Startup News
When It Comes To Facebook Marketing, Focus On Staying Ahead Of The Curve
Forbes - 14 May 2015 15:00
While your competitors are busy lamenting Facebook's ever-changing algorithm, you could be optimizing your brand's Facebook page.
Big-data tips for small businesses from eBay's head of data
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 03:00
GUEST: It's easy to drown in data. The key is to take one specific process or customer touchpoint, make changes based on data for that specific purpose, and do it in a way that's repeatable.
David Kind Brings Bespoke Luxury To Online Eyewear
Forbes - 14 May 2015 02:25
David Kind eyewear delivers boutique optical service in just a few clicks.
Bing is down: 'The page you want isn't available' (update: fixed)
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 23:20
Microsoft’s search engine stopped working today at around 2:10 p.m. PST. While the Bing.com homepage loads just fine, conducting a search leads to a generic “The page you want isn’t available” error message follo...
Verizon may have just put together a Facebook Atlas slayer
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 23:00
GUEST: This deal has combined AOL's capacity for building IDs for cross-device targeting with the astounding assets Verizon brings to the table. And it will give advertisers a powerful alternative to Facebook's walled-g...
King is launching new games and expanding to new territories this year
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 22:45
First game from Z2Live division is Paradise Bay.
King hits a new record with 550M active players, but fewer spenders still makes it look weak
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 22:38
King had fewer people paying for items in its games last quarter.
Candy Crush Saga maker King reports strong Q1 with $569M in adjusted revenue and 61 cents-a-share profit
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 22:14
But King's monthly unique payers falls 28 percent from a year ago.
Discover the 'Internet Of Me' at Wearable World Congress
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 22:10
SPONSORED: 1,000+ leaders in wearable and IoT tech will be convering on the Wearble World Congress.
The Ultimate Crowdfunding Checklist
Forbes - 14 May 2015 21:43
Crowdfunding campaigns help give startups a unique avenue for raising business capital. What they are not, is a quick solution, a successful campaign requires planning, hard work, and is certainly not put together overni...
How the Wizarding World of Harry Potter convinced Nintendo to work with Universal
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 21:25
Iwata felt that Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter is proof it has the corporate culture to respectfully handle Mario and more.
Reddit reins in harassment with policy change
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 20:03
Reddit, the self proclaimed "front page of the Internet," is making it easier for redditors to report abuse.
World of Warcraft's 3M subscriber drop is not a problem, one analyst says
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 20:00
SuperData Research closely follows the pay-to-play massively multiplayer online RPG market, and calls World of Warcraft "a juggernaut."
After giving startups over $100M in FbStart benefits, Facebook announces new partners and prelaunch track
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 20:00
Facebook's startup program is generous -- and expanding.
Apple says first HomeKit devices are coming in June (updated)
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 19:59
A report today says the company now plans to launch the platform in early fall, but Apple has now denied the report.
Apple will reportedly delay the launch of HomeKit
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 19:59
A report today says the company now plans to launch the platform in early fall, which could have a ripple effect on developers.
5 Tech Skills That Will Help Your Career (No Matter What You Do)
Forbes - 14 May 2015 19:53
Skip the Facebook stalking for a while and spend that time boosting your digital know-how instead. Here are five basics you can get started on right now.
AppDynamics adds Docker container monitoring -- one week after New Relic did that
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 19:50
Developers are working with Docker containers. Operations teams are having to deal with them, too. So it makes sense for Docker container support to come to app-monitoring tools.
Think Like A Tech Titan: 6 Tips From New Bio Of Elon Musk
Forbes - 14 May 2015 19:16
A new book about Tesla CEO Elon Musk is packed with far-from-obvious tips about how to make it big as an entrepreneur.
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 Mobile preview with updated Windows Store, universal Office and Xbox apps
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 19:14
Windows Phone users have a new toy to play with.
What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The World Of Crowdfunding
Forbes - 14 May 2015 19:11
Since Kickstarter and its chief rival Indiegogo launched, the tech and web industries and have seen a wealth of entrepreneurs make their case before the crowd. Looking to fund everything from tech gadgets to movies and c...
Microsoft's OneNote for Mac now lets you add audio notes
Venture Beat - 14 May 2015 19:03
The note-taking app offers improvements across all platforms.