Sunday, June 05, 2016

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TECHNOLOGY

Kickstarter campaign looks to turn any bike into an electric bike | GrindTV.com

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grindtv.com - As more cities are trying to support the growing bike commuting movement, new research has come out showing that electric bikes are a great way to get people to cycle longer and more frequently. In...

Iterating The Lean Model

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boulderbits.com - We all know that if you produce the wrong product or service, your startup will quickly become a burnout. But how does one achieve product-market fit? The current viewpoint is iterative hypothes...

Ousta is driving ride-hailing expansion in Egypt

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techcrunch.com - Radwa Rashad is an Egyptian writer and entrepreneur. With its major cities congested with traffic — taxi cabs, public transports and, lately, ride-hailing and ride-sharing apps — Egypt apparently s...

'Deadbeat' star Tyler Labine tweets Hulu series is officially canceled

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mashable.com - Hulu's supernatural comedy Deadbeat is officially dead. The show — which ran a total of three seasons and 36 episodes — follows Kevin Pacalioglu, a.k.a. "Pac" (star Tyler Labine) as he helps ghosts...

7 'Fallout 4' mods that unlock new reasons to play on Xbox One

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mashable.com - Now that Fallout 4 supports mods — free add-ons created by amateur programmers — for Xbox One, fans are coming back to Bethesda Softworks' nuke-blasted Boston with fresh eyes. If this is a new idea...

Vive la France! Vive le Tech! …But do these two great tastes taste great together?

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techcrunch.com - I spent last week on a junket in Paris, paid for by the French government, visiting the various hubs and spokes of the burgeoning French startup scene. I don’t think they’ll invite me back, after t...

Is The "Six Strikes" Anti-Piracy Scheme Doomed? - TorrentFreak

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torrentfreak.com - Five years ago the MPAA and RIAA teamed up with several major U.S. Internet providers, announcing their plan to shift the norms and behavior of BitTorrent pirates. The parties launched the Center f...

Bose’s QuietComfort headphones finally go wireless

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techcrunch.com - The Bose name has more or less been synonymous with the words “noise cancelling.” As for wireless? Not so much. The headphone maker has dragged its feet when it comes to cutting the cord, even as t...

Review: VAIO’s Z Flip ultrabook shows little learned

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techcrunch.com - But to be fair, despite new management, it doesn’t seem like much of the formula has changed for the better, if at all. Price as Reviewed: $1,999 at VAIO *Correction: The VAIO Z Flip is made of a m...

A Traveler’s Guide to Taking a Smartphone Abroad

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nytimes.com - First and foremost, to use a foreign carrier’s SIM card, you usually have to unlock your smartphone or buy a cheap unlocked phone. Typically, when you buy a new smartphone, it comes locked so you c...

How to Keep Your Social Media Images Looking Fresh (Even if You’re Posting Every Day) - The Buffer Blog

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blog.bufferapp.com - Consistently posting high-quality content is the lifeblood of a great social media strategy. But it’s easier said than done. Not only do you have to post consistently to gain traction, the content ...

7 Ways to Identify and Evolve With Industry Trends

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Reg Saddler



inc.com - Like it or not, your industry is changing. Everything changes; it always has, and it always will. You can keep up with and be part of the changes, or you can overlook and ignore changes and let oth...

How to Promote Your Business With Personal Social Profiles : Social Media Examiner

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Reg Saddler



socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you want to expand the online visibility of your business? Have you thought about leveraging your personal social media profiles? Optimizing your personal profiles to highlight your business is ...

Samsung Get Sued for Failing to Update its Smartphones

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thehackernews.com - One of the world's largest smartphone makers is being sued by the Dutch Consumers' Association (DCA) for its lack in providing timely software updates to its Android smartphones. The majority of ma...

Top 5 Google-developed Android App Updates You Should Download Now

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androidcommunity.com - Android as a mobile platform has definitely come a long way. BlackBerry may have started the smartphone era and Apple made it mainstream but Android is more popular and widely used these days. No d...

