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VMware buys CloudVolumes, continuing its diversification push
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 03:30
The deal should bolster VMware's growing virtual desktop assets and continue to help the company diversify away from server virtualization.
Banks Can't Keep Up As FinTech Upstarts Innovate At A Breakneck Pace
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 23:36
The incumbents of the traditional financial services world—banks and VCs, for example—do some things well. Unfortunately, for them, a wave of upstarts is taking advantage of what many traditionalists don’t do well:...
Does Your Company Have A Culture Of Testing?
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 23:33
Over 10 years ago in a college marketing class, I learned something surprising about those omnipresent ninety-nine cent endings on price tags: Most businesses actually had no evidence they increased revenue vis-à-vis wh...
Wrike's refreshed mobile app lets teams collaborate remotely without skipping a beat
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 22:15
For project management teams working on a tight deadline, even breaking for lunch or walking across the street for coffee can disrupt the workflow.
UK ISP says Netflix is more popular than YouTube
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 21:52
Netflix and YouTube battle it out in terms of bandwidth usage on Plusnet, a UK-based ISP.
If It Isn't Disruptive Innovation Then What Is It? Try 'Quantum Innovation' On For Size
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 21:34
By Craig Hatkoff and Rabbi Irwin Kula
FeeX gets $6.5M in funding to expand across U.S.
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 21:19
Financial planning company, FeeX, just raised $6.5 million to help more consumers save money on hidden investment fees.
Instagram adds tools for brands, starts to look like a real ad platform
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 21:01
Today is a bit like Christma-Hanu-Kwanz-ukkah for brands that use Instagram in their marketing efforts, as the photo-sharing network just announced three new tools for them. The new tools, “account insights,” “ad i...
Study: Reading on a tablet may impair memory, because memory relies partly on location
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 20:58
Electronic pages don't occupy physical space like paper does.
How Quickly Will You Reach Your First Million Dollars?
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 20:44
New research from serial entrepreneur Ryan Westwood: For current or pending entrepreneurs, how long will it take to earn your first $1M? And for those whose business has already passed that marker, how long did it take?
T-Mobile is giving a free year of unlimited LTE to customers who bring over Sprint cast-offs
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 20:36
T-Mobile got bold and is now offering a free year of unlimited LTE to customers who bring Sprint customers into the fold.
Here's Why You Should Play Fantasy Football With Your Employees...
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 20:34
Forget the ethos that says managers should keep a sizable distance from their employees. It turns out that having your workers address you only impersonally, from across a piranha-infested moat as you stand atop a jewel-...
Fascinating Facts About Eye Contact
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 20:24
Eye contact is like Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Find out why.
Flappy Bird creator's Swing Copters is now available on iOS and Android
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 20:00
Dong Nguyen is back with another impossibly difficult mobile game.
New Apple patents turn your phone into a car locator
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 19:57
Two new Apple patents will potentially make it easier for you to find your car in the parking lot, even if you don't have a signal.
Is eBay getting ready to split off PayPal? eBay says nothing has changed
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 19:55
A new report indicates that eBay is telling candidates to head up PayPay that the electronic payment division may be split off as early as next year.
100 Best Websites For Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 19:33
Whether you're seeking advice on raising capital, scaling your business or looking for general industry insight, these sites are worth reading.
Activision 'mulling a plan' to make Call of Duty and Skylanders movies
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 19:30
Games like Call of Duty are already plenty movie-like.
Watch it, Box: Google pulls 1,800 businesses into Drive for Work every week
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 19:30
Consider yourselves warned, cloud-storage competitors.
Alfresco fuels up with $45 million to boost its popular content-managent tech worldwide
Venture Beat - 21 Aug 2014 19:29
The boost comes as the UK-based firm is already flying high. It says its growth is increasing by about a third annually, three times the rate of the ECM market overall.
4 Tips For Coping With The Emotional Cost Of Bankruptcy
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 19:27
Filing for bankruptcy is much more than just a stressful day at the office and a big pile of paperwork. It means the loss of a precious possession, one that may have taken years (perhaps even decades) to create. And for ...
5 Companies Making A Splash For A Better World
Forbes - 21 Aug 2014 19:24
We’ve all heard the expression ‘to pour cold water’ on something, to be critical of a plan that others thought was exciting or great. Ironically, ‘pouring cold water’ is literally what the super viral and immen...