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Why Bitcoin is Gaining Worldwide Popularity

The Startup Magazine

Bitcoin was conceptualised in 1998 by Satoshi Nakamoto (thought to be possibly a pseudonym), however, the first official Bitcoin transaction did not occur until January 12th, 2009 when Florida programmer Laszlo Hanyecz offered 10,000 Bitcoins for two Papa John’s pizzas (Dowling 2013).

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Leading Creativity – How To Capitalize On Creativity And Drive Innovation (Part I)

YoungUpstarts

In his book Flight of the Creative Class , Richard Florida points out that in the US alone, workers in the creative sector make up 30% of the workforce and earn nearly 50% of the money. Log onto any business website, such as Business Week or Harvard Business Review, search for ‘creativity’, and you’ll find a plethora of articles.

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Innovative Techniques To Simplify Sign-Ups and Log-Ins

www.smashingmagazine.com

Tags : Design , forms , usability , ux Bookmark Vote up Retweet Share Advertising 48 Comments Best Comments 1 +2 Matt Rittman May 5th, 2011 5:34 am Thank you, this was some very useful information! Reply 2 0 Uncleserb May 5th, 2011 5:53 am Nice read ;) Thx for sharing! Most designers are familiar with the conventional ways.

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Small Businesses Must Make Data Privacy a Priority

Duct Tape Marketing

The University of Central Florida announced earlier this year that the Social Security numbers of 63,000 individuals were compromised in a hacking incident. Target not only spent $240 million to replace customers’ cards, but sales and the company’s stock price took a major hit from the resulting public fallout.

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JOBS Act to Change Startup Funding Landscape

ReadWriteStart

IPOs by year, 1980-2011, with pre-IPO last 12-month sales less than (small firms) or greater than (large firms) $50 million (2009 purchasing power). Jay Ritter of the University of Florida's prestigious Warrington College of Business Administration. Number of U.S. Credit: Prof. This argument raised objections from Prof.

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How Universities Can Help Students and Alumni Work in the Tech Industry

David Teten

In 2011, Yale launched Yale-NUS, a sister university based in Singapore. We have evolved into an educational organization, holding investor education events in New Jersey , NY, Florida, Connecticut, Toronto, and San Francisco, as well as many webinars. There are currently over 1,000 Chinese students and scholars at Yale.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

Both Sides of the Table

He left traditional media at the top of his game to be the founding CEO of Next New Networks, one of the first digital video startups, backed by Spark Capital and bought by YouTube in 2011. After a stint as the President of North America at BBC Worldwide, Herb is returning to his roots in both digital and Latino.