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Periscope enthusiasts, have you heard of New York Scope Week?
September 22-24 will see the Periscope Community Summit come to New York for a user-generated conference.
New York Scope Week offers meetups with other Periscope users. There will also be keynote speakers and panelists from the Perisco Read More

“The Lion Awakes: Adventures in Africa’s Economic Miracle” will change your perception of the African continent. It aims to dispel the myth that Africa is still a backwards continent ravaged by disease, war, poverty and starvation.
Recounting his own life story, and other success stories he has wi Read More

Livestreaming communities put businesses on a fast track for discovering and engaging Millennials. By 2018, half of America’s workforce will identify as Millennials. They cringe at the thought of being “targeted” by traditional marketing tactics.
Instead, they’d rather be seen as future leaders, c Read More

Google today cracked down on robocallers that make illegal, recorded solicitation calls concerning local business listings and other Google services.
The recordings imply the callers are representing Google. But they really are independent firms attempting to sell their services to small businesse Read More

The amount of work from home jobs and opportunities has risen dramatically in recent years. But along with those legitimate work from home jobs that offer people the flexibility and convenience of telecommuting, comes an influx of opportunities for scammers to take advantage of job seekers.
Fear o Read More

The second-hand clothing online marketplace is getting more competitive but one company, ThredUP, seems to have gotten ahead of the rest with a recent round of investments totaling $81 million.
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP) took the lead in the Series E investment in ThredUp. Existing T Read More

Fundbox, an online site that provides small businesses with the immediate cash they need to stay afloat, has closed on another $50 million in funding.
This new funding arrives less than six months after the alternative lending startup announced $40 million series B investment.
Spark Capital Growt Read More

It may not seem like a luxury having your employees in the office every day. But then, your most talented employee is forced to uproot and move away for personal reasons.
First comes shock, then confusion. Then the desperate search for answers.
Telecommuting isn’t always the most ideal option, bu Read More

What if I told you that your next business venture may involve manufacturing a car? Or that your next startup will include the programming of microbes?
Those ideas, according to the O’Reilly Solid conference, are not only within reach, but are progressing rapidly into reality today.
I attended th Read More

When you think of online video marketing, most of us instantly think of YouTube as the dominant player in the industry.
Between its billion users and robust features for marketers, it’s honestly no surprise that YouTube has long been the leading video distribution platform. When you factor in the Read More