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Facebook must face shareholder class actions over IPO
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 23:36
NEW YORK (By Jonathan Stempel for Reuters) — A federal judge has certified two shareholder class actions accusing Facebook Inc of hiding concerns about its growth forecasts prior to the social media company’s May 201...
7 Major Changes Facebook Has In Store For 2016
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 22:55
If you're an entrepreneur, a marketer, or even just a social media junkie, get ready for these seven changes Facebook is bringing to the world.
Global Economy Scenarios For 2016: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 22:26
2015 was a sluggish year for the global economy. Economic growth came in below targets set by major international institutions. Easy money failed to boost consumer and investment demand around the globe.
How Four Visionaries Created High-Revenue Businesses On A Shoestring
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 21:47
When Marc Wileman started his children’s birthday-party business, Sublime Science, he was a broke 22-year-old, crashing at his parents’ suburban house. Often, he got around by walking because he couldn’t afford gas...
Cryptocurrency Is The Future Of Lithuania's Economy
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 21:46
Lithuania can become a big player in finance sector with a help of cryptocurrency.
The Year In Social Enterprise And Impact Investing: 5 Noteworthy Happenings In 2015
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 21:34
Tis the season: a list of five notable occurrences in the world of social enterprise and impact investing in 2015.
Debian founder and Docker employee Ian Murdock has died at 42
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 21:13
Docker today announced that Ian Murdock, a member of the startup’s technical staff and a former Sun and Salesforce employee known for founding the Debian Linux operating system, has passed away. He was 42. A cause of d...
Facebook shares its 7 favorite hacks of 2015
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 21:00
In another end-of-year list, Facebook has compiled its team’s favorite in-house hacks of 2015. It's well-known that the social networking company has a healthy hacking culture, one which has produced ideas such as the ...
A Look At One Social Entrepreneur In Etsy's New Business Program
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 20:57
Niambi Cacchioli's Bloomsbury Sq., a fledgling maker and seller of plant-based skincare, is one social enterprise in Etsy.org's new business education program.
5 Strategic Tips For Brands Using Influencers On Periscope
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 20:28
Touting himself as the “most connected man on Periscope,” Ryan A. Bell has quickly created a place for himself inside the fastest growing social media app in history. With a team of Periscope heavy-hitters, Bell has...
LG G5 will feature dual displays and camera lenses, hardware expansion
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 20:23
EXCLUSIVE: LG’s next flagship smartphone, the 2016 LG G5, will be its most premium handset to date, according to a person briefed on the company’s plans. The all-metal handset will borrow elements from past G-series ...
Uber bets its API will transform the way we ride in 2016
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 20:00
Uber is in the market of helping you get from point A to point B, regardless of whether you're using its app. That's the main benefit of its rides-based API that was released in March, and so far, it seems to be meeting ...
Stratio's LinkSquare can scan your food or drugs to test their authenticity
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 19:30
How do you really know that the food or medicine you’re about to ingest is what the package label says it is? With the LinkSquare from Stratio, you can actually run a test to get confirmation. Stratio is unveiling its ...
There Are Only Two Ways To Improve Your Business' Success (Just Ask Amazon)
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 19:07
There are only two ways to improve your business's success--and no, they're not "the easy way or the hard way." Customer experience consultant Micah Solomon explains, with examples from Amazon.com
To handle VR graphics, gaming PCs have to be 7 times more powerful
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 18:35
The folks at Nvidia, the world’s largest maker of stand-alone graphics chips, are good at numbers. So I talked to them recently about their expectations for virtual reality gaming. They showed me some demos of the Ocul...
How Apple, Google, and Microsoft used each others' app stores in 2015
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 18:02
Apple, Google, and Microsoft have very different app development strategies, in alignment with their respective business models. Last year, we took a look at the trio’s app stores to see how the three develop for each ...
Why Team Work And Collaboration Is Not Always The Answer
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 17:48
A CEO once told me that he does the job HR used to do. He said he spends most of his time with his employees building relationships with them, finding out how they are, asking what they think of the competition, what i...
Future Marketing: 4 steps to achieve data-driven marketing (webinar recap)
Venture Beat - 30 Dec 2015 17:35
GUEST: Missed it? You can still access our webinar and see this powerhouse panel unravel the the most important aspects of marketing analytics. Access the webinar right here for free. If you attended the recent VB Market...
Trends In Wine And Philanthropy: How Wineries And Consumers Give Back
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 16:48
Cellar Angels CEO Martin Cody says that "there's really nothing sexy about what we do." Unless, that is, you consider giving back to be sexy. Here's my Q&A with Cody on motivations, trends, and examples of philanthropy i...
Six Ways To Explain Your Scientific (Or High Tech) Product To The Public
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 16:00
When it comes to owning a business in a scientific, or high-tech field, one of the biggest challenges you will likely face involve communicating with the public. While some of your target market of consumers may understa...
When Your Company Is Growing, Learn As Much As Possible From Customers
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 16:00
It's important to pause at the end of the year and evaluate what isn't working -- and look to your customers for what is.
Thinking Emerging Start-up Scenes? Think Iran
Forbes - 30 Dec 2015 15:08
A new report suggests that Iran might be an unheralded hotbed of entrepreneurial activity.