Watson Is Moving To NYC: IBM Announces $1B Group Based On Jeopardy Ace Computer


Three years after its splash appearance on Jeopardy, IBM is turning to the Watson computer system for inspiration again–this time as the centerpiece of a major new business unit in the Big Apple....
    






How Hybrid Publishers Innovate To Succeed


The intensity of competition in an industry is neither a matter of coincidence nor bad luck Michael Porter, Competitive Strategy The publishing industry has been challenged by the online sales...
    






Six Things Every CMO Should Be Watching This Year


This article is by David Armano, executive VP, Global Innovation & Integration at Edelman. There’s no shortage of trend pieces or crystal ball-gazing this time of year. The problem is that with...
    






Groupon Emails Or Amazon Blasts? Here’s What You’re Purging From Your Inbox


It’s a new year, so why not start off with a clean, empty inbox? That was my aim when I stumbled upon Unroll.Me, a service promising to sort out your hopelessly clogged email accounts. My...
    






The Ignorance Of Today’s College Students Shouldn’t Surprise Us


By Blaine McCormick & Burton Folsom What did our students learn during this holiday break between college semesters?  Once finals were over, many probably went to see a movie or took a trip with...
    






New Country For Sony, Microsoft And Nintendo: China Lifts Game Console Ban


The Chinese government has temporarily lifted its ban on video game consoles, reports the BBC, opening the door for machines like Microsoft's Xbox One, Sony's PS4, and Nintendo's Wii U. Consoles...
    






5 Second-Act Careers To Sail Through Retirement


Nancy Collamer, a career coach based in Old Greenwich, CT, offers hope to the burned out and the bored in mid-career. It’s possible to switch gears in midlife and to start a new venture that brings...
    






Tiger Mom Returns with “The Triple Package”


Tiger mom really like controversies. Amy Chua is a law professor at Yale University. She wrote “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” in 2011. This book argues about the superiority of Chinese mothers and...