Online Presence 5 Predictions About the Growing Power of Online Customer Reviews The influence of a single customer's opinion will continue to grow in sync with the pervasiveness of social media. By Tomer Tagrin
Building a Business Questions Startups Must Ask Their Most Engaged Users Answers to these questions can help you determine your product's core value to customers. By Megan Rose Dickey
Business News Smartphones That Can Power Up Your Productivity Need backup? The smartphone is your new personal assistant. By John Patrick Pullen
Building a Business Go Guerrilla: A DIY Guide to Product Launches Find out how one social media whiz launched his own guerrilla campaign that catapulted his book to the No. 2 spot on Amazon.com's business list. By Barbara Findlay Schenck
Tech Review: Mini Computers for Business The newest miniature desktop PCs are priced right, easy on your utility bill and really pack a wallop. By Jonathan Blum
Building a Business Mindjet Connect Helps Small Businesses Visualize and Manage Projects When a to-do list just won't cut it anymore, this Web-based tool helps you organize and visualize the tasks required to fulfill projects. By Jonathan Blum
Tech Sony’s New Z Series Laptops Offer Lightweight Power At about half-an-inch thick, they come with a portable external docking station loaded with added memory and processing capabilities. By Jonathan Blum
Tech Ortery ‘Studio’ Streamlines Inventory Photography With ample lighting and smart software, this desktop booth can produce professional-quality images of your products. By Jonathan Blum
Tech Tracking Small Business Data with Adobe’s FormsCentral To corral the massive amounts on business information you get each day, Adobe helps you create customized forms. By Jonathan Blum
Tech Google’s Chromebook: The Great and the Not So Great for Your Business The new notebook computer isn't for everybody, but our reviewer has become a fan after using it for several weeks. By Ramon Ray
Tech Bringing a 4G Wireless Network into Your Office Your cloud connection is more important than ever. This new 4G office router could be the backup you need. By Jonathan Blum
Tech Brother Builds a Printer for Small-Business Budgets This printer offers high quality at a low cost, but you may need help setting it up. By Jonathan Blum
Tech Review: The HD Pro Webcam C910 Logitech's new HD Pro Webcam C910 lets you see the good, the bad and the weird mole on your client's face. By Jonathan Blum
Building a Business Review: Fuze Meeting Our tech columnist explores the pros and cons of this low-cost web conferencing tool, which rivals GoToMeeting. By Jonathan Blum
Building a Business Cutting Printing Costs With Tablets Learn how a small nonprofit is seeking to save money and reduce paperwork by adopting tablet computers and smartphones. By Agam Shah
Tech Tomorrow’s Small-Business Tech Tools Here's a look at three new gadgets that could raise your company's game. By Jonathan Blum
Business News App of the Month: The Prizmo Pocket Scanner A one-click data capture iPhone app. By Jonathan Blum
Business News MacBook Air: Early Adopters Debate Its Merits Business users of Apple's new MacBook Air say it's the unit they've been waiting for. But it's price can be a deterrent. By Ericka Chickowski
Building a Business A Look at Free E-Mail Options for Small Companies Not all free email services are created equal where small companies are concerned. By Jonathan Blum
Building a Business Review: EditMe for Custom Collaboration Online A new software tool sheds the cookie-cutter approach to working on Web-based shared documents. By Jonathan Blum
Thought Leaders Bling It On: A New Option for Mobile Payments A California yogurt shop and other merchants are turning to a new mobile commerce method that sticks it to cash and credit. By Jason Ankeny
Business News Keyboards That Don’t Hurt New keyboards offer improved ergonomics to make typing easier. Here are three options for less painful ways to work. By Jonathan Blum
Building a Business Review: Capsule, CRM for Small Business The pros and cons of an online tool that focuses on managing the sales pipeline. By Jonathan Blum
Tech New High-Speed Hard Drives for Backing Up and Storing Business Data The newest version of the USB standard takes the pace of business data management and backup to a whole new level. By Jonathan Blum
Business News Just How Useful is Window’s 7 for Business? Windows 7 is the latest operating system from Microsoft. But is it the best choice for busy entrepreneurs?
Tech Computer Problems Got You Stranded? Here's how to find emergency care for your ailing laptop. By Heather Clancy
Business News The Best Vista Notebooks The new version of Windows can be a challenge for some notebooks to run. Our tests will point you to the laptops with the power to handle Vista. By Carla Thornton; testing by Thomas Luong