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Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer rebounds with teaching roles at Stanford and USC business schools

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by on August 20, 2014 at 8:04 pm
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When Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s former CEO, noted in a letter earlier this week that he was resigning from the company’s board of directors to focus on owning the LA Clippers, civic contribution, teaching and study, it raised the question: Where will he teach? Business Insider reports that Ballmer will co-teach a course in “Leading Organizations” at the Stanford Graduate School of Business this fall. Next spring, Ballmer will teach at USC’s Marshall School of Business. The USC gig should make it easy for him to spend more time with the Clippers during the second half of the 2014-2015 NBA season. Ballmer…

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Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer rebounds with teaching roles at Stanford and USC business schools

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by on August 20, 2014 at 8:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

When Steve Ballmer, Microsoft’s former CEO, noted in a letter earlier this week that he was resigning from the company’s board of directors to focus on owning the LA Clippers, civic contribution, teaching and study, it raised the question: Where will he teach? Business Insider reports that Ballmer will co-teach a course in “Leading Organizations” at the Stanford Graduate School of Business this fall. Next spring, Ballmer will teach at USC’s Marshall School of Business. The USC gig should make it easy for him to spend more time with the Clippers during the second half of the 2014-2015 NBA season. Ballmer…

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Learning to listen: 6 huge benefits of paying attention to your community

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by on August 20, 2014 at 7:17 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Social Media, tunein

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This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. It often takes an outsider’s perspective to learn about new opportunities, whether they take the form of flaws, bugs, or unique use cases. The most valuable opportunities often come from customers themselves — the people who are hands on with your product every day. For those just starting-up, or starting to realize that your product and community teams could improve their communications, here are six reasons that your entire team needs to be listening to the conversation surrounding your brand. 1. Guiding your business strategy or product roadmap (pre and post-launch) Many companies miss a…

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Facebook lets each advertiser insert more News Feed ads per day, says total number you see will not change

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by on August 20, 2014 at 6:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media

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Earlier this month, Facebook quietly tweaked its advertising policy to help advertisers and potentially annoy users. The company emailed ad agencies to let them know that brands can now serve more ads per day to the News Feed, within certain constraints. Digiday obtained the email Facebook sent to advertising agencies. Here is the crux of the changes, which went into effect on August 6: A single ad can be inserted in News Feed up to twice per day (up from one). Ads from a page that a person is not connected to can be inserted into News Feed up to…

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NFL Now arrives on Apple TV with game highlights, NFL Films, live press conferences and more

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by on August 20, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

If you own an Apple TV, there’s a new way to get your fix of the National Football League (NFL) this season. NFL Now, a new streaming service announced earlier this month for connected set-top boxes, is now available on Apple’s black hockey puck. While the app doesn’t support full matches, there should be a reasonable amount of free content for fans to dig into throughout the season. The NFL is promising game highlights, live conferences and various shows. NFL Now Plus subscribers, who need to fork out $1.99 per month, will also gain access to instant in-game highlights and the…

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