Saturday, May 07, 2016

TPS Consulting Daily


TECHNOLOGY

How to Create a WordPress Blog in 5 Minutes

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jeffbullas.com - I started my blog using the WordPress platform and I have found it a great technology to publish your content online. A WordPress theme provides flexibility and customisation features that Facebook...

Vizio’s Brilliant, Affordable HDR Sets Come With Their Own Tablets

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wired.com - Vizio has been owning the home entertainment market lately by selling excellent televisions for bargain prices, putting sub-$1,000 price tags on great sets with all the latest tech packed inside. T...

Rumor: TSMC already finalizing 10nm 'A11' processor design for Apple's 'iPhone 7s'

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Jason Frovich



appleinsider.com - Rumor: TSMC already finalizing 10nm 'A11' processor design for Apple's 'iPhone 7s' By Roger Fingas Friday, May 06, 2016, 06:24 am PT (09:24 am ET) Apple processor supplier TSMC is starting to tap...

Facebook Now Up to 1.65 Billion Active Users, Beats Expectations on Revenue

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socialmediatoday.com - The rise and rise of Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire continues - Facebook has today released its Q1 2016 numbers, again beating market expectation. First up, there’s active users – while Twit...

Bots, Messenger and the future of customer service

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techcrunch.com - Michael Schneider is the founder and CEO of Service. In the 1970s, CFOs sat with CEOs and devised ways for upset consumers to not be able to get compensation easily. They put up automated phone sys...

Apple links up with Facebook to help you honor mom on Mother's Day

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mashable.com - In honor of Mother's Day on Sunday, Apple has created a site that allows anyone to add a photo of their own mother to a rolling slideshow of mothers from around the world. SEE ALSO: 25 thoughtful D...

5 can't-miss apps: TaxiLater, Sochat, Launcher and more

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mashable.com - Tech 5 can't-miss apps: TaxiLater, Sochat, Launcher and more With iPhone 7 rumors still swirling and Facebook's latest tangle with Brazilian authorities over WhatsApp, you may have missed some of t...

Samsung takes top spot in phone sales in the US in March

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung’s new flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge have been doing really well in the market with better than expected sales. And the numbers prove this as in March of this year, Samsung has...

A closer look at Samsung’s connected Family Hub Refrigerator

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techcrunch.com - Imagine for a moment that you’re a fly on the wall of a Samsung executive board meeting. It’s pretty easy to imagine why the Family Hub Refrigerator seemed like a great idea. Someone probably said ...

Opinion: Tesla’s self-induced jet wash

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arstechnica.com - Wake turbulence can ruin your day. Large aircraft deposit a strong ground-bound vortex that can cause huge altitude losses for other aircraft following them. In the jet wash of a gob-smacking 325,0...

Polar A360 reviewed: Another fitness tracker with smartwatch envy

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arstechnica.com - At the end of last year, both Garmin and Polar introduced new fitness trackers that incorporate a few smartwatch features. Garmin's is the formidable VĂ­vosmart HR and Polar's is the A360. Both comb...

From XCOM to golems—cardboard games with digital brains

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arstechnica.com - Board gaming is in the midst of a creative “golden age.” But while games thrive on innovation, a paradoxically conservative streak runs through the hobby when it comes to the most fundamental techn...

21 Actionable SEO Techniques You Can Use Right Now

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backlinko.com - People that succeed with SEO do two things very well: First, they identify SEO techniques that get them results. Second, they put 100% of their resources into executing and scaling those techniques...

How to Get Traffic to Your Blog (How I Became the Freddy Krueger of Blogging)

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Larry Wentz



mirasee.com - “Wow, Danny, you’re like the Freddy Krueger of blogging—wherever I turn, you’re there!” I received several comments like that when I started my business. The consensus seemed to be that I was every...

How to Manage Work in An Office That Never Sleeps

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Reg Saddler



entrepreneur.com - We're now accepting submissions for our 2016 Top Company Cultures list. Think your company should be on it? Apply Now » While some companies have some remote employees, other fully-virtual organiza...

The dehumanization of Facebook Messenger

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techcrunch.com - I used to answer every message. Not any more. When Messenger buzzes, now I don’t know if it will be a friend or a bot. Every chime forces me to do a little Turing test in my head. Was I expecting t...

Verizon offers prepaid Samsung Galaxy J3

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Android Community



androidcommunity.com - Even as Chinese brands like Huawei and Xiaomi and other little-known but affordable OEMs keep churning out entry level and mid-tier devices, Android giant Samsung isn’t giving up on that segment as...

