Twitter is experiencing growing pains. Last week, the company said it would integrate Promoted Tweets into user Twitter streams, placing them at the top of one's timeline. Here's expert opinion on how or if the once-breezy service can follow in the footsteps of ubiquitous ad machine Facebook
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A debt deal may have been reached, but experts from all over the political spectrum say small businesses are unlikely to see benefits anytime soon. After weeks of heated debate , Congress and the White House have finally reached a debt deal to save the United States from defaulting. But according to experts, the deal—and the political bickering that came with it—will do little to help small businesses.
Read More »Leap Year, Episode 9: Kind of a Genius
With everyone on board with Jack and Bryn's plans, the group just needs two small pieces of the puzzle: money, and a possibly insane Russian genius who lives somewhere in the woods.
Read More »President’s Social Media Team Goes After Obama Debt Rivals On Twitter
President Obama's social media team unleashed a torrent of tweets today, specifically calling out Republicans opposing his debt ceiling plan.
Read More »6 Gadgets for Your Home Office
Can't keep track of where you leave things around the house? Need a little distance from your home life? Check out these gadgets, essential for every home office
Read More »Hidden In The Budget: The End Of Almost Every Major Environmental Regulation
As Congress gears up for another budget fight, environmental protections--from endangered species to clean water to pollution rules for power plants--are all on the chopping block. Once the debt ceiling debate is settled, Congress is going to have to re-focus on the budget that almost shut down the government a few months ago
Read More »The World’s Cheapest Lightbulb Is Made Of Just A Plastic Bottle
In places where there is no grid, houses can be dark.
Read More »The $720 House That’s Built In A Week And Lasts Two Decades
India's Tata Group--known as the maker of the world's cheapest car--is setting its sights on the world's cheapest home, with a $720 flatpack house that can be constructed in a week. The world's cheapest car is manufactured by the Tata Group. So is the cheapest water filter
Read More »Benefits of NAS and How to Set One Up
Network attached storage devices are gaining popularity as a way of sharing files among multiple computers.
Read More »Call Him the Social Media Mayor
New media consultant Alex Torpey utilized social media to win the Mayoral Race in his New Jersey town. When Barack Obama was running for office in his memorable 2008 campaign, one of the many ways he captivated America was through social networking. He recognized that an online movement could influence offline behavior in politics
Read More »New Patent Laws to Favor First-to-File
Congress is on the verge of passing the first patent reforms in 60 years. This may not be good news for small business. A patent reform bill labelled by one Congressman as "patently unfair to inventors" could be in front of the President this month
Read More »DHS: Imported Consumer Tech Contains Hidden Hacker Attack Tools
A top Department of Homeland Security official has admitted to Congress that imported software and hardware components are being purposely spiked with security-compromising attack tools by unknown foreign parties.
Read More »Threat of James Webb Space Telescope Cancellation Rattles Astronomy Community
As NASA prepares to wrap up its shuttle program , leaving open questions about what comes next for U.S. human spaceflight, the next big thing in NASA's astronomy program has been dealt a blow
Read More »Get Away From It All This Summer
You can plan a relaxing summer vacationeven if you're the boss. Here's how: Fifty-four percent of American adults say they won't take a vacation this summer, according to a Rasmussen poll taken in May. And it can be particularly tough for entrepreneurs who are the lifeblood of their businesses.
Read More »This Week In Bots: Stinky Bots, Lovable Bots, Biting Bots, Crashing Bots, And More
What's been happening this week in the world of robotics?
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