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Avanade survey finds business, IT leaders turning to consumer tools for social collaboration

Consulting firm Avanade spearheaded a survey to see what kinds of social technologies both business leaders and end users were adopting in the enterprise. And their results were surprising. 

Delivering the right content throughout the sales cycle matters

What's one of the key's to building momentum in the sales cycle? This guest post explains.

Spotlight: Listen to your documents on your mobile device with VoxDox

New iOS and Android app converts several kinds of media to text.

Minbox feeds need for speed in file transfer

Minbox claims super fast file transfer rates.

Infographic: The rising importance of video content

Video is taking over content on the Internet in the coming years. Are you ready?

Content makes the world go around

Yahoo's billion dollar deal to buy Tumblr isn't about user bases or revenue streams. It's about the content.

How will Tumblr fit in Yahoo's rebuilding strategy?

$1.1 billion later, Tumblr is part of Yahoo, but what does the move mean and how does it fit with Marissa Mayer's new strategy for the company?

Spotlight: Workshare opens its API

Workshare opens its API

Infographic: The importance of accessibility

This infographic illustrates the importance of making all your online tools accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of ability.

Microsoft swings, misses with anti-Google Docs ads

Microsoft released a couple of ads this week bashing Google Docs, which while clearly missing the mark, probably didn't give the message they were hoping to convey.

There could be more to Box's deal with Crocodoc than meets the eye

When Box bought Crocodoc last week, it would have been easy to dismiss it as a minor announcement, but there could be a lot more to this than meet's the eye.

Nook upgrade brings comics, graphic novels to iOS devices

The Nook iOS app update focuses on improving the graphic novel/comic reading experience.

Marissa Mayer hopes to chip away at Google's search lead

Marissa Mayer is looking at search as a way to improve her company's bottom line, even if it's just a little bit.

Guess what? Your cloud vendor's data center is more secure than yours

There is a persistent notion that the cloud is inherently less safe than a private data center, but it's not necessarily so.

Nuance OmniPage Ultimate converts text to speech

Nuance's OmniPage Ultimate provides lightweight scanning, document conversion and mobile and cloud features.

Novell joins file sync and share hit parade

Novell is the latest company to join the file sync and share hit parade with their new product, Filr. Their twist on this old chestnut is that they live behind the firewall, but they let the content live in its native place.

Marissa Mayer focuses Yahoo on mobile, content-centric strategy

Since Marissa Mayer took over at Yahoo, she appears to be firmly focused on a mobile and content-centric strategy.

KnowledgeTree iOS app aims to help sales people find the right content

KnowledgeTree released an iOS app that could help sales people get at the content they need more quickly to help the customer when they need it.

Adobe Creative Cloud could be misnamed

Adobe Creative Cloud could be a misnomer given the main applications live on the desktop. 

Spotlight: Google makes it easier to share docs in Google Drive

Google makes it easier to share documents stored in Google Drive from your PC or Mac.