Multimedia

• Essential Steps to Starting a Business Podcast

  Whether you go it alone or hire a professional producer, follow these rules of thumb to create an engaging podcast that can attract listeners, and hopefully, boost business.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• Video Streaming: Business in Living Color

  Online video streaming, formerly a technology only available to large businesses with deep pockets, is now low cost -- and even free. Businesses are streaming programs focused on products or broadcasting meetings to staff.
  Bill Pfleging

• How to Choose In-House Blogging Software

  Small businesses starting an in-house blog are bombarded by choices. Picking the right technology depends how comfortable you are hosting software, among other factors.
  Michelle V. Rafter

• E-mail Alternatives: Time to Ditch Outlook?

  Several new e-mail products give users the look and feel of Microsoft's Outlook but are actually Web-based. They provide the functionality and ease of access from anywhere without storing all that data on your business networks.
  Mary O. Foley

• Not Easy Being Green: Software Can Help

  Many businesses today are looking for simple ways to green IT. Some companies have developed energy savings and carbon reduction through software.
  Peter Suciu

• Pump Up Your PowerPoint Presentations

  Bullet points tell your audience you haven't updated your presentation tools since the 1990s. Try some of the new ways for introducing analytics, getting audiences to respond, and reducing the snooze factor associated with PowerPoint presentations.
  Renee Oricchio

• Mashups: The Small Business Applications

  The next big thing involves combining two or more applications into one new mutant application that is customized for your business' specific needs.
  Renee Oricchio

• Mission Control: The Software Dashboard

  A centralized window into your business, the dashboard is surging in popularity because it provides businesses with real-time operational data.
  Renee Oricchio

• Outlook Vs. the Others: Business Email Clients

  Microsoft's email application is widely used, but how does it stack up for business use when compared to other products?
  Todd Wasserman

• Getting Closer: Collaboration Software

  A new breed of collaboration software lets far-flung employees work as though they're face to face.
  Renee Oricchio

• How to Make RSS Make Money for Your Business

  New RSS software makes it easier to gather intelligence on clients and competitors.
  Janet Rae-Dupree

• Build or Buy? Are Custom Applications Worth It?

  When should a small business develop its own software in-house and when is it usually best to buy off-the-shelf solutions?
  Caroline Waxler