Kevin Maney writes: There's a lot of skepticism around the tech industry regarding Google's apparent plan to create a venture capital unit. The phrase "more money than sense" comes to mind -- kind of like the newly wealthy guy who decides to invest in a high-end restaurant. First of all, [...]

Think beyond Facebook and stop being a control freak. Our author provides these and other tips for making the most of your social media campaign.[...]

Sales 2.0 is a new approach to B2B sales. Quite simply, the Sales 2.0 approach provides sales organizations:Increased proximity to prospectsThe ability to replicate and standardize selling best practicesSuperior visibility into sales rep effectivenessThe result is greater intimacy with your prospects/ repeat customers. However the process in effect actually works [...]

This is my farewell column. Fast Forward has been a weekly labor of love, mostly, since early 2002. Now I'm taking an extended leave from Fortune to write my book, The Facebook Effect.[...]

I have to hand it to Intel. The company that brought us the brilliant marketing of Intel Inside (remember the stuffed guy in a bunny suit?) says Facebook has chosen its Xeon chips to power the social network. But because Intel is aware that server chips are commodities, the chip [...]

Late last night Facebook updated user newsfeeds under the new profile design. The move was expected as Mark Zuckerberg gave a first preview during the f8 keynote last week. The new feature enables users to filter through "Top Stories", "Status Updates", "Photos" and "Posted Items". This means that users are [...]