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Collision Conference Preview: Chartmetric Is Music Analytics For Dummies
Nibletz - 9 Apr 2018 18:29
Chartmetric Offers Today’s Artists Comprehensive Music Analytics They Can Understand Most musicians love playing music. They want to get out there, play shows, write songs, jam and create. Most musicians have never enj...
How Nike Could Transform Its Bro Culture
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 01:23
Now, following the recent announcement in March that several very prominent male executives are leaving Nike because of allegations of inappropriate behavior, Parker faces a once-in-a-career opportunity: Reinventing the ...
Brian Fargo would like his Robot Cache to 'be the Steam of blockchain games'
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 23:20
Brian Fargo is the founder of Interplay Entertainment, a studio known for role-playing games like Wasteland and The Bard’s Tale, and InXile Entertainment (Wasteland 2 and Torment: Tides of Numenera). Now his new compan...
Apple now 100% powered by renewable energy
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 22:12
Continuing a push towards renewable energy in its own buildings and those of suppliers, Apple announced today that its global facilities are now powered with 100 percent clean, renewable energy. While the company committ...
Hearthstone's Walnut Sprite helped set The Witchwood expansion's playful, creepy tone
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 22:05
This was first reaction when I saw Walnut Sprite: “He looks like someone hit him upside the head.” That got a laugh from Ben Brode, the game director of Hearthstone, the biggest digital card game in the market. Grant...
Will Rosanne's Polarizing Reboot Inspire A Glut Of Conservative-Themed '90s Sitcoms?
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 22:02
Part of the fun of the return of '90s sitcom "Roseanne" is the titular character's identification as a Trump voter (echoing the actress' actual political leaning) which fits with the zeitgeist of these turbulent times. C...
Hearthstone: The Witchwood shows that dragons can hunt, too
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 21:52
Blizzard Entertainment might have an Orc riding a wolf in the courtyard of its headquarters, but let’s face it — when we talk about some of the most powerful creatures in the Warcraft universe, dragons rear their too...
Former FCC CIO David Bray Signs On To Foster A People-Centered Internet
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 21:09
David Bray began his career in government as a 15 year old working at the Energy Department in the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility. He has since worked at multiple agencies, most recently as CIO of the FCC....
Rise Of Consumer Activism Spells New Risks For Brands: Here's What You Can Do Now
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 20:23
We're seeing a rise in activism among older, more educated, higher-earning consumers. This brings new challenges and opportunities for brand managers to engage with these consumers, who increasingly expect brands to help...
Watch GamesBeat Summit 2018 Day 1 talks from Niantic, Blizzard, and more
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 19:31
Game creators, publishers, and other influential people from the industry are gathering in Mill Valley, California, for the GamesBeat Summit today. Over the next two days, dozens of speakers will take the stage to discus...
Shareholder Demands In This Proxy Season
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 19:13
Evolving from previous strategies that focused on low interest rates, the main item to watch out for in this year's active proxy season will how the top activists' will adapt to the changing environment. While their play...
Collision Conference Preview: CrowdRelief, A Registry For Hope
Nibletz - 9 Apr 2018 19:01
CrowdRelief Offers Disaster Relief Through Crowd Buying When disaster strikes people are moved to step into action. It’s natural and instinctive to want to help whenever and wherever we can. When tornadoes, hurricanes,...
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak says he's leaving Facebook over data policies
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 18:42
Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak is the latest public figure to bail on Facebook, following recent revelations about the social network’s data harvesting and monetizing practices. Although multiple and even verified accou...
Today's Must-Reads For Entrepreneurs: Rice's Winners, Stewart's Convenience-Store Millionaires
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 17:52
News and insights for business owners from around the Web, including how Nordstrom expects to make a department store work in New York City and why some small businesses are embracing the $15 minimum wage.
Uber acquires electric bicycle-sharing startup Jump Bikes
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 17:28
(Reuters) — Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies said on Monday it has agreed to buy electric bicycle service Jump Bikes, allowing Uber to offer U.S. passengers an alternative to cars and further consolidating the cr...
Boss Key and Cliff Bleszinski's new game is an '80s-charged battle royale, Radical Heights
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 17:21
Following last week’s news that Cliff Bleszinkski’s Boss Key Studios was stopping active development on the shooter LawBreakers, today the developer announced Radical Heights. It’s a free-to-play battle royale shoo...
Leap Motion shows crazy-looking $100 North Star AR headset with hand tracking
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 17:05
Best known for its standalone hand-tracking accessory, Leap Motion announced today that it’s bringing gesture controls into an inexpensive augmented reality headset, hoping to kickstart widespread interest in AR. The c...
Blizzard's BlizzCon blitzes Anaheim on November 2-3
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 16:59
Blizzard Entertainment announced today that BlizzCon will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on November 2 and November 3. BlizzCon is a fan event that Blizzard uses as a platform to announce new content for its gam...
Niko Partners: Hardcore PC gamers in China play 42 hours a week
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 16:15
EXCLUSIVE: Chinese gamers are pretty hardcore, and the most hardcore are the PC gamers who play an average of 42 hours a week, according to a survey by market researcher Niko Partners and partner Quantic Foundry. The sur...
Pew: Twitter bots are behind 66% of tweeted links for most popular sites
Venture Beat - 9 Apr 2018 16:00
While anyone who has spent time on Twitter knows it’s full of automated accounts, a report from the Pew Research Center sheds new light on the degree to which bots dominate the conversation on the social media platform...
Want To Make The Forbes Under 30 List? Nominations For 2019 Are Now Open
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 16:00
Think you or someone you know should join the ranks of the Forbes 30 Under 30? Please complete this online nomination form for our 2019 U.S. List.
9 Morning Hacks For Your Best Day Ever
Forbes - 9 Apr 2018 15:17
Want to have the best day ever? The best days start with the best mornings. Here are 9 morning hacks that can transform your average day into an extraordinary one!