Facebook Scrapbooks lets you tag kids, pets

Photos of kids, cats and babies are all over Facebook. A new feature called Scrapbooks gives proud parents a way organize all those images by giving each beloved kid or animal their own tag.

6 Awesome MailChimp Automation Hacks – Lead Scored Emails, Pre-Filled Forms & More!

For the last couple of years, I have been running marketing automation campaigns for large corporations and multinational brands that want to take their marketing strategy to the next level. The work involves advanced clustering and segmentation, automated email flows, social media integration, lead management, and other push and pull mechanisms for personalizing the brand’s […]

Queen's royal workers locked in labor dispute at Windsor Castle

A revolt is brewing at Windsor Castle.

How Onnit Can Use KISSmetrics to Drive Their Growth

Launched in 2010, Onnit is a fast-growing company that sells nutritional supplements, food, and fitness products. Most products Onnit sells are their own private label, while a few are from third-party sellers. Many of Onnit’s products are consumables, meaning that customers need to reorder on a regular basis. Therefore, the key to Onnit’s success and […]

Boom! The Dow is surging 250+ points

Remember all those worries about earnings and the economy that caused a big slump on Wall Street last week?

This man bet $100K that there's a startup bubble

One man is betting $100,000 that there is -- in fact -- a tech bubble. But he's hardly an adamant bubble theorist.

Ford's big Lincoln Continental is coming back

The Lincoln Motor Company, Ford's luxury division, unveiled a big, richly-appointed, luxury car called the Continental in New York City Monday.

'Things will not change' after sex bias verdict without push

The sex bias court case that rocked Silicon Valley for five weeks came to a close on Friday -- but many are hoping the spotlight on gender discrimination won't fade anytime soon.

Driving SaaS Growth With Customer Success

A business cannot survive without loyal customers. SaaS companies depend on recurring customers. Ecommerce companies need repeat purchase customers. Consumer internet companies need visitors to keep coming back on a routine basis. Happy customers are loyal customers. That’s why within many SaaS companies there is a department for customer success. It’s more than a support […]

Tim Cook to donate his fortune to charity

Apple CEO Tim Cook is giving hundreds of millions of dollars to charity.

15 Google Analytics Tips to Speed Up Your Website Data Analysis & Optimization

Would you like to achieve more in less time and with less effort? The success of any online business depends on how quickly it can turn insights into action. This is true for data analysis as well. The good news is that you are about to learn 15 actionable tips you can use with Google […]

Oil surges after Saudi strikes in Yemen

Oil prices bounced higher Thursday as Saudi Arabia launched airstrikes in Yemen, raising concerns that a regional conflict could disrupt supplies.

This startup could help thwart school bombings

What if school bombings could be thwarted days in advance?

Lumber Liquidators flooring in safety probe

Federal safety investigators are investigating whether Lumber Liquidators' flooring has dangerous levels of the cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde.

Facebook gets into nostalgia business

Facebook wants to help you relive the past.

'Fast & Furious' becomes Universal Studios' newest ride

"Fast & Furious" isn't just a movie anymore. It's a theme park ride.

How to Develop “Strategy” In B2B Content Marketing

If you’re judging by the title, this could be one heck of a scary article to read. Scary, long, and way too complicated. You don’t have time for this, do you? I’m going to go ahead and tell you the point of this article, so you know upfront what I’m trying to accomplish, and why […]

Millennials: You have an image problem

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This man helped turn China into an economic power

Lee Kuan Yew, who has died at 91, was one of Asia's greatest economic visionaries and his ideas helped inspire China's rise over the past 40 years.

4 ways Asian dating apps are anti-Tinder

Spotted a cutie in Singapore, but tongue-tied? No problem -- just grab your phone, and download one of the many new dating apps for singles in Asia.

Top 5 CMO Mistakes & How to Avoid Them (The Mistakes, Not the CMOs)

Introducing the 5 most difficult jobs in America, according to Career Overview: Coal Mining President of the United States Alaskan Crab Fishing Mercenary Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Confession: I may have bumped up CMO a few spots. OK, a few hundred spots, but that job is darn hard. (I’m blending CMO and Director of Marketing […]

Olive Garden's neverending comeback

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U.S. companies horde record amount of cash

Corporate America has so much cash sitting in the bank that it could purchase the Dallas Cowboys 437 times without borrowing a dime.

