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Grammys 2014 Predictions

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In the run up to the Grammy awards, Los Angeles is already abuzz with artists, celebrities and music executives attending swanky parties and A-list lunches, and preparing to enjoy the industry event...

Super Bowl 2014 Ads: Predicted Winners And Losers

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This article is by Jeri Smith, president...

Are you Buying Fitness Wearables From Electronics Companies?

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Having spent the week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it would appear that fitness & sport tech has started to reach mainstream prominence.  In a way it has, in others...

Facebook and NBC Look Towards A Social Winter Olympics, Just Don’t Mention The Tape Delay Or #NBCfail

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NBC and Facebook have announced a content sharing deal for coverage around this year’s Winter Olympics from Sochi in Russia. It continues Facebook’s ‘social’ relationship with the Olympics via NBC,...
    






The Mayors Challenge: Sparking Government Innovation In European Cities

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In an interview with James Anderson, head of government-innovation at Bloomberg Philanthropies, we discussed their 2013-2014 Mayors Challenge—a competition to inspire European cities to come up with...
    






Obama’s Manufacturing Hubs Mean Cronyism, Corporate Welfare And Less Innovation

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It’s an endless parade, one  top-down proposal after another from Washington. Having just presided over another 80,000 pages of regulations in the 2013 Federal Register, the launch (so called) of...
    






Fantrax Has Found A Niche Hosting Dynasty Fantasy Sports Leagues

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Leadership in the fantasy sports hosting market has been fairly stagnant in recent years, with the big three players (Yahoo, ESPN and CBS) combining for a dominant market share. However, one fairly...
    






Top 10 Investor Interests for Technology 2014

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Want to get a head start on what angel and venture capitalists are looking for in 2014? Here are some sectors we hear whispers about from investors: Healthcare IT Healthcare insurers want to...
    






Google’s Nest Deal Vindicates Patent King Nathan Myhrvold

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Google’s decision this week to buy high-tech thermostat maker Nest for $3.2 billion is creating more than just the usual  winners whenever a start-up cashes out for a big amount. Among the not-so-...
    






A New Way Of Looking At The World’s Most Innovative Companies

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Over the past six months I’ve been involved in creating a new innovation benchmarking index. I’m really happy to say it is launched today. You can see the inaugural Elastic Innovation Index here. It...