Joe Torres, 9/1/11

Free Press Senior Adviser, Government and External Affairs

Hopefully, lawmakers and civil rights groups will reexamine their positions and rescind their support of a merger that is clearly not only bad for our communities but bad for our country.

Karen Leland, 9/1/11

Bestselling Author, Marketing Consultant, Content Creator

Small businesses suffer just as much as major corporations from their constant checking of cell phones in important meetings and even one-on-one conversations. And while big businesses have more staff to cushion the impact, small businesses are by nature tight on resources and need to get the most productivity out of the people they do have.

Aaron Shapiro, 8/31/11

Apple is a standout company because Steve Jobs refused to accept mediocrity. Your company's success depends on whether you follow in his footsteps.

Mary Orlin, 8/31/11

The WineFashionista

Gary Vaynerchuk, the outspoken and sometimes outrageous media wine guru, is someone who is not easily overshadowed. But it happened last week.

Andy Plesser, 8/31/11

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Craig Aaron, 8/31/11

President & CEO, Free Press

In today's Washington, corporations too often dictate policy. But what's good for AT&T; isn't good for the rest of us. With the DOJ decision, we see it's possible to challenge the most powerful corporations and make policy that actually serves the public interest.

John Haydon, 8/31/11

Founder, Inbound Zombie

Write copy in second person narrative. The word "you" directly addresses the reader, and makes the landing page 100 percent about them.

Ewan McIntosh, 8/30/11

Scottish teacher

It's a shame that Eric Schmidt he didn't Google a little more on the education system of the country in which he was speaking. Scotland.

Eliot Van Buskirk, 8/30/11

Editor, Evolver.fm

We decided to take a look at the best music apps for enhancing life on campus. We wish we'd had these back at school, so we're sharing them with you now. Pass it on.

Hulu.com, 8/30/11

Online video service

It appears teenagers have become sentient. They're infiltrating our society, they've learned how to walk upright (sort of), and they've even started to create their own cryptic language.

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, 8/31/11

Journalist, Digital Producer and Co-Host of Al Jazeera English's 'The Stream'

Saudi Arabia will sooner or later have to confront what seems to be a shift in popular dissent, if not in the streets, then online.

Robert J. Elisberg, 8/31/11

Political writer and screenwriter

Man does not live by typing alone, and one of the pleasures of the Internet is being able to not only access all manner of audio, but access it from anywhere.

Penny C. Sansevieri, 8/31/11

CEO, Author Marketing Experts, Inc.

While there are no guarantees in anything, you need to be smart about all of these wonderful, free, not-owned-by-you social media sites.You might do a fantastic job of driving traffic, but the reality is that you should focus on what you own, your website.

Shira Lazar, 8/30/11

Host / EP CBSNews.com's "What's Trending"

When it comes to politics, big numbers online don't mean that much.

Larry Magid, 8/30/11

Technology journalist

Regardless of whether you use parental monitoring tools, the most important child protection "software," is not the application running on the device or in the cloud, but the software running on that very adaptive computer between the child's ears.

Alison van Diggelen, 8/30/11

Host, FreshDialogues

How is Google greening its rapidly growing army of Googlers, on and off campus? Biodiesel buses, Google bikes... But pogo sticks -- really?

Steve Blank, 8/30/11

Author, 'The Four Steps to the Epiphany'

What makes startups succeed or fail? More than 90% of startups fail, due primarily to self-destruction rather than competition.