Buy the upcoming OnePlus 3 without knowing anything about it

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re an adventurous buyer, meaning you have extra cash lying around and you don’t mind buying something you’ve never seen before, then you are the target market for this latest marketing ploy ...

How to Lock Down Your Privacy Settings on iOS

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fieldguide.gizmodo.com - Few of us spend time reading through license agreements or tweaking default options during app installations, so it’s all too easy to end up sharing more personal data than you really want to. Here...

Facebook Messenger Bots And Your Marketing Roadmap

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loyalty360.org - 5 Key Considerations For Marketing Bot Success According to stats shared by Facebook at its annual F8 conference, more than 60 billion messages are sent per day through its two chat products, Wha...

Campbell Ready to Add More Excitement to Chunky Soups Category for Greater Customer Engagement

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loyalty360.org - Denise Morrison, President and CEO of Campbell Soups, realizes the company needs to add some more spark and excitement to its Chunky soups category to drive enhanced customer engagement and greater...

Hyundai Changes Customer Satisfaction Survey to Boost Brand Loyalty

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loyalty360.org - Hyundai always listens to its customers, especially when it comes to customer satisfaction. As a result, Hyundai has streamlined its customer satisfaction survey to better engage its customers. Pre...

FedEx Intersects the User and Technology for Powerful Customer Experience

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loyalty360.org - The intersection of the user and technology creates the opportunity to provide a unique and powerful customer experience. That is the mantra for FedEx, which prides itself on using technology and s...

Listening to Feedback From all Channels Helps Activision Improve Brand Loyalty

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loyalty360.org - Activision has a storied history. Founded in 1979, it was the first company to publish video games independently from video game console manufacturers. The two biggest console makers at that time w...

Personalization Drives Emotional Moments for Loyalty Marketers

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loyalty360.org - Loyalty marketers are keenly aware of the power of personalization and its impact on creating emotional connections with customers. But, successful execution in this area can often elude them. Loya...

Mazda Takes New Approach to Customer Loyalty

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loyalty360.org - Mazda wants to elevate its customer engagement, heighten its customer loyalty, and spark its brand advocacy. As a result, it has taken a new approach to these critical customer engagement pieces. T...

D-Tangle : New Innovative Gadget Using Set of Earbuds - Start-Ups.Co

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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...

KindCritic.com: A Social Platform that Allows you to get Crowdsourced Feedback on your Creative Projects - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - KindCritic is a social platform where creatives can give and get crowdsourced constructive feedback on their creative works from real experts in their field of interest. “KindCritic” is A Social Pl...

Render.st: An Easy to Use and Affordable Online Render Farm, with a Great Customer Support - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Render Street is an easy to use and affordable render farm for 3D projects with very good customer support. “Render Street” is a global provider of rendering services. Below is the full interview t...

Picovico : Cloud Based Service To Convert Photos Into Videos - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Yogesh Aggrawal”, Global Marketing Associate of the Kathmandu Nepal-based start-up “Picovico” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactl...

Stores.Miscake.com: A Web-Based Service for Creating Online Stores - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Miscake Stores is a service for creating online stores. It is designed both for small merchants and big resellers. Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mrs. Richardson regarding...

Needls : Get Notified of Leads in Real Time - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Justin Hartzman”, Founder and CEO – of the Toronto – Canada based start-up “Needls.” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1- What is it exactly that yo...

Plink.com: A Facebook Credits-Based Loyalty Program - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Plink is a Facebook Credits-based loyalty program that rewards Facebook members for dining and making purchases at their favorite restaurants and stores. As per Mr. Stratz; Plink is a Facebook Cred...

Sleeves Up Productions : Digital Content For Brands - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Erika Kramer”, CEO and Founder at New York – USA based start-up “SleevesUpProductions” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that...

MediaNest : Manage Video Marketing Campaigns on Social Media - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Natasha Robinson”, Co-Founder & CMO at the California- USA based start-up “MediaNest” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that ...

My Driving Pal : Security and Safety - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Shahram Rezaei”, Founder Of the California – USA based startup “MyDrivingPal” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do ...

