Lost your wallet? This time it might not be your fault with the Living Wallet innovation out of Japan. So if you decide to get a little reckless with your holiday spending, the wallet will not stand for it. In fact, the wallet will stand up an walk away from you! The high-tech wallet is… Continue reading The Living Wallet Helps You Save Dough by Literally Running Away From You
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How to Borrow Funds from Your Life Insurance Policy
We all fall on hard times. During that time period, things can get rough, and we need money quickly. Certain life insurance policies allow you to borrow from them, regardless of whether something happens to you or not. For situations like that, we should all be incredibly thankful. Here are a few things that need… Continue reading How to Borrow Funds from Your Life Insurance Policy
26 Very Pinteresting Facts [INFOGRAPHIC]
Since its launch in March 2010, Pinterest has grown into one of the top destinations online with over 70 million users and 2.5 billion views per month. The site has a strong female demographic who represent 80% of all its users. Though Pinterest is making efforts to expand globally, 60% of its user base still… Continue reading 26 Very Pinteresting Facts [INFOGRAPHIC]
littleBits Lands $11M to Make Snappable Electronics for Young Makers
Meet littleBits, Legos for the iPad generation. The New York-based hardware startup creates a library of snappable electronic modules that take the intimidation out of making electronic circuits. littleBits aims to make electrical engineers out of your children and won’t stop until every one of us can make our own phones or computers. The company… Continue reading littleBits Lands $11M to Make Snappable Electronics for Young Makers
Dropbox Looking to Fuel Rocket With $250 Million Investment and Staggering $8 Billion Valuation
Yesterday we witnessed the way scientists are simulating bursting bubbles on supercomputers, but no one could of predicted the latest move by Dropbox looking to burst the dot-com bubble for good instead. Dropbox is reportedly raising funds that would give the online cloud storage service a valuation north of $8 billion according to Businessweek. Have… Continue reading Dropbox Looking to Fuel Rocket With $250 Million Investment and Staggering $8 Billion Valuation
Google Settles With States to Avoid Class Action Lawsuit over Tracking
Google has just settled with 37 states and the District of Columbia in a $17 million settlement to avoid a class action motion “dubbed Safari-gate” for installing tracking cookies on the computers of unwilling Safari users. This deal follows another $22.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after a Delaware ruling last year… Continue reading Google Settles With States to Avoid Class Action Lawsuit over Tracking
Lessons Learned by J.P. Morgan’s Failed Twitter Q&A: Don’t Play Nice Online If You Don’t Do Nice IRL
J.P. Morgan, which handles the investment banking, asset management, private banking, private wealth management and treasury and securities services divisions of J.P. Morgan Chase, cancelled a Twitter Q&A session after being flooded by less-than-flattering questions, according to The Desk. The Q&A was slated to take place this afternoon and was cancelled less than 24 hours… Continue reading Lessons Learned by J.P. Morgan’s Failed Twitter Q&A: Don’t Play Nice Online If You Don’t Do Nice IRL
Twitter IPO Pops, Up over 73% at Open
All eyes were on Wall Street this morning as the much ballyhooed social media giant Twitter opened for trading. The IPO, trading under symbol #TWTR, didn’t disappoint. The Twitter IPO price was set at $26 Wednesday night and opened at an impressive $45.10 this morning, a 73% increase from its IPO. The Twitter IPO was… Continue reading Twitter IPO Pops, Up over 73% at Open
