The word marketing has a gazillion definitions. Yes, a gazillion. But for the context of this article let’s go with: “the action or business of promoting and selling products or services, including market research and advertising.”

In 2015, the need for cybersecurity professionals became an issue of primary importance for the national government.

Problem solving is, itself, a problem. With so many proven methods at our disposal, choosing the right one can feel like a long and difficult journey. Today, I’d like to take a look at three methods you may not have heard of, but have given businesses of all shapes and sizes a much-needed helping…

This isn’t your typical lazy summer Friday. Good luck to traders with the huevos to hold long positions over the weekend. In their favor, a surprisingly strong GDP report, a sharp rebound in equities, and the biggest bounce in crude in years have all helped to clear some of the dark clouds

A large number of files that appear to be copies of Avid Life Media?s Ashley Madison corporate files were apparently uploaded to Scribd on August 22, 2015. A Scribd user called AshleyMadisonFiles, using the Anonymous avatar is identified with the 72 published files. A large amount of corporate…

Amazon is testing a ne program that lets certain sellers decide whether to ship for free.

We are currently in the formative years of an EdTech revolution. A complete digital overhaul of our classrooms is inevitable. New technologies promise to transform education in positive ways. This is not about the Surface, the iPad, Chromebooks and smartboards. Those are all just delivery mechanisms…

Ashley Madison's breach liabilities may be impacted by the recently-revealed existence of third-party IT vendors. New Relic, among others, named in corporate document discussing customer data concerns.

A manned mission to Mars almost dictates a manned lunar return. Trouble is, there's little political will for such missions.

Alliance to Fight the 40 wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax on well-heeled health plans.

Organized by CMO Council, CMO Summit 2015 will take place in Singapore on October 5-6th, 2015. Amongst the many attendees and speakers, here are 13 of the top marketers you?ll want to meet.

Momentum stocks are rebounding, but the momentum approach is in danger of going of style, some market observers believe.

With Microsoft's recent announcement that over 75 million installs are now out in the wild for Windows 10, it's obvious the company's plan is beginning to work. Microsoft has been on a mission with Windows 10, in an effort get as many users as possible migrated to their new OS and achieve such…

Artificial intelligence startups faces big challenges in competing with Google, Facebook, and other giants for investment dollars and talent, but success may also mean a big acquisition by those same giants.

Background screening is a lucrative industry for providers, but it could be a costly endeavor for companies that don’t ...

How machine learning, a concept developed in the ’60s, is going to take over the tedium of talent analytics.

Earlier today, the IRS released Publication 1304, the 2013 Individual Income Tax Returns Complete Report. At 348 pages, it's a behemoth, but it warranted a closer look because 2013 represented a sea change for individual income taxes.

It is common to equate Space Situational Awareness (SSA) only with U.S. national security. One reason for this is the omnipresence of the United States military, which has been central to our way of thinking about the concept in outer space security. In theory, the SSA mechanics are simple: how do…

The streaming giant has said it plans to invest at least $6 million in original content in 2016 as it continues its 200-country expansion and looks to evolve its approach to original content.

Four years ago -- before I bought my first iPhone -- I wouldn’t buy certain model cell phones because their radiation emission levels were too high. I became obsessed with researching this in the buying process, especially after finding out that a man I knew died of brain cancer and was an early…

Online investing platforms experienced an increase in new account creation and deposits Monday and Tuesday, implying less of a panic among individual investors and more of an opportunistic crowd.

Google has filed a patent for new technology to identify and track potholes on the streets of the United States. The system would use a variety of sensors and location-tracking info to detect areas where the road surface is compromised and help users avoid potholes and find alternate routes.

Employees often end up making the same benefits choices each year because they're intimidated by too many options. The ...

In July of 2013, Chase Bank won a $20 million judgment against Reginald D. Fowler and an Arizona company called Spiral Broadcasting LLC. Fowler and Spiral owned interests in three Colorado LLCs.

Amazon may not be the kind of company you or I would like to work at, but Jeff Bezos has been clear about what kind of culture he wants at Amazon, writes ethical leadership specialist Ann Skeet.

Several weeks ago I wrote about crowdfunding and how potentially difficult the process might be for entrepreneurs. I got some good feedback, but I wasn?t prepared for the amazing story of Elio Motors and their crowdfunding agency, CrowdfundX, and how they raised $30 Million. Buckle in, because this…

Maker of Angry Birds to focus on games, media and consumer products.

Netflix becomes the first major tech company to openly quit anti-virus. Is the industry, full of giants like Symantec and Kaspersky, set for a sudden death?

A grace period apparently wasn’t enough incentive to save via flexible spending accounts. Now a carryover ...

A typographical error in a property?s legal description affected the competing claims of the United States as tax creditor and the bank that held the beneficial interest in the deed of trust on the property.

After rising as much as 2.9%, the S%P 500 ended 1.4% lower, but many stocks still performed well, writes Phil van Doorn.

Was it ethical for Wired to provide a link to the leaked AshleyMadison data? This question was originally answered on Quora by Adrián Lamo.

VideoJohn Oliver's send-up of televangelists highlighted the IRS, because the televangelists can organize as churches, making them exempt from taxation without being subject to the transparency - annual filing of Form 990 and application for exempt status - required of other not for profits. Oddly…

Snapchat Inc., one of the most highly valued private tech startups, finally hired someone to run its finances.

Down at the lower left of most standard Windows PC keyboards there is a key with the Windows logo on it. It sits between the Ctrl an Alt keys to the left of the space bar. Most people know that pushing it brings up the Start menu (or toggles to the Start screen depending on your version of Windows),…

Is big data analytics in recruiting ...

Imagine you work with 40 people located in 20 different countries spread across 4 continents and 16 time zones who speak no less than 16 native languages. That's the challenge Todoist faces, and its opportunity.

Vastly improved speech recognition is driving a jump in use of voice commands in search and apps, and they're likely to be added to all manner of devices from clock radios to speakers.

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz worries more about cars being hacked than the electric grid being attacked, he said this morning in Las Vegas.