Over the past month, I attended three conferences. Each one brought together some of the greatest minds in B2B sales and marketing. Sadly, some of their presentations distracted us from their important messages
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Feed SubscriptionEverloop Pioneers Kids’ Social Playground As Facebook Lurks At The Gates
Tween social network Everloop has developed a range of parent-friendly features that could become the groundwork for Zuckerberg's inevitable foray into young social networking.
Read More »Celebs Crowdsource With Talenthouse, Pulse Raises $9M, Comcast Touts Gigabit Speeds
The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day. Celebs Crowdsource With Talenthouse Legendary comic creator Stan Lee is looking for a new superhero; rapper the Game is scouting for a new verse--and anyone with an idea and an Internet connection could have the next big thing. Talenthouse has developed quite a cast of celebrity users scouring user-generated ideas to help break their creative blocks and create new stars in the process
Read More »Lasers Create Interactive Solar Map For New York
Now New Yorkers can see exactly how much solar power each roof could generate. Will that info spur solar installations like it has in other cities? It's hard to accurately predict how much power we can generate from the sun.
Read More »Inside GM’s Scouting Grounds: The EcoCAR Challenge
The government-sponsored competition to build the best ultra-fuel-efficient vehicles yields both automotive innovation and the next generation of car designers.
Read More »iPhone, Android Mobile User Data Blasts Off, Windows Phone 7 Catching Up
With bandwidth-heavy streaming apps such as Netflix, HBO Go, and Pandora out on the market, users are consuming more data than ever before on their smartphones. According to a new report by Nielsen out today, average U.S.
Read More »Aspen Food & Wine’s Spanish Bonanza
We've got the play-by-plays of the Aspen Food and Wine Fest, which kicked off with a decadent Spanish barbecue. Which famous chef is guarding the cheese? What better way to kick off the Aspen Food & Wine festival (taking place June 16 through 19) than with a plate full of Spanish BBQ?
Read More »Area Man Finds Hilarity, Insights In The Onion’s Methods, Madness
Good times and laughs are only part of the reason the satirical newspaper works.
Read More »Google Brings Goggles To HTC’s TV Ads
Use Google Goggles to scan bands and art (not clunky codes) to download free stuff in the new HTC Sensation 4G ads, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Deutsch L.A. and Google
Read More »06.17.2011 | Inc.com Daily
Groupon complaints, LawyerUp, Harvard's entrepreneurship machine, how ATMs kill the economy, an anarchist start-up, and more. How anarchy can help your business.
Read More »iFive: Facebook’s iPad App, Spotify In U.S., Sony Ericsson’s NFC Phones, Slowing RIM Sheds Jobs, Streaming Movies A Felony?
As you can see the bizarre story of Rebecca Black's "Friday" runaway viral video hit has taken another strange turn. It's been taken down not due to YouTube's strict copyright infringement rules, but by Black's command.
Read More »The Green Lantern Guru
Meet Geoff Johns, Warner Bros.' new Chief Creative Officer and the go-to geek for DC Comics' ever-expanding universe. With Ryan Reynolds' emerald abs casting a glow over theater audiences everwhere this weekend, Warner Bros. will unveil its first big superhero franchise since Superman and Batman.
Read More »How Marketing May Save London’s Bees
To stop honeybees--some of the planet's most important food pollinators--from continuing to disappear at an alarming rate, London has launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to raise awareness about the problem. It's hard to say exactly why honeybees the world over are disappearing. Evidence points to viruses , fungi, cell phone use , pesticides, and climate change as potential causes (or parts of a larger cause).
Read More »Making 15 Minutes of Fame Last
Whether it's sudden press or a viral video, it's easier than ever for business owners to get a taste of the spotlight. Here's how to make it last. Before she turned actress Natalie Portman into a ballerina for the film Black Swan, dancer Mary Helen Bowers was already training women all over New York City through her fitness company, Ballet Beautiful, which she founded in 2008
Read More »Redbox Adds Video Games, Challenging Gamefly
On Thurdsay, DVD rental giant Redbox announced that it will expand its offering to include video games at more than 21,000 of its kiosks nationwide. The new service will launch Friday, and include titles from the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3, all for roughly $2 per day
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