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The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Student Life Network Quick Pitch: … Continue reading →

In a $3.6 billion deal, Verizon Wireless just bought a large chunk of wireless spectrum from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. As spectrum sales go, it’s rather large — just a billion less than the record-setting $4.74 … Continue reading →

Heather R. Huhman is the founder and president of Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. You can connect with Heather and Come Recommended on Twitter and Facebook. … Continue reading →

The “Casually Pepper Spray Everything Cop” meme takes center stage in Know Your Meme‘s latest episode. In the video, Internet scientist Forest Gibson unravels the short but eventful history of the meme, which caught fire in November and attracted substantial … Continue reading →

Over the past few months, we’ve introduced you to some of the most impressive CEOs in the digital marketing and tech space. While the businesses have flourished online, so too have the social profiles of the CEOs — they realize … Continue reading →

Infinity Blade II is shooting to the top of Apple’s app store best sellers list faster than you can chop a giant, medieval-themed dragon-beast in twain. The sword-swinging iOS game became the number one app in the app store on … Continue reading →

Online gaming company Zynga filed IPO documents with the Securities & Exchange Commission Friday, pricing its shares between $8.50 and $10. If successful, the IPO will bring Zynga between $850 million and $1.15 billion at a maximum $7 billion valuation. … Continue reading →

When both my young niece and my not-so-young husband enthusiastically praised ESPN’s push notifications in the same week, I took notice. These are regular people — a teacher and an architect — not marketers or techies. I already knew from … Continue reading →

Think you’ve got bad gadget spending habits? If you’re a single male between the ages of 50 and 65 living in San Jose, Calif. your tech splurges might be par for the course, according to research by Bundle.com. By aggregating … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on six particular stories of interest today. Zynga Ups IPO … Continue reading →