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Exclusive: Instagram Hits 500 Million Users
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time.com - Just eight months after celebrating its fifth birthday, Instagram is celebrating a new milestone: half a billion monthly active users, 300 million of whom use the photo-sharing service daily. “It’s...
Twitter is making a huge video push — and killing Vine’s six second limit in the process
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Reg Saddler
recode.net - There are a lot of places you can go on your phone to watch videos — Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat are a few popular options. Twitter wants to join that group. So Twitter is rolling out a few sign...
Octalysis Prime - the Gamified Learning Journey
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Yu-kai Chou
kickstarter.com - Octalysis Prime is a Gamified Learning Journey where players can learn all about Yu-Kai Chou's latest research in Behavioral Science, Gamification, and Motivational Psychology through an epic adven...
6 Things That Can Hurt Your Brand »
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digitalbrandinginstitute.com - Are you aware of how you may be hurting your brand? You may feel you’re doing business as usual but your customers may differ. Here is a list of 6 things that can hurt your brand. Balancing your br...
Telus Offers Free WiFi To Low Earners. It's Only Enough For Email.
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Karl Kovacs
huffingtonpost.ca - Public libraries in New York and Chicago allow low-income people to borrow digital devices that provide access to unlimited Internet. But in Toronto? They're only given enough data to send emails ....
How fast is the BT Smart Hub?
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.co.uk - When BT unveiled the new Smart Hub (aka Home Hub 6) it boldly claimed that the router had the UK's most powerful Wi-Fi signals, and thus the implicit assertion that BT broadband is the best choice ...
Earned media influencer marketing demands your awesome
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Chris Abraham
biznology.com - I’ll be honest with you, relatively few companies can conduct a successful earned media influencer marketing campaign. Earned media (or free media) refers to publicity gained through promotional ef...
Burner, a service that generates temporary phone numbers, makes it easier to ghost conversations
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Brett Prince
techcrunch.com - If you’ve ever wanted a text message conversation to simply go away, but still wanted to do it gracefully, there’s a new bot that will help do that for you. Burner, which helps users create tempora...
Austin police are now impounding drivers in the peer-to-peer ridesharing group
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Jefferson Faudan
techcrunch.com - Austin’s transportation saga just keeps getting more interesting. Last week, we wrote about a 30,000 member Facebook group that had formed in Austin to help facilitate ride requests in the absence ...
Netatmo’s security camera now conveniently uploads videos to Dropbox
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techcrunch.com - Netatmo keeps improving the Netatmo Welcome, its indoor security camera, with software updates. The company just added Dropbox support so that your camera can upload videos to your private Dropbox ...
BMW plans to turn old i3 EV batteries into home energy storage systems
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Jefferson Faudan
mashable.com - When your BMW i3's battery finally conks out, you can use it at home as an energy storage system. SEE ALSO: Porsche employee calls Tesla's Ludicrous mode a 'facade,' report says Electric vehicles' ...
Older 'Skyrim' mods will work with 'Special Edition,' but there's a catch
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - Good news, Skyrim fans. Bethesda's upcoming "Special Edition" remaster of the 2011 Elder Scrolls game will support the earlier version's mods with only minimal hassle. It's mostly a question of the...
Samsung Galaxy S7 Active is the best rugged phone, except for one thing
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - Your options are extremely limited if you want a flagship smartphone that's also rugged. There's only one real tough phone to consider: the Samsung Galaxy S7 Active. That's it. Every other rugged s...
Ford's Mustang is getting a 10-speed automatic in 2018, report says
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Jefferson Faudan
mashable.com - Seems like just yesterday when 7-speeds in an automatic transmission seemed like too many gears. SEE ALSO: Dodge announces end of Viper production on model's 25th anniversary Ford's desert-racing F...
Segway miniPRO is the personal transportation device you’ve been waiting for
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LeonardoZ
mashable.com - The Ninebot by Segway miniPRO is not a hoverboard. Instead, it’s a true descendant of the original revolution in personal transportation, the Segway. Fifteen years ago, dungaree-wearing inventor De...
