Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Tumblr, which famously hates advertising and only started trying to make money after five years in existence, is in a bit of a pickle, as its $125 million in funding is running out, giving the serv...

As the U.S. Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of Americas immigration system, the Canadian government is trying to poach talented immigrants frustrated by U.S. visa policy.

Even with the projected 80% increase in online investment by luxury brands in 2013, fashion brands small and large also are significantly recognizing that the silver lining lies in the adoption of a reliable listening strategy.

bbdo and goodby silverstein & partners, two of the most respected creative agencies, were forced to undertake big rounds of layoffs on thursday.

The first rule of being cool is not telling people you want to be cool.

Data visualization company Tableau Software has raised the price range of its initial public offering to $31 per share.

Our bills keep going up.

Companies with male-dominated boards will fall behind their rivals because they lack the “fresh” ideas women can bring, a government report has found.

Unlocking the mysteries of paid social media. ;

Google revealed Wednesday that it is launching its own subscription music service called All Access.

Brian Zisk, founder of the semi-annual SF MusicTech Summit, has made it his mission to help bring cosmos from out of the chaos of the music world.

Startup Re:char hopes to deliver a low cost Android gadget plug-in that can test the moisture content and fertility of soil. Kenyan farmers get ready to meet the latest in data analytics and cloud services.

Facebook's disappointing IPO and sluggish stock price don't tell us a thing about the company's signficance -- or even its long-term potential to please investors.

Learn how being tuned in to real-time marketing opportunities can help you capitalize on trending topics your followers on social channels can relate to.

Washington is the latest state to pass a law granting academic course credit in math or science to students in advanced-placement computer science classes.

My post about the Google+ redesign and the shift in direction from Facebook design has met with some well reasoned argument. Here I present my own arguments, and reason why I think the two design philosophies are moving in different direction.

If you've been keeping up with Google Glass, you've probably seen Steven Yau. He's the man in one of the most widely circulated press photos of Glass.

As if today's other announcements weren't enough, Google is also bringing Google Wallet support to Gmail, making it incredibly easy to send friends and family payments by just sending an email.

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