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Less Than Half Of Recent Grads Think College Was Worth The Cost
Forbes - 29 Sep 2015 08:01
Is a college degree worth the cost of tuition? A new study shows that less than half of recent college grads think so.
Sergey Brin shares what he loves about Google's self-driving cars
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2015 01:56
Google cofounders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have long wanted to get self-driving cars on the road. Page first put the project in motion in 2007, by convincing artificial intelligence researcher and DARPA Grand Challenge...
How Google's new Nexus 6P stacks up against the iPhone 6s Plus
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2015 00:44
The two companies that own the dominant mobile operating systems in the world — Google and Apple — now have new flagship phones, and even though the price tags of the two devices are very different, they beg for a he...
Evernote lays off 47 people and closes 3 offices in effort to build a more focused team
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2015 00:30
Evernote has announced layoffs at the productivity app provider. In a post, newly installed chief executive Chris O’Neill said that today it parted ways with 47 people on its staff and shuttered three offices outside t...
How Wi-Fi Is Becoming The Answer For Brick And Mortar Businesses To Connect With Customers
Forbes - 30 Sep 2015 00:27
Nowadays, Wi-Fi seems like a staple ingredient that any business owner would add to their recipe for success. Then again, most small business owners don't offer Wi-Fi to their customers - and not all big box merchants or...
Y Combinator spins out Hacker News to give it 'full editorial independence'
Venture Beat - 30 Sep 2015 00:02
Y Combinator is making a pretty major organizational change, and it has to do with its popular service called Hacker News. In a blog post, chief executive Sam Altman reveals that the site, commonly referred to by its ini...
Hands on with LG's Nexus 5X and Huawei's Nexus 6P
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 23:34
The latest additions to the Nexus series of Google mobile devices, LG’s 5X and Huawei’s 6P, both look sleek and think fast. They both come armed with 12.3-megapixel cameras and Google’s new Android Marshmallow prel...
VC Byron Deeter: Sales tech more interesting than marketing or ad tech
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 23:30
When it comes to the vast sector of companies focused on buying and keeping customers, sales tech is the most interesting these days for an investor — followed by marketing and, least of all, ad tech. That’s the word...
YouTube makes videos more shoppable with Shopping ads
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 23:15
YouTube is leaning more heavily into ecommerce with a new tool called Shopping ads. The feature will allow consumers to shop products referenced in a video. Lately, Google has been very keen on ecommerce. In the past sev...
3 Tips for Recommending Relevant 'Recommended Content'
Forbes - 29 Sep 2015 22:46
Recommendations can be a key component in your site?s native advertising strategy. By thinking creatively about where, and in what format, your recommendations are published on your site, you can go a long way towards im...
6 things every tech company should consider before going public
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 22:45
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced in association with Avalara. An IPO may be one of the most significant events in the life of your business. But graduating to the big leagues means big responsibility. When your...
Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P: What Google changed
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 22:40
At its “tasty new treats” event in San Francisco today, Google announced the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, succeeding the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 respectively. Google’s seventh-generation phones are now official. Preorders be...
The Top 7 Online Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2016
Forbes - 29 Sep 2015 22:32
2016 looks to be an action-packed year for the online marketing industry, with multiple new technologies coming to the forefront. Here are my predictions for the top seven online marketing trends of 2016.
PlayStation 4's 3.00 update goes live tomorrow -- here's what's different
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 21:40
Sony is sprucing up its PlayStation 4 with a major update, and now we know more about what to expect. The 3.00 system update for PS4 hits the system tomorrow, according to Sony’s PlayStation blog. We’ve previously co...
Box debuts photo-sharing app Capture and adds more support for interactive files
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 21:37
SAN FRANCISCO — Box revealed that it intends to change the way we’re viewing how we’re working with files in the cloud. At BoxWorks 2015 today, the company announced new native cloud applications for users to inter...
Twitter will reportedly soon allow tweets longer than 140 characters
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 21:22
Twitter is working on a new format that will allow tweets of longer than 140 characters. The company is responding to many users who felt constrained by the length limit, said a new report from Re/code, citing multiple p...
Google demos how Chromecast can power gaming on the TV with your smartphone
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 21:21
You don’t need a console, microconsole, or even a cord to play games on your television. You’ll only need a Chromecast. During its Nexus event today, Google revealed that it is working with developers to stream games...
Google unveils $499 Pixel C tablet running Android Marshmallow
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 21:17
In an event that was supposed to be all about the latest Nexus smartphones and new Chromecast devices, Google today showed reporters a new tablet in its high-end Pixel line. The new Pixel C would have been a complete sur...
Spotify now works with Google's Chromecast and Chromecast Audio
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 21:12
Google revealed a new partner today for its ultra-simplistic Chromecast streaming dongle: Spotify. Announced during Google’s Nexus event in San Francisco, the company said that Spotify will work with the revamped Chrom...
Google announces the new Chromecast Audio and Chromecast 2
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 20:57
Google today announced the second generation of its Chromecast media streaming device, as well as a new Chromecast Audio device for playing audio through your speakers based on control from your phone. The new Chromecast...
Nexus 5X and 6P owners can ditch their mobile carrier for Google Fi
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 20:52
Google will be selling its latest Nexus devices directly from the Google Store in the U.S. and giving the phones access to Project Fi -- its experimental wireless service. Starting today, the Nexus 6P and the 5X will be ...
Google Photos is getting Chromecast support this week on Android and 'very soon' on iOS
Venture Beat - 29 Sep 2015 20:48
At its Nexus event today, Google announced Chromecast support is coming to Google Photos. The feature is rolling out this week on Android, and “very soon” on iOS. But that’s not the only thing that’s new for Goog...