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You can speak to a doctor on MDLive for under $15 a month.
Former Apple CEO backs virtual doctor's office to create the 'consumer era' of medicine
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On MDLive, patients can register in a matter of minutes to speak with a board certified physician by email, on the phone or a video call.
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"Imagine a coffee shop telling you that you need to read the FAQ before you order your coffee. That’s bullshit." -Intercom CEO Eoghan McCabe
Intercom grabs $23M to treat Internet customers more like coffee shop patrons
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In 2011, Eoghan McCabe was sitting in his friend's coffee shop when he came up with the idea for Intercom, an online platform that enables companies to deliver personalized responses to their custo...
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A huge round for this 25-year-old CEO
PayPal rival Stripe nabs $80M for its developer friendly payments service
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Founder and chief executive Patrick Collinson is just 25, but his startup poses a legitimate threat to PayPal, which has dominated the payments space for over a decade.
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These leaders have driven the crowdfunding industry forward.
The top 30 thought leaders in the crowdfunding industry (infographic)
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The multi-billion dollar crowdfunding industry wouldn't be where it is today without the people on this list.
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Will this game make you a cyclist?
RiderState lets you conquer the world with your bike
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This geolocation social game lets cyclists compete for territories by riding through them the most times.
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Expect more mobile-optimized email spam this year.
65% of all email gets opened first on a mobile device -- and that's great news for marketers
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In 2014, expect email marketers to place high priority on mobile, where a bored, captive audience is spending more and more time reading messages of all kinds.
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Would you use this "robot" to feed your cat or dog, or are you more hands-on with your pets?
Pet-feeding robot startup gets $1.1M. Where did we go wrong?
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Here's one to put the pet-sitters out of business: Petnet, a remote pet-feeder company, has garnered $1.125 million from various investors in a seed round. The L.A.-based startup makes a glorified ...
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Fast growth for a company that simplifies a developer's life -- and makes them money.
Grow Mobile grows 300% in 2013 as its mobile app marketing platform takes off
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Grow Mobile helps developers deal with scores of mobile ad networks. Now it has a new CFO and biz dev chief.
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Will Apple launch a phone-tablet hybrid this year?
Phone-tablet hybrids will be a multi-billion dollar market by 2018
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By 2018, manufacturers will be shipping 120 million phablets per year. That's a big pie, and right now, Apple doesn't even get a sliver of it.
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Facebook becomes a mobile network
Facebook becomes a mobile ad network: running tests with 3rd-party apps
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Facebook is officially taking the first steps to becoming a global ad network today, as the company is running tests on ads outside of the Facebook experience for the first time. Today Facebook con...
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What's your tech prediction for this year?
Apple launches eyewear and a TV, Bitcoin finally flops: these are your 2014 predictions
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mericans predict the rise of Apple gadgetry, the fall of Bitcoin, a total Nokia comeback... a smell-o-vision. Welp, three outta four ain't bad.
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Become one with the help desk.
10 powerful, cloud-based help-desk services to help you win at customer service
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Help desk software has changed a lot over the years. It's gotten prettier, for starters, and more accessible. And it's increasingly multichannel, too.
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A *huge* acquisition for VMware
VMware gets serious about the mobile enterprise with $1.54B AirWatch buy
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Nothing says "serious" like a billion dollar acquisition.
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Will this revolutionize golf?
The PGA and the Golf Channel form a threesome with stat-tracking startup Game Golf
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The trio hopes to breathe new life into the sport of golf through precise measurement tools.
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In your FACE, evil hackers!
Startup morphs website code against morphing malware, causing cries of anguish from attackers
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It shields websites by continually morphing its visible code, creating what some have described as the first “botwall.”
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A great startup idea -- but a failing business.
Outbox was supposed to disrupt the post office, but now it's in the trash bin
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The founders, former staffers on Capital Hill who met at Harvard Business School, ultimately realized that "there wasn’t enough demand to support the cost model."
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Yes, those are the five founders and CEOs of Twitter, as a set of nesting dolls. The artist has a surprising connection to Twitter, too!
Twitter founder nesting dolls show how one CEO led to another
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The artist behind this project is someone whose work we have all seen before.
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Giving away its "secret sauce" made this company a major hit.
Docker's open-source bet pays off with $15M round
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Docker's open-source technology has taken off, and now the move has gotten more validation: a $15 million round of new funding.
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Will this add up to growth in 2014?
AMD CEO's 2014 outlook: PC market weaker, gaming stronger, and ARM server chips coming
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AMD boss Rory Read says the first ARM-based server chips will begin coming out in the first quarter.
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Are we doing it right, Facebook?
Facebook surfacing more text status updates from friends, fewer from pages
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Through testing, Facebook learned that its audience is prone to mimicry: If people see more text status updates, they'll write more status updates themselves.
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This is an important step forward for online education.
Coursera is now offering a 'Specialization' program for professional learners
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Overwhelmed by choice? Coursera is launching a new 'Specialization' certificate program to help professionals build a portfolio and master new skills.
