Drill Down, Then Out; Vertical’s Where It’s At

It's always been relevancy that drives the efficacy of search - that's a no-brainer, and the reason Google is king of general search. But because that search is general, riffraff makes its way into the results, sometimes old riffraff, which is the very foundation for the rise of vertical, or niche, search engines.

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The “Anywhere Consumer” Is Here

Thanks to modern technology, a person can shop from pretty much anywhere, at any time. This person - a retailer's dream - is known as the "Anywhere Consumer."

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Buyout Or Bust: Who’s Next In Bubble 2.0

The burning question, as Internet giants make a ritual of dining on user-generated startups, is about whether this bubbly climate can continue, and what, exactly, makes a good candidate for acquisition.

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Social Networking in Corporations

The concept of social networking has been around in management research circles since the 1950s but advances in computing technology and the runaway success of online social communities has rekindled interest in the topic within business organizations.

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