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Sponsored Post: Mobile apps have become tablestakes both for B2B and B2C. Yet, just because apps are now seen as essential to any digital strategy, it doesn't mean we can get comfortable.

A recent Unconventionals episode featuring Story, the New York City retailer whose business model mashes up store, magazine, and gallery, caught the eye of Francesca Nicasio. Francesca is a retail expert and author from�...

With the growing number of digital distractions vying for the attention of your kids, reading books might seem far less appealing. Interactive books can bridge the gap, and some of them are having real success. Take the ...

Not long ago, Christmas catalogs didn’t appear in our mailboxes until around Thanksgiving, usually just after.

Just about a month ago I wrote a piece about a very well-known brand and its use of comic books as a means to promote a product that is not normally associated with comic books. All modesty aside and nothing to do with m...

Google Capital, the growth-stage venture arm of Google, has just made its first investment in China. The lucky company, InnoLight Technology, announced earlier today it has raised $38 million in a third round of funding...

So what if Cisco is setting up its cloud infrastructure eight years after Amazon? Now it’s bringing in telecommunications companies, existing cloud providers, and systems integrators to its “Intercloud” cloud initi...

There is nothing wrong with making a mistake. It's what you say to yourself after you mess up that matters. Your self-talk (the thoughts you have about your feelings) can either magnify the negativity or help you turn th...

A conversation with loyalty expert Steve Sims, Chief Design Officer & Founder of Behavior Lab at Badgeville offers some clues into how to build a loyalty programme that works.

Well, here’s a reassuring thought: Your car can get hacked. This is nothing new, but as cars get more connected to the Internet, the threats are becoming more and more prevalent. Argus, an Israeli company that provides...

Good management exists somewhere between the minutiae of HR manuals and the thrill of walking on hot coals. Here's a 5-step boot camp for you to try. [Disclaimer: It's free, but it's not easy.]

I had the pleasure of recently speaking with Peter Diamandis, the visionary, serial entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author. He shared his ideas on sustainability and the challenges of keeping up with energy ...

DataPad, a technically impressive business-intelligence software startup that launched today has been acquired, and the service is shutting down on Friday, according to an email the startup sent to beta users this mornin...

Today Adobe announced that its industry-leading image editor, Photoshop, can now run on Google’s cloud-powered Chromebooks. Adobe plans to launch its entire Creative Cloud suite of apps for the Chromebook, but for now ...

Read this post to learn the ten reasons you should get started with public speaking today, plus three rules to remember when you step up to the microphone.

Flush with a huge $280 million funding round and over 200 million users for its mobile messaging app, Tango is branching out into new territory: Standalone apps.

Sponsored Post: A chance to see some of the most disruptive companies under 10M in funding is the idea behind Gamesbeat's Nest. Brand new this year, we can now share with you two of the awesome companies that wowed Games...

Wearable health tech startup Pristine has raised a fresh $5.4 million in funding, the company told VentureBeat today. Pristine has developed a Google Glass app that allows medical professionals to get remote help from ex...

Think back to childhood. Of all the fears and frustrations, learning to ride a bike had to be high on the list of scary endeavors.

Lizard Squad attacks some of the world's most popular connected games.

The new all-in-one printer lets you access files via mobile or the cloud. It helps reorganize your office, using the Neat service.

It was in the 1920s in South Bend, Ind., when the Studebaker brothers converted their buggy manufacturer into an integrated automaker. When the automaker closed 50 years ago, the city lost its biggest employer—and a qu...