The next meeting of the FIR Book Club is on the calendar: A half hour just wasn’t enough, so we’re switching from BlogTalk Radio to TalkShoe in order give FIR Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew adequate time to interview guest author Katie Paine and take all

Rapportive has never released how many people use the add-on, but Vohra said users currently look at over 65 million contacts per month, and the company has grown its user base many times over, despite only having six employees. "I am now following my pa

Google might be synonymous with the word search in most of the world, but that hasn’t dissuaded others from bringing new search engines to the market, usually aiming to innovate in an area where Google has somehow let up its guard. Volunia launched this

When a startup gets acquired for its talent rather than its product, it can be viewed as a failure. But sometimes getting acqui-hired can be the smartest move a founder can make. FriendFeed's story is the perfect example. According to Facebook's S-1, Fac

A day after Facebook opened its books to support its $5 billion IPO, there is still some debate over whether the social network lives up to its astronomical valuation. In its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, Facebook revealed

Christopher Barger was the guest author for the inaugural installment of the FIR Book Club, hosted by FIR Book Review Editor Bob LeDrew. Christopher is senior vice president, Global Programs for Voce Communications, a Porter Novelli company. Before arriv