Forbes eBay's New Personalization Strategy -- Ask Users What They Want Forbes - Tom RyaneBay has come up with a straightforward way to fine-tune personalization efforts: asking consumers what they’re interested in. In an online discussion last week, eBay's move was positioned by some of experts...
Forbes LLC Manager's Fiduciary Duty Possibly Breached By Not Making A Distribution To Creditor In Garcia Forbes - Jay AdkissonTwo couples, Morris and Sharon Garcia (collectively, "Morris") and John and Janie Garcia (collectively, "John"), in 1979 formed a partnership known as G2 Farms, with Morris and John each owning 50%, which...
Forbes Sony Delivers Dolby Vision Update To Its X900F And A8F TVs Forbes - John ArcherSony has confirmed to me today that it’s finally started to roll out firmware updates in the US and Canada for its X900F (XF9005 in Europe) LCD and A8F (AF8 in Europe) OLED TVs that enable them to play...
Forbes 7 Mindsets Necessary For Successful Leadership Development Forbes - Brent GleesonI was recently having a conversation with the CEO of a client organization about the current state of engagement and performance in the company. They were undergoing a significant organizational transformation....
Forbes How To Build Your Personal Brand Online Forbes - Tom WardEverything affects your personal brand: What you wear, how you speak, even how you compose an email. The same applies online. A profile pic says volumes about a person. So do their posts on social media,...
Forbes Every Day Is National Doughnut Day At Donut Bar Forbes - Lois Alter MarkAs an untreated donut addict, I am happy to live in San Diego, home of Donut Bar, one of the most award-winning donut shops in the world. The first thing you notice when you walk in – besides the gorgeous,...
Forbes Can Tom Cruise's 'Top Gun 2' Be Both A Good Movie And A Box Office Hit? Forbes - Scott MendelsonOn the list of movies to which we didn't need a sequel, Top Gun is pretty high on the list. The film is an artifact of its time, a deeply nationalistic and slightly jingoistic romantic drama from a time...
Forbes The Wrinkles On Pluto's Heart Could Be Methane-Ice Dunes Forbes - Matthew FrancisSand dunes are found all over Earth: along the shores of lakes or oceans, deserts like the Sahara in Africa, and even underwater. Robotic space probes have also found dunes on Venus, Mars, and Saturn's...
Forbes Adidas' Solarboost Running Shoes Are Inspired By NASA Tech Forbes - Lee BellGerman sports firm Adidas' latest running shoes are so high tech they are inspired by NASA engineering technology, apparently. Called Solarboost, the new trainers are focused on high-performance and are...
Forbes Trump Tariffs May Start Fire That Would Be Hard To Extinguish Forbes - Greg GardnerLike a wildfire, the consequences of the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs will spread far and fast. Trade wars are not easy to win and they are not easy to stop. Expect prices to rise...
Quartzflipped into Technology People are joining the gig economy because of a powerful myth verified_publisherQuartz - Alison GriswoldThe gig economy is growing, fast, with nearly 7 million people projected to be working in it in the US by the end of this year, up 26% from 2017. That’s according to estimates from Intuit that were cited...
Quartzflipped into Technology Protestors in San Francisco are using electric scooters to blockade Google buses verified_publisherQuartz - Alison GriswoldOld and new tech are colliding in San Francisco—literally. Demonstrators gathered up electric scooters and used them to obstruct Google’s commuter shuttles for employees, also known as Google buses, this...
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Co. Design Silicon Valley’s company towns are doomed verified_publisherFast Company - By Grant BollmerFacebook and Google want to build planned communities. A brief spin through history shows why this is a bad idea. Willow Village is a community planned for a 59-acre site in California’s Silicon Valley,...
Forbes AMD: Expect Better Availability Of Radeon GPUs, US Retailers Stocked Up Forbes - Jason EvangelhoRecently Nvidia touted the wider availability of both their GeForce GTX Founders Edition GPUs and those of board partners at or close to MSRP. Now it's AMD's turn, announcing that a wide lineup of Radeon...
Forbes Germany's Planned Coal Exit Hits A Wall Forbes - Dave KeatingGermany’s task force for phasing out coal was meant to launch this week, but yesterday the government quietly announced it is delaying the kick-off. It is the third time the coal exit commission’s launch...
