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Tuesday, 17th April 2012

CircleUp To Help Startup Investors

The JOBS act supposedly paves the way for additional crowdfunded investments. But starting today, a new crowdfunding operator is in business hoping to take out some of the risk for anyone who wants to invest. Called CircleUp.com, the company is taking a different approach to get around the 270-day waiting period for investors and small…

David Strom comments

6 Mobile Apps for the Fitness Junkie

Trees are spouting leaves, flowers are sprouting where you would not ordinarily expect flowers, and the mornings and evenings are warm enough to get outdoors. Time to put on those running shoes, grab that bike or just go for a stroll. It is springtime. What do people do in spring? They look around their houses and apartments and say, "Where did…

Mobile Dan Rowinski comments

Solving College With Big Data

Solving College With Big Data

College is stuck in the past, and tech is always trying to tow it out of the mud. The trick is finding a solution that provides more access to higher education, improves the learning experience, and enables future improvement, instead of miring college in some company's proprietary system. Coursera has such an offering, and it announces today…

Jon Mitchell comments

Internet of Things

The Future of Connected Cars: Audi

The Future of Connected Cars: Audi

So far in our series on car connectivity, we've focused on infotainment systems. It's early in the evolution of Internet services in vehicles and up till now, it's been all about information and entertainment. Early in-car apps have focused on music, navigation and news. The next generation of in-car apps will be about providing "smart…

Richard MacManus comments

Adopting Twitter's Internet Patent Agreement

Twitter has raised the bar for recruiting the best and brightest developers, and without any real costs. Instead, the company's Innovator's Patent Agreement (IPA) appeals to a cause near and dear to many of today's best developers: Refusing to weaponize software patents.

Enterprise Joe Brockmeier comments

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