Customer Experience Metrics Strong at GameStop

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Loyalty 360



loyalty360.org - Customer experience is seen as a key differentiator today among loyalty marketers. For GameStop, that is certainly the case, as CEO Paul Raines attested to during the company’s fourth quarter earni...

Update to Mozu Customer Engagement Platform brings Vital Improvements

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loyalty360.org - As brands work to keep up with a rapidly growing number of customer engagement channels, commerce solution platforms must also keep pace to provide these companies with the most cutting-edge tools....

Customer Experience Rises Positively for Canadian Wireless Users

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loyalty360.org - Autonomy is an omnipresent trait in wireless customers in Canada, most notably Millennials (born 1982-1994), and this has led to a hands-on approach to resolving issues with their respective carrie...

Which Wich Loyalty Program sees Promising Launch Numbers

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loyalty360.org - Growing sandwich chain Which Wich Superior Sandwiches received praise for its loyalty program on Wednesday, earning a Paytronix Systems Loyaltee Award for “Best Loyalty Launch.” The chain launched ...

SparkPost Elite Gets Most Out of Email Engagement

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loyalty360.org - Customer engagement has become a moving target in recent years, with channels of communication rising and falling in popularity seemingly every day. One channel that has seemed to stand the test of...

Thanx Branded App Enables Simplified Brand Loyalty

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loyalty360.org - Customer loyalty solutions provider Thanx took another big step forward on Tuesday with the launch of the Thanx Branded App. The app allows businesses to incorporate a full-fledged mobile loyalty a...

Wob.io: An Online Jukebox that was Designed with the Express Aim of Being Simple and Easy to Use - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Wobio provides free music streaming, special tailored online radio per user, and lets you connect with artists and friends. According to Mr. Alp; Wobio provides free music streaming, special tailor...

Vice's Shane Smith After 'A Few Ales' Touts Millennial Dominance at a NewFront Like None Other

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adweek.com - Vice is launching six new verticals and will expand its TV presence by adding 20 new channels around the world. But that's probably not what buyers will take away from the millennial-skewing media ...

Your Own Personal WiFi Storage

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blog.codinghorror.com - Our kids have reached the age – at ages 4, 4, and 7 respectively – that taking longer trips with them is now possible without everyone losing what's left of their sanity in the process. But we stil...

Windows 10 Milestone, SharePoint Server 2016 Launches: Microsoft Roundup - InformationWeek

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informationweek.com - Microsoft kicked off May with a major announcement: SQL Server 2016 will be generally available starting June 1 in four editions: Enterprise, Standard, Express, and Developer. The company claims SQ...

Software security suffers as upstarts lose access to virus data

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reuters.com - SAN FRANCISCO A number of young technology security companies are losing access to the largest collection of industry analysis of computer viruses, a setback industry experts say will increase expo...

With So Many Tips On Web Page Hosting In A Single Article, Nothing Else Compares

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agentmonhost.com - You will need to have to place a host that facilitates encrypted transactions. Read on for more features that you need to look for when choosing your hosting provider. Find lots of different recomm...

Ping 2.0? Apple Music revamp rumored to downplay Connect social network feature

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appleinsider.com - Ping 2.0? Apple Music revamp rumored to downplay Connect social network feature By Neil Hughes Friday, May 06, 2016, 09:09 am PT (12:09 pm ET) Apple's struggles with social networking continue, a...

This week on AI: Self-driving car facilities, AAPL takes a tumble, 'iPhone 7' rumors & more

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Jason Frovich



appleinsider.com - This week on AI: Self-driving car facilities, AAPL takes a tumble, 'iPhone 7' rumors & more By Roger Fingas Saturday, May 07, 2016, 12:54 am PT (03:54 am ET) Although the company's stock took a b...

7 Favorite iPhone 3D Touch Tricks

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iphonehacks.com - When Apple introduced iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with the 3D Touch as one of the tentpole features I was quite excited. Apple had revolutionalised user interface on mobile devices with multi-touc...

US government certifies LG's G5, V10 for enterprise and military use

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betanews.com - LG today announced that the US government has certified its G5 and V10 flagship Android smartphones for enterprise and military use. The testing was conducted by the National Information Assurance ...

Pipelines, Platforms, and the New Rules of Strategy

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hbr.org - Platform businesses that bring together producers and consumers, as Uber and Airbnb do, are gobbling up market share and transforming competition. Traditional businesses that fail to create platfor...

Five Minutes to Great Marketing Data

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blogs.informatica.com - Marketing today is a tough task. It’s a blend of science and creativity utilizing technology that has really evolved in recent years. You now need to understand your customers and prospects so deep...