Fed's profit jumps 30% to $101 billion

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet got a lot bigger last year .... and so did its profits.

Protect Your Brand: Push Your Product, Not the Promotion

Brand promotion through email marketing is a crucial tool for customer acquisition and engagement. Many businesses waste precious effort and resources because they don’t plan their brand promotion properly. Traditionally, retailers have been able to just post huge signs and distribute flyers making consumers aware of the sale in the back. Their storefronts could remain […]

Tag Heuer to make Google-powered smartwatch

It's the ultimate status symbol for technophiles.

Lonely? This app says you're not alone

Happy International Day of Happiness ... let's talk about loneliness.

Starbucks can do more than #RaceTogether

Starbucks wants to sell a gajillion lattes and Frappuccinos. But it also wants to make the world a better place. What's wrong with that exactly?

From suits to the slopes: Retiree becomes a ski instructor

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10 Ways to Capture Email Leads Without Disturbing Your Visitors

Your email list is your biggest asset! Michael Hyatt, the “intentional leadership” author has built a multimillion-dollar business on the strength of his email list (115,000 and counting). (Source: His blog.) According to him and other industry experts, list building is the key to a regal online presence. But list building often annoys people. The […]

Body found where Wall Street Journal reporter mysteriously vanished

On the day the family of missing Wall Street Journal reporter launched a fresh effort to track him down more than a year after he vanished, New Jersey investigators recovered a body from a nearby river.

Gates, Bloomberg join forces to fight big tobacco

Two of America's richest men have teamed up to fight big tobacco.

Sony launches $50 Vue cord-cutting service

More good news for cord cutters: Sony's streaming TV option for PlayStation owners has arrived.

What an interest rate increase means for real people

Many Americans don't pay much attention to what Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and "the Fed" do, but that could change very soon.

Target hack victims could get up to $10,000

Target is proposing to pay customers who suffered from a 2013 data breach up to $10,000 each in damages.

GM puts brakes on its Russian operations

General Motors, seeing nothing but potholes in the Russian economy, is paring back its operations and leaving only its high end vehicles for sale.

4 SEO Data Reports You Haven’t Looked at In a While (and Should)

We marketers are drowning in a sea of metrics. We have more numbers, statistics, analytics, percentages, pie charts, line graphs, and data crunching than we know what to do with. Why in the world am I going to tell you to look at four more? Here’s why. Often, we look at the same metrics over […]

Cheap oil is costing 100,000 jobs

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The Blues Brothers is now a record label too

"The Blues Brothers" isn't just a star-studded movie with over the top car crashes and a legendary soundtrack.

Tim Cook: Steve Jobs wasn't a 'greedy, selfish egomaniac'

Steve Jobs might not have been such a bad guy, after all.

Warren Buffett's childhood home is on Airbnb

Good news for Warren Buffett super fans!

Howard Stern has a 'mind-blowing' dream job offer

Howard Stern may or may not renew his lucrative contract with SiriusXM at the end of the year, but he will apparently have plenty of other opportunities to consider.

How to Multiply App Downloads with One Simple Localization Test

As of last July, there was a combined total of 2.5 million apps in the Google Play App Store and the Apple App Store. The app stores get more and more competitive every year, and app publishers are using every available advantage to increase their downloads. Number of apps in each of the app stores, […]

Nintendo is finally bringing Mario to your smartphone

Nintendo will soon unleash Mario and Luigi on your smartphone.

Microsoft wants to put Windows 10 inside robots, ATMs and toasters

Microsoft has already said that Windows 10 will work on a PC, tablet or phone. Now it wants to put Windows on every other gadget you might want to connect to the Internet.

101 Ways to Source Content Ideas

As the author of thousands of blog posts, one question I often get is: How do you think of new ideas for blog posts? I have had occasional writer’s block; but for the most part, coming up with ideas has never been an issue. If you pay attention to the world around you and listen […]

China's state broadcaster targets foreign automakers

Foreign automakers from Land Rover to Volkswagen are under fire in China, accused by the country's state television broadcaster of selling defective products and overcharging customers.

Scientology mounts media offensive against upcoming HBO documentary

The church of Scientology delivered a closing argument against "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" on Friday, the day the documentary premiered in theaters.

With move to Yahoo, 'Community' can be even weirder

For the cast of "Community," class is back in session but the campus has moved.

