I’ve been researching the oil and gas industry lately. This industry has a negative stigma attached to it as being very environmentally insensitive. Granted, oil spills and gas leaks aren’t helping the industry’s image.
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What will it be like? That depends on whether you jump for the iPhone 5 expected to come out this fall or the iPhone 6 expected to come out in 2012. If it's an iPhone 5: 1
Read More »Facebook’s Music Plans, PDF Bug Hits iOS, College Kids Love Apple, Twitter Value Hits $8 Billion
"Hey, I'm a Mac, I'm off to college!", new investment puts Twitter at $8 billion.
Read More »Would You Give Up Sex to Avoid a PowerPoint?
A new survey suggests people will go to great lengths to avoid PowerPoint presentations, either giving them or listening to them. Just how excruciating do people find PowerPoint presentations? Nearly a quarter of workers would rather forego sex for the night than sit through a lame presentation, says a new survey
Read More »11 Historic Serial Entrepreneurs
Some of history's greatest entrepreneurs werent satisfied with a single great idea.
Read More »PayPal Buys Zong To Ensure Its Mobile-Payments Future
PayPal paid around $240 million to buy Zong , which it calls one of the "leading providers of payments through mobile carrier billing." The firm has relationships with more than 250 cellphone networks in 45 countries, and combined with PayPal's 100 million-ish user accounts, it could give PayPal the "potential to reach the more than 4 billion people around the world who have mobile phones," according to the company. It's a bold move for PayPal.
Read More »Every Single Gadget Could "See" With World’s Tiniest, Simplest Camera
Picture a camera that has no lens, no moving parts, costs fractions of a penny to make, and sees as dimly as a short-sighted worm.
Read More »How Businesses Can Forge (Much-Coveted) Brand Partnerships With Foursquare
Foursquare gets hundreds, if not thousands, of brand requests every week. Here's how to forge a partnership with the in-demand service, and to reach customers who might get lost in the shuffle on Facebook or Twitter
Read More »Convertible Debt: Should Entrepreneurs Consider This Option With Angel Investors?
One common approach with seasoned Angel Investors, known as "convertible debt," can be a sweetheart deal for the angel, but the question is, Is it good for the entrepreneur? Convertible debt is the best of both worlds for the angel investor, but is it for the entrepreneur? The risk for an angel investor is they invest money in an entrepreneur's business and find the company's stock is worth nothing in a few years and they lose their money.
Read More »SimpleGeo’s Pivot From Smartphone Gaming To Location Service Powerhouse
When it comes to mobile location apps, I am little skeptical, very intimidated and completely uneducated in how to use them. In this video series, I set out to talk with companies that are pioneering in the mobile location sector to find out how they plan on making revenue, and what's next for the entire industry. Few people understand the location industry better than Jay Adelson and Jeffrey Kalmikoff, CEO and VP of Product, respectively, at SimpleGeo
Read More »Future Magnetic Computers Could Consume Only Tiny Amounts Of Energy
All of our gadgets suck down an enormous amount of energy. But a new discovery--using magnets to power them--could make them almost impossibly efficient. Even the most energy conscious among us often run into one major obstacle: we need computers
Read More »Business Lessons From the Rich
What strategies can you learn about running your business from Switzerland? One of the most fascinating elements of Switzerland's success is its determination to remain neutral under unimaginable pressure to pick sides. The country has not declared a state of war since 1847 (it never entered the World Wars or the Iraq war) and opted out of joining the European Union.
Read More »Cracking The Body’s Source Code With Your Smartphone
A new app will help you diagnose and track skin conditions--from wrinkles to melanoma.
Read More »CARE Tech Forecasts Diseases You’re Likely To Catch
Hypochondriacs rejoice! The software uses medical history, records, and experience to discover whether you're at risk for as many as 100 diseases.
Read More »As Buying And Storing Tunes Becomes Easier, Digital Album Sales Drive Music-Industry Growth
SoundScan reported
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