‘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…
Apple is considering a huge change to the next iPhone — here’s how app makers … – Business Insider
Steve Kovach/Business Insider When Apple unveils its next iPhone, there’s one area that’s expected to get a significant change — its screen. Analysts and industry watchers expect the iPhone 6S will add Force Touch, which would let users press the screen like a button, to…
Vancouver’s high-tech hurdle: Attracting top-level talent – The Globe and Mail
From left: Version One Ventures CEO and founder Boris Wertz, BuildDirect president and CEO Jeff Booth, Vision Critical founder and president of corporate innovation Andrew Reid, Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes, Shoes.com chairman and co-founder Roger Hardy, Plentyoffish CEO and founder Markus Frind, and…
Using Storytelling in Your Software & Technology Marketing: When & How – Business 2 Community
In the fall of 1995, when the Internet was still young, an executive named Irving Wladawsky-Berger was put in charge of IBM’s new “Internet Division.” His mission? To figure out the business value of the internet. At that time, the Internet was just beginning to…
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It | WIRED – Wired
I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Though I hadn’t touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting, chilling the sweat on my back…
Dirty Rotten Secret About Making Money Online – Business 2 Community – Business 2 Community
Now I want to let you in on a dirty little secret; I don’t know a single person anymore who is making a lot of money sending traffic directly to a sales page.While a simple Squeeze page that goes to a sales video might have…
How Video Is Enhancing Heat Mapping for Retailers – RIS News (blog)
In today’s retail environment, heat maps often are used to understand customer behavior in relation to a store’s layout. And now, video capabilities are turning heat-mapping data up a notch. While heat mapping allows retailers to understand where customers walk within a store, video allows…
Marketing on a Budget: How to Produce Great Content Without Breaking the Bank – Search Engine Journal
When it comes to marketing your business online, content creation is one of the biggest pieces of the puzzle. But how do you create awesome content to market without spending a ridiculous amount of money? In today’s digital world, there are actually several ways you…