Startup News
CDOs are 'mercenaries' coming in to fix CMO-CIO gaps -- and drag enterprises into the future
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 18:36
Chief marketing officers and chief information officers aren’t playing nicely. And that fracture is causing the emergence of a whole new C-suite player, the chief digital officer. “The main reason for the emergence o...
Apple targets travelers & music makers in new iPad Air commercials (videos)
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 18:00
What's next in mobile? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat's 7th annual event on the future of mobile, on July 8-9 in San Francisco. Register now and save $400! Apple has debuted two new TV commercials for its iPad Air o...
Time Warner CEO Says TV is Taking Over The Web
Forbes - 26 May 2014 03:36
When a TV host interviews his boss, there's always a risk at softball question and nice platitudes. But Fareed Zakaria isn't that kind of guy - so when he sat down with Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, he pretty much a...
Tech's next most powerful role will be dominated by women
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 23:00
Guest Post: No, this is not another pessimistic rant about the lack of women in the tech industry, especially in leadership roles.
Eye-tracking is one of Sony's unnoticed cool game-technology demos
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 22:30U.K. police try (and fail) to shut down largest torrent search engine on the Web
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 22:20
The copyright crusade continues: U.K. police today suspended the domain name of Torrentz.eu, a massive search engine for torrent files. The successful suspension, TorrentFreak reports, resulted from a few warning letters...
Rap Genius cofounder forced out over insensitive comments about Santa Barbara shooting
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 21:32
Annotation service startup Rap Genius announced today that it has ended its relationship with cofounder Mahbod Moghadam. Over the weekend, Moghadam participated in annotating a 141-page manifesto from Elliot Roger, a 22-...
Has game investing turned into a gold mine or risky bubble speculation?
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 21:30
Five global investors weigh in on the state of investing in the game business -- and how entrepreneurs can maneuver in this heady environment.
Flipkart, the 'Amazon of India', picks up $210M
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 21:05
If you want proof that ecommerce is heating up in India, look no further than Flipkart. Today the company announced a fresh $210 million round of funding just seven months after closing a $360 million round. Flipkart, kn...
Google's VirusTotal brings its popular security uploader to Mac
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 20:26
Apple’s OS X has increasingly been a target for hackers, but a new Mac version of a popular security utility may provide a strong ally. The online scanning service VirusTotal, which Google acquired in 2002, said Monday...
Messaging app company Kakao merges with web portal Daum in $3B deal
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 19:12
The deal could help Kakao battle against Line, Telegram, and now even Facebook-owned WhatsApp.
ESPN may offer Major League Soccer online, no proof-of-cable required
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 19:01
For the most part, large TV programmers have maintained their fierce loyalty to cable, satellite, and telco TV distribution partners. But because of the lure of lucrative online distribution, the cracks are beginning to ...
Two of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft's designers share their favorite cards
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 19:00
Get into any discussion about Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, and you're bound to talk about a couple of things: deck makeups and your favorite (or most controversial) cards. The same applies to the game's creators.
Apple may debut 'smart home' platform for iOS at WWDC
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 17:47
What's next in mobile? Find out at MobileBeat, VentureBeat's 7th annual event on the future of mobile, on July 8-9 in San Francisco. Register now and save $400! Smart home technology is gaining popularity among consumers...
How To Win Customers And Influence Technology Buyers. And How Not To.
Forbes - 26 May 2014 17:38
A lot of the work I do with the startups I’m an investor in revolves around ensuring the most efficient marketing and sales processes are used. The proverbial filling and conversion of the funnel. It’s always interes...
The other World Cup challenge: Scoring e-commerce in Brazil
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 17:10
Guest Post: Brazil is the epicenter for e-commerce in Latin America, and we'll see activity heat up as we get closer to the World Cup.
Investor Watch: Colombia's Presidential Election
Forbes - 26 May 2014 17:02
On Sunday Colombian voters cast their ballots and Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, a harsh critic of the country's current efforts to engage in peace talks with rebel fighters won a plurality of the votes. Zuluaga will face incumbent...
How to optimize your Pinterest presence for real returns
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 17:00
Sponsored Post: Pinterest's alternative social networking approach, based on visual discovery, gives businesses a unique opportunity to showcase their brands in a way that's easy and fun to consume.
The biggest surprises in E3 history
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 17:00
With this year's E3 looming, we decided to look back at some of the biggest surprises the event has given us.
Secrets To Crowdfunding Success
Forbes - 26 May 2014 16:53
Check out any crowdfunding site and you'll see fizzling campaigns. Yes, there are celebrated success stories like Oculus VR, the Kickstarter-funded virtual reality startup recently acquired by Facebook, but in all-too-ma...
Iran's government adds Instagram to list of banned social sites
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 16:10
If there’s one thing Iran’s government doesn’t appreciate, it’s a good selfie. The country put a ban on photo sharing social network Instagram over the weekend, according to a report from ABC News. The move comes...
Engineers build D-Day relics that you can view in virtual reality with Oculus Rift
Venture Beat - 26 May 2014 16:00
Dassault's engineers build 3D D-Day relics that you can view with Oculus Rift.