Yahoo CEO lets go top lieutenant in surprise move


Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer parts way with top operations exec just 15 months after hiring SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is cutting loose her top lieutenant in a possible...
    






Contently Raises $9 Million To Build ‘The Plumbing For Brand Publishing’


Native advertising, content marketing, sponsored content — whatever you call it, it’s one of the most powerful currents remaking the publishing business, and Contently is riding right in the middle...
    






Steal These Four Secrets To Sell Like A Pro


“I can help you if you want my help. Do you?” – Paul Lemberg, author, speaker and Fortune 100 business coach I met Paul Lemberg, world-class business coach, and Rhonda Anderson, sales analyst, at...
    






Inside Forbes: We’re Diving Into the Era of News Streams With Breakthrough Mobile Products


Like a hanging, mobile focuses the mind. I often say the $2 to $3 CPMs publishers frequently get for smartphone ads will crush all traditional newsrooms built for the era of $50 print CPMs — and most...
    






14 Things To Do On A Slow Day At Work


14 Things To Do On A Slow Day At Work Downtime is a rare in most workplaces — but there’s a good chance you’ll experience a slow day every once in a while. (If you’re reading this at work, you...
    






Internship Wish List: The 12 Things Students Value Most


Providing choices like “the opportunity for full-time employment,” “good references,” “competitive compensation,” “networking opportunities,” “a flexible work schedule” and “client exposure,”...
    






I Invested In A Startup – Now What?


In a previous post, I wrote about investors increasingly turning to alternative investments in an effort to generate uncorrelated returns, hedge risk and diversify their asset allocation. This trend...