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Consistent Revenue Growth At Core Of Google’s Mobile Advertising Strategy: TBR

YoungUpstarts

Google is focused on expanding its already broad reach into the advertising market by increasing the span and coverage of its digital and mobile platforms, and the company’s 4Q14 results highlight how the company’s efforts to buttress its core services is paying off: Google’s revenue and gross profit climbed 15.3%

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5 Free Platforms Entrepreneurs Should Be Using To Manage And Streamline Their Business

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Once you have reviewed that resource and you have your bearings on what it takes to get started, you can start thinking about streamlining and implementing extensions of your business (think accounting and payroll, apps, ecommerce, etc). Founder and CEO of Appsbar, Scott Hirsch, is a noted entrepreneur and expert in mobile marketing.

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Creative Ways To Improve Your Customer’s Online Experience

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A survey conducted by Harris Interactive in 2011 , revealed that 89% of consumers would move on to another company due to a poor customer service and that 25% of consumers would gladly pay more for a pleasant customer experience. Go ahead to include how-to-videos on the website that demonstrate proper use of products.

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Are Mobile Platforms Austin’s Differentiator?

Austin Startup

As we’ve discussed in this column before, Austin has a very robust mobile scene. And, of course, if you start counting non-US domestic hotbeds, you’ve got thriving mobile scenes in Western and Eastern EU countries, China, Japan, India, Korea, Brazil, etc. So, what distinguishes the Austin mobile scene?

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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Making Good Decisions Still Means You're Sometimes Wrong.

Agile VC

December 13, 2011. In NextView’s case that’s seed stage internet and software companies. All VCs make decisions by drawing on the data we have at hand, information gleaned through our diligence process, and our own experience and judgement. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. Read More ».

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3 Major Product Fails, And How To Avoid Their Mistakes

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Google released Chromebook in October 2011, offering a faster and easier way to access the Internet. Turns out people want their laptops to do basic things like run games, Photoshop, or work software. pound paperweight,” said the New York Times’ David Pogue in a technology review. Google Chromebook. Samsung Galaxy Gear.

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