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The SaaS churn challege: How to hold onto your customers
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 23:50
Guest Post In the big SaaS land-grab, many companies are fully focused on pulling in new customers and are leaving existing customers untended.
Considering a startup competition? Here are 3 things to think about first
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 23:05
I've won two startup competitions and have learned some lessons along the way.
Why NYC startups are winning the engagement race, and other Silicon Alley trends to watch
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 22:04
Guest Post As a NYC based investor, it's been pretty incredible to watch New York's startup scene grow into a dynamic tech playground over the past few years.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Disney shuts down Junction Point, GTA V delayed
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 21:58
If you follow VentureBeat but don't regularly check our GamesBeat site, here's a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Dijit acquires GoMiso in bid to create social TV
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 21:39
GoMiso's founder will serve as an advisor to Dijit in its quest to make TV more social.
The Smart Business of Advanced Energy
Forbes - 1 Feb 2013 21:16
As a former investment banker on Wall Street I know of the importance of a diverse portfolio. It's simple. Unless you like to gamble, don't put all your eggs in one basket. That old cliché should also be applied to Amer...
The 5 best-selling phones in the U.S. are from just 2 companies: Apple and Samsung
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 20:04
So Apple has top market share in the U.S., and Samsung is close on its heels, that much we know. But the sheer scale of the dominance is simply shocking.
Gaming consumes a great share of dollars spent on the Google and Apple app stores
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 20:00
December saw an astounding increase in revenues and downloads for mobile games.
Truphone gets $118M to bring low-cost phone calls to the whole world
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 19:37
Truphone has raised $118 million in a massive funding round led by Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich.
7 Steps for Starting a Social Enterprise
Forbes - 1 Feb 2013 19:15Slowpoke Apple TV might get HBO Go -- a year after Roku & Xbox did
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 19:04
Rumors are now circulating that Apple is currently in negotiations with Time Warner to bring the HBO Go app to its Apple TV set-top boxes later this year. Meanwhile all the other set-top boxes are doing laps around Apple...
Brian Reynolds: On Zynga, games, and the future
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 19:00
Guest Post The former chief game designer of Zynga explains his own exit.
The Best Countries For Business
Forbes - 1 Feb 2013 18:48
The global economy may be taking a hit but there are countries that are still prospering.
Scientists capture video of a thought being formed in a brain
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 18:33
For the first time, Japanese scientists captured video of a thought being formed, and it looks pretty much like miniature lightning tracing its way through a meshed structure of neurons.
Verizon's new prepaid plans start at $60 (but you have better options)
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 18:26
Verizon's new prepaid plans sound pretty cheap, but there other, more affordable options out there.
The DeanBeat: Does it make sense for game developers to publish on the doomed BlackBerry?
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 18:00
BlackBerry is in a long decline, but does it make sense to make games for its smartphones?
Apple was the largest U.S. phone vendor in Q4 (but Samsung still ruled 2012)
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 16:24
Strong sales of the iPhone 5 helped push Apple to the top spot among U.S. phone vendors, reports the research firm Strategy Analytics.
How do you turn yoga pants into a startup? With Science!
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 16:00
Chicks love yoga pants, and Science loves subscription commerce. It was a marketplace match made in heaven.
Google exec Jennifer Dulski joined Change.org to change the world -- and 'pay it forward' for women leaders in tech
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 15:25
Early in her career former Yahoo and Google exec Jennifer Dulski was mentored by a woman who changed her life. Today was her first day of work as the new CEO of Change.org, where she's planning to help 25 million users c...
Stocks to Watch: Big earnings on Friday: Exxon Mobil, Chevron
Market Watch - 1 Feb 2013 12:30
Among the shares expected to see active trade in Friday's session are those of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and Merck.
It's alive! Researchers create synthetic nearly living crystals
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 10:17
Lab particles behave like they're organizing themselves.
Survey: Facebook is the most stress-inducing social media site (and, paradoxically, the most positive)
Venture Beat - 1 Feb 2013 09:36
Facebook causes Americans more stress than any other social network. But it's also the network with the most positive effect on our moods.