Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 24-09-2011
A colleague describes Dr. Randy Axelrod as 80% doctor, 20% quant. In high school he took college-level math courses. During his residency, he used his free time studying database programming. As a medical doctor he has worked ER, but he has also run models analyzing patient risk prediction.
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Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 23-09-2011
Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 23-09-2011
Content marketing is all about generating and sharing content with the people. Businesses can also use it as an effective way to educate people about their company. Content Marketing is believed to be highly useful for creating brand awareness and increasing business by converting the regular contacts into clients. Content marketing is the best practice [...]
Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 23-09-2011
I’ve often wondered if the Facebook “Like” or Google “+1″ buttons are the most basic of all social gestures — the most minimal of user generated content that can be published by social media streams.
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Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 22-09-2011
There has been a lot of discussion lately about US jobs and Silicon Valley’s role in helping to rebuild the US workforce. US government officials, and many others believe that Silicon Valley is key to reviving US jobs growth. But is this really true?
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Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 22-09-2011
Law enforcement and the military are using devices called stingrays to track cellphones, as described in a story in todays Wall Street Journal. The government considers the devices sensitive information, and not much is known publicly about how they are used. But its possible to get a good idea of how they work based on public documents and interviews with technology experts.
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Filed Under (Silicon Valley) by Admin on 22-09-2011
Google is moving quickly into the content business, becoming more like the media companies that use its AdSense advertising network. Here’s an interview with the founders of Zagat, recently acquired by Google.
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Filed Under (Wall Street) by Admin on 21-09-2011
Internet company Glam Media Inc. is trying to get in on the social networking craze with the acquisition of Ning Inc., a company that helps websites build social networking features.
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Filed Under (Small Business) by Admin on 21-09-2011
You hear it all the time, “Do something you’re passionate about.” Or, “they’re successful because they’re passionate about what they do.” While at the surface I agree that it takes passion to soldier on, you have to feed that passion with a strategy to connect. I have passionate entrepreneurs reaching out to me all the [...]