Friday, October 21, 2016

TPS Consulting Daily


TECHNOLOGY

Speed Up Your Web Browsing in a Few Clicks: A Brief Introduction to DNS

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lifehacker.com - Every millisecond counts when you're browsing the web, and if you'd like to eke a bit more speed out of your internet connection, you can change your DNS server to make those pages load a bit faste...

Twitter 101: Getting started with the basics

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fforward.in - By now, we’ve all heard of Twitter. Your neighbor has an account, your daughter has one and even President Obama tweets on occasion. So, what is Twitter and what’s the big deal? Let us teach you th...

How Trump the candidate is hurting Trump the brand - Biznology

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biznology.com - You might have heard this one, but: What’s the difference between the Samsung Note 7 and Donald Trump? Answer: “One spontaneously overheats, bursts into flames, and disappoints fans. The other one ...

Why You Shouldn’t Swear at Siri

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hbr.org - Stop swearing at Siri. Quit cursing Cortana. As digital devices grow smarter, being beastly toward bots could cost you your job. As machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities prolife...

How an attack on a company you've never heard of crushed the internet

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mashable.com - Much of the Internet was brought to a screeching halt Friday as a cyberattack on a company many had previously never heard of brought down many of the most popular online services, including Twitte...

Mobile Game Roundup: Mini Metro, Reflection and More

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adweek.com - Are you looking for a new mobile game to play this weekend? There are lots of new options for you to try, including Tootsie POP from F84 Games and Tootsie Roll Industries. The level-based puzzle ga...

Digital Branding: The Advanced Guide for Savvy Marketers

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blog.startafire.com - Digital branding is a broad term that encompasses all of the ways that businesses court consumers online. While “digital branding” is a broad term, it’s used to describe the combination of content ...

The one thing you need to do to stop your home devices from getting hacked

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mashable.com - A massive cyber attack on Friday used a system of smart devices like cameras and DVRs to attack important internet infrastructure, leading to widespread problems for some of the web's most popular ...

Instagram may be experimenting with live video in Stories

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mashable.com - Instagram might be getting ready to add live video to its app. Screenshots published by a Russian publication Friday appear to show a new live video feature within Instagram. In the images, discov...

What To Do When Your Product Explodes In Your Customers' Hands

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inc.com - It's going to be a case study in business schools. It's also going to set the standard for things that can go wrong for a business. The habit of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to spontaneously ...

Waves of cyber attacks hit Netflix, Spotify, Twitter

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usatoday.com - If you live on the East Coast and had trouble accessing Twitter, Spotify Netflix, Amazon or Reddit Friday morning, you were not alone. USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO — At least two successive waves of onl...

Nintendo Switch is the spiritual successor to the Nvidia SHIELD

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techcrunch.com - Nintendo has revealed its new console, the Switch (which was codenamed the NX prior to its public debut). The thing that makes Switch different from any other console out there by a major game make...

Enjoy a 100ft screen anywhere with the bem Wireless Entertainment Goggles [DEALS] - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Who wouldn’t want their own personal 100-foot movie screen? Put on the bem Wireless Entertainment Goggles, and you’ll get the same immersive viewing experience as if you were right there in your ow...

Tim Cook on the Digital You

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techcrunch.com - Andy is dedicated to building a better reality while working in augmented reality since before AR was a thing. He is CMO of Wikitude. In Tim Cook’s recent exclusive interview with ABC, he gave us i...

All Tesla cars built from today on have all hardware needed for full self-driving

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techcrunch.com - Elon Musk revealed the Model 3 in March, revealing details of the $35,000 base model including a sub-six second 0-60 time and a minimum 215 mile range. The basic picture of the Model 3 inspired a p...

AT&T said to be “in advanced talks” to purchase Time Warner

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techcrunch.com - AT&T is in the advanced stages of negotiations to acquire Time Warner, according to the Wall Street Journal, which would give the carrier a huge content creation arm. Other carriers, including Tech...

