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Duke Greenhill is the founder and CEO of Greenhill+Partners, a premiere New York-based creative marketing agency specializing in luxury brands and engaging the emerging affluent. You can reach them at TheFutureOfBranding.com. Luxury brand marketing must preserve exclusivity — on that … Continue reading →

Groupon has raised $700 million after it set its strike price at $20 late Thursday night. It will begin trading publicly under the symbol “GRPN” on Friday. The strike price, well above Groupon’s stated target of $16 to $18, gives … Continue reading →

Of all the social networks, Facebook is the only one that knows no generational limits. From grandparents to teenagers, Facebook — the largest of the social networks — attracts users of all ages. A recent study by Forrester found that … Continue reading →

Melissa Jun Rowley is a television and online journalist and social entrepreneur. Her writing has been featured on CBS News, Discovery News, LA Weekly, BlogHer, and others, and she has produced and reported for CNN, the Associated Press, E! Entertainment, … Continue reading →

The Occupy Wall Street movement is going to get the South Park treatment on Wednesday night. The latest episode of the long-running animated series is entitled “1%,” and it’s on Comedy Central tonight (Wednesday) at 10 p.m./9 p.m. Central Time. … Continue reading →

You don’t have to be running for president to care about your online reputation. Almost everything you do online is easy to track, especially when you’re using social media sites. This infographic shows you how to manage your “e-reputation,” perhaps … Continue reading →

After nearly exiting the PC business, then changing its mind last week, Hewlett-Packard has proved it’s still interested in capturing a piece of the tablet market with the launch of Windows 7-based Slate 2. The device sports an 8.9-inch capacitive … Continue reading →

CBS is giving its November Sweeps a social media twist. From Nov. 5 – 11, the anchors for CBS Sports and stars from CBS TV shows will take over the Facebook and Twitter accounts for their respective programs. CBS is … Continue reading →

Google announced further integration of YouTube and Chrome into its Google+ social network. The search giant made the announcement in its official Google blog on Thursday, showing how it has continued its integration of YouTube into Google+. Last summer, Google … Continue reading →

LinkedIn‘s growth metrics are up: The professional social network now has 131 million members and more than a million groups, LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner told listeners on an earnings call. Weiner says more than 15 million people joined the business … Continue reading →