Facebook is facing calls to increase the level of authentication it asks of users in India, adding to the pressure that it is under with two legal cases pushing it, and other Web firms, to reform its measure for censoring content in the country. As a report from Times of India reveals, a new petition...
Daily Archives: February 18, 2012
New Indian court petition pushes Facebook for stricter user authentication
Facebook is facing calls to increase the level of authentication it asks of users in India, adding to the pressure that it is under with two legal cases pushing it, and other Web firms, to reform its measure for censoring content in the country. As a report from Times of India reveals, a new petition...
Graphic proof of big demand for big data talent
More (graphic) evidence that “big data” skills are very much in demand. Job postings for big data jobs have skyrocketed since January 2010. Just take a look at this hockey stick of big data job listings, courtesy of Indeed.com. And, here’s the hockey stick for the more specific “data scientist” job title. Feature photo courtesy of Flickr...
Graphic proof of big demand for big data talent
More (graphic) evidence that “big data” skills are very much in demand. Job postings for big data jobs have skyrocketed since January 2010. Just take a look at this hockey stick of big data job listings, courtesy of Indeed.com. And, here’s the hockey stick for the more specific “data scientist” job title. Feature photo courtesy of Flickr...
GoodRx Grabs $1M+ From SV Angel, Founders Fund & More To Help You Find Cheap Prescription Drugs
Like many other services, goods, and commodities, prescription drug prices can vary widely depending on location and what particular vendor is offering them. Launching last September at the Health 2.0 Conference in San Francisco was GoodRx, a service that’s aiming to bring some transparency back to prescription drug purchases by bringing some sophisticated price...
Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks
Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Jay Jamison, a Partner at BlueRun Ventures, who focuses on early stage mobile, consumer and enterprise investments. He also serves on the boards of AppCentral, AppRedeem, Foodspotting, and Thumb. You can follow Jay on Twitter @jay_jamison or read his blog at www.jayjamison.com. With the pending public...
Beyond Facebook: The Rise Of Interest-Based Social Networks
Editor’s Note: This guest post is written by Jay Jamison, a Partner at BlueRun Ventures, who focuses on early stage mobile, consumer and enterprise investments. He also serves on the boards of AppCentral, AppRedeem, Foodspotting, and Thumb. You can follow Jay on Twitter @jay_jamison or read his blog at www.jayjamison.com. With the pending public...
Mobile Advertising Is The Baby Huey Of The Media World (And Apple Is Taking The Low Road)
Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Frank Barbieri, the SVP of Emerging Platforms at YuMe. You can follow him @frankba I had dinner last week with a senior exec from a global advertising holding company who asked what I often get asked these days, “What’s going on with mobile advertising?” it’s a...
Mobile Advertising Is The Baby Huey Of The Media World (And Apple Is Taking The Low Road)
Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Frank Barbieri, the SVP of Emerging Platforms at YuMe. You can follow him @frankba I had dinner last week with a senior exec from a global advertising holding company who asked what I often get asked these days, “What’s going on with mobile advertising?” it’s a...
Seize Your Opportunities Like Jeremy Lin
Editor’s Note: Contributor Ashkan Karbasfrooshan is the founder and CEO of WatchMojo, he hosts a weekly show on business and has published books on success. Follow him @ashkan. Last week, Forbes contributor Eric Jackson published a list on the 9 lessons that Jeremy Lin can teach you; number 2 on his list was “Seize the Opportunity”....