Saturday, July 16, 2016

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TECHNOLOGY

The Facts and Figures about the Power of Visual Content - Infographic

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Joel Comm



jeffbullas.com - We all know that images are compelling. The growth of visual content has been on a rapid upward trajectory over the last 12 months. Social media platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram have take...

7 can't-miss apps: Vevo, Polaroid Swing, Darby and more

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LeVar Thomas



mashable.com - Tech 7 can't-miss apps: Vevo, Polaroid Swing, Darby and more With new emoji rolling out left and right (thank you, Google and Twitter) you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. Each we...

Big data and its developer fallout

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Brett Prince



techcrunch.com - As the internet social turf wars continue to mature, the land grab is becoming much better understood. With a few companies controlling 95 percent of the social data, the internet is more closed an...

YouTube Enhances Shopping Experience With New Ads: This Week in Social Media : Social Media Examiner

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Reg Saddler



socialmediaexaminer.com - Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. Google Improves YouTube A...

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

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Debbas


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 ...

Lapkin : Biodegradable Laptop Keyboard Cover - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas


start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Mihaela Muruianu”, Co-Founder of the London based start-up “Lapkin” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1.What is it exactly that you do and what your...

Snapchat’s Working on Image Recognition Triggered Ads to Serve More Relevant Content

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Reg Saddler


socialmediatoday.com - If I were to ask you which is the most exciting social network, what would you say? There’s a couple of ways you could take that, of course – what excites or interests you might not be the same for...

Netflix launches Flixtape so you can make ‘mixtapes’ of your favorites movies and shows

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Reg Saddler



techcrunch.com - Just in time for the weekend, Netflix today announced the launch of a new service called Flixtape, which the company describes as a way to make short playlists of your favorite Netflix titles. “It’...

Bursting the chatbot bubble

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techcrunch.com - Arun Uday is a former VC and currently the founder of Tring Chat, a mobile group chat app that allows users to search and join chat groups of interest to them. Chatbots seem to be climbing the prov...

Facebook lifts the veil on its mobile device testing lab

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TechCrunch



techcrunch.com - Earlier this week, Facebook gave a small group of reporters a tour of its Prineville, OR data center. In the process, the company also showed off its mobile device lab for testing on physical devic...

Uber for 911 transport is a horrible idea

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TechCrunch



techcrunch.com - The Washington D.C. Fire and EMS Department is considering a plan to use Uber to transport low priority 911 callers, according to NBC Washington. It’s a horrible idea. Washington’s plan is to hire ...

The email, data and privacy implications of Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn

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TechCrunch



techcrunch.com - We all took a collective gasp when we saw the price tag of Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn. Now that the dust has settled a bit, we can pause and reflect on what this means from a data, privacy...

Tesla’s no-good rotten couple of weeks see more fingers pointed at Autopilot

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Ars Technica



arstechnica.com - Tesla's Model X SUV. Our brief drive in one leads us to believe it could be the best driving SUV on the market. Tesla's Model X SUV. Our brief drive in one leads us to believe it could be the best ...

10 Golden Rules for Social Media Managers and Marketers - The Buffer Blog

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Larry Wentz



blog.bufferapp.com - I was a bit nervous before writing this post because there are so many possible golden rules for social media managers. I wondered, how could I ever hone in on the most important ones? From golden ...

5 Ways To Get 10x More Retweets On Twitter — Marketing and Growth Hacking

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Larry Wentz



mng.lincolnwdaniel.com - We have a pretty good idea of Twitter best practices: post regularly, don’t overuse hashtags, keep your tweets short enough for retweets, etc. We even know that a good mix of images and video will ...

How the Real Hackers Behind Mr. Robot Get It So Right

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Reg Saddler



wired.com - This week on the premiere of Mr. Robot, the hacktivist collective fsociety made good on its threat to bring down the evil E Corp. With a few strokes of the keyboard, a USB stick and a little social...