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Look who won CES
Here's who won the attention war at the giant CES tech trade show
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Gorkana has chronicled the influencers and attention getters of CES.
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An important lesson for founders.
This startup promised disruption but closed down after a year.
Outbox was supposed to disrupt the post office, but now it's in the trash bin
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The founders, former staffers on Capital Hill who met at Harvard Business School, ultimately realized that "there wasn’t enough demand to support the cost model."
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Will Nintendo pull this trigger?
Nintendo's next console and portable reported to be called Nintendo Fusion
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Fusion will include a portable and a home console, aimed at replacing the 3DS and Wii U. A web site has disclosed the rumored specs on the devices.
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Facebook, Google, plus 7 other massive mobile ad networks
Top 10 mobile advertising companies: The VB Index report
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Google is in. Facebook is in. So are Chartboost, Flurry, InMobi. And HasOffers, Tapjoy, Millenial, and SponsorPay all also made the cut. The VB Index for the top 10 mobile advertising companies was...
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Electronic health record startups are crushing it!
Kareo nabs $30M to bring cloud tools to medical practices -- starting with a free EHR
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Kareo, which sells cloud-based medical office software and services, has experienced some rapid growth.
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Geek jewelry?
MIT startup launches customizable 3D-printed jewelry for Valentine's Day gifts
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You can now express your love through customized 3D printing
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These glasses were developed by a tiny startup in Berkeley, CA.
How EnChroma's smart sunglasses can help solve color blindness
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In Berkeley, a group of engineers is developing smart sunglasses that can help color-blind people identify and better discriminate between colors.
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Very useful!
Discoverly's nifty free Chrome extension marries data from Facebook & LinkedIn data (exclusive)
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Founder and chief executive Theodore Summe jokes that Discoverly is "playing Switzerland" between the two social networking giants, which don't speak to each other.
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January 20
These glasses can help fix color blindness - but are they worth $600?
How EnChroma's smart sunglasses can help solve color blindness
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In Berkeley, a group of engineers is developing smart sunglasses that can help color-blind people identify and better discriminate between colors.
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January 20
One is the loneliest number?
50% of companies use multiple marketing automation systems: VB Marketing Automation index update
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Almost half of companies are using more than one marketing automation system, with 24 percent using two, 12 percent using three, and smaller percentages of people using even more.
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January 20
Inspiring! Developers can help build a wheelchair to help the physically disabled communicate.
Wearables with a purpose: Emotiv rallies the community to build a mind-controlled wheelchair
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Emotiv is hosting a "designathon" to build technology for people to control a wheelchair with their thoughts.
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January 20
Datanyze is like Google for sales and marketing.
This startup tells you when companies try your competitors' software -- and is growing 25% a month
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A tiny San Mateo startup that has taken no angel money, no venture capital, and no outside funding of any kind is growing at the torrid rate of 25 percent per month and luring away key employees fr...
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January 20
Some interesting, but largely unsurprising, numbers about the lifespans of startups.
Death and startups: Most startups croak 20 months after their last funding round
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For most startups, death is not a question of if, but when.
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January 20
Amazon is making itself more and more indispensable to mobile game developers
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Amazon continues to beef up its investment in services for mobile game developers. Maybe one day it will do an Android gaming device.
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January 20
the future of games
See what four experts have to say about the top gaming trends of 2014
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At the recent 2014 International CES tech show, we quizzed representatives from Sony, Microsoft, Oculus VR, and Rovio about the challenges that stand in their way.
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January 20
Three flawed, expensive controllers help you get a grip on iOS games
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If you hate playing classic games on an imprecise touchscreen, these hardware makers offer a pricy solution. But be warned: Form is a big factor and game compatibility isn't guaranteed.
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January 20
Ouch indeed.
Ouch: HP is now promoting PCs running Windows 7 (because Windows 8 isn't doing so hot)
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HP's new Windows 7 promotion should tell you all you need to know about the state of its Windows 8 hardware.
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January 19
Verizon just doesn't get it
Verizon's early upgrade program now kicks in after 30 days -- but it still stinks
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Verizon still has no clue what makes T-Mobile's early upgrade program so appealing. Verizon quietly updated its "Edge" early upgrade program this weekend so that you can get a new phone after 30 da...
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January 19
Why cybersecurity is going to be important for a long while
Cybersecurity is hot, but a bubble it’s not
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Over the past year, venture capital firms invested a record-high $1.4 billion in 239 cybersecurity companies.
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January 19
A great Sunday read: Sci-fi author William Hertling dives deep into his future transportation predictions
The future of transportation -- as seen by a sci-fi author
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Yes, flying cars may happen sooner than you think.
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January 19
Smart enough?
Panasonic bets that smart TVs are going to get smart enough to run lots of web apps
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If our TVs get smart enough, will we need other set-top boxes?
