Path Now Has 2M Users, Having Doubled Since It Relaunched Two Months Ago

Path got the second version of its product a lot more right than the first — and two months in, the numbers bear that out.
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DailyBurn CEO: Fitness-Tracking Devices Aren’t Gimmicks, but They’re Close

Wearable activity-tracking devices — Fitbit, UP, FuelBand — are becoming all the rage. But one skeptical fitness-tech CEO dares to say most of them don’t get the job done.
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Amid Increasing Competition, Fitbit Scores $12 Million in Funding

Will the new funding help Fitbit get in shape for what is gearing up to be a tough competition in wearable fitness?
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With FuelBand, Nike Gets Into the Ultra-Wearable Fitness Game

The big brand already has a full line of fitness devices. So what makes the Nike+ FuelBand different?
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Zappos Founder Focuses on Brand Loyalty for His Next Gig

As soon as Nike started to sell its merchandise on Zappos, founder Nick Swinmurn stopped wearing Adidas and became a fan — he has about 50 pairs of Nike shoes in his closet.
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Klout Redesigns to Emphasize Personal Influence (Video)

Klout plans on Tuesday to launch a redesign of its site that makes it more obvious what the company does: help users understand and take advantage of their social influence online.

Eyes on an IPO, Jive Software Adds Four Directors, All With Public Company Experience

Looking more like a public company every day, the social enterprise software company has added executives from McAfee, Facebook and Google to its board of directors.

Can Social Media Predict Companies' Share Prices?

Can the number of Facebook fans a company has tell you how its stock is performing? At least one researcher thinks so. Arthur O’Connor, a doctoral student at Pace University in New York, is testing whether social-media popularity–as measured by Facebook “likes,” Twitter followers and YouTube views–is correlated with stock prices.

Nike Digital Sport's Stefan Olander Talks About Its Digital Marathon

While BoomTown was running around the endless floors of the Consumer Electronics Show last week, I jogged right over to the folks at Nike, to see their new Nike+ SportWatch GPS. The device is yet another step in Nike’s long march to try to digitize the running experience.

WakeMate Finally Ships–Will You Sleep Better Now That It's Watching You?

After a year of delays, promises and refunded deposits, the WakeMate sleep monitoring gadget is finally shipping. But do you want it watching you sleep?

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Palm, Qualcomm Chiefs Weigh Wireless Future