The Past, Present and Future of Virtual Reality on Social Media

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Reg Saddler


likeable.com - It’s finally happening. Much like the debut of the internet or the smartphone, technological advancements have placed society on the verge of another seismic shift. Virtual reality is coming, and t...

Top 10 CRMs Small Business Owners Need to Thrive

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Reg Saddler



entrepreneur.com - Join us for a free, live webinar and learn how to drive revenue with content marketing. Tune in 8/4 at 10:30 a.m. PT. Register Now » Customer relationship management (CRM) has been an effective too...

Facebook Will Be All Video In 5 Years: Here Are 4 Figures to Prove It

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Reg Saddler


socialmediatoday.com - For the last several years, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been outspoken about Facebook’s impending move towards video. Even as far back as 2014, Zuckerberg hinted that the site’s newest challen...

3 Simple Ways to Boost Loyalty Program Engagement With Social Media

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Reg Saddler


socialmediatoday.com - A loyalty program is a great way to nurture current customers and increase sales, but without putting a spotlight on the program, membership numbers and engagement may stagnate. This is where socia...

The Truth About Standing Desks And Productivity

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Reg Saddler



fastcompany.com - If you learned that you could increase your productivity by almost 50% by making one near-effortless change, you'd probably try it. But at what point would you question whether the advice was too g...

Dog Mendonca and Pizza Boy game now out on Android

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Android Community



androidcommunity.com - One of the surprise hits from Dark Horse Comics is a graphic novel trilogy called Dog Mendonca and Pizza Boy, a strange but extremely interesting story about a former pizza delivery guy who gets in...

Google to host Indie Games Festival in San Francisco this September

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Android Community



androidcommunity.com - There are already a lot of mobile games available for our Android devices, both from big time game developers and indie ones, but as everything digital continues to evolve at a rapid pace, there wi...

Twitter Develops Standalone App to Provide Even More Avenues for Digital Customer Engagement

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Loyalty 360



loyalty360.org - As a social media platform, Twitter has been one of the most influential brands in the past decade. The platform has impacted the way people communicate online, engage with brands, and even interac...

Customer Loyalty Reaches All-Time High for SUV and CUV Automobiles

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Loyalty 360



loyalty360.org - Customer loyalty extends beyond just the brand name. Global consumers are loyal to products for a number of reasons, from color, form factor, and even specific features. In the case of automobiles,...

New App from Penn Station East Coast Subs Includes Reward-Laden Loyalty Program

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Loyalty 360



loyalty360.org - Fans of Penn Station East Coast Subs and its signature sandwiches, fries, and lemonade have reason to celebrate, as the company launched its new app last week, complete with a full-featured loyalty...

Soundest : App For E-commerce Email Marketing - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas


start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Rytis Lauris'; C0-Founder and CEOof the UK- based Start Up “Soundest”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted...

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...

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...

Crowdid : E-Commerce Platform Selling Crowdfunded Products - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas



start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Ed Havens”, Founder (CMO) at the San Francisco – USA based start-up “crowdid” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do a...

nspHire : Job Search App - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas



start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Rasheen Carbin”, CMO at the US based start-up “nspHire” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up i...

ShareWhere : Social Sharing Application - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas



start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Geoffrey Chan”, Founder of the Miami based start-up “ShareWhere” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your s...

Trainoholics : Skill Development Arena - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas


start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Sandesh HS'; Founder of the Karnataka – India start-up “TRAINOHOLICS”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted ...

Limetr.ee: A Web Application that Allows you to Safely Keep Messages, Photos and Videos you Want to Preserve as a Legacy for your Child - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas



start-ups.co - Limetree is about gathering family and friends around your children’s history. About the legacy you want to pass to your child. About safeguarding memories for the future. Below is the full and in-...

Cheekd : Mobile Dating App - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas


start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Lori Cheek”, CEO of the USA based start-up “Cheekd” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is al...

