Zola Acquires Bookish But It’s Really About Amazon


Last year, when Bookish launched, I asked the question on this blog, “will [start-up book retailer backed by three of the largest publishers] Bookish succeed or fail?” The answer today is “yes.”...
    






Facebook To Help Brands Convert 55 Million U.S. Hispanics


In 2014 brands must finally resolve their fate with Hispanic consumers. Most companies see only the growing number of Hispanic consumers and their estimated $1.5B purchasing power in 2015, yet fail...
    






Five Hurdles The Steam Machine Has To Overcome


It seems that iBuyPower’s Steam Machine will be the first to market, priced at $500, sized between an Xbox One and PS4 and reportedly close to outperforming both. Many are celebrating the arrival of...
    






BlackBerry BBM Usage Surprisingly Strong In Asia


BlackBerry’s messaging app has been available for Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android devices for more than two months by now. That’s why the post-Christmas app store results are fascinating; this is...
    






Keynes and Copernicus: The Debasement Of Money Overthrows The Social Order And Governments


The United States Senate moves toward the confirmation of Janet Yellen, now posited for next January 6th, as chair of the Federal Reserve System.   Let us in this moment of recess reflect on eerily...
    






Lightning Source And Print On Demand: ‘Cost Saving Breakthrough For Publishers’


“We turn fixed costs into variable costs,” explains  John Ingram, the Chairman & CEO of privately held Ingram Content Group, about what the company’s division Lightning Source  does for its...
    






Warby Parker nets $60 million from investors


Warby Parker, seller of hipster-beloved glasses has raised $60 million. This latest funding round, first reported by Fortune, was led by Tiger Global Management. It brings the company’s total funding...
    






The season’s weirdest, wackiest tech gifts


Shopping for the techie who has everything? Check out these offbeat gift ideas NEW YORK (AP) — It's tough to shop for techies. They already own everything with a plug or rechargeable...
    






Prince will be in Super Bowl 2014 New Girl Episode


The Super Bowl XLVIII will be again a huge TV event coming at you on February 2. As reported by our Super Bowl Ads for Geeks site, Fox has planed to run an episode of New Girl right after...