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Mobeam, a start-up partnering with P&G on digital coupon scanning technology, made a big announcement.

The daily deals giant is offering a credit to buyers who support local businesses. Is Groupon the scourge or savior of small business? The online deals giant certainly is goodwill hunting this season by offering a $10 credit to the first 150,000 people who buy a local Groupon by Dec.

Running a startup is a lot different than running a more mature company. Will you be able to make the transition? Here are three ways to find out.

Running a business doesn't have to be painful. Following these four guidelines allows me to love what I do, every day. In New York

Welcome to the Scientific American podcast Science Talk, posted on December 11th, 2011. I’m Steve Mirsky. Rumors are flying about the search for the long-sought Higgs boson at Europe’s Large Hadron Collider

Check out these four second-generation touchscreen desktops, and find out which one is right for you. When all-in-one touchscreen desktops debuted a couple of years ago, they were criticized for being sluggish and not responding well to gestures. These second-generation machines, all of which run on the Windows 7 operating system, come with faster processors and more responsive screens.

Spotify's got a huge catalog of music and 10 million subscribers.

The annual PNC Christmas Price Index is a giant, interactive infographic on the price tag for The 12 Days of Christmas. The 12 Days of Christmas is the granddaddy of holiday memes. For centuries, the seasonally inclined have sung of that elaborate parade of presents that includes various fowl, prancing performers and, of course, five golden rings.

So, you’ve decided to do the startup thing, and you’ve told a few people. Turns out everyone and their dog has an opinion about it, regardless of whether or not they’ve ever been in your shoes. Some are flat-out discouraging you, while others are congratulating you and asking some interesting questions you haven’t yet considered

You might think a little B-school blather will impress investors and customers.

Brands are judged by the company they keep. These partnerships are innovative because they are fresh, unexpected, and also increase awareness.

Demonstrators plan to withdraw money from big banks on Saturday. A handful of credit unions and other progressive institutions see it as an opportunity. But are they really any better than the banks

You may remember when credit card machines weren't so reliable, so stores sometimes used that little aluminum contraption with a roller over your card, and you had to sign the printed copy hard enough to ink onto the carbon paper. This is one of the reasons some cards still have those raised silver numbers on the front alongside your name and expiration date.

Thursday, November 3 One-fifth of young Americans donate time to a cause. | Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/Zuma Press At any given moment , young volunteers across the globe are building schools and feeding the hungry--efforts that will be celebrated at this Barranquilla, Colombia, gathering

When I started writing a blog to support my book, Talk Normal: Stop the Business Speak, Jargon and Waffle , I had an inkling that many of the words I loathed were common in the offices where I was working. But this could be an illusion: Once we’re bothered by something, we tend to notice it more.