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Crowdfunding: The latest way to get your project funded

Crowdfunding sites like Kickerstarter are offering both established businesses and entrepreneurs a viable alternative to venture capitalists.

Why Amazon can't win a tablet price war against Google

Google and Amazon are about to go to war for the future of non-iPad tablets, but Amazon's business model can't be sustained. Here's why, according to columnist Mike Elgan.

David D. Clark

Meet David D. Clark, who has been involved in the development of the Internet since the 1970s. He talks here about the Internet, its potential and problems, and its future. Insider (registration required)

Content sanitized for whose protection?

PayPal doesn't want to handle payments for porn.

The next evolution of the Internet: The Shared Web

The past decade has seen a massive evolution of the Internet. The early years focused on the Information Web, allowing users to access enormous volumes of data. The Commerce Web followed, giving consumers the ability to transact online. YouTube and Twitter ushered in the Broadcast Web, turning individuals into self-publishers. And today we have the Shared Web, the next iteration that promises to usher in just as much innovation and change.

You are the product for The Google

As of March 1, if you hadn't erased your Google Web History and switched the feature off, you will have made a big mistake because Google has set itself on a course that will allow the company to find out way too much about you ... at least, way too much about you if you have any interest in maintaining your privacy.

The timeline's time has come

Facebook's Timeline feature will soon be imposed on all the social network's users. Columnist Mike Elgan expects to see an increased use of timeline-like interfaces in all kinds of applications because they work the way people think -- and people like them.

Social makes the Super Bowl more super

The Super Bowl has always been a social event. What's different now is that social media and the Internet have turned geography and proximity into nonfactors.

'Tis the season for 'ambient hangouts'

This holiday season, you can use Google's free and easy Hangout feature to hold virtual celebrations with family and friends.

How to bulletproof your website

'Tis the season for websites to crash and burn. Here are some strategies used successfully by retailers to make sure they don't go down. Ever.

Nook Tablet: Hands-on with Barnes & Noble's alternative to the Kindle Fire

The $250 Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet will provide solid competition for Amazon's Kindle Fire. This is Barnes & Noble's second-generation device, a follow-on to last year's Nook Color, which now drops to $200, the same price as the Kindle Fire.

Linglong He

Linglong He, CIO at Quicken Loans, leverages the company's stellar reputation in the industry to recruit the most talented IT professionals.

Elgan: Easy automation for Google+

Columnist Mike Elgan reveals new ways to automate Google+ and names the contest winners who came up with the most useful and fun Google+ automations using IFTTT (If This Then That).

Elgan: Fighting Facebook feature fatigue

Facebook launched a flood of new features this week and many users are unhappy with the changes, finding them complex, confusing and even a form of censorship. Columnist Mike Elgan suggests what to do.

Google reportedly working on Flipboard app rival

Google will soon launch a social news magazine for iPads and Android tablets called Propeller, according to reports. The app would compete with the popular Flipboard app on the iPad, which Google tried to buy but its offer was refused.

Google will use Zagat's (so you don't have to)

Google will likely incorproate the Zagat rating service to its 'autonomous search' capabilities to eventually match what you like with what's available to you in your location, says columnist Mike Elgan.

Elgan: Will tablets soon be free?

The path to success for iPad competitors is low, low pricing. And the best way to get there is probably aggressive subsidies, writes columnist Mike Elgan.

Elgan: Even Google hates its own 'names' policy

Google needs to come up with a real names policy for its Google+ social network that doesn't require phony justifications, columnist Mike Elgan says.

Image gallery: 6 tools that help businesses tame Twitter

Twitter can be a valuable platform for communications and engaging customers, but only if you can manage it effectively and sift through the clutter. Here are six tools that can help.

6 tools that help businesses tame Twitter

Twitter can be a valuable platform for communications and engaging customers, but only if you can manage it effectively and sift through the clutter. Here are six tools that can help.

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