Monthly Archives: March 2014

Security Software Firm Sues Apple over Biometrics in new iPhone 5S – Patently Apple

MAZ Encryption Technologies, a document security firm, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple. The patent infringement lawsuit concerns Apple’s iOS … See on http://www.patentlyapple.com

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Concern Grows as Investors Exit Bond Holdings in Emerging Markets – New York Times

Wall Street Journal (blog) Concern Grows as Investors Exit Bond Holdings in Emerging Markets New York Times Now investors are pulling their money out of this and other emerging-market bond funds, as across-the-board selling by market heavyweights… See on dealbook.nytimes.com

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Boston Scientific works to beef up revenue from emerging markets – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Minneapolis Star TribuneBoston Scientific works to beef up revenue from emerging marketsMinneapolis Star TribuneIf emerging-market revenue were a horse race, Boston Scientific would be bringing up the rear. See on http://www.startribune.com

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Phone-makers look to emerging markets for growth – Austin American-Statesman

Phone-makers look to emerging markets for growth Austin American-Statesman So there’s been a push to get mobile devices cheap enough to reach emerging markets without sacrificing so much performance that first-time smartphone owners will give up on… See on http://www.statesman.com

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FinSMEs | Bruin Biometrics Closes $10M Funding

Bruin Biometrics, LLC, a Los Angeles, CA-based medical device company, closed a $10m funding round. Backers were not disclosed. The company intends to use the funds to deploye to market the developed products, … See on http://www.finsmes.com

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Breach Blind Spot Puts Retailers on Defensive – Krebs on Security

Breach Blind Spot Puts Retailers on Defensive Krebs on Security “There have been rumors and reports throughout the retail industry of security incidents at various retailers, and we are actively reviewing our systems to determine if we have been a…

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The 80-20 rule in social media (Infographic)

After yesterday’s article on the Pareto Principle, I decided to create an infographic to make the information I had shared a little more interactive. I hope you will find it useful. See on socialmediaslant.com

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Just how fast is real-time marketing?

Real-time marketing is currently one of the most prominent trends in digital, however many businesses are still only just starting to experiment with this tactic. A key question therefore is how fast is ‘real time’? In Econsultancy’s new Real-Time Marketing Survey

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Target Reports Breach Sales Impact As FIDO Grows Teeth

So, how bad was it? Target this week reported its first quarterly earnings since announcing its data breach in December and, yes, the impact was bad, both on sales and company profit. And while the retailer continued working to prevent

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B2B Social Media Story Telling | Socialnomics

Some  B2B marketers are slow to invest in social media because they believe that the ROI should be based on an increase in sales. Wrong.   This a short but great post on shifting your thinking about social media and

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