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The U.S. government is determined to find new and better ways of using information technology. As part of that effort, different approaches to IT contracting are in the offing for vendors providing hardware, software, consulting and other services, including social media and mobile device solutions....

On May 18, the day social media giant Facebook went public, Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld was flying high. However, it wasn't from anticipation that the social network would see sky-high levels of trading -- it was because Greifield was on plane flying across country, according to reports that surfaced Mo...

A European telecommunications agency in December proposed that the United Nations collect a tax on some of the largest websites and network providers in the U.S. for their overseas activities, according to documents that recently surfaced. ETNO, the main telecommunications operators association in E...

Best Buy Founder and Chairman Richard Schulze announced Thursday he is leaving the company immediately and plans to explore all available options for his 20.1 percent ownership stake in the electronics retail chain. His departure comes two months after former CEO Brian Dunn left the company under a ...

The Apple v. Motorola trial scheduled to begin next week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has been cancelled, with the judge presiding over the case deciding it should be dismissed because neither side has established a right to relief. However, Judge Richard Posner w...

Today's rapidly expanding array of cloud-based applications are quickly delivering quantifiable business benefits, as three years of THINKstrategies Best of SaaS Showplace Awards have clearly proven. However, it is also becoming clear that poorly managed deployment of today's cloud alternatives can...

Citrix is acquiring privately held Bytemobile, a provider of data and video optimization applications for mobile network operators. The deal will give Citrix exposure to a burgeoning market -- mobile infrastructure -- and extend its reach to points around the world. The acquisition builds on a partn...

Facebook is exploring ways to include children younger than 13 years of age as members of its social network, according to The Wall Street Journal. To that end, it is working on developing technology that would allow tweens to be active on the site under parental supervision. Facebook's move in this...

The fallout from Facebook's May IPO continued Tuesday as venture capitalist Paul Graham of Y Combinator warned Silicon Valley startups that they may be in for a stretch of hard times. In a letter, Graham states that a prominent investor he knows seems sure that the bad performance of the Facebook IP...

Google has acquired social networking site Meebo, a possible bid to sharpen the search giant's social networking acumen. The deal has been the subject of rumors for about a month, after AllThingsD reported the two companies were in talks. Meebo confirmed the acquisition Monday. The companies didn't ...

Social media is a powerful tool that nonprofit organizations can use to quickly, cheaply and personally engage with funders, volunteers and clients. But while the benefits of using social media are vast, challenges and legal risks exist. Here are some tips and traps to keep in mind and discuss with...

Facebook and Google are reportedly interested in acquiring a stake in the music video website Vevo. Up for grabs is an equity stake in the site, as well as an advertising deal. Vevo is said to be valued at approximately $1 billion. This tug of war over Vevo must be validating to the site. It launche...

Engaging the customer has always been fundamental to doing good business. It's just that now that engagement often starts in digital, social media realms. The trick is to figure out how to make one's content as interesting as all the other content that shows up in the newsfeed, and this is where soc...

Sprint has put a date on the phase-out of its iDEN Nextel National Network: June 30, 2013. The company first said it would be shutting down the 2G network in 2010, and in the meantime has discontinued selling iDEN devices in certain channels.Over the next several months, it will cease selling iDEN d...

Tech companies, particularly those just starting to take off, need to consider a myriad of business and legal issues in their vision for the future. Especially in light of the dot-com bubble burst, startup tech companies need to pay particular concern to how shareholders can best protect their inter...