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Forbes

The Main Street Tech Report: Microsoft Says Third-Party Antivirus Software Is No Longer Needed

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Welcome to The Main Street Tech Report, your weekly roundup of the most important small business technology news. Here are…

Gene MarksApril 26, 2026

Guardian

Thinking of trashing a small business on social media? Please, think again

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) A viral Reddit post mocks a $22 grilled cheese sandwich and helps to sink a Bay Area shop. A restaurant…

Gene MarksFebruary 8, 2026

Forbes

AI Email Spam Is Headed This Way…And Other SMB Tech News This Week

(This column originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in tech that happened this week and how they affect your business. Did you miss…

Gene MarksApril 30, 2023

Guardian

My advice to restaurant owners: don’t apologize for a bad Yelp review

(This column originally appeared in The Guardian) Remember Anton Ego — the aptly-named villainous restaurant critic in the animated film Ratatouille? His scathing review of…

Gene MarksOctober 23, 2022

Accounting Today

Microsoft eyes Cloud PC service, and other tech stories you may have missed

(This article originally appeared in Accounting Today) 1. Microsoft may launch Cloud PC service this summer It was discovered this past month that Microsoft is potentially…

Gene MarksMay 19, 2021

Forbes

How To Actually Make Money On Clubhouse…And Other Small Business Tech News

(This article originally appeared in Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you…

Gene MarksApril 11, 2021

Philly.com

Yelp is a great tool for small businesses as the economy recovers but it has dangers, too

(This article originally appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer) Yelp, the crowdsourced review site for businesses, this month reported some encouraging news: More than half a…

Gene MarksMarch 30, 2021

Accounting Today

Rollable phones, and other tech stories you may have missed

(This post originally appeared on Accounting Today) A first-ever online integration for QuickBooks, robot restaurants, ‘One Outlook,’

Gene MarksFebruary 17, 2021

The Hill

2020 proved big businesses aren’t as bad as some believe

(This post originally appeared on The Hill) I write about small business, and even though small businesses generate half

Gene MarksJanuary 26, 2021

Forbes

Yelp Is Now Accepting Covid-19 Safety Reviews … And Other Small Business Tech News

(This post originally appeared on Forbes) Here are five things in technology that happened this past week

Gene MarksJanuary 17, 2021