Tablet and e-reader adoption continues to grow quickly.
It used to be a startling experience to see an iPad on a bus, an airplane or the subway. Now you might be startled not to see one.
Continue reading… “U.S. tablet, e-reader ownership doubled over the Holidays”
Roughly 60 hours of video is now uploaded to YouTube every minute.
Google’s video website, YouTube, is streaming 4 billion online videos every day, a 25 percent increase in the past eight months, according to the company.
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Apple’s iBooks 2
Apple’s new iBooks 2 initiative has the potential to vastly improve the K-12 learning experience. They will offer attractive digital textbooks with interactive features like videos, animations, definitions, flashcards, and quizzes. But, with the proprietary nature of the software it means that publishers, parents, and schools will be locked into Apple’s ecosystem.
Most were not born into success; they simply did.
There is always a fascination of people who are consistently successful at what they do; especially those who experience repeated success in many areas of their life throughout their lifetime. In entertainment, you may think of Clint Eastwood and Oprah Winfrey. In business, it may be Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett. Everyone has their own examples of super successful people like these who we admire. But how do they become so successful?
Continue reading… “Top 12 things successful people do differently than the rest of us”
U.S. online advertising spending is expected to grow 23.3% to $39.5 billion this year, pushing it ahead of total advertising spending in print newspapers and magazines, according to an eMarketer report.
Continue reading… “U.S. online advertising spending expected to surpass print in 2012”
Found in Town
Many of us have lost a wallet or cell phone and have just been about to give up on humanity when a perfect stranger returns them. It’s the hypothesis of Found in Town, a new Chicago startup, that these moments of unexpected human goodness would be much more frequent if only technology were to lend a helping hand. Found in Town essentially brings the lost-and-found box and puts it on the Web.
Continue reading… “Found in Town – a lost and found for the internet”
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A company called Dynaway was commissioned by BrickIt to build this miniature, but impressive, Lego sorting factory to demonstrate the firm’s manufacturing execution system and they created this mesmerizing video of it in action.
Continue reading… “Awesome Lego sorting plant made of Legos (video)”
The differences aren’t miles apart, but not inches either.
As the topic for our Monday’s Startup Junkie Underground, the House (H.R. 2930) and Senate (S.1791) have proposed competing Bills on the topic of crowdfunding. It’s important, however, to know the differences between the two, because the devil is in the details. And, when it comes to H.R. 2930 and S.1791, the differences are pretty crucial. Crowdfunding advocates need to pay attention.
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Credit cards are the most common form of financing for small business startups.
There are eight solutions to financing your startup with debt. When you are talking about debt options, think of loans and lines of credit that you pay back to a lender. We are not looking at any equity solutions such as angel investors, venture capital, etc. But nothing is easy these days and if you have damaged credit or you’re looking for several hundred thousand dollars it’s much less likely to happen purely with debt.
Continue reading… “8 debt options to finance your small business startup: part 1”
The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor shows entrepreneurial activity revived in 2011 after years of decline
Early-stage entrepreneurial activity rates surged around the world in 2011, jumping nearly 60 percent in the U.S., according to a survey released this week by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. More than 12 percent of U.S. adults reported starting a business or running new businesses last year, up from just below 8 percent in 2010.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: If you were traveling between Boston and Washington, DC, and had the choice of either flying or riding in a driverless car, which would you choose?
Continue reading… “Driverless Cars: A Driving Force Coming to a Future Near You”
“Get on the shelf” contest
Wal-Mart has launched an “American Idol”-like contest for entrepreneurs and inventors to find the best new products to win a spot on its store shelves.
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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