Top Business Negotiations of 2013: Apple versus Samsung

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In August 2012, a California jury ruled that Samsung would have to pay Apple more than $1 billion in damages for patent violations of Apple products, particularly its iPhone. The judge eventually reduced the payout to $600 million. In November 2013, another jury ruled that Samsung would have to pay Apple $290 million of the
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The untapped genius that could change science for the better | Jedidah Isler

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Jedidah Isler dreamt of becoming an astrophysicist since she was a young girl, but the odds were against her: At that time, only 18 black women in the United States had ever earned a PhD in a physics-related discipline. In this personal talk, she shares the story of how she became the first black woman to earn a PhD in astrophysics from Yale -- and her deep belief in the value of diversity to science and other STEM fields. "Do not think for one minute that because you are who you are, you cannot be who you imagine yourself to be," she says.

IBM Delivers Online Merchants New Cognitive Capabilities That Turn Commerce Insights into More Powerful Customer Experiences

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Watson Analytics Allows Brands to Use Everyday Language to Identify Hidden Data Connections and Drive Better Business Performance IBM (NYSE: IBM) today (Dec 3rd) announced new commerce capabilities that help online merchants easily gain the insights needed to evaluate category and product performance and make quick and effective merchandising decisions. Leveraging cognitive capabilities from Watson ... Read more

Disruptive Technology is Disrupting Behavior

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I study disruptive technology, specifically innovative technology that gains so much momentum that it disrupts markets and ultimately businesses. In the past several years, disruptive technology has become so pervasive that I’ve had to further focus my work on studying only disruptive technologies that are impacting customer and employee behavior, expectations and values and affecting ... Read more

The exhilarating peace of freediving | Guillaume Néry

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In this breathtaking talk, world champion freediver Guillaume Néry takes us with him into the ocean's depths. Meter by meter, he explains the physical and emotional impact of water pressure, silence and holding your breath. His eloquent description of the underwater experience reveals the hidden poetry of freediving.

Social Media Marketing: How a small diamond dealer got 6 million Vine loops in one year

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When you think of social media marketing, Facebook is probably the first site that comes to mind. And while using Facebook has its merits, it's important for marketers to consider other avenues for promoting their brand on social media. Learn from this interview with Danny Gavin, Vice President and Director of Marketing, Brian Gavin Diamonds, about using emerging social media platforms to create brand awareness.

The Big 3 of Successful Sales

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The Big 3 of Successful Sales   
By Daniel Matthews
Let’s get our sales ducks in a—you get the idea. Running an excellent sales operation is holistic.
We’re not just looking for a bunch of people in an office following scripts. That’s low morale. Nor are we looking for a bunch of people working only to better their own numbers. That’s poor company culture.
We want a rounded-out operation where people are part of a team with a common vision, while they are also experiencing individual success.

How new technology helps blind people explore the world | Chieko Asakawa

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How can technology help improve our quality of life? How can we navigate the world without using the sense of vision? Inventor and IBM Fellow Chieko Asakawa, who's been blind since the age of fourteen, is working on answering these questions. In a charming demo, she shows off some new technology that's helping blind people explore the world ever more independently ... because, she suggests, when we design for greater accessibility, everyone benefits.

How America fails new parents -- and their babies | Jessica Shortall

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We need women to work, and we need working women to have babies. So why is America one of the only countries in the world that offers no national paid leave to new working mothers? In this incisive talk, Jessica Shortall makes the impassioned case that the reality of new working motherhood in America is both hidden and horrible: millions of women, every year, are forced back to work within just weeks of giving birth.

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