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30 years of .com domains
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 08:00
Feature:March 15, 1985, might not be a date etched in your memory (if, indeed, you were even alive), but that was the day the first .com domain name was born -- 30 years ago this weekend.
Tax Exempt Church Turns Out To Be A Night Club
Forbes - 15 Mar 2015 01:03
Don't like taxes? Form a church, even if your religion looks like a party. But be prepared for the IRS and state tax officials to ask questions.
Managers Turn to Computer Games, Aiming for More Efficient Employees
The New York Times - 15 Mar 2015 23:59
BetterWorks is part of a growing office software niche that aims to whip workers into shape through compulsory competition and public scoring.
Watch This Woman Interrupt Ryan Gosling At South By Southwest To Propose To Her Girlfriend
Fast Company - 15 Mar 2015 15:30
This can only be good for Gosling's directorial debut, "Lost River," which needs all the love it can get. Finally, some good news for Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, Lost River. Read Full Story
Porsche May Challenge Tesla (TSLA) EVs By Rolling Out 7th Model Line By 2020
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 17:33
Porsche is ready to expand the variety of its luxury sports vehicles, as it plans to roll out a new model by the end of this decade. At an annual press conference held in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller ...
The Wall Street Journal: Vladimir Putin's public absence stirs Russian clamor
Market Watch - 15 Mar 2015 23:15
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin on Friday met Russia's top judge and planned to travel to St. Petersburg for a Monday summit with Kyrgyzstan's leader after days of denying reports that the Russian president was ill.
Advice to young entrepreneurs: 3 things I wish I'd known before taking on the CEO role
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 02:00
Guest:From Jobs and Gates to Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Houston, we've become enamored with the story of the young CEO rocketing to fame and success at increasingly younger ages.
Here's what 'fail fast' really means
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 16:00
Guest:As entrepreneurs, we're all familiar with the phrase "fail fast", but what does that really mean? And how do you put it into practice?
Good News And Bad For Sebastian Vettel in Ferrari F1 Debut As Lewis Hamilton Wins Australian GP
Forbes - 15 Mar 2015 23:19
The 2015 Formula One season began roughly where the 2014 season ended, with Lewis Hamilton, and Mercedes dominating. The reigning World Champion scored a comfortable win in the Australian Grand Prix ahead of his Me...
Sprint (S): Well Pay All Costs If You Switch To Our Network
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 16:46
Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) is continuing efforts to attract customers from other carriers to join its network, albeit by paying a heavy cost. On March 13, the carrier proclaimed to compensate entire switching costs, which incl...
Apple (AAPL) Pushes For Data Centers In Open-Source Collaboration With Facebook (FB), Microsoft (MSFT)
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 16:01
With the new third-generation technology making its way up the ladder, tech companies have waged a war on each other by trying to remain at the top. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an unbeatable firm at the moment when it co...
More New York City mom-&-pops hitting goals: study
New York Post - 15 Mar 2015 15:59
Last year was a lucrative one for New York City's mom-and-pop businesses. And you can expect more of the same this year. That's according to a new survey of hundreds...
Researchers just built a free, open-source version of Siri
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 04:00
No startup has yet topped Siri, Google Now, or Cortana. But perhaps following the arrival of Sirius, that could change.
Class in America: Stuck in the Middle (In Our Minds)
NBC News - 15 Mar 2015 15:09
The widening wealth gap has been unable to shake many Americans' belief that they are solidly middle class, an NBC/WSJ Poll has found.
London would need 67 'garden cities' to solve its housing shortage
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2015 12:03
The Future Spaces Foundation (FSF) has just published a report on the potential that "garden cities" might have in fighting the current shortage of houses in Britain. Britain's population has grown fast in the last 1...
Private equity players seal more than $737 mn deals in February: report
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 19:06
PE investment activities fell in February despite the increase in number of deals, says a Grant Thornton report
Here are 15 airline paint jobs that need to make a comeback
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2015 17:33
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Low railway freight volume reflects weak economy
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 17:20
Overall price hikes are helping Indian Railways sustain revenue momentum, but underlying volumes still lack vitality
ITC may have to add profits to consumer playbook
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 16:31
Having a more focused approach to its product portfolio by getting rid of non-performing brands may hit size ambitions a bit, but may see profitability improve
Corporate India vulnerable to global market volatility, IMF warns
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 16:13Expanding residential footprint: Mumbai
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 16:09
The downtown central suburbs 2 micro market comprises areas such as Dombivli and Kalyan
European equities are still attractive
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 16:06
Currency movements have affected returns, but give investments at least 3-5 years to play out