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These Are The 10 Most Profitable Industries in 2017
Forbes - 6 Aug 2017 20:42
Accounting and bookkeeping firms, real estate leasing companies and legal services top the list of the most profitable industries over the last 12 months, according to a new ranking by Sageworks.
Family leave for the modern worker
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 21:10
GUEST: "Daddy!" I was working from home, talking to a colleague on the phone about writing this post. "Daddy!" Ryan, six years old and the second youngest of my four children, had something important to say: "Daddy, am I...
How to navigate China without Google Maps and your other favorite apps
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 19:25
GUEST: Being a technology enthusiast who relies on a smartphone daily, I thought that I will get lost on a recent trip to China without Google Maps. But the lack of Google services in the country is only half the problem...
Has Facebook become the game developer's best friend?
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 18:33
Gaming is better with friends. And gaming is important at Facebook. Those are the takeaways that Brian Boland, vice president of publisher solutions at Facebook, wanted to give to game developers at the Casual Connect ev...
How to Find a Mentor in an Emerging Industry
Forbes - 6 Aug 2017 18:17
If you're pursuing a career path that didn't exist a few years ago, who do you turn to for guidance? It's more necessary -- and less complicated -- than you think.
How far are we from interactivity in VR?
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 17:35
GUEST: There's an oft-cited quote of Walt Disney's: "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." Were he alive today, it would be interesting to see what he'd make of - and with - modern virtual reality (VR) systems. All VR ...
Bait! fishing game maker Tommy Palm is hooked on mobile VR
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 16:15
Mobile virtual reality is hard, and it isn’t growing as fast as predicted. But Resolution Games CEO Tommy Palm is sticking with it. His company launched the Bait! on the Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream VR headsets....
Father Of E-Learning To Host 160 Learning Conversations At Learning 2017 Conference
Nibletz - 6 Aug 2017 15:35
Elliott Masie’s Learning 2017 to Host 160 Exciting Learning Conversations. Elliott Masie has been in the e-learning industry since it’s inception. In fact, several news outlets, and industry pundits have credited Mr....
Why Monster Strike failed in North America
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 15:00
Mixi Inc.'s Monster Strike is a mobile juggernaut in Japan. It frequently ranks among the top-grossing mobile apps on both Android and iOS, boasts over 40 million downloads (in a nation of 127 million people), and it has...
Why the typical voicebot user is a 52-year-old woman
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 08:18
GUEST: There's a race heating up in the world of artificial intelligence, and it involves smartphones, consumers, and their voices. Voice-activated smartphone apps use a combination of artificial intelligence, cloud-base...
How AI could create a world of haves and have nots
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 07:14
GUEST: Artificial intelligence is all over the news, with tech titans arguing over whether it will be a force for good or bad. An equally important question is whether AI will stratify society even more, and create a wor...
The metrics that matter for successful gaming companies
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 02:12
GUEST: If you're a gaming company seeking an edge over the competition, you're probably also a big fan of game analytics. At the same time that you are measuring your regular MAUs and DAUs, CPIs and CTRs, you're also mea...
RED Hydrogen smartphone first look explains the '3D four-view' content -- but not VR
Venture Beat - 6 Aug 2017 01:41
Last month RED announced its $1,200 Hydrogen One Phone, which was described as the "world's first holographic media machine." Today, we're finally getting an early look at the device itself beyond the previous teaser moc...