The author of a new book offers a solution to those who can't stop stressing about their to-do lists: swap big verbs such as "implement" and "plan" for more manageable ones. In many ways all-pervasive tech helps us be more productive
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The first place your customers meet you is online. So it's time for a spot check: Are you looking your best? Customer relationships are job No
Read More »Introducing The Juicebox: A Simple, Sexy Smartphone Charging Station
For most smartphone users obsessed with having round-the-clock access to text messages, apps, and email, running out of battery juice has become almost as painful as a lost wallet. But a new solution from one New York-based startup hopes to solve your smartphone energy woes--while potentially creating new sources of revenue and engagement for merchants and advertisers. The Juicebox is a simple, elegant mobile phone charging station that lets users juice up their iPhones, Androids, or BlackBerries in public venues
Read More »Minding Jazz’s Main Stage
The biggest names in jazz have flocked to a basement in New York City's Greenwich Village: Lorraine Gordon's The Village Vanguard. Here's how she did it. For 77 years , the biggest names in jazz have flocked to a basement in New York City's Greenwich Village
Read More »5 Tips: How to Recover When Your Tech Tools Fail
Sometimes the Web services you rely on crash... or get taken down by the feds (sorry, Megaupload.com!).
Read More »How to Sell a Great Idea: 5 Steps
No matter how great, it won't sell itself.
Read More »5 Ways Your Phone Is Getting Smarter
Mobile devices have come a long way in the last few years, but big advancements are coming soon. Next time you glance at your Android device or iPhone, pause for a moment and think about how far smartphones have come in the last few years
Read More »The Only Lasting Competitive Advantage Is Extreme Trust
As technology generates more transparency, consumers will hold businesses to higher standards, with no room for flimflammery or deceit. Being proactively trustworthy requires you to watch out for your customer’s interest even when your customer isn’t paying attention. This past Christmas season Amazon stole business from brick-and-mortar retailers with its free Price Check app for iPhone and Android.
Read More »Stonyfield Founder: I’m Not Retiring!
Gary Hirshberg talks to his wife, Inc. columnist Meg Cadoux Hirshberg, about his recent decision to step down as CEO of Stonyfield Yogurt. My husband, Gary Hirshberg, announced last week that he was stepping down as CE-Yo of Stonyfield Yogurt, after 28 years on the job.
Read More »A Lost And Found For The Internet
Some startup ideas are long overdue. Found in Town is one of them
Read More »Mais Non! France’s "Free" Cell Phone Service Will (Likely) Never Work In The U.S.
This week saw the launch of what could be seen as a revolutionary cell phone service in France. Contingent on a couple of rules, Free.fr is offering an all-but-free cell phone service that promises truly unlimited data, voice, and SMS monthly tariffs.
Read More »CES: 7 Gadgets for Extreme Productivity
From the exhibition floor of the mega Consumer Electronics Show: compact, portable devices that will help you get your work done better and faster. This year's Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas was better than ever.
Read More »Battery, heal thyself: Inventing self-repairing batteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine dropping your phone on the hard concrete sidewalkbut when you pick it up, you find its battery has already healed itself.
Read More »Facebook Puts Friends In A Benz
Soon, you'll be able to use Facebook in your Mercedes-Benz. (You roll in a Benzo, right?) Is Facebook suffering from "mission creep"?
Read More »Illusions Unmask Our "Face Sense"
Our brains are exquisitely tuned to perceive, recognize and remember faces. We can easily find a friend’s face among dozens or hundreds of unfamiliar faces in a busy street. We look at each other’s facial expressions for signs of appreciation and disapproval, love and contempt
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