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Increasing Effectiveness In A Multitasking World
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 01:18
In any kind of business, there’s always too much to be done and it seems like the whir of activity never stops. That’s true, and the pace only gets faster as the world becomes more complex and competitive. With thi...
Great Apps And Tips To Get The Most Out Of Your Next Business Conference
Forbes - 20 Feb 2014 00:47
Having attend two conference in the last two months, I would like to share a handful of useful apps -- and some firsthand advice -- to make your next conference participation a worthy investment of both your time and mon...
Check The Box For Tax Avoidance
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 22:42
The check-the-box rules, like the Kintner factor test, continue to favor wealthy, well-advised taxpayers at the expense of both the U.S. treasury and unsophisticated businesses. They don't seem to have made things that m...
The average piracy site makes $4.4M each year on ads from Amazon, Lego, etc.
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2014 06:00
Way back in the last century, users of the early Internet often shrugged off content piracy. But the scale and damage is different now.
How Google+ can win over parents and grandparents from Facebook
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 01:53
Guest Post: Fortunately for Google, it has a great photos product. It's so much better than Facebook's that it's not even funny.
Funding Daily: February 19, 2014
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 01:30
Big rounds for ZenPayroll and Renaissance Learning, and a small but important seed fund called NewSchools.
Yahoo's Gemini gives advertisers a new way to sell ads in mobile search
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 01:18
Native mobile advertising isn't perfect. Yahoo is trying to make it better with a new way to buy ads in mobile search results.
Audax Health's 24-year-old CEO sells majority stake to UnitedHealth
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 01:11
Washington D.C.-based Audax works with a range of insurance companies to help consumers devise personalized online health plans.
PayPal opens up its new slick mobile SDK to all developers
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 01:02
Expect to see PayPal pop up as a payment option in more apps soon. Today, the payments company announced that it will open up its new mobile SDK to all mobile developers in 30 countries Feb. 24. The new technology … �...
Google Capital comes out as Google's heavy-hitting investment arm
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 00:35
Google officially announced Google Capital today, a venture fund that will invest in tech companies already hitting stride as opposed to those just emerging from the garage. This marks a departure from Google Ventures, t...
FCC is at odds over Tom Wheeler's plan for preserving the open Internet
Venture Beat - 20 Feb 2014 00:12
Net neutrality is dead, right? Well kinda, but not exactly. FCC's leader explains to the dismay of his associates.
The Mount Rushmore of Tech Entrepreneurs
Nibletz - 20 Feb 2014 00:11
Some of the greatest luminaries in tech, carved into a mountain. Who do you think made the "cut"?
How You Get That Second Meeting
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 23:57
In my last post, I introduced five rules of white space investing along with their associated ratios.
New Venture Fund In Portland To Focus On Social Impact
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 23:14
Carolynn Duncan is not your typical venture capitalist. No Harvard MBA. No Stanford pedigree. This music-major from Brigham Young University is marching to the beat of her own drum and making a difference while she’s a...
The wait is over: Google finally releases the redesigned Maps
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2014 22:45
Following its preview last May, Google is now rolling out a completely redesigned Maps service on the Web. The new Google Maps places great emphasis on full-screen maps and imagery, and leaves the ”preview mode” labe...
'Should I Tell You The Good News First?' The Feedback Employees Most Want To Hear
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 22:42
Improving your capability for both giving and receiving feedback is a key factor for every leader.
Technicolor Creates A LinkedIn For Filmmakers
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 22:38
Have you ever lived as an artist? Even if you haven't, maybe you can imagine that creative and art-based work operates differently than traditional 9-5 jobs. Often, a filmmaker, photographer, or other artist, works proje...
What Investors Are Thinking About Today -- Versus 10 Years Ago
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 22:11
RockThePost’s 2013 Investor Trends Survey reveals interesting insights into the changing investment landscape and investment attitudes among private investors today compared to 10 years ago. Upcoming regulatory changes...
The Three Questions Bankers Ask First
Forbes - 19 Feb 2014 21:17
Watching the 2014 Winter Olympics, I can’t help but notice an athlete’s ability to win Gold seems to depend upon the seemingly arbitrary (at least very subjective) opinions of judges who seem to be “all powerful.�...
What the Olympics teach us about 'TV everywhere'
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2014 21:15
Guest Post: So far, access hasn't equated to usage.
Now all LinkedIn members can publish, not just 'influencers'
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2014 21:11
Essentially, LinkedIn itself is becoming the largest news/opinion curation tool for business, as well as possibly turning into the largest generator of business content.
LiveGamer expands its digital storefronts into Latin America
Venture Beat - 19 Feb 2014 21:00
LiveGamer is moving beyond games to new kinds of digital commerce.