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Seth Godin wants you to fail, but in a good way. In this interview with Behind the Brand, Godin explains why companies like Facebook and Google aren’t afraid to fail fast and why you should try it too. In his … Continue reading →

Friends, word-wranglers, trash-talking letter-tray fiends, lend me your virtual ears. I come to praise a new and powerful spokesman for our tribe of Words With Friends addicts: actor Alec Baldwin. You may already have seen the news that Baldwin was … Continue reading →

Daily deals startup LivingSocial has raised $176 million in a private offering. The funds were raised from a mix of new and existing investors, including Amazon (which invested $175 million in the company in late 2010), U.S. Venture Partners, Grotech … Continue reading →

If it wasn’t for your mom, you wouldn’t even exist. Think about it! Doesn’t she deserve the best from you this holiday season? But shopping for mom — especially in the tech department — can be a challenge. Will she … Continue reading →

Eric Koester is the founder and COO of Zaarly, a mobile, real-time marketplace. Eric is a former securities lawyer who has testified before Congress on matters of startup and small business financing, immigration reform and business taxation. Normally, I become … Continue reading →

Alec Baldwin likes Words With Friends, the Scrabble game available on multiple platforms including the iPhone, so much that he missed a flight because of it. On Tuesday, Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines plane at the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

Touchscreens have become the norm on mobile devices, but the technology brings with it an unfortunate side effect: fingerprints. Every touchscreen smartphone and tablet in use has unsightly smudges, thanks to the natural oils on our hands. But a new … Continue reading →

Facebook unveiled an updated Android app Wednesday — one with a new menu, improved photo capabilities and re-positioned buttons. The tweaks make photos and albums “up to two times faster,” according to Facebook’s product manager Keith Peiris in blog post. … Continue reading →

AT&T’s LTE expansion will officially hit New York City later this month. John Stephens, the senior executive vice president and CFO for AT&T, announced that the wireless carrier will cover 70 million users with LTE service by the end of … Continue reading →

Groupon launched a pilot for a new service Wednesday that lets customers independently book appointments with small businesses online, regardless of whether or not those appointments are associated with a Groupon deal. The trial version of “Scheduler” launched with merchants … Continue reading →