Google Simplifies Two-Step Verification for Gmail and Google Apps - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
thurrott.com - This week, Google announced that Gmail and Google Apps users can now avail themselves of a simpler form of two-step verification. Instead of having to look up a 6-digit code on their phones and the...
MeasurableMediaLabs.com: A Company that Conducts Advertising Case Studies for Online Publishers - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - MeasurableMediaLabs.com is the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for online advertisers by validating the CPM publishers charge in order for publishers to be successful. “MeasurableMediaLabs.com...
Android TV can now be installed on a PC, unofficially, of course
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Android TV is what the name says it is – Android for your TV. Google was wise enough to understand that Android could be very versatile and would likely be good for being the interface of modern te...
Facebook Updates Ad Policy: What You Need To Know & What To Do About It
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Reg Saddler
socialmediatoday.com - Like they’ve done so many times in the past, Facebook recently made changes to the way its advertising settings work. And when they added these new privacy settings, they set the default to opt-in....
See Jane Go is bringing women-only ride hailing to the West Coast
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Earlier this spring, Safeher (the ride-hailing service formerly known as Chariot for Women) established itself in the Boston area as a safer service for women drivers and passengers. Now See Jane G...
As Red Hat aims for $5 billion in revenue, Linux won’t be only driver
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Last year Red Hat, which has been mostly known for selling Linux in the enterprise became the first $2 billion open source company. Now it wants to be the first to $5 billion, but it might not be j...
Is business school the new design school?
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - John Maeda, design partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is an American designer, technologist and served as the 16th President of the Rhode Island School of Design (RIS...
Verizon buys Telogis to drive deeper into the connected vehicle market
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - With a lot of tech companies and automakers staking their claims in the connected car space, now there are signs that others are looking to move in, too. Today, telecoms giant Verizon announced tha...
Adobe brings content-aware crop, premium stock imagery and better VR support to its Creative Cloud apps
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Adobe is launching a major update to its Creative Cloud applications today that includes a number of useful new features to core tools like Photoshop and introduces new features and services around...
Nancy Duarte on how to give a good speech
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Guy Kawasaki
blog.mixpanel.com - When it comes to giving a good speech, the stakes are high whether you’re standing in front of investors, customers, or your team. It’s not enough just to think through your talking points. You nee...
12 Most Creative Strategies to Craft an Effective Blog Post
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Guy Kawasaki
pegfitzpatrick.com - Do you wonder why some blog posts tend to attract a lot of readers and get a lot of reaction? This is not really a measure of talent or the choice of words at all — it’s more about the skills you n...
5 Visual Branding Mistakes Too Many Businesses Make [With Bonus Guide to Building Your Visual Brand in Canva]
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Guy Kawasaki
designschool.canva.com - All graphics are built on a brand identity. Or at least they should be. There’s a lot to be said about standing out, but all designs must first and foremost reflect a designated brand identity as t...
Two of the world’s rarest hypercars compete in real life vs. sim battle
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Comparing racing sims to real cars driving on real race tracks has been a thing for a while now. Way back in 2006, Jeremy Clarkson went head-to-head against himself at Laguna Seca in real life vers...
2000+ Premium Swifticons Icons (in 4 Styles) - only $29! - MightyDeals
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mightydeals.com - 2000+ Premium Swifticons Icons (in 4 Styles) - only $29! If you like icons, you'll LOVE this Mighty Deal! This Swifticons Icons collection includes more than 2000 premium icons to use on your lates...
How to Turn Off Facebook’s Pesky Live Video Notifications
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Reg Saddler
wired.com - Facebook believes the best way of promoting Facebook Live Video is to notify you about it. Constantly. And so you get a notification whenever someone you’re connected to uses Live Video. You probab...
Dell Sells of Its Software Division to Double Down on Its Riskiest Business
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Reg Saddler
wired.com - For Dell, combining software and hardware within a single company was supposed to be like chocolate and peanut butter. Instead, it’s turning out more like oil and water. The PC maker said today tha...
Why You Should Seriously Consider Building a Facebook Messenger Bot
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Reg Saddler
inc.com - Facebook recently unveiled the new Facebook Messenger platform at the company's annual F8 Conference. The update can be summed up in one word: bots. Now, you can use Facebook Messenger to not only ...
