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Larry Page & Google's legal chief talk about the company's involvement in PRISM
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 22:25
Even a blog post co-written by Larry Page isn't going to satisfy anyone in a "He said, she said" story about government spying.
Fanatics raises $170M at $3.1B valuation to sell stuff to sports fans
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 20:11
Fanatics is an online retailer of official licensed sports merchandise. The company powers the e-commerce sites of all major professional sports leagues, major media brands, and over 200 collegiate and professional team ...
Why Your Google Search Makes Me Cry
Forbes - 7 Jun 2013 23:1510 essential tips for your company's web design project
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 22:44
Guest Post As a 15-year veteran of the digital marketing world and a captain of our agency's recent remodel, I have gathered years of insight into necessities of a website relaunch.
Seattle groups launch coding scholarship for low-income women
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 22:38
A new scholarship is available for women who want to learn to code, but can't afford to enroll in a hacker bootcamp.
The 5 hottest areas for mobile development tools
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 21:53
Guest Post The race is on to find the next generation of tools and development processes that will make multi-platform mobile development as productive as desktop and web development have been for so long.
Snapchat could soon snap up a fresh $100 million in funding
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 21:52
Glorified sexting app or not, Shapchat may be on the verge of raising a hefty funding round.
The Pearl of Leadership comes from Collaborative Action
Forbes - 7 Jun 2013 21:13Airbnb gets a green light from Amsterdam
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 21:10
The U.S., however, stubbornly remains uncool where Amsterdam forges ahead with the legalization effort.
Google in trouble over drug ads again, this time with attorneys general
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 20:58
The National Association of Attorneys General says Google allows ads and YouTube videos for sellers of counterfeit drugs and dangerous (but legal) drugs -- you know, the good stuff, like Adderall or Oxycontin -- without ...
Teenage Millionaire Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 7 Jun 2013 20:56
While some spend their teenage years concentrating on classes, first loves and pimples, a few young minds are focused on their bottom lines and growing businesses.
Bangkok Tops The World's 10 Most Visited Cities
Forbes - 7 Jun 2013 20:35At our current rate of progress, IPv6 will be fully implemented on May 10, 2048
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 20:23
The current iteration, IP version 4, has its roots in 1980, around the time when people like Ken Olsen, founder of Digital Equipment Corp, still said stupid stuff like: "There is no reason for any individual to have a co...
Mary Meeker's mind-blowing Internet statistics contain at least one unsubstantiated 'fact'
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 20:13
A widely-cited statistic in Mary Meeker's State of the Internet report about how often Americans check their smartphones is probably bogus, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Director of National Intelligence's blast at PRISM report further confirms its existence
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 19:53
The director of national intelligence is not pleased that information about two U.S. surveillance efforts have leaked to the public. Though, many are concerned the programs collect information on U.S. citizens, Director ...
The 5 most common misconceptions about angel investors
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 19:33
Guest Post There are a lot of preconceived notions about who angel investors are and what they do.
Sparkon releases 'future visualization engine' to help kids choose a career
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 19:33
Sparkon uses advanced personality tests to create customized maps of possible education and career paths, and has over 16,000 learning videos to help kids achieve their goals.
The Social Media Platforms Small Business Owners Hate Most
Forbes - 7 Jun 2013 19:30
Manta.com polled 1,235 small business owners on their social media usage and strategy. These five platforms are the ones SBOs say are the hardest to maintain.
Anonymous leaks a bunch of Defense Department documents, but they're mostly a snooze
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 19:02
Hacktivist group anonymous is joining in on this week's leaks with a leak of its own.
Sequoia Capital hires Admob founder to ramp up investments in mobile
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 18:35
Hamoui will focus on early-stage investments in mobile, the firm tells me, and he'll be based in Silicon Valley.
When Writing Online Content, Get to the Point
Forbes - 7 Jun 2013 23:55
We are a nation of scanners when consuming online content. We have so many sources of information to explore that each of us creates habitual systems to help us cope with the quantity and give us a fighting chance to fin...
Turkish citizens crowdfund full-page ad in NY Times to fuel protests
Venture Beat - 7 Jun 2013 23:32
Protestors against Turkey's government ran a full-page ad in the New York Times today using money from a crowdfunding campaign. They have raised over $100K in one of Indiegogo's fastest campaigns ever.