Thursday, May 17, 2012

An Extended Voice Through IFV VOX!

Whether it's through our weekly webcast or daily articles, IFV News is your trusted source for SME/Entrepreneur business and financial news from around the globe. Now through our IFV VOX! Blog, you can join the IFV News team for interviews, video highlights, previews of upcoming shows and more - IFV VOX!

TechCrunch: To Sell or Not To Sell

IFV News: For Sale by Owner SignThere is much talk in the business, socialmedia and tech worlds about the possibility of AOL selling TechCrunch, as well as Engadget. This is the rumor despite an AdAge interview with Tim Armstrong, AOL's CEO, saying the contrary. Armstrong is quoted as saying, "We are planning to invest in those properties, not sell".

In the Media Tapper article TechCrunch Rumored Sale Not A Surprise, Grace O’Malley discusses the verbal rumblings about AOL and TechCrunch, as well as asks whether or not independent information sites are more effective when staying independent. Read more »

Healthcare Companies Reaching Customers Through Mobile Devices

Based on recent reports by Pew Internet & American Life Project, 80% of U.S. Internet Users access health information online, and of the 88% of U.S. adults that own a cell phone, approximately half own smartphones. ComScore's 2012 Mobile: Future in Focus indicates that as of December 2011 about 8% of observed Internet traffic was driven by mobile phones and connected devices (tablets, e-readers and other web-enabled handheld devices). ComScore Data Mine also reports that the U.S. audience accessing health information content via mobile device is on the rise, 16.9 million U.S. mobile users during the three-month average period ending November 2011. That's a 125% growth rate from the previous year. Read more »

IFV VOX: Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom - Jared Hecht, Co-Founder of GroupMe

Welcome to Entrepreneurial Wisdom Wednesday! (Twitter hashtag is #ewiswednesday) Words of Wisdom from Entrepreneurs to Entrepreneurs.

Today's video features Jared Hecht, Co-Founder of GroupMe (@jaredhecht & @GroupMe on Twitter).

To watch the video/webreport, click here. Read more »

IFV VOX: Entrepreneurial Words of Wisdom - Adam Singolda - Founder & CEO of Taboola

Welcome to Entrepreneurial Wisdom Wednesday! (Twitter hashtag is #ewiswednesday) Words of Wisdom from Entrepreneurs to Entrepreneurs.

Today's video features Adam Singolda - Founder & CEO of Taboola (@AdamSingolda & @taboola on Twitter).

To watch the video/webreport, click here. Read more »