With Komen and SOPA, the web has finally grown up

MHT Managing Editor Rodney Brown: It wasn't until a pair of recent events that one could truly say the Internet in general and social media in particular was more than a way for people to share funny cat pictures or post horrified exclamations about what is happening on Glee.

Self assessment for driving revenue growth

CustomerCentric's Jim Naro: I often get called into an organization when revenue growth stalls. I start at a high level to discover where there are missing links and broken pieces within the sales organization. I've outlined a starting point for assessing your own organization.

Even startups need severance agreements

Parker Scheer LLP's Barry Scheer: As a business attorney, I am often asked by struggling startup company executives, faced with having to lay off employees, whether they are obligated to make severance payments...Both severance payments and severance agreements generally provide intangible benefits and social utility that far outweigh their cost — even to struggling companies.