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The Right Way For Brands To Leverage 'Event Television' Now
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 23:10
This article is by Helen Firth, senior VP at Added Value, a global marketing consultancy.
The Virgin Way - Insights Into Richard Branson's Leadership
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 14:33
While Richard Branson's new book, "The Virgin Way" is "about listening, learning, laughing and leading", applying the BRAVE leadership framework to the book's ten summary ideas yields highly applicable insights
Facebook didn't actually acquire a sound studio, but it did hire audio engineers
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 02:30
Part of Facebook’s overall strategy appears to include creating original audio content, as evident by a handful of recent hires who previously worked at sound studio WaveGroup Sound. Facebook has confirmed to VentureBe...
How crowdfunding is helping female technologists break the glass ceiling
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 17:10
Women are helping women innovate.
7 million Taxpayers Fail To File Their Income Taxes
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 08:37
About 7 million U. S. Taxpayers fail to file required income tax returns each year...as result of non-filing, the government loses $28 billion per year. Although the IRS makes efforts to force non-filers into compliance,...
High Market Cap Propels Hospital Operator IHH Into Top 50
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 23:55
Rising incomes means healthy results for Malaysia's IHH, which leads a pack of private-hospital operators offering a growing middle class more choices.
Warm Even In Chilly Waters, Taiwan's Sheico Group Dominate the Wet Suit Market
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 23:45
Sheico of Taiwan saw a second-generation push into wet suit dominance.
Creating Connections -- The Power of Employee Engagement in Southeast Asia
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 23:35
“How engaged is your workforce?” is fast becoming one of the most asked questions in organizations around the world. Employee engagement is seen to be vital to performance, innovation, productivity and business succe...
Kato gives away features to push its messaging service for business
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 23:27
An abundance of free stuff can encourage adoption which could lead to revenue and market share for Kato.
Use These Strategies To De-Stress When You're Maxed Out
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 22:33
As the demands on your work and non-work time increase, your energy and resilience decrease and you run the risk of maxing yourself out.
Twitter rolls out analytics tools for everyone
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 21:52
Twitter says that analytics are for everyone -- not just advertisers and verified users.
The Most Subscribed-To YouTube Channels
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 21:47
The ten YouTube channels that have attracted the most subscribers.
3 Entrepreneurs Who Changed Their Lives With YouTube
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 21:47
YouTube can be one of the most empowering tools in a would-be entrepreneur’s arsenal. In essence it provides a platform, marketing system and ad-sales force all wrapped in one package. The product? The entrepreneur and...
Dr. McCoy would be proud: XPrize announces finalists in health 'Tricorder' bake-off
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 20:41
On Wednesday, the XPRIZE competition for health devices announced its 10 finalists, which will be competing for the $10M Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE. The contest, sponsored by the Qualcomm Foundation, is meant to spur deve...
Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson to talk about game industry change at GamesBeat 2014
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 20:29
After a year on the job, Andrew Wilson will show us the way forward.
Apple's iWatch will reportedly debut alongside new iPhones in September
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 20:21
Apple is unveiling its much anticipated wearable tech alongside its two new iPhone generations at its September 9th event, reports Recode. The device will reportedly be compatible with Apple’s Homekit and Healthkit pla...
Justin Bieber, Immigration And Celebrity Status
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 20:05
Anyone who has been exposed to famous entertainers will tell you that stardom and criminal charges sometimes go hand in hand.
Louis CK: Walk Away... And Come Back Fresh
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 20:05
So you write, produce and star in a hit TV sitcom, what do you do next?
Aerosmith, Centripetal Force And The Decline Of The Album
Forbes - 27 Aug 2014 19:55
A rock band like Aerosmith, like any organization trying to develop a new product, needs to balance between processes that create ideas and processes that integrate those ideas to produce a finished product.
Wikia's $15M shows the power of fandom -- and it's finding even more in Asia
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 19:28
Wikia, a web hosting company for lots of websites for fans of movies, bands, games, and other subjects, has brought on $15 million in fresh funding. The idea is to use the new money to make Wikia more popular around the ...
Successful ecommerce takes more than online presence, says new NASDAQ study
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 18:36
"Be disrupted or disrupt yourself," says Mike Stiller, associate director of corporate solutions at NASDAQ. That's the key takeaway from a new study he co-authored on ecommerce growth.
The 5 key drivers of $700 billion in mobile internet revenue
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2014 18:33
Mobile internet revenue will hit $700 billion annually in less than three years, according to a new report by research firm Digi-Capital. The key drivers? Mobile commerce, mobile advertising, in-app purchases, an emergin...