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Obama Budget Would Prohibit Backdoor Roth IRAs
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 01:14
Closing the door on backdoor Roths for the rich is one of 10 loophole closers in the Administration's FY2016 budget.
Why over-funded crowdfunding campaigns can really suck
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 04:00
Guest:You put your campaign up on Kickstarter or Indiegogo, and it's just been overfunded like crazy. Great, right? Well, yes, it's the greatest thing that could happen. But it comes with a lot of problems.
In a major policy shift, FCC will regulate Internet as a public utility (report)
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 01:23
The Federal Communications Commission will announce later this week that it intends to regulate the Internet in the way it might regulate a public utility. As of today, the web is regulated as an “information service�...
Grand Theft Auto V on PS4, Xbox One: Rockstar ships nearly 10M copies
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 23:35
GTA V has reached more than 45 million copies sold across all consoles -- and the PC version is still to come.
Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two smashes Wall Street's earnings targets
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 23:12
Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online lifted sales for the holiday season.
Apple posts job ad for exec to sell Apple/IBM health apps on West Coast
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 23:05
Apple has been working with IBM to develop apps for health care providers, and now the sales team is being assembled.
Y Combinator-backed eBrandValue wants to show social media's impact on your sales -- in real time
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 22:15
The service juxtaposes social media data about a client's brand assets with financial and sales information.
5 Habits You Can Learn From Young Leaders
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 21:59
This article was co-authored with Destiny Johnson, Social Media Specialist at IMI. You can follow her at @MrsDestinyJ.
Entrepreneurial Stress Is Real And Should Not Be Ignored
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 21:51
As an entrepreneur, is startup stress taking over your life? The good news is that you’re not alone in your struggle. While going back to a time when you were able to relax might seem impossible, there is hope for the ...
These are the top 10 corporate venture firms that could invest in your startup
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 21:28
Last year, venture capital funding hit its highest level since 2000, coming in at $47.3 billion, according to CB Insights, a startup that keeps tabs on private companies. And more than a quarter of that money came from c...
Give A Girl A Savings Account And Watch What Happens Next
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 21:12
At Stellar we believe that increasing access to financial services worldwide hinges on reaching women. Recently I discovered The Girl Effect, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young girls break the cycle of poverty.
Five Strategies To Influence The Influencers
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 20:51
In his December 2014 article How Influencer Marketing Will Change In 2015, Forbes contributor Kyle Wong loosely defined influencer marketing as "a form of marketing that identifies and targets individuals who have in...
Digital health accelerator StartUp Health adds six new companies to its portfolio
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 20:27
Companies in the new class represent subsectors from telemedicine and patient engagement to wellness, nutrition, and diagnostics.
Canalys: Micromax overtakes Samsung as top smartphone maker in India
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 20:13
This is the first time a domestic vendor was crowned with first place in India.
Fashion Companies Charge At Least 400% Of The Manufacturing Cost At MSRP
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 20:12
Fashion economics is a world that most people don’t understand, but it affects us on a personal level. We all have to buy clothes every year to replace the old and worn out, but have you ever considered why a T-shirt c...
VMware buys Immidio, picking up more desktop virtualization tech
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 20:03
Enterprise software vendor VMware is continuing to diversify, today announcing that it’s acquired a startup called Immidio, which built technology that can help large companies provide employees with software and docum...
Beyoncé Launches Vegan Meal Delivery Company, So Now You Can Eat Like Her
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 20:00
In addition to being one of the most talented women on the planet—she is an award winning singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, and designer after all—Beyoncé is a stunning human being. She’s beautiful by...
Microsoft updates Yammer with Android Wear support and Handoff on iOS
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 19:19
The new versions of Android and iOS apps add interactive notifications, improve sharing, and dole out specific features for each platform.
Social Media Now Drives 31% Of All Referral Traffic
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 19:14
According to a report released this week by content marketing hub Shareaholic, social media is now the #1 driver of all website referral traffic. As of December 2014, 31.24% of all referral traffic was from social media;...
Microsoft launches TileArt app to bring parallax effects to Windows Phone home screens
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 19:03
Microsoft is introducing a new app for Windows Phone Lumia devices that lets users tailor their home screen with a neat parallax effect.
Tuesday's Briefs: Is Golden Krust the Next Chipotle?
Forbes - 3 Feb 2015 19:02
Today's news and insights for business owners, including how to write a guest post for a blog.
From console to mobile: Game designer Peter Molyneux's journey to reinvention (interview)
Venture Beat - 3 Feb 2015 19:00
Monetizing mobile hasn't been easy, but Godus has made enough money to justify more mobile games.