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8 awesome (and sometimes free) conference call services

Conference call services want your business u2014 even those that offer free plans u2014 and their feature sets are getting better all the time.

May 2016: Making IoT magic

Why PayPal bets on open-source

Hereu2019s why Bill Scott, the man leading next gen commerce at PayPal, swears by open-source and believes in lean engineering. Failing fast and learning fast is the key to the castle, he says.n

How hardware builds two-sided markets in the Internet of Things

3 lessons on how to use hardware to create self-sustained value.

LogMeIn creates CMS-like platform for IoT connected products

Why and how Ed Mahonu2019s IT department must immediately and reliably connect people and systems on the network.

LogMeIn creates CMS-like platform for IoT connected products

With the next generation of its Xively Connected Product Management Platform, LogMeIn is aiming to make it easier for companies to deploy and manage connected products in the Internet of Things.

Community building in the service sector: Learn from the pros

When it comes to online communities, three communities have successfully amassed thousands of loyal members and have been on the up and up. All the three of them are from different niches but the underlying formula for success is the same. Find out w

4 key takeaways from Samsung’s Developer Conference

Virtual reality, the Internet of Things and smartphones took center stage at Samsung's annual developer conference this week, but what the company didn't say was equally notable.

Twitter dives as Facebook continues to thrive

Facebook continues to defy expectations with incredible growth in virtually every important area of business success, and its accomplishments stand in stark contrast to Twitter's decidedly tepid performance.

IBM Watson teams up with Elmo

Apps built on IBM Watsonu2019s cognitive computing platform could make Sesame Streetu2019s Elmo a personalized tutor for preschoolers, reading and analyzing cues in real time and responding with engaging educational activities.

10 top social media marketing success stories

Upstarts such as Cards Against Humanity and iconic companies including Burberry are getting much more creative with social media. These 10 recent campaigns from the past year are examples of how quirky, unique and even risky social media marketing ca