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A business (also known as enterprise or firm) is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit or state-owned. A business owned by multiple individuals may be referred to as a company, although that term also has a more precise meaning.

The etymology of "business" relates to the state of being busy either as an individual or society as a whole, doing commercially viable and profitable work. The term "business" has at least three usages, depending on the scope — the singular usage to mean a particular organization; the generalized usage to refer to a particular market sector, "the music business" and compound forms such as agribusiness; and the broadest meaning, which encompasses all activity by the community of suppliers of goods and services. However,...

'Prometheus,' 'Family Guy' Coming to YouTube

Family Guy, Modern Family, New Girl, X-Men, Ice Age, Black Swan and more than 600 other Twentieth Century Fox TV shows and films will soon be making their way to YouTube and Google's Play store, Google and Fox parent company News Corp. announced Tuesday. The deal means that all six major film studios, along with 10 independent studios, have now agreed to rent films through YouTube and Google Play, bringing the total rental catalog to around 10,000.

Ryan Seacrest, Etsy Among First to Update Twitter Profiles [PICS]

Twitter announced a new look for profile pages on NBC's Today Tuesday and many users have already begun the process of updating their profiles. Today and its staff were among the first to update their pages, followed by Twitter and some of its employees.  Others brands and individuals have started to make the changes as well. With the new profile pages, Twitter users can now add header images similar to those featured on Facebook and Google+ profiles.

'Sports Illustrated' Goes Deep on Twitter

There's not a sports publication around that can match Sports Illustrated's combination of historical gravitas and editorial prestige. That's why it's interesting to see the venerable bastion of deep reporting and longform writing take a week to turn its online lens to Twitter -- perhaps sports media's ultimate game changer and something that is in many ways the antithesis of the magazine's decades-long dominance in the field.

Tumblr-Based Store 'Of a Kind' Grows Up, Tests Marketplace for 3rd-Party Sellers

  Of a Kind is growing up and out. The online retailer, which launched a store for limited-edition fashion accessories on top of Tumblr almost two years ago, is expanding its offerings and moving beyond the blogging network that gave it its start. In late August, Of a Kind launched Collections in private beta, inviting 10 designers to set up their own shops on the site. Around 2,000 people, primarily existing U.S.

These Business Travelers Would Sacrifice a Lot For Their iPads [INFOGRAPHIC]

If you were taking an all-day flight, breathing in circulated air and possibly losing hours of your day, you'd probably wish you had ... an iPad? In a recent study of more than 1,300 iPad owners, 44% said they'd go without water (41%) and food (48%) than go without their iPad on a day-long business trip. If you think that's an intense iPad addiction, check out this stat: 35% said they'd forgo bathroom breaks.

Supermanket Turns Men Into Online Products

What if finding your next date could be as easy as shopping for your next box of cereal? That’s the idea behind startup dating site Supermanket, a site that lets women shop for men on virtual store shelves categorized by the specific type of guy they’re in the market for. “We found out that 87% of things that are bought in the world, are bought by women. So we thought that if shopping was fun for them, shopping men was the best idea ever,” Supermanket co-founder Tadashi Takaoka told Mashable.

Apple Stock Hits $700 for First Time Ever

Apple finally joined the elite 700-club on Monday. The company's stock passed $700 a share in after hours trading for the first time in its history. Apple's stock had been teasing the $700 mark in recent days, on the strength of iPhone sales estimates following the company's iPhone 5 announcement last week. The stock opened Monday at $699.33 and dipped down for much of the day before closing at $699.78.

Red Bull to Release App Exclusively for Nokia Lumia

Consumers haven't yet weighed in on whether Nokia's Lumia will become a viable competitor to the iPhone and top Android devices, but at least one marketer has voiced its support. Red Bull plans to release its World of Red Bull app exclusively for the Windows 8-enhanced Lumia and Nokia's Series 40 later this year. According to the video above, the app lets you pull your favorite content, Red Bull athletes and stories into a customizable platform.

3 Stages of a Company's Social Integration

Exactly where social media lives within a company depends largely on what goals have been set for social media. And these objectives are in turn usually a function of how far along a business is on the adoption curve. The argument about marketing or PR "owning" social media is shortsighted. It’s more important to identify future objectives and develop a culture of social thinking inside the organization.

Google Acquires Photoshop Competitor Snapseed

Google has acquired the makers of iOS photo-editing app Snapseed, Nik Software, for an undisclosed sum. Snapseed is one of the most sophisticated photo-editing and enhancement apps on the market, going beyond Instagram's simple filters, rotation and tilt-shift effects to allow users to spot edit and tweak white balance, contrast and saturation. It lacks, however, Instagram's built-in social network -- Snapseed is all about photo optimization and film-like filter effects.

