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The article offers tips on finding the best freelance programmers online. It mentions several web sites that offer services in recruiting a programmer, including oDesk, Guru, RentACoder and Elance. These sites provide directories of programmers in several countries like Russia, India, Ukraine, Pakistan, Argentina and the U.S. When considering hiring a programmer online, it is important to get their specific qualifications. Also require them to take tests to demonstrate their programming language.

The article reviews several project management and collaboration software including ConceptShare, Nuospace, and Huddle.

The article evaluates several environment-friendly office equipment and supplies, including the GreenPrint software, the LCG3 Smart Strip power strip, and the Kill a Watt EZ energy consumption measuring device.

The article presents the best tips for a better business travel. Clear has launched express security lanes at five airports in the U.S. while Fast Lane Option plans to create its own express lines in 2007. Some Web sites that offer information on a good seat window or aisle include SeatGuru.com, BoardFirst.com and WebFlyer.com. Several door-to-door luggage delivery services available include Luggage Free, Luggage Forward and Luggage Express.

The article features the house of Aaron Kennedy, founder of restaurant chain Noodles & Co., in Boulder, Colorado. The kitchen is said to be the center of the house and has a big island made of polished concrete. According to Kennedy, the house has a kind of minimalist style and many of the rooms have a row of windows below the roofline.

The article offers the insights of Stanford University Graduate School of Business Professor Baba Shiv on the role of the neural networks in decision making and in creativity. According to Shiv, one's creativity emanates at the intersection of two primary pathways in the brain particularly one that governs neurotransmitter serotonin. It adds that cardiovascular exercise helps in the enhancement of neurological conditions for creative thinking.

The article previews several products including Interaxon's Muse, Bodymedia's wireless link armband and Google's glass.

The article discusses how product makers and retailers are using A/B testing, a technique frequently used to refine websites with 80% reporting a positive return on investment. Customers in A/B tests often believe they are about to purchase a product making their feedback more vulnerable. It cites as an example cosmetics start-up Julep which tested demand for a new nail-polish wand by taking out several ads on Google and regularly tapping customers for input including polling its Idea Lab.

The article discusses the creation of visuals for customer engagement in social-media. The staff photographer of ice cream company Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams takes photos and videos which are uploaded on sites including online social networking service Facebook, content sharing service Pinterest, and microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr. For artist-designed products vendor Threadless, marketing employees and a multimedia specialist use iPhone cameras and Adobe Premiere.

The article examines the business strategy of technology start-up companies that specialize on augmented reality (AR). Mobile technology has allowed the proliferation of AR or the layering of computer-generated information over real-world scenes. Los Angeles, California-based Daqri is using AR to produce a product that shows the periodic table of elements. Blippar is developing an app that has the ability of recognize the height and width ratios of brand logos.

The article lists popular questions and answers on general knowledge that were published in the question-and-answer site Quora including one on the most epic photographs ever taken, one on the most surreal places in the world, and one on the fictional character Batman.

This section offers news briefs related to business in the U.S. as of February 2013. It states that the Made in America brand has transformed from a kind of patriotism into a symbol of artisanal design and environmental sustainability. It mentions the top countries which had the highest global reputations among the nations ranked. Canadian musician Dave Carroll's Resolution 1, a customer service platform, monitors feedback on social media and analyzer consumer complaints.

The article reports on the role of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act in helping startup companies search for investors online through crowdfunding in the U.S. The growing popularity of crowdfunding started in 2011, generating about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in fund for startups. The passage of the Act by Congress in April 2012 contributed to its growth, influencing about 100 crowdfunding firms to launch once it is implemented. Issues relating to the Act's implementation are cited.

The article reports on the decline in mergers and acquisitions activity in the U.S. in the first half of 2012. Steve Krouskos, a partner at Ernst & Young, made a statement on the factors that caused the slowdown. Thomas Herd of Accenture said the Chinese Communist Party will change a leader in fall of 2012 to determine the country's future. Herd added there has been a significant amount of industry consolidation that they expect to continue in the health care and energy industry.

