Spurring Investments And Innovation In Agriculture – TechCrunch

Brian MilneCrunch Network Contributor Brian Milne is a freelance writer and former senior reporter/editor for McClatchy Newspapers, advocating sustainable water technologies and precision agriculture. More posts by this contributor: How to join the network The federal government is often criticized by Silicon Valley for being…

‘Star Wars’ BB-8 droid to be sold as working robot – Toronto Sun

GLENDALE, Calif. — If it weren’t for someone willing to entertain a new idea, the new Star Wars droid, BB-8, wouldn’t be rolling into living rooms this holiday season. The robot — which looks like a mechanical head on a spinning ball — was the…

34 Compelling Content Marketing Stats and Facts – Business 2 Community

Content marketing is now ubiquitous, with 93% of all marketers saying they do content marketing (it’s not clear what the other 7% are doing). But with so much content being produced, distributed and shared, how do you make your efforts stand out and grab the…

Broker gets FAA approval to use drone to take photos – The Herald

Across Southern Nevada, homes listed online usually have a slideshow of photos — some good-quality, some not — showing the yards, bedrooms, kitchen, garage and other areas of the house. Real estate broker Jeff Galindo wants to spruce up such marketing pitches — with the…

AOL, Inc. (AOL) Price Target Raised To $47 At Cantor Fitzgerald – Bidness ETC

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst, Youssef H. Squali, has raised his price target on AOL, Inc. (NYSE:AOL) stock from $45 to $47. The analyst’s revision, disclosed in a research note today, was based on AOL outperforming first-quarter (1QFY15) estimates and “early success with programmatic, video and mobile…

Will Orioles, Preakness help soothe ravaged Baltimore? – ABC NEWS 4

By DAVID GINSBURGAP Sports Writer BALTIMORE (AP) – Looting, rioting and violence has left Baltimore rattled and in a state of repair. Officials hope a big sports week has a healing effect on the beleaguered city. Civil unrest remains an issue in Baltimore after two…