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Windsor Circle to hit main stage at Capital Connection

Only 26 tech companies out of hundreds of applicants nationwide were selected to present at the exclusive event later this month in the nation's capital. Windsor Circle was the only one selected from RTP.

Exclusive VC Event

Latest news on Bing, Google, TV, BlackBerry, e-commerce

Bing redesign has social focus; Google report says search results protected by First Amendment; TV stations explore broadcasting to phone, tablets; BlackBerry 7 smartphones get DoD approval; Online sales per user continue to climb in North America

Online retailers, shipping companies give minors access to alcohol, study finds

Minors can easily purchase alcohol online as a result of poor age verification by Internet alcohol vendors and shipping companies such as FedEx and UPS, according to a new study from UNC Chapel Hill.

ICANN offers refunds to domain name applicants

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers now is offering full refunds to companies and organizations affected by a weeks-long delay in proposed new Internet suffixes.

EBay posts higher 1Q net income and revenue

EBay says its first-quarter net income grew 20 percent thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal business and its e-commerce websites.

The Makery will cram into the 'Smoffice' come May

Three sisters who came up with a flash sale site for local artists in Durham have been working on their idea from virtual locations since December. Come May, they finally will work in the same room - but in the "world's smallest office."

Digital media's hot front: Location, location, location

It's local. It's hyper-local. It's hyper-focused. Call it what you will, but there's no denying the recent explosion in location based marketing. As digital media provides create a wealth of adverting options, there's no excuse for not executing this tactic.

National web services firm opens RTP office, hires 7, plans regional hub

Web.com, which focuses on driving sales leads to small- and medium-sized businesses, sees the Triangle as the first step in taking its growing sales force directly to customers.

Solving riddle of doing business in China: Advice from insiders

At Duke University's annual 2012 Asia Business Conference, two entrepreneurs share advice and insight about how to build a winning business despite differences in cultures and governments.

Talking business in China

Fast-growing Bronto Software is stampeding to success

The mascot of Bronto Software - a green with black stripes bronto - is everywhere from logos to marketing and photos of inflatable bronto toys all over the firm's offices. But the name belies the company's performance - it's not slow and hardly in danger of extinction as the company's annual conference next week will demonstrate.

Photos from the "Bronto Nation"

Digital Summit: A look at the speaker lineup

The Digital Summit is May 9-10 in Atlanta. Among the speakers are the head of ESPN Mobile, Buddy Media's chief stragtegy officer, and the co-founder of Gift Groupe.

How to achive digital marketing excellence: A checklist

How do execs manage digital marketing activities? Here's a checklist to help assess the quality of internal efforts against the urgent demands of their business, its customers, and the marketplace.

Managing digital marketing

Restatement of finances triggers concerns about Groupon

Can the online deal company's business model work? "We believe Groupon is now a 'show-me' story, where a company's ambitions are higher than the level of its internal planning and controls," one analyst says.

Rhode Island, federal agencies split $500M in Google settlement

Google forfeited the money last August to settle a U.S. government investigation into its distribution of online ads from Canadian pharmacies illegally selling prescription drugs to American consumers. The investigation found that Google allowed Canadian pharmacies that illegally imported drugs into the United States to advertise on its AdWords platform.

ChannelAdvisor broadens ecommerce efforts in auto market

The Morrisville-based provider of ecommerce and related services is partnering with Digital Performance to support its StreetPerformance.com site.