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Tackling Japan's Childcare Crunch
Forbes - 27 Aug 2015 01:40
Shinohara, Philanthropy list.
How A Global Shoe Brand Is Influencing The Technology Of Tomorrow
Forbes - 27 Aug 2015 01:08
There is an undeniable dichotomy that exists in the world of marketing and advertising. One on hand you have brands - both big and small who are all about the money. A healthy bottom line is always the bottom line and h...
Software Automation Doesn't Undermine Talent, It Unleashes It
Forbes - 27 Aug 2015 00:34
The real value of software automation isn’t just about efficiency, and it’s certainly not just about cost. Instead, the real value of software automation is about moving employees up the value add chain, reducing ...
Bridge Funding Startups: Interested Board Members, CEOs and How to Sanitize The Process
Forbes - 27 Aug 2015 00:20
The venture capital community and its outside lawyers used to have real expertise in problematic bridge rounds, in which investors provide interim or "bridge"’ funding for a faltering startup in a choppy market. Now I ...
The single source of truth: Unifying customer identity data (webinar tomorrow)
Venture Beat - 27 Aug 2015 00:07Microsoft Edge can now use Enterprise Mode, let businesses automatically open legacy sites in IE11
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 23:40
Windows 10 ships with two browsers: the new, modern Microsoft Edge, and IE11 for legacy sites. When Edge determines that a site is old and meant for Internet Explorer, it will prompt the user to fire up the ancient brows...
Greg Schott's MuleSoft Out To Conquer $593 Billion+ IT Market
Forbes - 26 Aug 2015 23:33
A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Greg Schott, CEO, MuleSoft.
App store optimization: climbing the app store rankings with organic marketing
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 23:30
GUEST: Familiar names dominate the top of the app store charts … how do you compete against Clash of Clans and Candy Crush? Paid app install campaigns can deliver short terms gains, but also some of the worst user qual...
What the China stock market crash means for startups
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 23:02
GUEST: The China stock market downturn and currency changes have started to impact the global market. With 50+ startups in my firm’s global portfolio and a fast growing startup of my own, I thought it would be very tim...
As mobile gaming stagnates, people are spending less time (and more money) playing games
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 22:40
The top games on mobile in 2015 are the same games that were at the top of the charts in 2012 — and that incessant domination of just a handful of apps is starting to take its toll on the audience. Gamers spent less ti...
Evernote is dropping support for its Food apps on September 30
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 22:17
Evernote will cease all work on Evernote Food on September 30. Users will be able to still use the apps, but no further updates will be provided by the company, including syncing back to the Evernote service. In a blog p...
Chrome beta now reschedules JavaScript timers to make webpages faster and interaction smoother
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 22:05
Google today detailed a new improvement in Chrome that results in a faster browsing experience. Available now in the browser’s beta channel, Chrome reschedules JavaScript timers to create a smoother experience when you...
Marketing analytics' biggest challenge is ... marketers
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 21:46
GUEST: Any CMO or VP of marketing will tell you: It’s challenging to find genuine marketing talent. Specifically, one of the most competitive positions within marketing to hire for is analytics, which is why it’s his...
HandUp's new gift cards let you help the homeless without having to give them cash
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 21:00
HandUp has unveiled a new product designed to make it easier for anyone to give directly to their homeless neighbors. The company has teamed up with Project Homeless Connect in San Francisco to launch its HandUp Gift Car...
You can now play the classic game Snake directly in Bing
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 20:53
Miss playing Snake on your Nokia phone? Don’t worry, you can now experience the nostalgia by just searching for “bing snake” or “snake game” on Bing. A version of the classic will show up directly above the sea...
'I Couldn't Find A Place Where I Could Work, Live And Surf': How A Trend And Startup Was Born
Forbes - 26 Aug 2015 20:25
“I couldn’t find a place where I could work, live and surf,” says Peter Fabor whose solution has given birth to a trend. The 29-year old user-experience designer-turned-entrepreneur founded the Surf Office to satis...
The Millennial Handbook Lesson 1: How To Get Lucky Without A Plan
Forbes - 26 Aug 2015 20:16
I created "The Millennial Handbook: How To Beat The Youth Trap" for my guest lecture at Stanford University last month. Lesson No. 1 is all about luck -- whether it's at the White House or in the middle seat, here's how ...
Knowledge, Power And Tech: A Q&A With Hip-Hop Artist Divine
Forbes - 26 Aug 2015 20:11
In the first installment of a three-part Q&A series about knowledge, power and the technology industry, I sat down with hip-hop and rap recording artist Divine to talk about his entry into the technology industry, his cu...
Principal Solar Teams with Entropy to Build 100MW Cumberland County, NC Generating Facility
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 20:02
PRESS RELEASE: Principal Solar, Inc. (PSI; OTC Pink®: PSWW), a solar power developer and operator, has agreed to terms to co-develop its first major solar asset with affiliates of Entropy Investment Management, LLC ("En...
Intel's chief diversity officer on why diversity is key to engineering creativity
Venture Beat - 26 Aug 2015 20:01
EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to diversity, Intel has had a very busy year. Last fall, the company was stung after one of its missteps made it seem like it wasn’t pro diversity. At the beginning of 2015, Intel chief executi...
Why Exactly Are We Taxing Guns?
Forbes - 26 Aug 2015 20:00
Earlier this month, the Seattle City Council enacted an unusual excise tax on guns and ammunition. I say unusual because attempts to regulate firearms through taxation are usually taken up by the federal or state governm...
The global need for more women in cybersecurity
CNBC - 26 Aug 2015 19:58
Amid high-profile data breaches, the need for more cybersecurity professionals including women is only growing.