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• Book Review: The Dragonfly Effect : Driving Social Change through Social Media by Jennifer Aaker and Andy Smith

  A recipe for social change leveraging on the power of social media.

  Review by Walter Lim — on Oct 15, 2011

• Visa Picks Favorites with New Prepaid Debit Rates

  Visa's new pricing system for retailers seems to level the playing field, but in reality slams both small businesses and gas stations.

  Opinion by nerdwallet — on Oct 08, 2011

• Easy To Buy

  The first social medium is analogue – a bulletin board in a common area that uses paper and thumb tacks

  Opinion by Tommy Mack — on Oct 04, 2011

• Using Google Plus Hangouts to Connect, Collaborate, and Communicate

  Learn tips on how you can use Google Plus Hangouts for business

  Opinion by Kim Beasley — on Sep 26, 2011

• Economic Decline Brings Rising Poverty Rates and Growing Income Inequality

  Rising poverty levels a consequence of a decade of slow job growth.

  Opinion by A. Jurek — on Sep 16, 2011

• Missoni for Target and the Illusion of Success

  What the Missoni and Target mayhem says about the economic recovery.

  News by Dustin Freeley — on Sep 15, 2011

• The Basics About Google Plus For Your Social Media Efforts

  Learn how to use the power of Google+ as part of your social media plan to grow your business online

  Opinion by Kim Beasley — on Sep 02, 2011

• Judge: Bloomberg Did Not Discriminate Against Women

  Family is not a substitute for life; family is a part of life, but there is more.

  Opinion by Piper Hoffman — on Aug 26, 2011

• Kabbage, Innovative Online Merchant Lender, Secures Patent and $17 Million in Funding

  “Small and medium businesses are the growth engine of the economy and more and more of these businesses are operating online."

  News by Danna Crawford — on Aug 24, 2011

• U.S. Economy Facing a Protracted Economic Slump

  The recession that began in 2007 marks the longest economic slump in the U.S. since the 19th century.

  Opinion by A. Jurek — on Aug 23, 2011

• Go Green with National Trust Green Energy

  The National Trust Green Energy scheme (NTGE) is the eco friendly energy tariff designed by energy provider npower and the UK’s National Trust.

  News by David Gregory — on Aug 17, 2011

• HSBC-Capital One Deal Makes a Deal

  Capital One recently purchased HSBC's American portfolio, largely consisting of subprime loans. What does this mean for current HSBC customers?

  Opinion by nerdwallet — on Aug 15, 2011

• What Chicago Social Media Eats

  Robust conversation and delicious food among social media visionaries in Chicago.

  News by Marvi Clemente — on Jul 29, 2011

• Increase Book Sales Without Increasing Cost

  The success story behind End of Mae.

  News by dandilyonjinx — on Jul 28, 2011

• Employers Refuse to Give Unemployed a Chance, While Investing, Hiring in China

  Employers to long-term unemployed and thirty-somethings: You need not apply.

  News by A. Jurek — on Jul 28, 2011

• Book Promotion Lessons: Breaking On the Scene Without Breaking the Bank

  Breaking into the indie world of fiction with less than $50.

  News by dandilyonjinx — on Jul 25, 2011

• The Human in Human Resources

  Corporations can pay outside HR enterprise companies to screen selected applicants and play matchmaker. Human Resource is not about dating.

  Opinion by Tommy Mack — on Jul 17, 2011

• Is Great Depression II on the Horizon?

  Without a vast expansion of the safety net, more will fall into poverty and overall the economy will continue to deteriorate.

  Opinion by A. Jurek — on Jul 11, 2011

• Is Anywhere Safe from Advertising?

  Where does the line between sales and creativity actually exist? I'm surprised they are not printing ads on toilet paper.

  Opinion by sethjared — on Jul 09, 2011

• Draw a Picture: It's Still an Analogue World

  If you are too cool to draw a picture, there are a lot of people you are going to miss.

  Opinion by Tommy Mack — on Jun 29, 2011