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Get More by Giving More: Developing a Culture of Learning and Loyalty
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 19:16
How could an investment in your people pay back tenfold in the long-term costs of managing attrition, rehire, rebuild cycles? What impact could this increased stability of your most important asset--your people--have on ...
Front raises $66 million to grow its email collaboration platform globally
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 17:00
San Francisco-based Front announced today that it has raised $66 million in a funding round led by Sequoia Capital to expand the footprint of its email collaboration service. DFJ also invested in the latest round. Founde...
Get Ready: A Quick Guide To The 2018 'Digital Detox' Workplace Revolution
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 16:30
Don't Get Taken By Surprise. Before Someone Asks You To Put Your Phone Away, Here's The 5 Things You Need To Know About The Digital Detox Coming Your Way.
SuperData: Delayed PC release will hurt overall Monster Hunter: World sales
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 01:10
Capcom’s action role-playing game Monster Hunter: World just finished up its limited-time beta earlier this week, but it will be out on January 26 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a PC version to come in late 2018. ...
Why The Gig Economy Can Be Essential To Business Growth
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 00:30
By 2027, freelancers are expected to become workforce majority based on the current growth rate. Businesses who embrace the gig economy and utilize it effectively can take advantage of both time and cost efficiencies tha...
Razer's Seiren X USB mic is small and easy to use while streaming
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 22:31
Razer has refreshed its lineup of broadcasting products, and its Seiren X USB microphone is a central piece of its attempt to win over streamers on Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer. This is a small condenser microphone that si...
World of Goo developer reveals its next game: 7 Billion Humans
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 20:46
7 Billion Humans is the next game from Tomorrow Corporation, and it is coming soon to Steam and Nintendo Switch. The indie developer revealed its latest game with a new trailer that maintains the dreary, animated look of...
HTC Vive Focus gets an 8K VR video player from Visbit
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 16:00
Virtual reality streaming company Visbit is teaming up with HTC to bring 8K resolution VR videos to viewers in China. The Visbit 8K VR Player will enable folks to stream and download high-resolution videos to the Vive Fo...
The cost of games
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 03:10
GUEST: Recently I was in Anaheim giving a talk called "Industry Lifecycles." It was intended to be a brief summary of the blog post of the same title, with a dash of material from my recent post on game economics. Now, t...
Chrome 64 arrives with stronger pop-up blocker and new developer features
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 23:28
Google today launched Chrome 64 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Additions in this release include a stronger pop-up blocker and a slew of developer features. You can update to the latest version now using the browser’s bu...
Clash Royale gets an esports league from Plexchat
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 23:00
Plexchat has launched its Path2Pro esports league for Supercell's popular Clash Royale mobile game. The effort is part of an attempt to establish mobile games as a thriving part of the esports business, which Newzoo pred...
Twitch gets its second esports exclusive: Eleague's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 22:55
Turner Sports has partnered with Twitch as the official third-party platform for its Eleague esports events. Starting with the Eleague Major: Boston, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament that runs until January ...
Tech Check: Why Surfly Uses the Tech It Uses
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 22:38
This week, we're doing a Small Business Tech Check with Nicholas Piël, President of Surfly. How do you compare?
8 opportunities and limitations for AI making cryptocurrency predictions
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 22:10
GUEST: Cryptocurrency is a fundamentally new type of investment, one that has investors and economists both excited and nervous about the future. Sometimes referred to as digital currency, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin u...
5 Ways Tech Will Change Marketing In 2018
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 21:45
Marketing technology changes literally by the day. Here's five ways martech will affect marketing in 2018
New To Content Marketing? Here's What You Need To Know
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 20:16
The basics of content marketing are pretty easy to understand, and if you're willing to make the time investment, here's how you can utilize the strategy for your benefit.
Cable giant Charter tests fixed 5G in 6 cities, plans rural broadband push
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 20:12
Facing impending threats from 5G wireless carriers, cable operator Charter Communications has announced fixed 5G wireless tests in six cities, and plans to expand broadband service in rural communities. At the same time,...
The RetroBeat: NBA Jam's big anniversary should be a celebration, not a reboot
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 20:01
NBA Jam is going to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. ESPN wrote earlier this month that a reboot may be in the works. I think that this is bad idea. Don’t get me wrong: NBA Jam is great. I don’t want to say ...
A Bitcoin For Women Entrepreneurs In Brazil And Impact Investors Globally
Forbes - 24 Jan 2018 19:58
Moeda, one of the latest social enterprises to use blockchain technology, has a micro-lending platform that uses blockchain and cryptocurrency to connect investors to unbanked populations in emerging countries.
Forrester answers your burning AI marketing questions (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 19:49
VB LIVE: Brands have access to terabytes more customer data than they did just a few years ago, but most organizations are using only 10 percent of what they collect. When you AI in the driver's seat, you enable high-tou...
Spry Launches Mobile PR Network to Connect Clients with In-Demand Talent for On-Demand Projects
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 19:26
PRESS RELEASE: Spry, the first mobile public relations (PR) network, brings the sharing economy to the public relations industry with a new on-demand platform. The technology start-up delivers communications services fro...
GDC: Nintendo Switch developers are making 4 times more games this year
Venture Beat - 24 Jan 2018 19:01
Game developers are in love with the Nintendo Switch, and they’re making four times as many games for the hybrid home and portable console as they were last year, according to a survey by the Game Developers Conference...