The article provides information on several U.S. businessmen who are running for Congress. John Dennis is a Republican running against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in San Francisco, California. Americlnn hotel chain founder Jim Graves is running against conservative icon Michele Bachmann. Linda McMahon, wife of wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, used 50 million U.S. dollars of her own money into her Republican-endorsed candidacy for a losing U.S. Senate bid in 2010.

The article focuses on the launch of the Start-Up Chile, a program to help attract American entrepreneurs to establish their business in Chile. According to the author, the program offers a 40,000 U.S. dollar grant and a one-year work visa to entrepreneurs and an entree of venture capitalists whose investments would be matched by the Chilean government by as much as 3 to 1. He mentions the companies selected by the government including mobile application maker Numote. The programs expects to accommodate 300 companies in 2011.

The article explores the overseas operations of U.S. start-ups such as running-shoe business Somnio and coupon company Groupon. It notes the growth potential of international sales and the diverse sources of income selling to other countries provides. It also discusses the challenges of launching global start-ups which include finding enough resources to fund the companies, searching for competent executive, establishing local sales teams, and mastering a multitude of tax and customs policies.

The article details how Adler, a company overseeing three Dlush Beverage Joints, responded to an immediate franchise offering. According to owner Jeffrey Adler, he wanted to take his San Diego, California company global but did not realize it would happen soon. After wealthy Kuwaitis who own many businesses in the Middle Est visited his flagship store in San Diego, the family inquired as how to the Dlush concept was developed. The proposal would mean an infusion of long-term income and an immediate international presence.

The article discusses the latest developments in the global e-commerce market as of January 2011. According to Euromonitor International's Daniel Latev, Great Britain and Denmark have surpassed the U.S. in the international e-commerce market. Emerging markets, China, Brazil and Mexico, are also expected to post as much as 30% growth annually in the next five years. It cites the move by MotoSport to partner with FiftyOne Global Ecommerce to facilitate its online business in 84 countries.

The article focuses on a globalization strategy adopted by Groupon, a Chicago, Illinois-based online service that offers a daily deal in each of its several local markets, aimed at preventing its international competitors that are performing well from imitating its profitable business model. It cites competitors purchased by Groupon between May and August 2010, including Berlin, Germany-based CityDeal. According to Zia Daniell Wigder of Forrester Research, going global is one key step for businesses that want to diversify.

The article reviews several web sites wherein consumers post how they feel about a company, including Yelp.com, suggestionbox.com and ratepoint.com.

The article evaluates several products, including the Handycam HDR-SR11 high-definition camcorder from Sony, the Mino pocket-size camcorder from theflip.com and the iMovie software from Apple.

The article evaluates several plug-ins or computer programs for the Microsoft Outlook e-mail tool, including Xobni, an add-on that creates a dossier on each e-mail contacts from xobni.com, the ClearContext software that sorts the e-mail from clearcontex.com and Lookeen, an add-on for fast e-mail search tool from lookeen.net.

The article reviews several computer software and services for managing e-mail campaigns including the Constant Contact web-based software from Constant Contact, the MobileStorm Stun service from MobileStorm, and the Campaign Monitor web-based software.

The article offers information on portable electronics and mobile technology that allow remote control working. LogMeIn Pro from logmein.com is a Web-based service that lets you use your computer from miles away. Xdrive from xdrive.com is a password-protected online service that allows you to store and swap files on the Internet. Basecamp from basecamphq.com is a Web-based collaboration tool that works like a souped-up, secure version of MySpace.

The article evaluates several grills including the Weber Performer from Weber, the 41-inch T-Series from Viking Range and the Coleman RoadTrip.

