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How Coca-Cola Turned Its Ship Around - And How Your Business Can Too
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 04:53
If you want to build a ship,” runs the quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupery at the beginning of David Butler’s new book about Coca-Cola, “don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Inst...
Patent troll targets crowdfunding startups -- Innovation Act could stop that
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 04:00
Guest:House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte re-introduced the Innovation Act Thursday. The move comes not a moment too soon, as patent trolls have begun to target one of the newest areas of innovation: crowdfunding.
Nvidia's earnings beat Wall Street's expectations as visual computing spreads
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 23:26
Nvidia has strong results across its various chip market segments.
Samsung Galaxy S6 leaks galore in lead-up to March 1 unveiling in Barcelona (photos)
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 23:36
Samsung hopes its new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge phones will bring some mojo back to its mobile devices business.
Twitter buys Niche, a site that connects social media stars with brands, for around $30M
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 23:12
The acquisition gives content creators on Twitter and Vine better access to analytics tools and brands.
Five New Challenges For Tomorrow's Global Marketing Leaders
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 23:04
This article is by Chris Bolman, director of growth at Percolate.
Microsoft updates Office Online with enhanced Reading View, OneDrive integration, proofreading tools, and more
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 22:51
This will be a big year for Microsoft's main moneymaker.
Starbucks app gets Apple Pay, but you still have to deal with the QR code
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 22:37
If you were hoping for Starbucks to start accepting Apple Pay directly in stores, don't hold your breath.
Britain's Secret Clusters: The Unlikely Cities Setting The Pace For Tech Growth
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 22:34
The technology industries of two small English cities are now growing faster than London
Small Banks Are Not Big Banks
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 22:05
“Small banks are scoring big victories in their efforts to relax post-crisis rules by delivering a consistent message to lawmakers and policy makers: We’re not Wall Street,” writes Victoria McGrane and Ryan Tracy f...
Facebook launches 6-pack, a modular switch for moving your data around its network better
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 22:00
Facebook is announcing today that it’s constructed another key hardware component to run the networks in its data centers exactly the way it wants to. Dubbed 6-pack, Facebook’s new homebrewed modular switch brings to...
5 Ways to Achieve Insurmountable Goals
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 21:56
Once, in an interview, Ted Turner poignantly shared with the world one of the last pieces of advice his father gave him before he committed suicide: " advised me to set my goals higher than I could possibly achieve in my...
Understanding The Full Impact Of Web Design On SEO, Branding, And More
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 21:38
Are you under the impression that web design should be an isolated part of your marketing efforts? This is a myth that many companies believe, and it could be setting your business back in more ways than one. Web design,...
How sleeping 6 times a day helped the founder of WordPress build a billion-dollar company
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 21:05
Matt Mullenweg explains how his "Uberman" sleep cycle helped him write WordPress -- and why he eventually stopped doing it.
NetVibes evolves to become your dashboard and connector for the Internet of Things
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 21:00
In addition to dashboarding the data from connected devices and wearables, NetVibes is introducing a Potions app that allows the user to create if-then-else macros.
The Customer Is The CMO's Best New-Product Developer: Survey
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 20:59
Marketing strategy consultancy CMG Partners today releases the results of its seventh-annual CMO’s Agenda, “Your #1 Resource for Innovation: the Customer,” a qualitative survey assessing the role and responsibili...
CarePayment® Receives $100 Million Funding Commitment for Patient Financing from Wells Fargo
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 20:32
Press Release:CarePayment, the national leader in patient financial engagement, has expanded its funding agreement with Aequitas Capital to include a total of $200 million of senior debt, supported by $100 million in new...
Emergence Capital raises new, $335M fund for cloud, enterprise mobile, & collaboration investments
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 20:30
Emergence Capital has closed its fourth fund, Emergence Capital Partners IV, with $335 million.
AOL thinks it can build an advertising empire, but investors aren't betting on it
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 20:26
AOL is hunkering down to develop forward-looking ad products. To do that, it's killing off some of its display ad offerings.
15 Habits of Exceptionally Persuasive People
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 20:25
Persuasive people have an uncanny ability to get you leaning toward their way of thinking. Their secret weapon? They get you to like more than their ideas; they get you to like them.
5 Steps To Getting Ranked In Mobile Searches
Forbes - 11 Feb 2015 20:18
Over 80 percent of consumers now use smartphones to perform online searches, and the popularity of mobile searches is only going to increase as newer, more sophisticated devices enter the market and consumers grow accust...
Facebook adding relevance scores so marketers know how good their ads are
Venture Beat - 11 Feb 2015 20:13
The social network has added the scores to its ad reporting tools, helping marketers see how effective their ads are.