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5 Surprising Facts About How The Poor Handle Money
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 06:00
We often talk about the statistics around low-income households—how much they live on per day, what percentage of that income goes to basic survival—but those stats are rarely accompanied by an in-depth look at the d...
7 principles your company should adopt to stay on the right side of the creepy line
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 05:45
Guest:LinkedIn recently announced changes to restrict access to its developer application programming interfaces (APIs), stating, "It's a matter of members' trust." The new LinkedIn rules specify that, starting in May, t...
These 13 characters will crash your Chrome tab on a Mac
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 19:36
Just try clicking the link.
Facebook's move into payments spells data opportunity but security threat
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 03:00
Guest:The move could help Facebook win ground with millennials and marketers but could also make the company a more lucrative target for attacks.
Facebook is testing an Android dialer with caller ID and automatic call blocking
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 23:36
Facebook is working on a Phone... app.
PatientBank: Yale Student Startup Pitch Contest
Nibletz - 20 Mar 2015 23:32
PatientBank has built a platform that allows users to manage a sort-of secure vault for all of their medical information. Check out their pitch from the Yale Student Startup Pitch Contest at SXSW. The post PatientBank: Y...
The rise of Twitch: Amazon, cord-cutting, and why it's just like Kickstarter
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 23:03
Twitch CEO and co-founder Emmett Shear discusses the Amazon acquisition, cord-cutting ... and why Twitch is just like Kickstarter.
The Four Filters of ESG Performance
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 22:37
Michael Muyot, president and founder of CRD Analytics, a leading provider of independent sustainability investment analytics, is an acknowledged leader in sustainable investing. He has developed a unique set of tools tha...
How Disney's games are getting nearly 1M downloads a day and 70M unique users a month
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 22:12
After years of struggling in the game space, the company has a new confidence.
Lessons From A Bankrupt Brand
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 20:52
This article is by Paul Talbot, president of Southport Harbor, a boutique copywriting and marketing strategy consultancy.
This New Toy Records Your Children's Private Moments -- Buyer Beware
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 20:51
A new "smart" version of the popular Barbie doll may turn out to be a privacy nightmare. Buyer Beware!
Five Innovation Trends For CMOs
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 20:21
This article is by Lisa Nirell, chief energy officer at EnergizeGrowth, a marketing consultancy; speaker; and author of The Mindful Marketer: How to Stay Present and Profitable in a Data-Driven World.
SalesMaple tries to distinguish its new sales opportunity platform in a sea of competitors
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 20:00
There are "lots of platforms out there," CEO Steve Thomas acknowledged. But, he said, there are differences that matter.
What Will It Take For Chinese Brands To Be Accepted By Global Consumers?
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 19:29
This article is by Doreen Wang, Global Head of BrandZ, Millward Brown.
Pinterest explains how it personalizes your home feed
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 19:01
You may have noticed that your Pinterest home feed has become more interesting lately. Here's why.
FAIL ACADEMY: Top Reasons Startups Fail
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 18:58
The Founder Institute's Adeo Ressi, FailCon's Cass Phillipps and TechRx's Steve Hogan on why most startups don't make it
What Comes First, Behavior Or Technology?
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 18:51
When I speak with organizations who are exploring what the future of work is going to look like I am seeing two different conversations happening. On one side, some companies are saying that before they invest in any...
10 Important iOS 8.2 Apps
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 18:29
Attempting to get to grips with Apple's already bulging iOS app store is a frustrating and near-impossible job for anyone with a partial interest. New additions cram into what little space there already is with many, m...
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo goes mobile, Kojima exits?, and Rovio's profits drop
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 17:55
Check out our entire week's worth of coverage on VentureBeat's channel for video games, GamesBeat.
New Apple TV reportedly coming this June with App Store and Siri
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 17:46
Gaming execs: Join 180 select leaders from King, Glu, Rovio, Unity, Facebook, and more to plan your path to global domination in 2015. GamesBeat Summit is invite-only -- apply here. Ticket prices increase on April 3rd! T...
Capitan turns the Apple Watch into your A.I.-enhanced grocery list
Venture Beat - 20 Mar 2015 17:30
The goal, according to Lat.io CEO and cofounder Artur Kiulian, is to create an "AI-powered shopping list [that has] learned your habits."
Grandmother's Money Box - A Lesson in Financial Management
Forbes - 20 Mar 2015 17:06
My grandmother used to have a black oblong tin box with a thin red and yellow line around the edge. It was 10” long, 5” wide and 3” deep. On the lid were 5 slots that money slipped into. Each coin would drop neatly...