Tiny If you're a fan of This Week In Bots you'll be exquisitely familiar with quadropters--the technology is blooming right now because the battery, motor, and control technology is ubiquitous and the stable flight platform offered by the design promises so much for the future of aerial robotics.

So Punxsutawney Phil says there will be six more weeks of winter. Who cares? This weather has really messed up businesses all around the country

With a Federal Court Case underway many are asking can the color of the soles of shoes be protected as a trademark. The answer may surprise you.

Taking steps to improve profitability can actually help you to increase customer value and build brand equity. Every business has a break-even volume on their product line.

Would you love your Roomba more if it had rat-like whiskers?

You can't grow your company if your private pep talks include these fictions.

Innovation contests can spur new products, and boost worker morale.

Two consumer electronics retailers: One gets it, the other doesn't even come close. One of the biggest mistakes Web designers make is cram too much information on a homepage

Apple has demonstrated again and again its ability to create and reinvent content marketplaces by designing irresistible devices and platforms--will educational content be its next conquest? When I was in college 10 years ago, my biology textbook was a $300, four-pound monstrosity with a shiny CD-ROM shrink-wrapped to the front.

These five innovative nonprofits are all developing responses to the faster-changing world of work outlined in " Generation Flux " and " The Four-Year Career ." Looking for a second career? Civic Ventures offers Encore Fellowships in seven states. These fellowships, which carry a small stipend, give retirees the chance to use their skills during a full-time or part-time commitment at a nonprofit, and perhaps segue into an "encore career" with meaning

Makerbot debuts it's first 3D printer for consumers.

2012 has barely begun, and forget Steve Ballmer's CES keynote: The tech world is already abuzz with Apple intrigue. Here's our take: iPad 3 "HD" After months' worth of various speculation, now we're hearing about

2012 has barely begun, and forget Steve Ballmer's CES keynote: The tech world is already abuzz with Apple intrigue.

2012 has barely begun, and forget Steve Ballmer's CES keynote: The tech world is already abuzz with Apple intrigue.

Creative capital, like venture capital, can be valuable to any growing organization and often worthy of an equity stake in the outcome. I’ll ask that you, the busy reader, indulge a background setup about yours truly