The article talks about the clifftop manor of entrepreneur Rick Hawkins in west Austin, Texas. In the villas footprint, he and his wife Karen, built a contemporary home that spans more than 10,000 square feet and is composed of five separate buildings with sweeping views in every space. Even the shower in the master bathroom offers a view of downtown Austin, and the glass-enclosed round dining room, which is cantilevered over the lake, seems to almost hover over the landscape.

The article features jewelers Anthony Camargo and Nak Armstrong, and their house in Austin, Texas. Description of the two modern houses designed by architect M. J. Neal is given. Information on the house furnishings is presented. The article also describes the way cabinets and doors are designed, and offers information on the decision of Camargo and Armstrong to transform the house's third floor into an office.

Focuses on the increase in demand for cellular telephones and other hand-held computers in the U.S. Reason for the increase; Disadvantage of such devices; Examples of advanced gadgets available on the market.

The article presents a corporate profile of the Houston, Texas-based fracking supplies company Apex Resources Inc., with details on its three-year financial growth and development of a guar gum used for extracting oil and natural gas from shale of fracking.

The article discusses the corporate profile of personal genomics company Pathway Genomics Corp. founded by entrepreneur James Plante detailing the company's financial performance, its development of DNA collection kits and how the company was established.

The article offers brief information on the seaweed junk food snack from SeaSnax.

The article focuses on U.S. Olympic rowing team members Jake Cornelius, Charlie Cole and Nick LaCava's founding of a web site that serves to match students with tutors in a virtual classroom. This is the second company for the teammates. LaCava is a co-founder of Chocomize while Cornelius and Cole are the founders of Milestone Academic Counseling. They say they turned to entrepreneurship because it is hard for them now to be employed in a regular company because of their busy rowing schedule.

The article reports on the success of Alison Cohen's Portland, Oregon-based Alta Bicycle Share. It explains that the company offers bicycle-sharing program with subscription costs ranging from 75 to 100 dollars and an hourly usage fee of between two to 12 dollars per half-hour. The company aims to have almost 16,000 bicycles on the road by the end of 2012.

The article features several apps that have the potential to become a billion dollar company, including Pinterest, Rovio and Spotify.

The article reports on the move of online daily-deal site Groupon to expand internationally in the form of newly created sites, including Stardeals.com in Australia and GaoPeng.com in China, as well as Groupon sites in the United Arab Emirates and South Korea.

The article features advertising companies that target customers who use smartphones in the U.S. which includes Chalkboard, Moolah Media and Jumptap.

The article reveals products and gadgets that Marcie Allen Cardwell, owner of MAC Presents, cannot live without. One is the Mirage Nano 5.0 bookshelf speakers from Klipsch which, according to her, are geared toward women and are portable due to their small size. Another gadget is the Nuvi 200 Global Positioning System (GPS) from Garmin. She also likes the tote bag from Tory Burch which contains all her gadgets.

The article evaluates the Instant Messaging (IM) system from Ipswitch and the Sonos Digital Music System from Sonos.

The article focuses on online stores. Online sales in the U.S. has grown by 19% in 2007, to more than $136 billion. Customers also frequently turn to online stores as educational tools. A recent study by Forrester Research round that half of all customers who were considering purchases began their research online. Those customers were also more likely to ultimately buy the products online.

The article features Elise Donahue, CEO of Airborne Health. Donahue is a frequent traveller. every weekend, she likes to lie on Barefoot Beach in Bonita Springs, Florida and read People magazine. By seven every morning, she goes to Starbucks getting a cup of Awake tea. Her favorite dish is the big salad. She hires a personal stylist up to $450 per hour to look stylish.

Profiles Chris Casson Madden, CEO and founder of Chris Madden Inc. Career background; Establishment of her Turning Home Into Haven collection; Personal interests.

Focuses on Ian Murray, CEO and co-founder of Vineyard Vines, a maker of pastel ties. Revenue of Vineyard Vines in a year; Number of employees of Vineyard Vines; Challenges encountered in the business.