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Video: OppenheimerFunds CMO Martha Willis On How Thought Leadership Is Driving Growth
Forbes - 23 Apr 2014 21:01
The marketing organization at investment-management firm OppenheimerFunds has evolved substantially from its sales-focused past. At the helm of the modernization of the organization has been CMO Martha Willis, who explai...
E-commerce startup Fluid uses IBM's Watson. Now IBM invests in Fluid
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 04:30
Investing in Fluid gives IBM a few advantages, including association with hot startups, rather than stodgy enterprises.
Apple blames low Q2 iPad sales on inventory changes
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 23:36
The iPad’s sales are still declining, but Apple’s tablet may not be in as much trouble as some may think. In its earnings report today, Apple revealed that it sold 16.35 million iPads during the second quarter. Analy...
Apple has 'nearly' 800 million iTunes accounts
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 23:33
Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks the number of people using iTunes is "staggering."
Facebook's app install ads have driven 350M app downloads to date
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 23:16
Following strong first quarter earnings for 2014, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the company’s mobile app install ads have led to 350 million total app installs since the feature was first introduced in J...
Apps featured by Apple or Google get 6 times the downloads and 9 times the revenue -- or nothing
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 23:15
Everyone who has published an app in the iOS App Store wants Apple to feature them, because that will boost download numbers to insane levels, right? Nope. A new report from app analytics provider Distimo indicates that ...
Apple beats everyone's expectations in Q2, attributes to high iPhone sales of 43.7M
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 22:55
No one expected many surprises from today’s Apple’s earnings — not even Apple itself. But the iPhone maker still managed to deliver a shock. Apple’s Q2 Apple buys back $14B worth of stock -- CEO says 'great stuff...
Facebook now has 1.01B mobile monthly active users, up by 65M in under 4 months
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 22:44
Alongside its impressive first quarter earnings for 2014, Facebook saw solid mobile user growth: the company hit 1.01 billion mobile monthly active users this quarter -- up from 945 million at the end of December last ye...
Facebook soars past Q1 estimates on revenue of $2.50B and 1.28B monthly active users
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 22:05
Facebook’s ad revenue hit $2.27 billion this quarter, and investors are very happy. Facebook today reported its first quarter earnings for 2014, with earnings per share (EPS) of $0.34 on revenue of $2.50 billion. Analy...
Zynga beats expectations as its mobile business starts to pick up social's slack
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 22:05
Zynga is well positioned for a potential resurgence in 2014 if FarmVille 2 can deliver on iOS and Android.
NASA, on the trail of climate change, watches African rainforest turn brown
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 21:34
Yes, it's climate change. Yes, we're causing it. And yes, it's ruining our planet, as this video shows.
The 'white knight of Internet rights' once tried to arrest a Google employee over YouTube videos
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 21:28
Brazil has passed aggressive legislation restricting coverage of candidates around elections and the censorship of material deemed politically offensive.
HackSurfer raises $3.5M so it can protect your cloud better
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 21:13
Hacksurfer has serious NSA and intelligence roots and secured $3.5 million to help protect your data.
Silicon Valley heavyweights are helping underprivileged teens make iOS games
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 20:28
"I am very excited to sponsor a woman of color for this year's program. The tech industry needs makers from all backgrounds and experiences!" said Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian.
Ad-free 'Bing in Classroom' wants to drive kids' curiosity through searching
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 20:22
The idea is to use the often jaw-dropping images to spark questions that require critical thinking and cannot be answered by a simple search.
The Future Of 3D Printing
Forbes - 23 Apr 2014 20:21
By George Dearing
An Analysis Of Consumer Downtime In An Always-On World And What It Means For Marketers
Forbes - 23 Apr 2014 20:19
This article is by Sam Stein, analyst, Insights and Planning, 360i.
The beauty handicap: Here's how one woman climbed the mobile app ladder
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 19:42
"You never try to charm with your looks. You use your brain. And this," she said, "is what will help get you through tech."
Don't Underestimate The Morale Drain Of Petty Torments In The Workplace
Forbes - 23 Apr 2014 19:20
In business as in marriage, it's the little things that torment us. And while corporations spend millions on management training, its value is undermined if participants return to work with old habits that drive their di...
The next wave of anitvirus software will cover all your devices -- even at work
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 19:11
We need security on the devices that lots of employees use -- smartphones, tablets, desktops -- rather than the networking devices that a few data center administrators might have access to.
Everything Is Connected: What "The Internet Of Things" Means Now
Forbes - 23 Apr 2014 19:10
It's true, and has been for some time, that the Internet is connecting more people at a faster rate than ever before. Mobile devices have enabled more people to be online all the time. We seemingly love the Internet. And...
IBM reveals the details on its powerful new Power servers
Venture Beat - 23 Apr 2014 19:00
IBM made a splash today with servers aimed at big data and cloud deployments. It's unclear who would want to buy them after IBM exited the low-end server market earlier this year.