This just happened: The world's first live-streamed virtual reality birth

Samsung has just given us a convincing example for why virtual reality could one day be an enormous hit.

Driving Sustainable Business Growth

Growth is unique challenge. Knowing how and when to grow are just a few of the challenges young companies face. Three panelists at Airbnb recently chatted about these challenges. The panelists were: Annie Chang, who runs product at Homejoy. Sam Schillace, who is VP of Engineering at Box. Gustaf Alströmer is a product manager on […]

GM settles second suit with recall whistle-blower

The mourning parents who helped expose GM's coverup of the ignition switch defect have settled a second lawsuit with the company.

McDonald's should take a lesson from Shake Shack

Plenty of people have compared the burgers at Shake Shack, McDonald's and Wendy's. They judge the beef, the bun and the quality of the condiments.

Want to be a CIA spy? Be careful on Facebook.

Oversharing on Facebook is posing a unique challenge for the CIA's recruitment of future spies.

How to Solve the Biggest Pricing Challenge in the SaaS Industry

Don’t kid yourself. SaaS pricing is not easy. I understand. I have made a few mistakes when it comes to pricing. Through trial and error (life’s greatest teachers), I’ve learned how to price a product, how to improve customer LTV, and how to add features that improve sales and don’t cannibalize business resources. I want […]

Surprise! Economy speeds up, pollution stalls

Here's a surprise: The world economy sped up last year but the volume of dirty gases pumped into the air didn't budge.

Guardian issues 'clarification' on Whisper bombshells

The Guardian has issued a "clarification" to several critical stories about the mobile app Whisper, a walk-back on reporting that appeared to have cost four Whisper employees their jobs.

Couples now spend more than $30,000 to get married

The walk down the aisle continues to get more expensive.

The Forbidden Channel: Grow Your SaaS Business Through Direct Email

Some argue that the cold call is dead. However, if my growing business is any proof, the cold email pitch is alive and thriving. And, besides, in a world where spam filters are increasingly sensitive and most cold emails are decidedly unwelcome in a decision-maker’s inbox, then how could anyone be so successful with this […]

Apple investors dream of Tesla tie-up

It's a match made in geek heaven.

Shake Shack gets burned: Stock falls 7%

After a hot public debut last month, Shake Shack's first earnings report left Wall Street cold.

DirecTV charged with false advertising

The FTC has charged DirecTV with fraud, claiming that it misled customers with its popular 12-month discount package.

How to Assemble a Social Media Dream Team

You need a social media team that can absolutely nail it. That doesn’t happen by just putting warm bodies in front of computers. You need a team of innovators, mold-breakers, thinkers, organizers, brainstormers, collaborators, and strategists who are wicked smart, insanely skilled, and ready to push your business to an extreme level on social media. […]

eBay Search Algorithm Getting Dirty with eBay Watchers

It’s no surprise that eBay’s Profits were damaged by the Google Panda 4.0 Algorithm Update where they lost an estimated 80% of it’s search listings. However, eBay has opened the door to “Black Hat” type practices that force Sellers to spend money on “FAKE Stats” in order to get better visibility. In this post, I will dive into some of the specifics of this new and questionable practice. “eBay Watchers” Rank smells like Old Fashioned Link Farming According to a great article by eCommercebytes.com entitled “You Can Buy eBay Watchers – But Should You?“, author Ina Steiner states “eBay gives greater exposure to listings that have a greater number of views and watchers than other listings. In addition, shoppers on eBay are naturally attracted to listings that have many watchers and views, often believing that popularity indicates a sought-after item that they should be looking at too. ” So now, there are ...

5 Lessons from David Ogilvy That Still Work for Mobile App Marketing

He cooked for the President of France, sold stoves door-to-door, wrote questionnaires for a research firm, and worked for British Intelligence. Later, he built Ogilvy & Mather. Yes, we are talking about David Ogilvy, often described as the “Original Mad Man” and “The Father of Advertising.” He created some of the most successful marketing campaigns […]

Dunkin' Donuts to remove titanium dioxide from donuts

Dunkin' Donuts is dropping titanium dioxide from its powdered sugar donuts after pressure from a public interest group who argued it is not safe for human consumption. Titanium dioxide is used to make the powdered sugar appear brighter. It is also used in sunscreen and paints.

The biggest threat to stocks now: A Fed rate hike

Imagine celebrating your birthday by listening to nonstop talk about your demise.