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U.S. court to hear lawsuits over 'net neutrality' in December
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 23:57
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court will hear oral arguments on Dec. 4 in lawsuits that challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s “net neutrality” rules, which prevent broadband providers from blocking or sl...
This PayPal design looks a whole lot like Nike's
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 21:19
PayPal appears to be borrowing some design elements from Nike in a mockup on its own website. Over the weekend, I noticed somebody retweet an image of two “your cart” designs side by side — one PayPal, one Nike.The...
Y Combinator brings hardware veteran Luke Iseman on full-time to help startups grow faster
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 20:52
The Y Combinator team is growing and expanding its focus beyond just software startups. The popular accelerator program has brought on board Luke Iseman as a full-time staffer to help hardware startups grow quickly at a ...
Counting likes and page views is easy -- calculating real attribution is hard
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 20:25
VB EVENT: The number of channels, platforms, tools, and data available to marketers today is higher than it’s ever been. Marketers are getting more and more ambitious with regards to digital media campaigns and cross-c...
Eve developer reveals its new Samsung Gear VR game: Gunjack
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 20:15
The first year of consumer virtual reality is probably going to see a heck of a lot of cockpit-style games flood the market. And the proof of that is developer CCP Games, which just announced its second VR project in tha...
Koding gets $10M to speed up development with its cloud-based IDE
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 19:06
EXCLUSIVE: Koding, a startup that has constructed a cloud-based integrated development environment in which developers can quickly start writing and debugging code, is announcing today a $10 million round of funding. And...
8 Inbound Marketing Reports You Can't Live Without
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 19:02
As a marketer, you’re already familiar with the inbound marketing model: attract online visitors, transform them to leads, and then convince them to become customers. However, it is vital to choose the right reports a...
Epic's graphics guru Tim Sweney shares his vision for perfect augmented reality
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 19:00
EXCLUSIVE: Disclosure: The organizers of ChinaJoy paid my way to Shanghai. Our coverage remains objective. SHANGHAI — Tim Sweeney, chief executive of Epic Games, is one of the rare seers who understands both technology...
Twitter's stock hits record low as takeover rumors heat up
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 18:57
Twitter just can’t catch a break. Today the company’s stock price hit all-time lows — down to $28.91 per share according to Yahoo Finance, more than 4 percent below its May 2014 slump. The sudden dip arrives just s...
Researchers discover malware advertising that's infected 1.3M people and growing
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 18:01
Researchers have discovered a new and improved exploit kit that hackers are using to serve up infectious ads. Hackers are buying up ads on real-time bidding platforms and embedding them with RIG 3.0, a service that deter...
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 17:55
Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Security firm Zscaler raises $100M, led by TPG Zscaler has landed $100 million in an oversubscribed seco...
3 Real-World Reasons Why Entreprenuers Start Companies
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 17:49
Every company has a story of how they got started. That’s one of my main reasons for using Wikipedia. But to me, it’s all about the why you get started, because that will always be your reason to keep going, sell...
Investor Primer on Crowdfunding and the New Regulation A+
NuWire - 3 Aug 2015 17:41
Previously only the wealthiest investors in the United States and large private equity and venture capital firms were able to invest in private companies. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) limited the type and...
3 omnichannel trends with identity at their core
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 17:10
SPONSORED: As channels continue to fragment and connected devices multiply, customer identity is becoming increasingly central to creating meaningful experiences that transcend touchpoints and grow relationships.
This LA Tech Startup Simplifies Charitable Giving And Connects Philanthropists To Causes
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:55
As technology exponentially speeds up progress across most business sectors, charitable organizations have been lagging behind from an innovation standpoint. However, in a recent article I highlighted seven companies t...
Insights From New Belgium Brewing's Employee-Ownership Champions
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:54
In my recent post, I shared a conversation I had with Matty and Penelope Gilliland, two of the employee-owners at New Belgium Brewing, about their history with the company and the kind of ownership culture is has been bu...
How Have Recommended Premium WordPress Themes Held Up After Two Years?
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:44
I take a look at how my recommended WordPress themes from two years ago are holding up to today's design standards as well as a few examples of how each theme is being used.
Trip4Real - Growing A Peer To Peer Experience Company
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:37
By his own admission, Dani the Red robbed more than 150 banks back in the 80s and 90s before hanging up his gangster suit for good, and if you'd like to know more about his life, he'll take you the Scribe restaurant in B...
Mexican Photojournalist Ruben Espinosa Killed In Brutal Multiple Homicide In Mexico City
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:36
Photojournalist Ruben Espinosa, whose worked for the photo agency Cuartoscuro and the leftist news magazine Proceso and shared his photos of marches and anti-government demonstrations on Instagram, was brutally killed in...
A$AP Rocky Speaks On The State Of Rap And How Festivals Are Finally Catching Up
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:32
Festivals have grown to become the most anticipated and widely attended live music experiences in America.
LeadFuze wants to kill the cold call with its new sales prospecting tool
Venture Beat - 3 Aug 2015 16:26
EXCLUSIVE: In a time when the plaudits and big funding rounds are often delivered to those with no product, no stock, and few actual employees (think AirBnB, Uber, et. al.), it is easy to forget about those who make the ...
Should You Get An Executive Coach? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions.
Forbes - 3 Aug 2015 16:25
When is it not a good idea to have an executive coach? Here are some ways to find out...