06-05-2016 - [X&Y] 3 Ninja Ways To Warm Up Cold Phone Numbers

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archive.aweber.com - ===== WHAT'S INSIDE: Did you get a phone number from a woman some time ago that never really panned out to anything? Here's your best shot at getting back in touch with her after all... ===== MEE...

Websites We Like: June 2016 | CSS-Tricks

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css-tricks.com - We have a new thing we'd like to try! We're going to round up some websites that we like and share them with you. We’ll take a look at the weird and peculiar, the shocking and downright odd; websit...

Why patent trolls won’t give up

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techcrunch.com - Ira Blumberg is the vice president of IP at Lenovo. In Return of the Jedi, Yoda tells Luke “Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will.” Luckily f...

Verizon's 'can you hear me now' guy joins Sprint

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money.cnn.com - Paul Marcarelli, the character known as "Test Man" in the Verizon commercials that ran between 2002 and 2011, has defected. In a new ad campaign beginning during Sunday night's NBA Finals game, Mar...

How To Promote Your Blog Posts To Get 19,011 Social Shares

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robbierichards.com - Today, I’m going to show you step-by-step how to promote your blog posts to get thousands of social media shares (without spending a penny). These are the exact tactics I’ve used to generate 19,011...

Qualcomm wants you to train your new Snapdragon

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readwrite.com - Qualcomm has expanded its wearable chip range the recent Computex Taipei event, announcing the mid-range Snapdragon Wear 1100, a chip for less powerful wearables. The Snapdragon Wear 1100 is aimed ...

This week on AI: New MacBook Pro leaks, 256GB 'iPhone 7,' Apple's new iPhone design cycle & more

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appleinsider.com - This week on AI: New MacBook Pro leaks, 256GB 'iPhone 7,' Apple's new iPhone design cycle & more By Roger Fingas Saturday, June 04, 2016, 03:17 am PT (06:17 am ET) Although there weren't any eart...

The Real Deal! | Android Apps for Musicians and Music Makers – stupidDOPE

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stupiddope.com - Android is taking over the smartphone world if you look at the best-selling mobile operating system. Yes, Apple still remains as a tour de force of the mobile world – they are, after all, the ones ...

Jack Black is still alive, but musicians are under siege from Twitter hackers

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avclub.com - Famous bands and musicians of Twitter, lock your doors and bar your windows because there are hackers on the loose! Anyone whose Twitter bio says something like “Check out the new album on so-and-s...

Google and Amazon are slowly killing the gadget as we know it

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businessinsider.com - This week, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced that people are keeping their PCs a lot longer before upgrading: the average has increased from four years to as many as six. The tablet refresh cycle ...

The light socket takes on new life for smart homes

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gainesville.com - There is a reason these connectors are called Edison screw mounts and that is because papa light bulb himself, Thomas Edison, developed the right-handed connection for his 19th Century electric bul...

36 Higher Ed Thoughts From Meeker's Internet Trends Deck | Inside Higher Ed

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insidehighered.com - Each summer Mary Meeker releases her Internet Trends presentation. At the release of each report, I wonder if postsecondary education will be featured in the deck. And each summer I am sad that it...

Attackers Break Into Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter, Pinterest

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pcmag.com - Mark Zuckerberg, contrary to what you might think, is but a mere mortal. Yes, he runs Facebook and has a large amount of influence over your online life—if you really only use Facebook to see what ...

6 Rules for Effectively Leading Your Globally-Distributed Team

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entrepreneur.com - Apply now to be an Enterpreneur360™ company and let us tell the world your success story. Get Started » The speed and security of the internet has created a global economy allowing companies and e...

Outernet - Raspberry Pi

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raspberrypi.org - Through working with the UK Space Agency on the Astro Pi project we’ve learnt about something called Outernet. Internet, Outernet – see what they did there? Outernet is a small company started by S...

ISIS's Mobile App Developers Are in Crisis Mode

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motherboard.vice.com - When they say, “There’s an app for everything,” terror propaganda is no exception. In the past six months, the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or Daesh) and its news agency, ‘Amaq, have officially develop...

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