The Idea Maze
The pop culture view of startups is that they’re all about coming up with a great product idea. After the eureka moment, the outcome is preordained. This neglects the years of toil that entrepreneurs...
View ArticleToday Facebook Is Changing How Your News Feed Works
Facebook is expected to announce changes to its News Feed today, which could enable users to gain a better understanding of how to relegate updates from boring and distant acquaintances.In an...
View ArticleThese Funny Blogs Help You Find The Absolute Worst Parts Of Europe's Best Cities
European capitals may draw tourists like moths to a candle, but people who arrive in London, Paris or Berlin expecting only flawless cityscapes of ancient monuments and sidewalk cafés not uncommonly...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg Says Immigration Reform Is The Right Thing To Do (FB)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke out publicly for the first time Monday in favor of immigration reform, an issue he's been working on behind the scenes for several months.The...
View ArticleTax Rules Could Force Jeff Bezos Into A More Active Role At Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If tax considerations played a role in Jeff Bezos' $250 million purchase of The Washington Post, he may need to reconsider his hands-off approach if he hopes to offset gains from...
View ArticleSnowden's NSA Leaks Pricked The 'Cloud' Bubble For US Tech Companies
The cloud is a growth industry. And a religion in Silicon Valley: you’re better off with all your data and software stored in a data center somewhere on the planet. It’s at the core of Big Data. It’s a...
View ArticleBeware: Instagram's Newest Feature Tempts Brands To Stuff Your Feed Full Of...
When photo-sharing app Instagram added video in June 2013, users couldn't import footage that was already stored on their smartphones: they had to shoot it within the app.That's now changed. Instagram...
View ArticleDavid Karp Is Offered $110M To Remain At Yahoo
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo's recently completed acquisition of Internet blogging service Tumblr includes a $110 million payment to Tumblr founder David Karp as long as he remains on the job for the...
View ArticleWhy The Spammers Are Winning
One Sunday evening in the spring of 1864, messenger boys employed by the London District Telegraph Company appeared on the doorsteps of several MPs and other prominent figures across the capital. Each...
View ArticleThe Best Of Jeff Bezos' Lessons In Innovation From His Amazon Shareholder...
With Jeff Bezos in a news a fair bit right now, I thought it would a good time to look at some of the important innovation lessons that we can draw from his annual letters to Amazon shareholders. It’s...
View ArticleThese Are Some Of The Incredible Games Coming To Google Glass
The first massive multiplayer online game for Google Glass is already in development, and it looks like the device is already on its way to becoming a platform for gamers. But does it stand a chance...
View ArticleHidden iPad Features That Could Improve Your Life
Apple's iPads are designed to be easy to use, but many owners are not getting the best out of the tablet – here are some hidden features that may transform the way you use your iPad.Some features on...
View ArticleEnterprise Video Provider Kaltura Announces Integration with Cisco WebEx
Enterprise video has been a major game-changer for business communications. In fact, a recent IMS Enterprise Web Communications Survey found that one-third of all corporations use video at least once a...
View ArticleFacebook Is Planning To Buy A Speech Recognition App
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc plans to buy the maker of a speech recognition and language translation app, providing technology that could bolster the social networking company's mobile...
View ArticleI Spent Four Hours Looking For Casual Sex With Women My Age Without Even...
On Sunday, I spent four hours looking for casual sex with women my age without even putting any trousers on.It’s all thanks to an app called Tinder, which is taking over the world by promising the holy...
View ArticleA Veteran Trader Explains Why BlackBerry Is The 'Red-Headed Stepchild' Of...
In my time in this business I have seen some pretty interesting dust-ups between activists and the the companies that they target.Guys like Dan Loeb of Third Point used to amuse market participants...
View ArticleAn Ex-Google Employee Explains What It Means To Be 'Googley' (GOOG)
The words "googley" and "googliness" (sometimes also spelled "googly" and "googleyness") are not to be found in common language. They are almost magical words however. Even at Google, where they’ve...
View ArticleBrazil Sues Samsung For More Than $100 Million Over Poor Working Conditions
Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Samsung alleging poor working conditions at a factory in the Amazon and demanding more than $100 million in damages, the government said.The Ministry of Labor said on...
View ArticleFacebook Is Developing An App So Celebrities Can Monitor Comments About...
Facebook has confirmed it is developing an application exclusively for celebrity use.The app, which is currently being tested by a small group of VIPs, would let celebrities monitor comments that are...
View ArticleUnlocking Your Phone Can Get You 5 Years In Jail, But It's Never Been More...
After the Copyright Office and Library of Congress removed the Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemption for unlocking cell phones in November, anyone unlocking a new cell phone or providing unlocking...
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