Forbes If The SEC Guts Fraud Protections For Shareholders, More Than Our Retirement Savings Are At Risk Forbes - Diana HembreeAfter decades of hard work, naval electrician Michael de Vita had saved enough to retire. But to his shock, his life savings disappeared in the largest securities fraud scandal the country had ever seen....
Forbes Health Tech Firm Vivobarefoot Is 'Changing The Game' For Runners With Innovative Padding-less Shoes Forbes - Lee BellAn innovative fittech company called Vivobarefoot claims it will "change the game" for runners and the sports footwear industry with its new running shoes that don't feature padding and instead mimic feet’s...
Forbes IOTA Keeps Climbing, Outperforming Other Major Cryptos Forbes - Charles BovairdIOTA prices continued rallying today, building upon their recent gains as the cryptocurrency enjoyed sustained momentum following the beta release of its Trinity Mobile wallet. The price of the IOTA token,...
Forbes EVENT: Blockchain Meets Art In Basel Forbes - Alex WoodBlockchain is already known for its potential to upend the global financial system, but it’s now the technology set to transform the art world. On the surface, the art world may appear conservative, but...
Forbes How A Tech Exec Is Building A Trustworthy Ridesharing App For Kids And Busy Parents Forbes - Candice Helfand-RogersTen years ago, Sara Schaer was a tech executive and stressed-out mom trying to get her kids safely to and from preschool. Today, she’s the CEO of Kango, a growing rideshare for kids that aims to solve...
Quartzflipped into Quartz at Work Sandberg and Zuckerberg's differing responses to criticism epitomizes sexism at work Quartz - Leah FesslerIn case you’ve been living in a hole, Facebook is in a bit of a pickle. The Cambridge Analytica scandal is dramatic and confusing, and it’s not going away. How a shady data firm collected the personal...
Fast Companyflipped into Fast CompanyGuns The ad industry wants student ideas to help fight gun violence verified_publisherFast Company - By Jeff BeerCreated by ad industry nonprofit One Club and agency MullenLowe, Fight Gunfire With Fire wants to harness student creativity to raise awareness and support for stopping gun violence. The One Club for an...
Harvard Business ReviewFinance How Companies, Governments, and Nonprofits Can Create Social Change Together verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Howard W. Buffett and William B. EimickeProfit and purpose are converging. Over 80% of millennials report that making a positive difference in the world is more important to them than professional recognition. They no longer believe the primary...
Harvard Business ReviewBusiness Travel Just How Bad Is Business Travel for Your Health? Here’s the Data. verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Andrew RundleChecking into a hotel for a conference several years ago, I asked the receptionist where I could get some dinner. There was no restaurant in the hotel, I was told; my only options were ordering delivery...
Harvard Business ReviewCEOs Why CEOs Should Push Back Against Short-Termism verified_publisherHarvard Business Review - Dennis Carey, and Brian Dumaine, and Michael Useem, and Rodney ZemmelThe pressure put on CEOs to deliver quarterly results is greater than ever before. A 2014 global survey of more than 600 C-suite executives and directors, conducted by the non-profit Focusing Capital the...
Quartzflipped into "America First" New US tariffs are a bad sign for Brexit Britain’s trade deal hopes verified_publisherQuartz - Lianna BrindedWhen the US today announced steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the EU, Mexico, and Canada, it also offered a warning about Britain’s future in trade negotiations. Donald Trump’s administration...
Quartzflipped into Quartz Africa Netflix is finally getting serious about building a library of African movies and shows verified_publisherQuartz - Lynsey ChutelJust when it seemed Africa was left off Netflix’s plan for global content domination, the pioneers of binge-watching have hinted at plans to acquire more original content for the region. Netflix is looking...
Forbes Target Doubles Down On Retail's 'Mini Me' Moment, Lines Up More Small-Format Stores Forbes - Barbara ThauTarget is upping its bet that less is more, just as other retailers these days flirt with mini-me strategies. The cheap-chic discounter solidified its commitment to its higher-sales-generating, small-format...
