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Mobile health technology is the missing link for staying engaged with patients
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 22:23
As the consumer and corporate world goes more mobile every minute, healthcare is playing catch up. The problem is that many healthcare providers simply don't know where to start when it comes to mobile health.
Patience Is Not Standard Entrepreneurial Equipment
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 18:52
One of the markers of American culture is the “sticker” on the window of a new car. This document reveals to shoppers a listing of standard equipment and options, plus, of course, the manufacturer’s suggested retai...
Japan's Crashing Currency Is A Wake-Up Call for U.S. Equipment Giant Caterpillar
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 04:13
Japan's plunging currency and a conversation in outback Australia could prove to be the latest piece of bad news for Caterpillar, the world's biggest maker of heavy industrial equipment.
With $1.7M, Complex Polygon wants to build a viral app studio
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 23:30
We might be flooded with messaging/anonymous/photosharing apps, but there's something to be said for experimentation, and that's the name of Complex Polygon's game. The San Francisco-based app studio raised a modest $1.7...
5 Austin startups to watch from Capital Factory's 2014 demo day
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 22:30
The city of Austin, Texas continues to impress with a high volume of interesting startups. Case in point: Yesterday, I had a chance to check out the fall demo day event from Austin-based startup incubator Capital Factory...
PS4 could head to China this year -- Sony still working out details
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 22:30
Sony confirmed that it filed the paperwork to bring the PS4 to China, but it isn't ready to announce concrete details.
5 Creative Ways to Share Content and Boost Your Traffic
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 22:11
Regardless if you’re a blogger, entrepreneur, marketer, or small business owner, you understand the importance of not only creating awesome content, but also making sure it reaches your target audience. You’re probab...
After The Fall: Explaining The Drop In The Toys 'R' Us Leveraged Loan Debt
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 21:30
Though market conditions were palpably weaker yesterday afternoon amid the downdraft in equities and high-yield, the significant drop in the secondary price of the Toys ‘R’ Us B-4 term loan on the break late yester...
7 Key Learnings from My First Trade Show
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 21:24
As your business grows, the focus shifts from building the product to positioning it within the market. Exhibiting at a trade show is a natural next step in building visibility and credibility as a company. It also provi...
Localytics' new Profiles integrates in-app data into your total marketing -- and customer journey -- ecosystem
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 20:33
Once upon a time we added digital to stone age marketing methods, and all the data we collected was siloed, separate, and hard to integrate into our Flintstones-era TV numbers, our snail mailer response rates, and our de...
Shop Class For The New Millennium
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 20:27
Just as manufacturing is coming back on-shore the US is facing a skills gap. Grassroots organizations like The Makers Coalition are creating programs to train high-quality craftsman to ensure company growth while giving ...
The DNA of Salesforce users (infographic)
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 20:24
Dreamforce 2014 is coming next week and rabid hordes of marketing technologists will be descending on San Francisco to learn about all things Salesforce. Well, probably not rabid. But who are these people who are driving...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Assassin's Creed: Unity controversy, Smash Bros. tips, and Myst on TV
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 20:11
Check out our entire week's worth of coverage on VentureBeat's channel for video games, GamesBeat.
Do You Need A Social Media Manager? 6 Questions To Ask Yourself
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 19:11
Every business is expected to be active on social media as part of a successful marketing strategy. But a small business owner can’t expect to be an expert in everything, and that includes optimizing social media. Even...
5 Steps To Making Sure You Land That Job Interview
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 18:53
One day you open your inbox and there it is: an email alert about a new job posting that describes your dream job! It sounds like the perfect opportunity, but what can you do to make sure you get an interview?
Sorry investors, but AI isn't going to give you that return you were looking for
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 18:45
Guest Post: Recent investments in the deep learning space by prominent investors have raised hopes that we'll see AI products with human-like performance in near future. But we won't.
Today! Submissions deadline for Healthbeat 2014 'Innovative Showcase' is October 10
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 18:30The Tinder Economy: Love, Labor, and Logos Are Just a Swipe Away
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 18:28
Click for a new website. Tap to rent an apartment. Swipe for a date. Platforms like Uber, Fiverr, AirBnb, and Tinder are simplifying everything-- creative projects, vacation rentals, transportation and dating, to name ju...
A Wake Up Call For Westminster Politics
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 18:02
The recent by-elections throw UK politics at Westminster into the melting pot.
After spinning it out, Numecent buys back its Approxy cloud-gaming division
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 18:00
By buying back Approxy, Numecent hopes to cut more lucrative licensing deals with game publishers.
Yesware goes beyond email with new sales-tracking tools for voice calls & PowerPoint
Venture Beat - 10 Oct 2014 18:00
Maybe its Salesforces' Dreamforce conference next week, maybe it's just the stars aligning, but salespeople have had a great last couple of weeks, with sales tools popping up and getting overhauls. Email tracking tool Ye...
Why Russell Wilson And Colin Kaepernick Are Bizarrely Appearing In 'Temple Run 2'
Forbes - 10 Oct 2014 17:49
Maybe you can't get enough of Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick, and all you've wanted was to play an adventure game on your phone where you run through an exotic-looking temple chased by evil monkeys as one of the sta...