SolarImpulse could inspire a generation pilots say

Dallas Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andr Borschberg stand with a flag marking the historic flight at DFW airport Thursday morning. Breaking the world record for distance in a solar-powered aircraft wasnt easy for Andre Borschberg. The more than 18-hour flight went 860 miles from Phoenix to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Weather is a constant challenge for the SolarImpulse because of its ...

Software maker Datical raises $1M financing

Austin Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

From left, Robert Reeves, Daniel Nelson and Pete Pickerill are the founders of Datical Inc. Software maker Datical Inc. completed a $1 million financing. The Austin-based company collected the capital from 10 investors, according to a Thursday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Datical, which was founded in 2012, develops database management software. It was launched by ...

GVTC Foundation raises record amount at its annual golf tournament

San Antonio Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The GVTC Foundation raised a record$110,344 for area non-profit agencies during its annual Charitable Golf Classic. The GVTC Foundations 2013 GVTC Charitable Golf Classic raised $110,344 for area non-profit agencies, besting last years record by $1,000. The foundation affiliated with Hill Country telecommunications provider GVTC Communications Inc. will use the funds to support nonprofit ...

Six ways to bridge the Silicon Valley-China gap

Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

What's your company's strategy for doing business with China? Not news: Chinese investment is pouring into Silicon Valley, and local companies are going after a piece of that action. News: This morning I spoke with six executives at that business crossroads who delivered six tips on bridging cultural and economic divides between Silicon Valley and China. Those were just some of the tasty ...

St. Louis Social Media-Driven Saga of Larry Conners and KMOV

Forbes - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

affiliate KMOV-TV, let's recap. After the news broke about the IRS targeting Tea Party groups during the 2012 election, Conners, the longtime KMOV anchor, hopped on his ...

Andy McSmiths Diary Woolwich Twitter witness Boya Dee refuses to sell story

The Independent - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Andy McSmith is a senior reporter at The Independent. He has vast experience in political journalism and has also appeared on documentaries for BBC Radio ...

‘Bigoted’ Facebook comments about Alberta Sikh parade deleted by Wildrose party

The Province - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Alberta Wildrose Party Leader Danielle Smith made a campaign stop at the Dashmesh Cultural Centre where she met with members of Calgary’s Sikh community in this April 22, 2012 file photo. Colleen De Neve/Postmedia News CALGARY -- Alberta Progressive Conservatives are chiding the Wildrose party over comments on the party's Facebook page by people angry at Leader Danielle Smith for ...

TechStars Boston class touts throng of paying customers slideshow

Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

LinkCycle - Software which aims to help manufacturers reduce energy use, without deploying any extra hardware. The software, which can be used on an iPad, works by mapping the flow of electricity through manufacturing equipment and finding inefficiencies. LinkCycle has five customers so far using the software, in a total of seven facilities. Among the customers is Rubbermaid, which has found $1 ...

SES Toronto Early Bird Rate Expires Tonight

Search Engine Watch - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

SES Toronto 2013 , which kicks off June 12 and runs through June 14, ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET. If you haven't registered yet for the search and social marketing conference, today is your last chance to register at the lowest rate and save $300! SES Toronto brings together experts and leading vendors of the industry to share with you their expertise and solutions. More than 30 sessions ...

Top Research Explores Social Media Effectiveness Creativity

Ad Age - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

How does advertising perform in a social-media world? How can you build a cohesive social strategy? And what are the hidden influences that shape your organization's creativity? Ad Age is releasing three papers that address these pressing business ...

Video Twitter helps tornado victim reunite with dog

CBS News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

A giant tornado tore through the middle of Moore, Okla., killing at least 51 people, 20 of them children. Charlie Rose, Norah O'Donnell and Anna Werner ...

Twitter links ads to TV programs

San Francisco Business Times - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Taking advantage of the fact that large numbers of people love to tweet about television programs they are watching, Twitter Inc. is testing targeted ads linked to the TV ads its users likely see, the company said Thursday. Linking promoted tweets with TV content would give San Francisco-based Twitter a new way to tap into what remains the largest ad spending category -- television ...

Game change with these ten types of innovation

Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

Shazams new app turns your iPad into an insatiable eavesdropper

Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

Ironwood to raise $136M to support launch of IBS treatment drug

Boston Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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. ...

Ridesharing startup Lyft picks up a $60M round led by Andreesen Horowitz

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

Michael Chasen finally explains how SocialRadar works

Washington Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

In a circus-like outing twitter-disgraced Weiner hits NYC campaign trail

The Globe and Mail - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

Twitter launches feature to make sure its really you

CBC News - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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. ...

Google Penguin 2.0 Spam Report Form Now Available

Search Engine Watch - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

Video Ad Views Reach Another All-Time High 13.2 Billion in April

Search Engine Watch - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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 ...

GSA announces governmentwide BPA to consolidate wireless service

Business Journal - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

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, ...