Martina King is the CEO of Featurespace where she is responsible for the strategic direction and corporate vision at the company.A popular internet meme goes something like this: ‘It’s 2013: where’s my flying car?’ The question, asked on t-shirts and coffee mugs around the world, debated on technology forums, or bantered around with friends at a café, is essentially one […]
Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog,It is time to crank up the Looney Tunes theme song because Wall Street has officially entered crazytown territory. Stocks just keep going higher and higher, and at this point what is happening in the stock market does not bear any resemblance to what is going on in the overall economy […]
As the stock market is sitting on top of gains better than any year since 1997, and as December keeps looking up and up, strategists remain optimistic for 2014. Still, a serious question needs to be addressed here going into year-end. Have the stock market gains in November and December already eaten up much of the gains that investors were […]
RBC Capital Markets released its 30 best global stock ideas for the coming year and eight Canadian companies made the grade.“Similar to 2013, our 2014 list remains focused on companies that should be positively correlated to the ongoing global economic recovery,” said Marc Harris, director of global research at RBC Capital Markets.“However, consistent with an economic cycle that is maturing, […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Dec. 19, 2013 – Companies are recognizing the value of social media as a marketing and brand management tool, as well as customer service and support channel. Social media is also becoming a core consumer and business-user forum. Consequently, social media analytics emerged as a popular tool to measure social-site traffic, but more importantly, to obtain […]
Benchmarks ended in negative territory on Tuesday, as investors cautiously awaited the outcome of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting to gain further insights into the Fed’s next move. The two-day policy meet is expected to decide on the future of the Fed’s stimulus measures. The two-year budget deal also sailed through a test vote in the Senate, indicating that […]
Jeff Anaya is part of the marketing team with Viralheat, the social media marketing suite for business.Big Data is one of the latest phenomenon to hit tech news. This is no surprise as experts in the industry are constantly abuzz about the benefits of Big Data on marketers and any business trying to get deeper insights about their consumers. Yet, for […]
We live in the era of technology. Whether you work from home or corporate America, you rely on modern technology to allow you interact with clients, create business plans and run day-to-day operations. It seems safe to say that the future growth of any industry is dependent upon growth in technology itself.It’s been said that many real-life scientific breakthroughs stem […]
Editor’s Note: Todd posts his vibes in real time each day on our Buzz & Banter. “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” -Attributed to Albert EinsteinI wrote Seems Like Old Times in May 2007. It was an effort to draw attention to elements nestled within our socio-economic sphere that spooked […]
Deep in December, It’s nice to remember, The fire of September.
– The FantasticksUnfortunately the stock market’s September surge, fueled by that month’s stunning decision from the Fed to keep its quantitative easing intact, is becoming increasingly tough to recall three months on. (Lest I stand accused of playing the world’s saddest song on the world’s smallest violin, let me point […]
