DIY Apps Save Small Businesses Time, Money

You're receiving this newsletter because you've requested it from us. Having trouble reading this email? View it on your browser. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe. CEO Guide to Technology Feb 7, 2012 This Week's Top Story DIY Apps Save Small Businesses Time, Money A study estimates that small companies have cut 725.3 million annual employee hours by using mobile apps, equaling $17.6 billion in savings More Top Stories CEO Guide to Technology Turning Girls into Tech Entrepreneurs with a Single App Technovation Challenge is a contest for high school students run by Iridescent, which uses online software called App Inventor Slide Show: Music Stars Build Their Own Apps Artists from Adele to the Red Hot Chili Peppers give fans access to music and videos on mobile phones Podcast: DIY Apps at Work Nearly 20 percent of IT workers build their own software for the workplace, according to research firm Gartner. These workers aren't software developers but rather business people who want to create their own tools Students Build Mobile Apps in Class The University of San Francisco teaches students how to create mobile apps using App Inventor, online software created by Google. This course attracts nontechnical students and has encouraged women to consider majoring in computer science This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Dustine Peterson Bloomberg Businessweek Customer Rights 2005 Lakewood Drive, Boone, IA 50036 dpeterson@cds-global.com To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. This week in CEO Guide to Technology Unsubscribe Manage Subscriptions Change your E-Mail Marketing Department Privacy Policy Terms of Use Copyright 2009-2012 by BLOOMBERG L.P. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED