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Six Rules For Social Networks

Forbes - Fri, Oct 9

Quentin Hardy, Forbes.com
In recent days, I've spent time with a number of veterans of the social networking business. One of the surprising things I have learned is how much experience these people now have, and how much they agree with each other about some of the basics of the business.

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Gaming the Risks Forbes - Fri, Oct 9
Joyce Huang, Forbes.com
The economic slump has brought misery to many, but it seems to have driven five months of record sales by Soft-World International, Taiwan's largest developer and distributor of online games, with a nearly 60% market share there.
Networking The White House Forbes - Wed, Sep 23
Taylor Buley, Forbes.com
At a breakfast held by Silicon Valley’s Indus Entrepreneurs organization Saturday, President Barack Obama’s technology adviser, Aneesh Chopra, revealed the origins of his White House appointment.
The Man Who's Beating Google Forbes - Fri, Sep 18
Robin Li has built the most popular search site for the world's biggest audience--in China. That's round one in epic battle.
Facebook's Roving Friendships Forbes - Wed, Sep 16
The social-networking site is already one of the world's biggest mobile services--and it's growing.
How We Use Media (And Vice Versa) Forbes - Wed, Sep 16
Quentin Hardy, Forbes.com
Humans are good at many things, but perhaps nothing more so than staring at the bright and diverting. It began with fire, which was probably stared at late into the night. More recently we've looked at television screens, computer screens, mobile phone screens, GPS navigation screens, game screens and in-store display screens, to name a few.
New Ways To Mentor Entrepreneurs Forbes - Tue, Sep 15
Sramana Mitra, Forbes.com
Among my recent experiments with grooming young talent has been a year-long effort at mentoring entrepreneurs using various distance learning tools and technologies that are now gaining maturity and becoming quite effective.
Keeping iPhone On Top Forbes - Tue, Sep 15
Kleiner Perkins is evolving the way it distributes its $100 million fund for iPhone applications.
Decking Out Your 'Man Cave' Forbes - Mon, Sep 14
Taylor Buley, Forbes.com
There's a dearth of gadget leadership these days.
Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Forbes - Mon, Aug 24
She has overhauled Facebook and helped make it the most popular social network in cyberspace. Can she and her 25-year-old boss turn it into the Web's most lucrative data broker?
Inside The Year's Biggest Data Breach Forbes - Wed, Aug 19
Taylor Buley, Forbes.com
The U.S. Department of Justice's indictment of Albert Gonzalez on Monday seems to have all the elements of a Hollywood crime drama: A hacker gains access to millions of credit and debit card numbers and has the power to take down a nation. Too bad for Tinseltown, the attack itself was about as sexy and a pile of routers.
Nilekani's Ice-Breaker Forbes - Wed, Aug 19
To start his work, the boss of India's unique identity project doesn't need to look beyond his mobile phone and voter identity card.
The Board View Of Leadership Forbes - Mon, Aug 10
Rich Karlgaard, Forbes.com
Over the past 15 years, I've sat on a half dozen boards of directors. Board meetings--lasting from four to six hours--are bad if you like fresh air but wonderful for one's business education. They provide a fascinating view into CEO strengths, weaknesses and leadership styles.