Zwift merges indoor fitness with massive multi-player online gaming

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techcrunch.com - At its core, Zwift is indoor cycling software. But layered on top of its functionality is a community, that in the two years the company has been operating, has grown in both scale and shear streng...

Google’s G Suite gets five new productivity features

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techcrunch.com - Google’s G Suite, the new name for what was previously called Google Apps for Work, is getting a couple of small but nifty updates today. There isn’t necessarily a common theme here, but for the mo...

Six reasons to be hyped for the Nintendo Switch (and four reasons to worry)

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techcrunch.com - Yesterday saw the introduction — after many leaks and rumors — of the Nintendo Switch, the company’s next game console. It isn’t due to arrive until March of next year, which is infinitely frustrat...

The Google Pixel XL is Android’s best ambassador

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techcrunch.com - Let there be no question. This is a Google phone, through and through. Sure, the software giant may have teamed with another company to actually manufacture the product, but everything down to the ...

Weekly Roundup: Tesla’s self-driving tech progress, Apple announces MacBook event

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techcrunch.com - This week, Tesla made a major announcement about the availability of its self-driving tech, Apple revealed when its next MacBooks are going to be announced, and we reviewed Google’s new Pixel XL. T...

Lenovo’s Yoga Book is a fascinating attempt to reinvent the hybrid tablet

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techcrunch.com - No mainstream electronics manufacture is making more interesting, innovative and downright bizarre products than Lenovo. Between its contorting efforts under the Yoga banner and the modular handset...

If You Bought a 'Genuine' Apple Charger on Amazon, It Was Probably Fake--and It Could Catch Fire

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inc.com - Have you bought a "genuine" Apple mobile accessory on Amazon, such as a charging cable, wall plug or ear buds? You might not have gotten the product you were hoping for. A new lawsuit obtained by P...

Feds seized 50TB of data from NSA contractor suspected of theft

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arstechnica.com - Prosecutors also said that Martin should remain locked up and noted that he will soon be charged with violations of the Espionage Act. That law, which dates back nearly a century, is the same law t...

Child sex abuse org urges Web firms to sign up to “game-changing” hash list

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arstechnica.com - On its twentieth anniversary, the UK's Internet Watch Foundation—propped up by Microsoft's PhotoDNA tech—is urging Web companies to use its list of digital fingerprints to help prevent the upload, ...

How Influencer Marketing helped us grow from $0 to $700k+ monthly revenue. – Lifecycle Marketing

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medium.com - Not long ago, I wrote an article, “How we grew from $0 to $75K MRR doing just influencer marketing and without budget”. Now it’s time to tell you how we managed to grow from $75K MRR to $700K+ MRR ...

8 Simple Tweaks That Will Skyrocket Your Blog’s Traffic, Growth, and Impact

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michaelhyatt.com - It’s not as difficult as it might seem to get your message the attention it deserves, especially when so many others are doing it so poorly. All you need to do is to make a few small changes to rea...

A Programmer's Adventure Into UX Design

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blog.professorbeekums.com - I started professorbeekums.com with very little knowledge about UX Design. The most obvious solution to that problem is to learn. Yet startups are rife with examples of folks trying to do things th...

How one illustrator eliminated the need to hunt for new clients | Millo.co

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millo.co - Lisa Glanz started her career cutting out soccer players in Photoshop for a magazine company. Today 90% of her income comes from selling on design marketplaces. We sat down to chat with Lisa about ...

How to Optimize Your Tweets for Search : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you want more exposure for your Twitter account? Have you thought about applying SEO tactics to your Twitter marketing? With a few simple techniques, you can increase the chances that your Twitt...

6 Crazy Social Media Ad Ideas to Make You Look Like A Big Deal

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Reg Saddler





wordstream.com - Perception is everything. In the business world, people are naturally attracted to the biggest names, whether you call them influencers, experts, or [insert industry here] rock stars. But what if y...

