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Game change with these ten types of innovation
Larry Keeley is co-author of Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthrough and co-founder of an innovation strategy firm, Doblin, the innovation practice of Monitor Deloitte within Deloitte Consulting LLP. So heres a question: Which are more innovative: big companies or little companies? Bet your instinct was little companies, right? Our faith in brilliant entrepreneurs is ...
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Shazams new app turns your iPad into an insatiable eavesdropper
If using an iPad, Shazam users will no longer have to actively tag a sound byte from a song or TV show. It can be done automatically. New Yorkers, you may have a new reason to bring your iPads along for your commutes -- or to leave them behind, depending on how you feel about a device eavesdropping on your entire day. Shazam has announced from London that the company has launched a complete ...
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Ironwood to raise $136M to support launch of IBS treatment drug
Peter Hecht, CEO, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals On Friday, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:IRWD) will close on an offering which will raise $136 million for the company to use to fuel the recent launch of its first drug on the market. The offering of 1.5 million shares at $13 a share was announced on Tuesday, and is the Cambridge, Mass.-based biotechs companys second offering so far this year. ...
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Ridesharing startup Lyft picks up a $60M round led by Andreesen Horowitz
Lyft is swimming in fresh cash, having raised a $60 million round of Series C funding, led by Andreesen Horowitz. Pink mustachioed ridesharing startup Lyft is cruising in the fast lane, having picked up a cool $60 million Series C, led by Palo Alto-based power investors Andreesen Horowitz. The San Francisco startup has now raised a total of $82.5 million in venture funding since 2009. It raised ...
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Michael Chasen finally explains how SocialRadar works
SocialRadar founder Michael Chasen At long last, Michael Chasen former Blackboard CEO and current chief of SocialRadar very publicly explains what his new startup does. Here's Chasen, being interviewed this week at the CTIA 2013 expo in Las Vegas. First, the why: Today there's over 1 billion smartphones in the world, and a smartphone for all intents and purposes is a location beacon ...
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In a circus-like outing twitter-disgraced Weiner hits NYC campaign trail
He was the wisecracking know-it-all, asking a voter originally from Wyoming if his neighbours "have running water and indoor plumbing there yet."He was the astute policy wonk, telling a middle-aged man that the real solution to affordable housing was to "have a tax for the very, very super wealthy apartments - $10 million ones." And he was the civic superman, swooping up a ...
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Twitter launches feature to make sure its really you
In addition to a password, Twitter users will have to enter a six-digit code sent to their smartphone if they enable the new security feature. ...
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Google Penguin 2.0 Spam Report Form Now Available
Google Penguin 2.0 went live , but there are already several reports of big changes. There are also many reports that, despite Penguin, Google is still ranking spam sites. You can now report this directly to Google. Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt ...
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Video Ad Views Reach Another All-Time High 13.2 Billion in April
comScore Video Metrix service has just released data that shows 181.9 million Americans watched 38.8 billion online content videos in April 2013, while the number of video ad views reached an all-time high of 13.2 billion. Since comScore ...
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GSA announces governmentwide BPA to consolidate wireless service
The General Services Administration has signed a blanket purchase agreement with four telecommunications companies to consolidate its wireless service plans and centralize management, FedScoop reports. AT&T Inc., Sprint Nextel Corp., T-Mobile USA Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. are part of the agreement, which could bring approximately $300 million in savings over the next five years, ...
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Twitter adds two-step verification option to help fend off hackers
The verification method makes it harder for hackers to take over Twitter accounts that don't belong to them by requiring that users enter their password as well as a special code that is sent to their phone when they try to log in. The code does not generate until the user attempts to log in, and it changes each time they do. You can see how the feature works in the video above. The ...
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Eva Longoria Graduates From College Posts Pics to Twitter
, as well as for her good looks. What her fans might not know, however, is that the star has been attending graduate school at Cal State Northridge. The 38-year-old Longoria graduated this week with a Master’s degree in Chicano Studies. She attended the graduation in full cap and gown, flaunting the costume for the paparazzi. Longoria also uploaded her own photos to Twitter, depicting her ...
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Twitter amps up program to display videos in your timeline
(Credit: Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNET) Twitter users may see more videos start to pop up in their timelines. The microblogging site has already worked with companies to display videos in their tweets. ESPN and Ford Fusion teamed up to show instant replays in tweets during college football games. Turner Sports, the NCAA, AT&T, and Coke Zero united to tweet real-time video highlights ...
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Twitter doubling revenue An investors dream
current valuation is almost $10 billion . But unlike the disappointment that became Facebook, the value may be low enough, and revenue growing fast enough, that investors will ultimately be satisfied -- when Twitter finally decides to hold its ...
