How the Duolingo Founders Offered Free Education To Millions


As stars fill the night sky in Veracruz, Mexico, 23-year-old Uziel Alejandro López kicks back at home to play on his Android smartphone. His thumbs breeze over the brightly colored screen, but this...

Pinners Are From Peoria: Sharing On Pinterest Takes Off


Pinterest keeps gaining momentum as a way to share content, growing faster at this social activity than any other social media service. That’s according to a new quarterly report released this...
    






China And Russia Helping Fuel New Tech Boom


If I asked you to name the biggest online shopping day of the year, what would you guess? Black Friday? Cyber Monday? Free Shipping Day in mid-December? Guess again. Even though Cyber Monday sales...
    






15 Under-Appreciated Events That Affected The Music Business In 2013


We’re coming to the end of 2013, so now is a good time to look back at the music business happenings of the year to see the trends and events that affected it. The following 15 events may have been...
    






The Impact Of Facebook’s Secondary Stock Offering


Facebook is planning a follow-on stock offering of 70 million shares. The company will issue 27 million new shares and another 43 million shares will be sold by certain stock holders including...
    






The Best Performing Big Tech Stocks Of 2013: Did You Own Any Of Them?


Idaho, China, Menlo Park. That would have been your itinerary this year to find the tech stocks that make up the list of the best-performing names of 2013. These are stocks that have doubled or even...
    






The Best Performing Big Tech Stocks Of 2013: Did You Own Any Of Them?


Idaho, China, Menlo Park. That would have been your itinerary this year to find the tech stocks that make up the list of the best-performing names of 2013. These are stocks that have doubled or even...
    






Line Hits 300 Million Registered User Benchmark


Within the past four months, Line, the messaging app par excellence has brought on board some 100 million new customers. This makes it a concern that has well over 300 million registered users on a...

Facebook now an associate member of the GSM Association


Even before it went public, Facebook already made emphasis on the importance of going mobile. This year's third quarter results shows that Facebook did exactly the right thing. Sales from mobile...