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This Is Facebook's Biggest Competitor In Emerging Markets
Forbes - 6 May 2015 16:26
Next time you idly check Twitter in line at the grocery store, flip through Instagram photos on your commute to work, or watch a YouTube clip while you’re eating lunch, be grateful. You don’t have to worry how much d...
Introducing customer retention automation: Gainsight announces CoPilot
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 15:00
Exclusive: Gainsight already provides a unified view of customer health with scoring and predictive analytics, and can show which customer is likely to buy more or leave. But acting on it has been a manual process -- unt...
Activision's digital revenues set a new company record in the first quarter
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 23:50
Games like Hearthstone, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft pushed Activision's digital revenue to a record high.
RockYou acquires PlayHaven as it moves deeper into mobile ad networks
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 22:44
The move allows the social gaming company to expand its business in mobile devices.
Gamergate's positive effect: We're now talking about diversity
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 21:53
VB Event: Kate Edwards, in the last morning session of today's GamesBeat Summit, details the state of the industry in the wake of the Gamergate campaign.
Scholly In Partnership With Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance
Forbes - 6 May 2015 21:20
Scholarship app and social enterprise Scholly is partnering with President Obama's My Brother's Keeper Alliance.
Mobile Internet 'unicorn' companies now valued at $575B worldwide
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 21:19
There are now 79 of these software companies valued at $1 billion or more by public or private investors.
The what, why, and how of mobile ad mediation
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 21:05
Sponsored: Mobile ad mediation gives developers deeper control over how, when, and to whom ad inventory is sold -- all of which helps overcome saturation and competion. And improves monetization.
Nervana open-sources its deep-learning software, says it outperforms Facebook, Nvidia tools
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 20:39
This new open-source technology should catch the attention of big companies interested in deep learning, like Google and Microsoft.
E-sports makes $612M from its 134M viewers worldwide, SuperData finds
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 20:10
Affluent young men have turned e-sports into a real market worth a lot of money, but most publishers and even the pro players treat it as marketing.
Lionsgate's Peter Levin on how the game industry often botches a 'straight-forward idea'
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 19:45
VB Event: Lionsgate president of interactive ventures and games Peter Levin discussed the marriage of technology and software at the GamesBeat Summit yesterday before answering questions on John Wick and Kim Kardashian.
Sherpaa carries in $2.25M for employer telemedicine platform
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 19:41
The company says it's now serving employee medical advice to more than 100 customers, including Tumblr and Etsy.
Why Kabam is shifting to the deep end of mobile games with big budgets
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 19:30
VB Event: Kabam's chief operating officer tells us the writing on the wall for industry consolidation.
iPhone 6 Plus powers U.S. phablet sales spike in Q1, report
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 18:57
Apple's iPhone 6 Plus accounted for 44 percent of phablet sales in the quarter.
Chartbeat raises $15.5M and announces two products for publishers
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 18:52
Successful CMOs achieve growth by leveraging technology. Join us for GrowthBeat Summit on June 1-2 in Boston, where we'll discuss how to merge creativity with technology to drive growth. Space is limited. Request your pe...
Why Samsung is entering the mobile app store war
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 18:45
VB Event: At the GamesBeat Summit, Samsung vice president Mihai Pohontu outlined the mobile giant's upcoming storefront as a curated, exclusive alternative platform for mobile and tablet developers.
Cut the Rope maker ZeptoLab grabs 10M downloads for King of Thieves
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 18:30
Players will now be able to join guilds and fight against other groups.
Mobile Programmatic: Maximizing the impact and ROI of mobile advertising (webinar)
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 18:30
VB Webinar: Some persistent myths keep marketers clinging to the old online advertising they're familiar with rather than allocate more funds to mobile. Learn the insights and strategies to reach customers effectively wh...
Nolan Bushnell on augmented reality and how self-driving cars will kill the Teamsters
Venture Beat - 6 May 2015 18:15
VB Event: Industry legend Nolan Bushnell discussed the games industry at length -- including his brush with (and brush off of) an investment goldmine -- during the GamesBeat Summit.
Secrets of Success
Forbes - 6 May 2015 17:48
Business insight and advice from some of the world's top leaders and executives.
How To Perform A Mobile Usability Audit Of Your Website
Forbes - 6 May 2015 17:22
In the wake of Mobilegeddon, ensuring a good experience for your mobile users is more important than ever. With Google now giving preference to mobile-friendly sites in the search rankings, now is the time to ensure opti...
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