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Twitters TV Ad Targeting Uses Video Fingerprinting
Via a data dashboard, digital marketers can see in real time when their spots air and what resulting tweet activity occurs about either the brand or TV show. Then, at least in theory, they can more intelligently target Twitter users with Promoted Tweets based on who tweeted about the commercial or show. Per the San Francisco-based firm, marketers can use the data to inform not only the ...
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Imo.im raises $13.3 million from company cofounder
Mobile- and desktop-based messaging app imo.im raised $13.3 million this week to compete with bigger incumbents like WhatsApp. Palo Alto-based messaging app imo.im this week closed a $13.3 million round of funding, led by the companys cofounder (and early Google employee) Georges Harik. The messaging space is incredibly crowded right now, with big players like Santa Clara-based WhatsApp handling ...
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SRA International promotes David Keffer to corporate controller role
SRA International Inc. promoted its chief financial officer to corporate controller, the Fairfax-based company announced Wednesday. David Keffer will lead the companys accounting organization, including financial reporting, treasury and cash management, accounting systems, and financial planning and analysis. He previously was CFO of the Intelligence, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement, and ...
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Alkermes posts fourth quarter gains changes fiscal year
Alkermes CEO Richard Pops Just weeks after biopharmaceutical company Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) released positive preliminary results of a Phase 2 clinical study of its drug to treat major depressive disorder, the Waltham, Mass. and Dublin-based company released even stronger fourth quarter results for its fiscal year ended March 31. The company, which says it will change its fiscal year-end ...
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Marissa Mayers startup shopping spree continues with PlayerScale acquisition
Marissa Mayer on Thursday purchased her 12th company as Yahoo's CEO, acquiring Belmont-based PlayerScale. Another day, another acquisition from Sunnyvale-based Yahoo. The Internet giant on Thursday announced it was buying Belmont-based gaming infrastructure startup PlayerScale. Terms of the deal were not released. Todays news comes just days after Marissa Mayers $1.1 billion acquisition of ...
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Wibidata raises $15 million
WibiData, a maker of technology that uses data to make better computer applications, has raised a $15 million in a Series B round of funding led by Canaan Partners, with other investors including NEA and Google Chairman Eric Schmidt. Founded in 2010 by CEO Christophe Bisciglia, previously founder of the hot data software company Cloudera, and Aaron Kimball, creator of Apache Sqoop, San ...
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Glowing cockroach and social media lacewing
A glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are among the top 10 newly discovered species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. A global committee of taxonomists - scientists responsible for species exploration and classification - announced its list to coincide with the anniversary of ...
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The 3 Pillars of SEO in 2013 Content Links and Social Media
A good SEO strategy is the difference between your business easily being found online and getting lost in the noise of thousands of other businesses trying to stand out. With Google's ever-changing algorithm, it can be difficult to know what's effective here and now. In 2013, success in SEO hinges on businesses putting together a robust combination strategy that brings together an ...
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Twitter bumps up log-in security after hacks
Twitter has added a two-step login option to make users' accounts more secure The move comes after multiple high-profile hacks The AP, Burger King, Jeep and The Wall Street Journal are among recent hacking victims Security pro says many of those targeted won't use the new ...
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Google Doodle Salutes North West Mounted Police on 140 Years
Google Doodle celebrating the 140th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. For Canadian history buffs, it is actually the date of the founding of the North West Mounted Police, which would merge in 1920 with the Dominion Police to become the police force known as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Google Doodle features an RCMP officer in the famous Red Serge dress uniform. It ...
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Clean Harbors stands by to help with Oklahoma tornadoes
Clean Harbors is on standby and may be deployed to assist in the clean up of the damage, shown here at Plaza Elementary School, caused by the Oklahoma tornadoes. Norwell, Mass.-based environmental management firm Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) is on standby in the efforts to clean up Mondays devastation in Oklahoma from tornadoes that killed 24 and caused millions of dollars in damage. Jim Buckley, ...
Calcutta Spotlight
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Stephen Court disaster: any lessons learned?
Over 700 buildings in Calcutta are not compliant with safety regulations with regard to the risk of fire, and the Stephen Court disaster was a tangible example of what can happen when a fire breaks out in an unsafe building. Following that disaster, the local government seems to be taking a harder line on fire safety.
At 2.30pm on the 23 March, 2010, a devastating fire, allegedly caused by an electrical short circuit, ripped through the iconic Stephen Court building in Calcutta, destroying a large part of the 150-year-old office and residential block and killing over 30 people. Read more
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