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How To Create Tools That Drive Conversions
Forbes - 15 Oct 2014 12:59
No one cares about your company or your product. It’s a hard truth for a lot of business owners to accept. Consumers don’t usually look for companies or products when they have a problem. They look for answers.
Qualcomm buys Bluetooth and GPS chip maker CSR for $2.5B
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 08:52
Qualcomm flexes its muscles as it adds more features to its mobile chip portfolio.
Welltok raises $25M for its health 'optimization' platform
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 06:00
The Denver-based company expects to raise another $12 million as part of the same funding round later this year.
Netflix says it isn't worried about HBO -- despite modest subscriber growth
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 22:51
HBO is planning to launch a standalone Web subscription service next year, but Netflix isn’t worried; at least, that’s what the company claimed in a statement nestled within its third-quarter earnings report today. �...
Google Fiber Austin to start signing up customers in December 2014
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 22:21
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Google Fiber will finally launch its gigabit-speed service to residents of Austin, Texas, in December, the company announced at a special press event today. The company’s gigabit Internet service is a...
eBay reports growth in Q3 on revenue of $4.35B, leans on PayPal
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 22:21
eBay today reported its third-quarter earnings for 2014, with revenue of $4.35 billion and GAAP earnings of $0.54 per diluted share (EPS) and non-GAAP earnings of $0.68 per share. Analysts had expected earnings of $0.67 ...
HealthBeat: Bryan Sivak opens up about his tenure as CTO at Health and Human Services
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 22:14
Like most people entering a new leadership role, Sivak entered his role as CTO for the federal health agency with big and admirable ideas on innovation. Then what happened?
Netflix beats Q3 expectations, but adds just 3M subscribers globally
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 22:06
Today Netflix announced its third quarter earnings, revealing earnings per share (EPS) of $0.96 and 3 million new subscribers. Analysts had expected earnings of $0.93 per share. The company now has 53 million subscribers...
Microsoft cloud, following Amazon, adds stream processing to its big-data features
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 22:04
Now companies can join Microsoft in building smarter, more up-to-date applications on Azure. In the meantime, Microsoft can stay competitive in the highly competitive cloud-infrastructure business.
Windows shops want Docker-style containers, and Microsoft is on it
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 20:44
While developers drool over and start playing around with Docker, an open-source technology for packaging up code into convenient containers that can move from one server environment to another, some big companies could ...
Salesforce integrates Dropbox for Business, lets you manage files directly from your records
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 20:37
Dropbox and Salesforce today announced Dropbox for Salesforce, which essentially means you can now manage Dropbox for Business files without leaving Salesforce. You can download the new Dropbox app for Salesforce right f...
Photos of new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 found on iTunes
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 19:59
Apple posted its iPad User Guide for iOS 8 within iTunes today, and it included images of the next-generation iPad Air and iPad mini. The photo above shows the “iPad Air 2″ and the “iPad mini 3,” both of which ar...
Drupal finds SQL vulnerability in its latest version, issues update
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 19:57
Drupal releases a security update for its web CMS and encourages users to update.
Greentoe's new app lets you bargain with retailers without uttering a single number
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 19:30
I don't say this often, but there's a new app that just might dramatically change the way you shop, and it's called Greentoe. Actually, Greentoe's been out of beta since last year on the Web, but it just released an iOS ...
Zynga EVP Barry Cottle is latest exec to leave social gaming giant
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 19:30
Now the turnover of executives under new CEO Don Mattrick is complete.
6 Ways To Get Your Co-Workers And Boss To Love Your Ideas
Forbes - 15 Oct 2014 19:08
You believe in your idea, but how can you get other people to back it, too?
Why CMOs Must Find Novel Ways To Make Employees A Part Of Brands
Forbes - 15 Oct 2014 19:06
This article is by Chelsea Vandiver, executive managing director, creative, at Ziba Design, Inc.
PlushCare launches telemedicine service with Stanford, UCSF doctors on call
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 19:04
Appointments can be done by phone or via video on desktop, they cost the patient $45, and appointments are available the same day the request is made.
Motorola promises Android 5.0 update for Moto X, Moto G, Moto E, Droid Ultra, Droid Maxx, and Droid Mini
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 18:51
Following the unveiling of Android 5.0 Lollipop today, Motorola has announced plans to bring Google’s new operating system version to many of its devices. The company is promising that the Moto X (first and second gene...
The CMO's Short Guide To Personal Brand-Building
Forbes - 15 Oct 2014 18:51
This article is by Drew Neisser, founder and CEO of Renegade.
Are You Overplugged? An Interview With Tech Ethicist David Ryan Polgar
Forbes - 15 Oct 2014 18:45
Are You Overplugged? Do you sleep with your smartphone on under your pillow? Assess your reliance on technology with this great quiz. I?ve also been talking to digital lifestyle expert David Ryan Polgar about Internet ad...
Google debuts new 'Nexus Player' Android TV set-top box & gamepad from Asus
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2014 18:43
Google today announced a new set-top box called the Nexus Player, the first device available to consumers running Android TV operating system. The Nexus Player, which was announced today along with a slew of other gadget...