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January 19
Is this a surprise? Big pictures seems to be the new hot mobile trend
Why the big picture matters on mobile
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On mobile, big images mean more than text.
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January 19
Is this a good or bad thing for movies?
Death of film: Paramount is reportedly the first movie studio to go all digital
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Who could have imagined that Anchorman 2 would ring in the end of film? More than one hundred years since it was founded, Paramount Pictures has reportedly moved to a completely digital solution fo...
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January 19
Marketing ain't what it used to be
Why marketing isn't marketing anymore
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The new marketers don’t just behave more analytically. They believe in product before content.
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January 18
Love it or hate it, there's a lot of money in this.
3D printed fetuses: Creepy, inevitable, and likely insanely lucrative
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If there's a Rule 34 for 3D printing, it probably looks like this: If it exists and can be 3D printed, someone out there is working on a way to 3D print it.
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January 18
This is real innovation: Illumina's new machine slashes cost of sequencing your genome to $1000
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Biotech firm Illumina sent shockwaves through the genetics industry this week by announcing its new machine to sequence the human genome for a $1000.
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January 18
“Your billion dollar company starts with a million dollar product, and your million dollar product starts with a hundred dollar prototype.”
These guys created their own open-source Nest thermostat alternative in less than a day
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The Nest thermostat, a well-arranged assemblage of glass and aluminum, isn't all that hard to copy -- or at least approximate.
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January 17
Do VCs need a code of conduct?
Towards a VC code of conduct
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The venture business is a complex one – and the relationships between VCs and entrepreneurs are sometimes fraught with tension.
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January 17
Pretty cool innovation on the old paper airplane
PowerUp Toys surpasses $1M raised for its iPhone-controlled paper airplanes
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PowerUp Toys has raised more than $1 million via crowdfunding for its clever toy that attaches a real toy airplane motor to a paper airplane. You can control the airplane with the touchscreen on yo...
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January 17
The perils of a weak PC
Intel to cut more than 5,000 employees
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The slowdown in demand for PCs is taking its toll on the world's biggest chip maker.
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January 17
YES!
“Over the next few years, we have an opportunity to learn as much about the genetics of human disease as we have learned in the history of medicine.”
This is real innovation: Illumina's new machine slashes cost of sequencing your genome to $1000
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Biotech firm Illumina sent shockwaves through the genetics industry this week by announcing its new machine to sequence the human genome for a $1000.
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January 17
Move to iOS?
Nintendo's flailing, but it has options that don't include firing its CEO (analysis)
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Nintendo's big miss raises questions about what it will do to get out of its fix.
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January 17
Chips in lightbulbs and whatnot.
Broadcom's Scott McGregor races Intel to the internet of things and wearables (interview)
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The internet of things and wearables will need connectivity. That's where Broadcom comes in.
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January 17
Will these innovations steer us beyond consoles?
The DeanBeat: The gaming innovations at CES that go way beyond the consoles
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Steam Machines and Oculus were the highlights of game technology at CES, but there was plenty more for gamers waiting in the aisles.
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January 17
Major changes, major absences. Did Obama go far enough?
Obama: NSA will not hold telephone metadata, nor spy on heads of state
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Trying to counter widespread criticism of the National Security Agency's surveillance programs, President Obama on Friday announced a number of reforms to the way U.S. intelligence agencies operate...
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January 17
Is 2014 the year of your startup?
50 startup lessons for 2014: AngelList, KISSmetrics founders help kick off Launch This Year
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Entrepreneurs and wantrepreneurs alike are learning how to start, build, and grow their startups in 2014 with 50 almost-weekly lessons from Launch This Year. And the teachers include AngelList's Na...
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January 17
Expect major changes to the NSA's surveillance practices.
Obama to announce reforms to NSA phone data collection program
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Today, the world will discover how President Barack Obama's views on privacy have evolved after five years in the White House.
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January 17
Eureka Park -- where the real CES innovation was.
Why startups were more than just a sideshow at CES
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The Eureka Park section of CES had some good startup surprises.
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January 17
Alright, Facebook. Looks like you have a choice: Buy Snapchat or be MySpace in 3 years.
Teens abandoning Facebook, yet the world survives
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If you are a social marketer still citing Facebook as a hangout for teenagers, it's time to get a grip on reality. A new analysis shows that millions of teenagers have abandoned that now-venerable ...
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January 17
All in favor of enterprise apps sucking less, say aye!
What enterprise developers can learn from consumer apps
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Leyla Seka is VP AppExchange & Partner Operations at Salesforce.com. In the enterprise app space, we’re no longer just selling to IT anymore. Cloud platform ecosystems are leveling the playing ...
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January 16
With all the hacks lately, the rules are changing for what companies have to do to keep your info safe.
Target to testify before U.S. House of Representatives after hackers steal credit card info for...
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Target and law enforcement working with the retailer on its latest hack will testify before the House of Representatives during the first week of February. The company experienced a major hack betw...
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