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This Week In Bots: Dogs Of War

Heating robots, war robots, and soldier-assisting robots that will upset those of a nervous disposition. It's all in This Week In Bots:READ»

If Your Customers Are Poised For Revolt, It's Time For Extreme Trust

It used to be that a business could generate substantial profits by keeping its customers in the dark. But sooner or later practices like those will put your company in as much jeopardy as a Middle Eastern dictator. If you want to stay out of the line of fire, your best course of action is to protect the interests of your customer, proactively. READ»

8 Reasons Your Social Initiative Will Fail

The social software market is booming as companies rush to deploy software that help workers share information and communicate with colleagues, customers, and suppliers. But it's tricker to implement than you might think. Here are 8 things you need to avoid to get it right the first time. READ»

YouTube And Shiva Rajaraman Bring Intelligent Channel Picks To Online Video

How do you create technology to recommend new channels to users? And when does a person need to step in to curate these recommendations? In this extended version of the conversation from our latest issue, we chat with Shiva Rajaraman, Group Product Manager for YouTube.READ»

Staying Competitive In A Customer-Centric World

It's a common misconception that knowledge is information when actually, it's the human capacity to take action facing uncertainty. In other words, when you face a problem, how quickly and efficiently can you find and use the knowledge you need to solve it?READ»

Like Peter Thiel's Fellows, Sebastian Thrun Dropped Out, Hacked Education, Too

What the former Stanford professor-turned-independent educator teaches us about the new online power dynamic.READ»

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Why Google Is Getting Into Entertainment: Your Data

Google's forthcoming device is already much buzzed about. It will stream music with hardware and will eventually go far beyond tunes. Here's why it all makes sense.READ»