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Warren Buffett And CalSTRS Agree On Brian Moynihan's Performance At Bank Of America
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 00:08
Even Bank of America's critics are likely to mostly agree with Buffett's positive reviews of CEO Brian Moynihan.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 23:45
Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Sentient Technologies picks up $103.5M for massively distributed artificial intelligence Sentient Techno...
Incentivizing Investors: What Crowdfunding Supporters Really Want Back [Video]
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 23:36
Courtney Spence, founder of Students of the World, supports her network of young filmmakers through crowdfunding. She shares her insights about this funding strategy and what other business owners should know before usin...
5 Reasons To Increase Your Ad Budget During The Holidays
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 23:30
When plotting out the marketing and advertising budget for the coming year, it makes good fiscal sense to allocate more advertising resources during the month of December. This may seem like a no-brainer on account of th...
Why Andrew Card is Wrong About Political Families
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 23:27
This month’s election results were good (but not perfect) for political families.
How Students Are Filming Stories Around The World Through Crowdfunding
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 23:26
Students of the World, a non-profit organization of student filmmakers, uses crowdfunding to support their projects. Founder Courtney Spence shares what she's learned from building a team and how her company engages with...
Incentivizing Investors: What Crowdfunding Supporters Really Want Back
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 23:26
Courtney Spence, founder of Students of the World, supports her network of young filmmakers through crowdfunding. She shares her insights about this funding strategy and what other business owners should know before usin...
Facebook's AI team hires Vladimir Vapnik, father of the popular support vector machine algorithm
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 23:23
Facebook’s campaign to grow its artificial intelligence talent pool has announced a new victory. The social networking company’s AI lab today revealed — in a Facebook post, naturally — its latest high-profile hir...
Prosecuting Individuals for Financial Crimes - Some Questionable Recent Ideas
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 23:16
The government must be very sensitive about all the criticism it has been getting, from Congress, some judges and others, for not prosecuting more individuals for financial crimes. Perhaps in response, senior government ...
Meet The Woman Who Is Building Digital Schools And Wants To Put Herself Out Of Business
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 22:58
Katrin Macmillan is on a mission to digitally democratize education and put herself out of business. Sound exciting? It is. Katrin's working with local communities to build solar-powered digital schools called Hello Hubs...
Fitness tracker sales will triple by 2018, then smartwatches take over (report)
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 22:48
The firm says fitness trackers like the Fitbit Charge and the Jawbone UP24 will triple to about 57 million in use in the wild by worldwide by 2018, up from just 19 million this year.
Lyft says it had record usage last week in wake of Uber controversy
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 21:55
Uber had a rough week following its PR meltdown involving a journalist, an Uber executive, possible threats against that journalist, calls to ban Uber, and the specter of possible privacy violations by Uber execs. Uber c...
Muzik raises $10M for smart headphones, which will ship early December
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 21:37
The Muzik headphones have touch controls on the side of the cans, high-definition audio, voice command, long-range wireless capabilities, motion sensors, one-touch phone answering and social-sharing.
Mozilla unveils Firefox will soon offer one-click buttons for all your search engines
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 21:04
Mozilla today unveiled some of the new search features coming to Firefox. Mozilla says the new additions are “coming soon to a Firefox near you” but didn’t give a more specific timeline. The news comes less than a ...
Does Mobile Hurt Or Help Your Retail Store?
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 20:39
By Rieva Lesonsky According to a recent poll from Gallup®, 70% of Americans over age 18 regularly use either a smartphone or a tablet. How are these devices affecting the way consumers shop in brick-and-mortar stores?...
What Athletes And CEOs Have In Common That Can Help You Up Your Game In The Final Quarter
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 20:20
World-class athletes and high-performing CEOs know that the secret to achieving and breaking records comes from producing in "the Zone."
Three Reasons Marketers Need Big Data Platforms During The Holidays
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 20:17
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are officially less than a week away. Retailers are scrambling, holiday hours are about to go into place, shoppers are setting their alarm clocks, things are about to get real – and there'...
Is Walmart's New Mobile App The Bridge To Real-World Search?
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 20:15
It seems like every business in the world has an app, but most of them seemingly exist solely so the company can advertise the fact that it has an app. These apps are usually just reiterations of a website with an update...
The End Of Black Friday? Not For Kraft, Barnes & Noble And Others Who Know What Works
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 20:06
Black Friday, once the crucial kickoff to the holiday shopping season, is losing its power. In-person sales are down. Holiday traditions are down — last year fewer people said they would celebrate Thanksgiving than in ...
Black Friday Survival Guide
Forbes - 25 Nov 2014 20:06
How to safely and smartly navigate Thanksgiving day-after sales.
Legendary Nintendo composer arranged a new Super Mario Bros. medley for 'Dancing with the Stars'
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 20:05
You can download the song from Nintendo's website.
Going my way? Lyft drivers, not the passengers, can now set the destination
Venture Beat - 25 Nov 2014 20:00
It's true carpooling.