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The new year means new opportunities to grow your business bigger, better and faster. Get started with these six resolutions. It’s that time of year , when we all step back and ponder on what was great about the year and what we coulda, woulda and shoulda done better.

Amid e-commerce glitches and technology's growing pains, retailers can still win the loyalty of customers. Here's how.

New research shows that a large Facebook fanbase isn't necessarily key to growing a brand.

Most people think about apps running on their smartphones, but we're seeing more and more web services launching app "stores" that allow you to beef up your account. LinkedIn's list of apps is relatively small compared to other popular marketplaces, but what the site lacks in quantity it makes up in quality

An employee's questionable Facebook post leaves one CEO wondering how to react.

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"I went to La Tomatina alone from Valencia where I live. It seemed to me that about half of the guests had come from other countries.

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From using protests in Egypt to promote clothing lines to a viral campaign video, we take a look at the worst social media blunders of 2011 and what you can learn from them. Social media is immediate. An insensitive or inaccurate tweet can quickly make it around the world before any apology or explanation can even be typed.

In the next year, The Black List will venture beyond films--aiming to be the go-to site for the industry's favorite unproduced TV pilots and stage shows. Are TV specials and conventions in its future?

In the next year, The Black List will venture beyond films--aiming to be the go-to site for the industry's favorite unproduced TV pilots and stage shows. Are TV specials and conventions in its future? "We're open to anything," says founder Franklin Leonard.

It may not be as popular as Facebook or Twitter, but this virtual pinboard service is attracting plenty of eyeballs. Here's how to make it work for you. One social site has captured the attention of the masses recently...

With the Japanese launch of Sony's new handheld gaming device PlayStation Vita this weekend, the company is hoping to outplay not only the Nintendo 3DS, but also smartphones and tablets. We spoke with Sony's director of hardware marketing John Koller about how Vita can compete in the brave new portable world.

Evidence points to information from trusted sources getting a better hold on our brains than the noise from everything else. So it's no surprise that companies want to capitalize on those feelings.

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