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The NBA, Turner Sports, Visa, PayPal, others face lawsuit over daily fantasy sports
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 19:55
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and major sports, media, and tech companies are facing a class action lawsuit over their investment and/or involvement with daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel. It�...
Small Business Saturday: Supporting Small Businesses -- At The Cash Register And Behind the Scenes
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 17:00
With Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) just a few days away, everyone will be supporting small businesses by patronizing those local merchants and shops, but I wanted to bring attention to a coupl...
How Learning a Foreign Language and Cultural Etiquette Can Drive New Business
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 14:52
How Learning a Foreign Language and Cultural Etiquette Can Drive New Business
How To Build A Brand In A Noisy Digital World
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 23:28
Building a brand in today's noisy digital world takes patience and a deliberate strategy.
The secret to building a world-class startup team
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 23:00
GUEST: Traditional recruiting for tech startups has focused on finding the right skill sets. That’s an important variable, but it doesn't help a great team to mesh. Just because someone knows a programming language doe...
HBOS Report: Nothing To Reassure The Public On Accountability In U.K. Financial Services
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 22:02
When it comes to better corporate governance in listed businesses, it is surely in the end about judging people by their actions, and not about codes of behavior. Individual accountability - enforced by regulation and th...
Publishers: Here's your counter-move to Apple's ad blocking
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 21:00
GUEST: Digital media is currently in the midst of a revolution of sorts. Or maybe it's more of a Cold War. It's too soon to tell which. With Apple pushing ad blocking with its iOS9 release, and with the whole online adve...
How China is maneuvering into the global gaming markets
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 20:05
MONTREAL — In ways big and small, China is expanding its presence in the global gaming market without interruption. This is surprising in part because the Chinese stock market fell this year, and that hurt the ability ...
Why Women Entrepreneurs Face Bank Lending Obstacles
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 19:58
Both female and male business owners alike should understand how their business and personal circumstances are viewed by a lender before they make an application. And knowing when it is necessary to involve a business ow...
Why Wall Street talent is moving to Silicon Valley
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 19:30
GUEST: Less than a decade ago, top talent was flocking to Wall Street — not just for the high salaries and lucrative bonuses, but also for the opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-growing environment. But now the ...
Windows 10 may soon roll out to the Xiaomi Mi 4
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 18:52
Microsoft may release Windows 10 to Xiaomi Mi 4 users as soon as Thanksgiving, a blog post suggests. In a post on Chinese microblogging site Weibo, a Microsoft employee showed off a picture of a Xiaomi Mi 4 with Windows ...
Will Blaze Pizza Burn Chipotle?
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 18:43
If you are tired of having Chipotle burritos for lunch or dinner, but still like the Chipotle-style restaurants, there is an alternative place to go: Blaze Pizza. The South California based franchise features a Chipo...
Super Nintendo turns 25: Why it's the best game console ever
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 18:39
FEATURE: Super Nintendo. Just reading that phrase fills you with happiness and warmth. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System came out in its first territory, Japan (where it was known as the Super Famicom), on November...
This start-up wants to heat up your night life
CNBC - 21 Nov 2015 18:00
Fever, an app that has pulled in $20 million in financing, is looking to heat up mobile users' nightlife.
Survey Reveals Surprising Reasons Why Americans Aren't Likely To Be Thankful This Thanksgiving
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 15:40
Find out how to make time to be thankful for this holiday season.
Innovation Conversation With Doblin's Larry Keeley
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 15:24
We need to move innovation from a vague hope to a deep competence.
Holiday Gift Guide: For The Skier & Snowboarder On Your List
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 15:20
Unlike many magazine ski gear round-ups, I have personally tried and approved each of these winter gift products.
SEC Qualifies Elio Motors For Largest Equity Crowdfunding Offering To Date Under Regulation A+
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 15:07
If it works, it could set a model for the next wave of progressive companies.
St. Maarten - Part I A Regional Hub For Caribbean Island Hopping
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 14:58
St. Maarten, NA – As the first major winter storm pummels the North American heartland, St. Maarten is ready for another record-breaking tourist season offering up island-hopping adventures.
St. Maarten - Part II - Adventure Island
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 14:53
It was butterfly season in St. Maarten as we arrived in mid-November with every flowering bush and tree polka dotted with tiny white and yellow butterflies.
St. Maarten - Part III - Video Guide to Aviation Geek Paradise
Forbes - 21 Nov 2015 14:43
For aviation enthusiasts (AvGeeks) there is only one thing to do on St. Maarten (SXM) – head to Maho Beach, located on the threshold of the runway at Princess Juliana International Airport, and watch the planes come in...
When will we start seeing tailpipes on cars as morally wrong?
Venture Beat - 21 Nov 2015 13:01
The economists call them “externalities.” They’re the costs of people’s actions on other people or communities — but the people taking those actions don’t have to pay for those costs, even though they harm ot...