Facebook Annual Stockholder Meeting – Future Projects, Trending Topics and Growth Planning
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Reg Saddler
socialmediatoday.com - Facebook held its annual stockholder meeting yesterday, providing an overview of the current state of the social media giant and addressing questions about future projects. One of the key motions o...
16 Secrets I Discovered While Running My Software Business
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Joel Comm
ross-goldberg.com - I ran a software company for the last 7 years and over that time frame my software sold multiple millions of dollars and many thousands of units. The software I dreamed up helped people and a majo...
Enjoy both music and ambient sound with Bone Conduction BT Headphones [DEALS]
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Headphones allow us to privately enjoy our favorites tunes and tracks, but sometimes they can get in the way of enjoy the world around us. Or worse, being aware of dangers and warnings. Wouldn't it...
Samsung Gear VR now has Oculus Rift-style Home
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The Samsung Gear VR is probably one of the most affordable and user-friendly virtual reality headsets you can find in the market. But there is of course always room for improvement. And this latest...
Smart Wallpapers allows device, Google Fit Data as live wallpaper indicators
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - We’re not much into personalization of smartphones because honestly, we tend to forget about those options recently made. For some people, changing a wallpaper is enough to make their devices truly...
Chrome Keyboard 3.0 brings improved gestures, Google Now integration
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - If you’re looking for a 3rd party virtual keyboard that is almost as comfortable as using the Google Keyboard, Chrooma Keyboard is something that you might want to consider. The latest update to th...
Google's two-factor authentication is now a breeze to use
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mashable.com - Two-factor authentication, while basically essential for protecting important aspects of your online life nowadays, can also be annoying, especially if you juggle a lot of accounts. Usually, the t...
Facebook Just Made A Pretty Awkward Change To Your Profile
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huffingtonpost.com - Facebook said it wants to help users understand more about their privacy settings. "This is a change we made in the past week to make it easier to understand which of your work and education (schoo...
5 Real-Life Push Notifications and Why They Work (or Don't)
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loyalty360.org - There’s a lot of buzz around push notifications--how and when to use them and why they’re effective. Though a sizable number of brands have implemented the technology to send them, few have mastere...
ServiceSutra.com: An Online Marketplace to Hire Quality Service Providers - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustworthy, Qualified and Verified Local Service Providers in India. As per Mr. Chaudhary; ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustwort...
D-Tangle : New Innovative Gadget Using Set of Earbuds - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Christina Nicholson”, Executive Director of the Nicosia- Cyprus based start-up “D-Tangle” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly th...
Ostrato cloudSM™ : Cloud Based Services and Applications - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - We had a nice chat with Mr. “Jay Chapel”, CEO of the USA-based start-up “Ostrato” about his Company. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all about? Ostrato cloudSM™ empowers...
Ekayan: A web based app for people to find out what their friends think about them, and get recognized for what's admirable about them - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - “Ekayan” facilitates you to anonymously admire your friends, and know what your friends think about you. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted with Mr. ‘Gupta’ regarding his start-up ...
ShopLocket.com: An E-commerce Platform that Lets Anyone Start Selling Professionally Online in Minutes - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - ShopLocket is the easiest way to sell online. Rather than having to build out a full online storefront or get lost in a marketplace, sellers are able to quickly sell from anywhere that they already...
EQNS : Advanced Education In The Sciences - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Ilya Uts”, CEO & Founder of the New York – USA based start-up “EQNS” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what yo...
Boxagon: Social Commerce Platform - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Juan Diego Farah'; Co-Founder and CEO of the UK-Based Start Up “Boxagon”. Below, is the full interview that we have condu...
Marketing Day: Twitter news, Tumblr launches live video & Instagram's 500M users
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Brett Prince
marketingland.com - Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: 6 great takeaways from the Brands Talk Social Media ...
Yahoo Introduces new mobile ad format Tiles, focused on 360 images, video
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Brett Prince
marketingland.com - At the Cannes Lions festival yesterday, Yahoo announced “Yahoo Tiles,” a new mobile ad format for the “post-tap world.” It offers 360 degree imagery and video on the Yahoo Gemini and BrightRoll ad ...