VaporWare : Building, Testing, and Running Lean Cloud Software - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas


start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Jeff Schroeder”, Co-Founder of the US based start-up “vaporware” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what you...

Ubooly: A Voice Interactive Stuffed Animal Smart Toy Powered by your iPhone or iPod Touch - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas



start-ups.co - Ubooly is a stuffed animal powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. We use voice recognition and ongoing updates to make the world smartest toy. According to Mr. ‘Gloge'; Ubooly is a stuffed animal po...

Introducing the “Influencer Marketing Technology Landscape”

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Travis Wright



ccp.digital - Influencer marketing is a “hot mess,” according The Wall Street Journal. I tend to agree, as it’s a challenge to build the ideal marketing technology stack. Currently, with influencer marketing tec...

Are We Becoming A #hashtag World?

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James Hickey



sd-entrepreneur.com - With all the different Social Media Platforms out there like the ones named above, marketers and businesses are looking for ways to curate content and reach a target market of group of people via #...

Pokemon Go crashes and hackers claim responsibility

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Jefferson Faudan



money.cnn.com - That's because the game kept crashing. The issues with the game coincide with a massive roll-out -- Pokemon Go just launched in 26 new countries. However, a group called PoodleCorp claimed responsi...

The Twitter army attacking Facebook gun sales

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Jefferson Faudan



mashable.com - In the past month, John Sibley has been responsible for the takedown of more than 1,000 Facebook groups selling guns. He and others are part of a ragtag social media militia of sorts they say are t...

How to get control over your contacts

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Chris Abraham



socialmedia.biz - Target audience: Businesses, PR pros, digital marketers, advertising agencies, SEO specialists, entrepreneurs, educators, journalists, Web publishers. I’m always struggling with my contacts. I have...

Tools to amplify your social campaigns

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Chris Abraham



socialmedia.biz - Target audience: Marketing professionals, brand managers, SEO specialists, businesses, nonprofits, educators, Web publishers, journalists. Iam surprised how much of a one-man band I have become thr...

Should Amazon Sellers Worry About List Price Removal? - CPC Strategy

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Rolf Joho



cpcstrategy.com - In case you haven’t heard, Amazon has been testing eliminating list prices—a.k.a. the “suggested retail price”—on product pages. On Amazon, list prices look like this: Here’s an example of a produc...

Knowing The Basics Of Web Page Hosting Is Easy

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Rolf Joho


agentmonhost.com - Even though most people have heard of best webhosting, it’s also likely that you don’t really understand what it means. Hosting is simply providing others a company provides servers to people where...

Amazon's Choice: Order Amazon Prime Products with Echo - CPC Strategy

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Rolf Joho



cpcstrategy.com - Amazon’s Choice is a label applied to products that can be directly purchased from Amazon Echo (i.e., by voice command). In the past, Amazon Echo (aka Alexa – the Echo AI) could only reorder items ...

Advertisers on the Impact of Customer Match for Google Shopping - CPC Strategy

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Rolf Joho



cpcstrategy.com - Posted by Tara Johnson on July 12, 2016 in Google Shopping Thanks to the introduction of Customer Match for Google Shopping – advertisers can focus campaigns on their highest-value audiences – incl...

How To Get Your Digital Affairs In Order

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LeVar Thomas



huffingtonpost.com - Let's face it. Any one of us, regardless of age, can face an untimely departure from this world. In such an event, what would your digital legacy say about you for generations to come? To ensure th...

Microsoft In-Store Visit! Helping Do Great Things – stupidDOPE

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LeVar Thomas



stupiddope.com - Recently we shared how Microsoft is featuring quality products in their stores like the Dell Inspiron 15. The all-new Inspiron 15 comes with Windows 10 and a host of features that will help PC pros...

TECH SAVVY: Twitter tryout #NEWS

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Jason Cramer



brainerddispatch.com - For better or for worse (much more often the latter) the 2016 presidential election has made the connection between Twitter and the news more clear than ever before. Donald Trump is famous for turn...