If marketing automation is only five percent penetrated, but growing rapidly, there must be a lot of anxious, wondering marketers looking for systems to manage their campaigns.[click to enlarge]Especially with up to 200 vendors in the space.VB analyst Andrew Jones has taken that massive number, boiled it down to 43 that matter, and ranked them according to best bets for both B2B and B2C at vari...

A startup called Quip, showcasing its service here today at TechCrunch Disrupt NY’s Startup Alley, believes it has a better way: a new brushes as a subscription service, shipped to you automatically every three months.Did you know you’re supposed to replace your toothbrush every three months? Apparently, this is actually the recommended time frame preferred by the ADA, but most consumers just...

Are you one of those people who hates touching the faucet after you’ve washed your hands? Mind you, it’s a little OCD, but totally makes sense consider those handles are riddled with germs! The Timing Tap was designed for you. Unlike older models of push-button timed taps, this design’s digital display allows you to set the running duration and even gives you a countdown of how long you have...

Streaming is up. Downloads are down.If we've learned anything from the Digital Content NewFronts, it's that production of premium video content is exploding. More than 30 digital media companies are producing hundreds of hours of new online programming, and it all comes in an increasingly on-demand marketplace.According to data compiled by Ninja Metrics, streaming services cost 39 percent less...

While we are waiting for Project Ara come to fruition, Fonkraft Technologies, an Australian start-up, steals the moment with Fonkraft Modular Smartphone. This smartphone allows you to replace the main components such as CPU, RAM, camera, and other modules to meet your needs. Switching the components would be really easy, in fact, you can also do it on-the-go. You can switch the camera to the hi...

Whether you ever raise funding from investors or not, you as an entrepreneur really benefit from being able to see your business through the investor’s eyes.Infographic : http://fundersandfounders.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/inside-the-mind-of-vc-Jeff-Clavier.png[fundersandfounders]

Now the renewable power billionaire Elon Musk has just blown away that final defence. Last Thursday in California he introduced to the world his sleek new Powerwall – a wall-mounted energy storage unit that can hold 10 kilowatt hours of electric energy, and deliver it at an average of 2 kilowatts, all for US$3,500.While wind and solar power have made great strides in recent years, with renewab...

Does Silverpeak Apothecary point to how high-quality marijuana will be sold as it's legalized across the U.S. of A.?Colorado’s legalization of marijuana at the end of 2013 has set an entire category of legal, regulated commerce into motion that didn’t previously exist. For Coloradans, what was previously the province of phone calls and street corners is now able to be fully and properly prese...

Shadow Wi-Fi, installed on a beach in Peru, will deliver Wi-Fi access only to beach-goers out of the sun's rays.A Wi-Fi system launched on the Playa Agua Dulce in Peru provides beach-goers Internet access in the safety of the shade to help prevent skin cancer. A series of “Shadow Wi-Fi” networks are expected to launch soon in San Francisco, New Zealand, and across beaches worldwide.The premie...