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How To Ask To Pick Someone's Brain -- Without Being Annoying
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 16:03
Use these tips to make it hard for someone to say no when you need advice.
Without This One Ingredient, Your Company Culture Is Doomed
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 07:15
A successful customer service culture, a corporate culture that supports customers in a sustainable manner, depends on creating an air of ownership in every employee--a palpable customer service "ownership" aura. Here's ...
The Amazon cloud seems to be surfacing in Germany
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 23:26
A new Amazon Web Services region in Germany looks closer than ever.
Why Formula One Doesn't Need To Change Its Social Media Strategy
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 22:56
As any fan of Formula One will know, it isn’t easy to find footage from the races online. Videos of spectacular crashes or overtaking moves are quickly taken down from streaming websites such as YouTube and instead of ...
PCs are making a comeback and tablet sales are slowing down, says Gartner
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 22:34
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. There are only a few tickets left! Wel...
Stocks to Watch: Alcoa, Allergan and PetSmart are stocks to watch
Market Watch - 7 Jul 2014 22:33
Alcoa, Allergan and PetSmart are among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Tuesday's session.
Amnesty International offers an SOS app for activists
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 21:51
Just as apps have seemed to reach the peak of frivolity (we’re looking at you, Yo), here comes a new one that could literally save lives in the most oppressive countries around. Panic Button does just what you might ex...
Apple's iPhone 5S tops Samsung for #1 slot in global smartphone rankings -report
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 21:45
Apple's iPhone 5S climbs its way to the top of global smartphone rankings -report
Are Female Entrepreneurs More Optimistic?
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 21:31
The dynamics of business require leaders to navigate rough and sometimes unfamiliar courses as they steer toward profits and success. How those entrepreneurs and founders make their way can be the subject of books, MBA t...
Cloud Storage company Box lands $150M & delays IPO
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 21:07
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. There are only a few tickets left! Onl...
Staying Productive While Staying Active
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 21:02
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of Americans who are overweight is...are you ready for this... a staggering 69%.
Study: Android ships 4x more phones than Apple, & BlackBerry is a rounding error (2 charts)
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 21:01
Google's plan to dominate the mobile operating system market through an ecosystem of hardware manufacturers is paying off.
Internet of Things heats up for chip makers as Atmel pays $140M for Newport Media
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 21:00
Atmel moves into wireless chips for internet of things applications.
Privacy watchdog EPIC says Facebook 'messed with people's minds,' files FTC complaint
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 20:42
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. There are only a few tickets left! Las...
YouTube's revenue hit $3.5B in 2013, report says
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 20:38
YouTube was profitable off $3.5 billion in revenue generated in 2013, according to a report from The Information. Google owns YouTube, but the company has never specified the streaming service’s revenue figures within ...
Storm8 wants to become a household name in mobile games (interview)
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 20:30
Though it has 40 mobile games, 250 employees, and 50 million monthly active players, the publisher is still considered a bit of a small fry among the familiar mobile game industry leaders like King, GungHo Entertainment,...
This Entrepreneur Hopes Star Dust Will Replace Diamonds
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 20:29
Moissanite is a gemstone that had its beginnings in the stars: a meteorite crashed in Arizona 50,000 years ago, leaving a handful of crystal fragments in its wake. Because of the scarcity, brilliance and strength of the ...
[VIDEO] Cannes CMO Interview: Visa's Kevin Burke
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 20:29
Visa has been making headlines of late with its huge FIFA World Cup marketing campaign, which features, among traditional media, mobile-video initiatives such as a foray into video ads on Twitter.
Network Effects: Oculus VR Acquires RakNet, Open-Sources Code
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 20:27
Oculus VR took another step towards a retail release of its Rift Virtual Reality headset with the acquisition of the online multiplayer middleware RakNet, and the open-sourcing of its code.
Kickstarter reacts to that $10,000 potato salad project
Venture Beat - 7 Jul 2014 20:13
On July 3, Zack Brown created a Kickstarter project to fund a $10 bowl of potato salad. The project took off, and has now raised $10,000 to date. That’s right. He’s making potato salad for himself. And he just raised...
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Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 19:49
Photos of the Forbes Most Powerful People
Deep Throat: What Maimonides Teaches Us About Our Obsession with Jamie Dimon's Cancer
Forbes - 7 Jul 2014 19:49
By Craig Hatkoff and Rabbi Irwin Kula, Co-Founders, the Disruptor Foundation