Monday, 2 March 2015

Voodoo economics on 'House of Cards': Why Underwood's jobs plan is crazy

Spoiler alert: Frank Underwood's economic policy in "House of Cards" is crazy.

Turn Mobile Shoppers into Customers with These 10 Simple Tests

Mobile accounts for more than 50% of all ecommerce traffic. Yet, mobile converts at only 1/3 the rate of desktop; that is, 3% on desktop vs. 1% on phones. Why don’t mobile shoppers buy? And, how can you make them convert? While you can’t always make mobile shoppers convert at the same rate as desktop […]

Boom! Nasdaq finally tops 5,000 again

Finally! The Nasdaq topped the 5,000 level Monday morning for the first time since March 2000.

Google+ is about to be broken up

Google+ is about to get broken up.

Huawei's watch is stylish as well as smart

Another tech conference, another new smartwatch.

Sunday, 1 March 2015

'Corinthian 15' launch 'debt strike' over student loans

A handful of former students claiming to be "made poor by the business of education" are protesting their student loans by refusing to pay them.

Obsolete jobs: Meet the guy who fixes Tom Hanks' typewriter

When Tom Hanks and Sam Shepard need to get their typewriters fixed, they know exactly where to go: Gramercy Typewriter, a third-generation, family-run shop that's still click-clacking away after 83 years.