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Nic Adler's blogged, tweeted, and Myspaced his way to keeping The Roxy, his 40-year-old music venue, fresh for its fans. As the social media landscape changes, here's how he's staying on top.

What can you learn from 2011 to position yourself for 2012? Use this tool to run the numbers.

Every end-of-year gesture says something different. Last year, I chose to give a gift that honors the craft of tool building.

With its new apps platform, the music start-up is trying to follow in Facebook's footsteps. But it would be much better off taking a cue from Zynga.

Insurance Finder, a tool on Healthcare.gov, allows businesses to comparison shop for health insurance. The Department of Health and Human Services is trying to save small businesses time and hopefully, money. It's launched a new tool at Healthcare.gov to help find and compare health insurance plans

84% of Realtors are currently using social media. Century 21 is leveraging Facebook to turn those conversations into sales

A few months ago, the team at Blackbox seed accelerator set out to decode the "genetics" behind successful startups (See this short piece at Fast Company and also " Love in Startup Land ."). Their initial report, the Startup Genome Project , surveyed over 600 tech startup companies in Silicon Valley and around the world and gave them insights that let them continue their survey.

Prodcast. That's the name of the tool Microsoft would love to get under the noses of as many tech-buying consumers as it possibly could.

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With Google's new Correlate system, companies have a powerful (and, free!) new data-mining tool on their hands. Let us imagine the ways in which we'll use it. With

Craig Robinson, the basketball coach at Oregon State and Michelle Obamas brother, answers questions about coping with setbacks, what you have to do to get to the No. 1 spot, and Barack Obama

Use continuous updates and punchy messages to heighten interest and keep your customers informed about products or services which in turn can boost sales.

It's not enough to simply write about data any longer; the world wants visuals. While there are many professional information designers making a name for themselves, such as Nicholas Felton of Feltron.com , the majority of these digital artists are up to their eyeballs in high-paying work. Where does this leave you?

Perry Blacher has a knack for finding talent. His only problem is sometimes the best potential employees aren’t located across the street, but across an ocean or two. As the CEO of Covestor , a global mirrored investment firm, Blacher isn’t about to fly candidates to his London or New York offices for an interview if he can help it

To-do lists are like fashion. One season sky-high stilettos are in, but three months later it's all about ballerina flats.