Razer’s new Blade Pro: desktop performance in 0.9 inches and 8 lbs

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arstechnica.com - If you want hardcore gaming performance, but need it in a system that's portable, if not completely lightweight, then Razer's new Blade Pro could be just the ticket. Razer is calling it the "deskto...

Google recognizes Asana, AirBnB, others for Material Design excellence - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Some have said that the Material Design guidelines introduced by Google last year for app and software developers is one of the best-looking ones out there, not to mention that it gives the best us...

Fabriq is the first Alexa-powered portable speaker - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Alexa, the intelligent personal assistant that is part of Amazon Echo’s portable smart speaker, has been a pretty good competitor to the likes of Apple’s Siri, Window’s Cortana, and Google’s…well, ...

FCC brings $48M fine upon T-Mobile for “unlimited data” issues - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - A lot of brands know that wordings of your promos and features need to be carefully worded in a way that it will not bite you in the behind someday. T-Mobile probably wishes that they could now tur...

LG V20 early impressions - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - LG has found itself in a rather attractive position with the release of the V20. With the Galaxy Note 7 now out of the picture, the V20 has a chance to capture an audience that was previously unava...

Throw crazy parties, boost energies in ‘Trolls: Crazy Party Forest!’ - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Trolls will always remind me of my childhood back in the 90’s. If you’re not part of my generation, you can still at least know what trolls are. No, not the Internet trolls lurking in different soc...

Hackers Wrecked the Internet Today Using DVRs and Webcams

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popularmechanics.com - The internet has been on shaky footing for the better part of Friday thanks to a large-scale attack on a company that runs a large portion of crucial internet infrastructure. It's still too early t...

Finalists Announced for 2016 Loyalty360 CX Awards

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prnewswire.com - "The Loyalty360 CX Awards have come to be respected as one of the top accolades in our industry," said Mark Johnson, CEO & CMO of Loyalty360. "These finalists are worthy of top praise for their com...

New Quiznos Loyalty Program Launches with Toasty Points App

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loyalty360.org - The pressure for brands to create a digital presence is growing across all industries, but is especially true for companies in the QSR arena. The convenience that customers demand from these food e...

Twitter is down. What's your plan B?

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huffingtonpost.com - The sites slowly crawled back to service later in the day but not before triggering massive waves of anxiety among many online users. If you are a brand or have a business with an online presence, ...

Digital Transformation: Omnichannel – the Power of Physical and Digital

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loyalty360.org - When people think of digital transformation, their minds tend to hone in on just that first part: digital. That’s a pretty understandable reaction and, after all, if “digital” weren’t an important ...

My Tour Deal : Mobile ONLY Booking App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Patrick Ncho”, Co-Founder at the California – USA based Startup “MyTourDeal” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and...

ServiceSutra.com: An Online Marketplace to Hire Quality Service Providers - Start-Ups.Co

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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...

MinYawns : Minions To Supervillains - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Billy Sheng'; Founder of the Start Up “MinYawns”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. What is i...

ApprovalQ : Email Project Management Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sharif Aly”, Aly of the California – USA based start-up “ApprovalQ” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what you...

Talk.io A New Way To Meet People - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Today, we had a quick overview with Mr. ‘Tomasz Dominiak'; Project Manager / CEO of Talk.io in Warsaw. Talk.io (http://www.talk.io) is a new product designed for anyone who wants to break free fro...

Pajap: A DIY Mobile Apps Service embedded with a New Technology that Allows you to Create Full Featured 100% Native and Hardware Accelerated Mobile Applications - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Pajap provides an innovative mobile service, which provides new routes in native mobile application development, end user experience and advertising methods. “Pajap” is a DIY mobile apps service wi...

Adlet: Advertising Platform for Bloggers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had a nice chat with Ms. “Emma Coles”, CEO of the UK-based start-up “adlet.co” about his Company. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all about? Adlet is an online advert...

MassivBrand : New Innovative Home Technology - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Michelle Bair”, Owner – of the Arizona – US based start-up “MassivBrand” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...