Topic: CNBC Inc.

The New Faces of Social Media

From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»

Sustainable Excellence: The Must-Read Book

A new book, Sustainable Excellence, shows that for companies to deliver lasting value for investors, they must create strategies that include solutions to the biggest social and environmental challenges of the twenty-first century. ...READ»

Green MBA Success: Meet Adam D. Granz, Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions

Before getting into energy efficiency, Adam D. Ganz worked in real estate. Since getting his MBA, Adam has taken on the role of Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions. Read about how he changed his career path to a green one with an MBA in sustainability.READ»

Google Introduces Google TV

Google's ever-expanding tentacles are now moving into the entertainment world with this week's launch of Google TV, a platform that purportedly combines "current TV programming and the open web into a single, seamless entertainment experience."READ»

Humanitarian Design or Neocolonialism?

Fast Company's Bruce Nussbaum raised some controversial questions in a trio of posts -- and readers had a lot to say. We sample the debate.READ»

• Is Humanitarian Design the New Imperialism?
• Do-gooder Design and Imperialism, Round 3: Nussbaum Responds
• Nussbaum: Should Humanitarians Press On, If Locals Resist?

StockTwits CEO on Competing With CNBC, Jim Cramer, Google, Yahoo

StockTwits CEO Howard Lindzon is trying to create a real-time financial news network. How does he expand his influence with competitors as big as CNBC, Google, and Yahoo?READ»

Are You Ready for a Radically Sustainable Bank?

The majority of banks are just dipping their toes in sustainability waters. But there are incredible developments on the horizon--and new banks that will redefine what you expect from a financial institutionREAD»

Top 10 Politico Tech Blunders, From the Internets to the Google

When it comes to technology, politicians can't stop making gaffes.READ»

Rupert Murdoch Rumored to Be Launching Tablet-Targeted News Service

Tablets, apparently, are the new tabloids.READ»

Next Money: How StockTwits Changes Trading

Inside the Internet's first financial-news network -- a mashup of CNBC, the Bloomberg terminal, and the real-time Web.READ»

• 21 Twitter Tips From Socially Savvy Companies

Search Warrant Used to Raid Gizmodo Blogger's Home Reveals Apple's Involvement

The case of the stolen iPhone just got stickier: The judge involved just ruled that, due to the massive publicity the story has received, there's no need to keep the search warrant a secret any more. It's been released, and it shows just how involved Apple was in the investigation.READ»

Reuters Dips Its Toe Into On-Demand Video News Services

Reuters is about to release its Insider service to its subscribers this week, ready to deliver on-demand video content from the news organization and its media partners. It's a gentle, but potent, tweak to position Reuters for 21st ...READ»

Plagued by Lawsuits, McAfee Founder Hunts for Cures in Belize

John McAfee, the antivirus-software pioneer, says he's lost most of his fortune -- but doesn't care. To the contrary, he now hopes to give something back by deriving antibiotics from jungle plants in Belize. Really?READ»

• Following John McAfee [video]
• John McAfee Redux

John McAfee Redux

Belize is a wonderful country, and a great place to enjoy a vacation. Personally, I admire John McAfee for his sense of adventure and his enthusiasm at identifying and taking on challenges. And I found aerotrekking to be a hoot. But ...READ»

"A Is for App" on CNBC

[Photos: Danielle Levitt] Fast Company staff writer Anya Kamenetz did Power Lunch with CNBC yesterday and discussed her cover story, A Is for App, about the smartphone revolution and its effect on kids as young as 18 months. Read ...READ»

U.S. Markets: A Week of Inexplicable Events

This snapshot of the market and the economy shows that things are far from normal, or what we once considered normal. The calculus that propelled investing over the last 30 years has dissolved. The new formula is being being created and tested in real time. The stock market and investing is currently unreal - it’s devolved awhile ago into, or, if you prefer, transformed itself into a momentum investing affair in an unraveling world.READ»

The Lazarus Rally in 2010

Stocks will not repeat the performance of the last 12 months. The last 12 months was fueled on liquidity and promised future growth. The future is here but the growth is not. READ»

Why Rich Dealers Seek Out These Two Marketing Wizards

The reason is simple. Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller are miracle workers when it comes to instantly attracting customers and creating nearly immediate sales increases for almost any type of automotive dealership, new or used, big or small in any and every city in the country.READ»

Coke's Interactive Fountain Machine

Get a look inside Coke's new interactive fountain machine in this CNBC segment.READ»

Six Much-Needed Reforms for the Mutual-Fund Industry

Six lessons the $10 trillion mutual-fund industry could learn from KaChing.READ»

• The Stock Market in Your Pocket

Most Innovative Companies - Music

From Spotify to Vevo, our picks for the top companies in music.READ»

Apple's iPad Name Not the First Choice for Women. Period.

Sure, the iPad is cool and all, but about that name...READ»

Apple Tablet Introduced CEO Confirms on CNBC Live

During the announcement on financial network CNBC late Tuesday, the CEO of publisher McGraw-Hill confirmed that Apple will announce its new Tablet Wednesday, and that the device will run the iPhone mobile operating system.Interviewed ...READ»

AOL's New Logo, Site, and Company Launches at Midnight

The Internet pioneer returns to startup mode after it's released from Time Warner tonight.READ»

Square Payments System Gets a Free Hardware Boost

Square--that plastic gizmo that plugs into your iPhone and reads magnetic stripes--may, or may not, revolutionize the credit-card system. Inventor Jack Dorsey has, however, removed one big barrier to success: He wants to give it ...READ»