Google Woos Ad Agencies With 'Creative Sandbox' Gallery

Google has stepped up its efforts to woo ad agencies with Creative Sandbox, a new site designed to be an online hub for inspiring and creative new campaigns. The company has used the "Creative Sandbox" title to host events for the past four years, but this is the first time there's a dedicated place to drop new work.

Microsoft CEO: Windows 8 is a Bigger Deal Than Windows 95

Windows 8 may just be the most significant product launch in Microsoft's history, at least according to the company's CEO Steve Ballmer. "You know, Windows 95 was certainly the biggest thing in the last 20 years until now. I think Windows 8 certainly surpasses it," Ballmer said in a wide-ranging interview with The Seattle Times over the weekend.

Kate Middleton's Prabal Gurung Dress Hits Amazon's Discount Site

The much-photographed Prabal Gurung dress Kate Middleton wore on a recent trip to Singapore is going on sale at Amazon's daily deals site for fashion goods Monday. The wool and silk-blend dress will be listed for $738 -- 73% off the original retail price -- on MyHabit.com beginning at noon ET. The dress will be offered as part of a collection Gurung has curated for the site, which include several of his designs as well as home goods inspired by his native Nepal.

Here's What It's Like to Run a Successful Ecommerce Site

When a successful young ecommerce site is all about design, one might expect the founder to have a very designed, structured life. In some ways, that's true for Jason Goldberg, co-founder and CEO of design darling Fab. Goldberg begins every day with a 30-minute workout and gets to the office at 8 a.m. just in time for a product meeting with the team in Pune, India. And after a long day at the office -- he's usually there til 8 p.m.

Job Seeking? Disney and 150+ Are Hiring

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Jack Dorsey's Square is Now Valued at $3.25 Billion

Square, the mobile payments startup headed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has closed a more than $200 million fundraising round that will value the company at $3.25 billion. The company had previously raised $100 million in 2011 valuing it at more than $1 billion, and was first revealed to be seeking another round of funding in late July.

The Winklevoss Twins Are Backing Another Social Network

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, best known for their disputed role in the creation of Facebook, are backing another social network, this time for professional investors. The twins have sunk $1 million into SumZero, a social network created by Divya Narendra in 2008, according to The Wall Street Journal. Narendra allied with the Winklevosses in their fight against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over the claim that he stole the trio's idea, which eventually became Facebook.

Forget 'The Force,' Volkswagen Wants Your Stories Now

Volkswagen, whose most notable social media success to date came from "The Force" viral Super Bowl ad two years ago, is taking a new approach to cultivating fans with a campaign soliciting their stories on Facebook. The German automaker -- whose U.S. sales are up 37.6% this year through August -- this week is launching Why VW, a platform on which fans can tell their stories how their VWs fit into their lifestyle.

LinkedIn Launches Board Connect Tool for Non-Profits

LinkedIn has launched a new tool, Board Connect, to connect non-profits with potential board members. The professional social network considers the new function to be a valuable utility for its community, connecting opportunity seekers and open positions.

Apple: More Than 2 Million iPhone 5s Pre-Ordered in 24 Hours

iPhone 5 pre-orders topped 2 million in the first 24 hours of availability, Apple has announced. This figure more than doubles the previous record of one million devices pre-ordered, held by iPhone 4S. “iPhone 5 pre-orders have shattered the previous record held by iPhone 4S and the customer response to iPhone 5 has been phenomenal,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.

5 Digital Highlights From New York Fashion Week

Designers didn't just bring new clothes to Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week -- several introduced new uses for digital technology as well. Diane von Furstenberg led the pack, surprising in-person and online attendees by showcasing Google Glass -- the futuristic eyewear device Google is building -- down the runway. Photos were taken backstage using the device, and shared to DVF's Google+ Page ahead of and during the show.

Millions Watch Online Video of Topshop London Fashion Week Show

More than 2 million people from 100 countries watched online video of Topshop's Spring/Summer 2012 Unique show in the three hours after the fashion retailer live streamed it Sunday. The London Fashion Week show was broadcast on Topshop's website and Twitter page. It was also shown on large screens at its Oxford Circus flagship store in London and on the websites of more than 200 media partners. Topshop posted video of the 10- to 15-minute show immediately after it ended.

52 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Between the anniversary of 9/11, the attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East and the political sparring match that ensued, it was a tumultuous week. At least the weather was nice, right? It was an incredibly busy week in the tech world, so you may have missed some important stuff if you weren't paying close attention. Apple announced the impending release of the iPhone 5, a new version of iTunes, upgrades to the iPod Touch and Nano lines and even a redesign of the now-iconic earbuds.
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