Startup News
Interview With Rafat Ali Of Skift
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 16:33
Rafat Ali discusses his new start-up Skift and his impressions of the travel space today in general.
Here are the keys to crack the code of the collaborative economy
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 08:00
Guest Post: The collaborative economy requires efficient and effective resolutions in order to scale. And trust is essential.
Uber starts paying users $250 to convert Lyft drivers
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 06:56
In a new ad, Uber solicits users to do its dirty work. For $250 in free rides, all you have to do is intro a Lyft driver to Uber. Uber’s Twitter ad [below] marks the company’s latest attempt to undermine ...
Cash Withdrawals From Leveraged Loan Funds Deepen In 6th Straight Outflow
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 23:35
Cash outflows for bank loan funds expanded to $1.2 billion in the week ended June 11, from $1.1 billion last week and $475 million two weeks ago, according to Lipper. This is the sixth consecutive outflow, for a net $3.7...
Not A Lot Of False-Advertising Juice In This Supreme Court POM/Coca-Cola Decision
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 23:19
Today, the Supreme Court has ruled that Coca-Cola’s Minute Maid subsidiary is not permitted to use FDA regulations to shield it from a lawsuit by the makers of POM for unfair competition.
Manhattan Rules The World For French Bank BNP Paribas
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 23:18
Several European banks, especially France's BNP Paribas, are caught in a legal quagmire and have discovered that there is a new world order. Global foreign policy is set in Manhattan. Not at the United Nations in New Yor...
Applications now open for the GrowthBeat Innovation Showdown
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 22:58
GrowthBeat, VentureBeat’s brand-new event on the data, apps, and science of successful marketing, is coming up on August 5-6 at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. Today we’re excited to announce that nominations are open ...
The Future of Heating Buildings? MIT Introduces Local Warming
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 22:58
Forget about monitoring your thermostat with Nest and following Jimmy Carter's advice of putting a sweater on, try a new ceiling-mounted heating system that uses motion tracking to create personal climates.
The Onion's viral news site, Clickhole, is as funny as it is smart
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 22:35
"ClickHole prefers to think of you and every other person on earth as nothing more than an empty vessel existing purely to share content with other empty vessels."
Starbucks starts rolling out wireless phone chargers nationwide
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 21:00
How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? 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 $200! Starbucks ...
How Nintendo used the Luigi Death Stare without ruining fans' fun
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 20:30
The Japanese publisher is learning how to balance a meme with restraint.
AppsFlyer hits 1.8B a year mobile app install run rate, launches agency product
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 20:27
How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? 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 $200! Mobile use...
Overwatch Brings Video Gaming to Real Life Paintball
Nibletz - 12 Jun 2014 19:57
Okay, I’ll be honest here. I’m neither a big gamer nor avid paintball fan. I don’t love the graphic violence on video games, and paintball–well, those things hurt! But, both pastimes are obviously very popular, a...
It said it wouldn't, but it will: Facebook to show advertisers your browsing habits
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 19:36
How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? 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 $200! It’s no ...
Tesla Motors: Please infringe on our patents for the greater good
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 19:23
The change in decor represents a bold, altruistic declaration from the electric car maker, which will permit anyone to use its electric-vehicle technology, patents be damned.
Chinese Job Site With Australian Link Goes Public In New York
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 19:14
Job recruitment site Zhaopin became the 9th China startup to list in New York this year, as all eyes are on Alibaba. Zhaopin got its start thanks to Australia's Seek.
BlackBerry grasps at mobile payments in attempt to stay relevant
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 19:12
With its smartphone sales shrinking, BlackBerry is pivoting to enterprise services in order to stay afloat, and now it sees mobile payments as its next big opportunity. BlackBerry has signed a three-year deal with mobile...
Will your house run on Apple, Google -- or something else?
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 19:00
The battle for your home's OS is brewing.
7 Lessons Music Mavens Can Teach Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 12 Jun 2014 18:59
7 Entrepreneurship Lessons from Music Mavens Entrepreneurs can learn a ton from musicians. And musicians are now learning to tap into their skills to become better entrepreneurs. This is the message from Panos Panay...
Pingboard wants to bring order to office operations
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 18:48
Office managers have to keep up with all the activity in an office, the employees, and pretty much everything else about the company — which is not an easy task. Enter Pingboard, a service that seeks to become the most...
HackerRank's developer-recruiting tool relies on puzzles rather than resumes
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 18:00
How can you leverage mobile to increase profitability for your company? 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 $200! HackerRank...
This 'smart cup' will keep you from being in denial about your soda's awful content
Venture Beat - 12 Jun 2014 18:00
Sometimes we build tools to track things we already obsess over; and sometimes we build them to track things we’ve been ignoring. Justin Lee believes that the liquids we put in our bodies fall into that second camp. He...