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How to run a company with offices 10,000 miles apart
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 05:00
GUEST: This decade has seen the rise of technology hubs taking root in places outside the United States not traditionally known for technology. London, Berlin, and even my native Perth now are becoming startup epicenters...
How CMOs Can Impact Enterprise Value Through Multicultural Marketing
Forbes - 2 Sep 2015 06:33
New data from Geoscape and the CMO Council show multicultural marketing shortfalls--and opportunities.
Do These 7 Things Before You Hire A PR Agency
Forbes - 2 Sep 2015 06:39
Not everyone needs a PR agency. Or perhaps more accurately, not everyone is ready to use an agency well.
Salesforce acquires application development consulting firm AKTA
Venture Beat - 3 Sep 2015 01:44
Salesforce has signed an agreement to acquire digital experience and engagement consultancy AKTA. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. A Salesforce spokesperson confirmed the news but declined to provide any a...
What Marketers Can Learn From Silicon Valley's Hottest Product Discovery Site
Forbes - 3 Sep 2015 01:16
Every day, consumers are bombarded by images and advertisements trying to grab their attention and drive them to buy new products. As a result, an entire generation has learned to filter them out.
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 3 Sep 2015 01:15
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. Tanium raises another $120M and hits $3.5B post-money valuation Enterprise software company Tanium annou...
This Show Is Absolutely Safe For Work
Forbes - 3 Sep 2015 01:15
Jason Hewlett, one of the funniest and most successful corporate entertainers in the business today, made some important career decisions early that led him to the top of his game.
Amazon launches AWS C++ SDK designed for game developers
Venture Beat - 3 Sep 2015 01:02
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Amazon-owned public cloud that companies can use to build and run applications, announced today the availability of an open-source software-development kit (SDK) for the popular object-orie...
Everything Lenovo and Motorola unveiled today at Europe's biggest electronics conference
Venture Beat - 3 Sep 2015 00:41
The holidays are just around the corner — not really — and Lenovo/Motorola took the stage at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin today to unveil its next generation of computers, tablets, phones, and smartwat...
A New Book Captures Reflections From 101 Of Yale's Most Successful Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 2 Sep 2015 23:56
Three years ago, in the spring of 2012, I got an email from a recent Yale graduate named Chris LoPresti seeking advice for first time entrepreneurs. Chris had started a “rough shell” of a company, developed a minimal...
Google Maps now gives you more personalized restaurant recommendations on iOS and Android
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 23:51
Google is making it easier to find great places to eat in the popular Google Maps app on iOS and Android. The Explore feature in the app will now show more specific and therefore more relevant restaurant recommendations....
Stage set for legal showdown over Uber drivers
CNBC - 2 Sep 2015 23:42
How to classify workers has a wide-ranging impact for Uber's business model.
Motorola explains why the Moto 360 display still isn't a perfect circle
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 23:41
Motorola unveiled the next generation of its Moto 360 smartwatch line today, and much to the frustration of Android fans, the gadget’s screen still doesn’t fill the face of an otherwise perfectly round watch. That ga...
Selfie fans: Lenovo is launching a 'dual selfie camera' smartphone
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 23:06
Today Lenovo revealed its Vibe S1 smartphone featuring two front-facing cameras. That’s right, the Vibe S1 is all about taking selfies. Equipped with an 8-megapixel main camera for capturing detail and a 2-megapixel ca...
Motorola unveils its next-generation Moto 360 and the new Moto 360 Sport
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 23:00
To little surprise, Motorola today unveiled the next generation of its round Moto 360 smartwatch line, featuring two sizes for Men (46mm and 42mm), a sport model with GPS, a women’s collection available just in the 42m...
7 Reasons Your Content Isn't Getting Shared
Forbes - 2 Sep 2015 22:34
In my experience, these seven reasons are the most common why your content isn't getting shared.
Google Classroom gets a Chrome extension so teachers and students can open sites together
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 22:03
Google Classroom is issuing some new features and improvements ahead of the new school year, including a new Chrome extension that lets students and teachers share websites with the whole class. Google Classroom launched...
Google Docs gets Google search integration, speech recognition, and automatic chart generation
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 22:00
Google is introducing today several nifty features for its widely used Google Docs suite of web services. Most importantly, you’ll now be able to search for information and photos with Google search and easily add it i...
Dutch Social Entrepreneur Works To Save Lives In Africa With High Tech Stove
Forbes - 2 Sep 2015 21:49
Africa Clean Energy has developed and begun distribution of a clean burning cookstove with solar power features for the developing world, where millions of women and children are dying from indoor smoke.
Android developers can now build Chrome custom tabs into their apps
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 21:40
Google released Chrome 45 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android yesterday, and today we’re learning that the Android update includes support for a new feature called Chrome custom tabs. You can download the new Chrome v...
Epic's Unreal Engine virtual reality demo hits Oculus Rift, PS4's Morpheus, and Vive
Venture Beat - 2 Sep 2015 21:15
Virtual reality is one of the oncoming technical innovations that has the gaming community excited about the future, and game developer and tool creator Epic Games wants to play a big role in that future. Epic Games rele...
Trend-Hunting The Opportunities Among Gen Z
Forbes - 2 Sep 2015 21:10
The European Youth Trends Report explores both the cultural phenomenon of GenZ and youth, and as opportunities for business and entrepreneurship.