Thursday, December 22, 2016

TPS Consulting Daily


TECHNOLOGY

NPR CEO Explains Radio Broadcaster’s Bet on Podcasts

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wsj.com - The podcast industry has been on the rise for the past few years, but some big brand advertisers still have their doubts about whether on-demand audio will become a more mainstream medium. For his ...

50 Shades of SEO: Black Hat, White Hat, or A Shade of Grey?

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yeah-local.com - What On Earth Do the Different Shades of SEO Mean For Your Business? There is a lot of hype and mythology out there about SEO, but what does it all mean? With all the different shades that SEO can ...

Flexibility - Why Dynamics GP Is Better Your Company vs. Intacct

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abouttmc.com - Selecting an accounting software isn’t easy. Business is a constantly shifting environment so you need to find an ERP system that can adapt to changes in your company quickly and smoothly. So when ...

100 of the Best Landing Page Examples Analyzed

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instapage.com - According to Eisenberg Holdings, companies typically spend $92 to bring customers to their pages, but only $1 to convert them. To put this another way, for every $92 of advertising revenue spent, o...

Firefox takes the next step towards rolling out multi-process to everyone

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arstechnica.com - With Firefox 50, Mozilla has rolled out the first major piece of its new multi-process architecture. Firefox 50 is also Firefox's current stable release. Edge, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari...

BitTorrent Live’s “cable-killer” P2P video app finally hits iOS

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techcrunch.com - Cable companies rule TV because they control the expensive wires and satellites to deliver low-latency live content at scale. Cable companies can then dictate how much per monthly paying subscriber...

Backtrace, a debugging startup led by former AppNexus engineers, raises $5M

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techcrunch.com - Debugging startup Backtrace I/O was launched to solve a real problem that its founders faced when they were engineers at ad-tech company AppNexus — at least according to Backtrace CEO and co-founde...

AT&T Call Protect helps users deal with unwanted calls - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - One of the most annoying things that can happen to mobile users is to receive spam and unwanted calls. As much as you would not want to answer calls from unwanted numbers, sometimes you’re waiting ...

Yes, Even Your Company Needs A Video Strategy In 2017

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fastcompany.com - They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but what about a video? That's not a rhetorical question. According to Forrester Research, a minute of video is now worth an estimated 1.8 million words...

Alphabet tried to convince Wall Street it’s not just a search engine this year

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techcrunch.com - Google (or Alphabet, if you prefer) has long been plagued with a problem with its advertising business: while the number of ads people are clicking on has been growing, the value of those ads has b...

You can now Uber to people directly, and use custom Snapchat filters as you ride

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techcrunch.com - Uber has some late 2016 feature additions it’s unveiling Wednesday, including a way to hail a ride directly to people in your contacts list, and a new Snapchat team-up that opens access to custom f...

Apple’s bulletproof Wall Street growth story came to a halt this year

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techcrunch.com - This year was an interesting one for Apple — but not necessarily in a good way. iPhones aren’t selling the way they used to, the Apple Watch isn’t a big hit and Alphabet is emerging as a bigger and...

Family-friendly streaming service VidAngel refuses to shut down, despite court order

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techcrunch.com - Family friendly streaming service VidAngel is refusing to shut down, in defiance of a court order issued earlier in December. The service, which alters copyrighted material in order to remove adult...

What to expect from CES 2017

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techcrunch.com - For most, this week marks the beginning of the holiday season. Presents and office parties and an extra day off here and there. In the tech world, it means we’re a mere two weeks away from the Cons...

Enterprise social comes roaring back

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techcrunch.com - You’ll be forgiven if you missed it, but lost in the avalanche of this year’s tech news, enterprise social software made an impressive comeback. Led by products like Slack, Workplace by Facebook an...

iStockNow tells you which Apple Stores have AirPods in stock right now

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techcrunch.com - One of the best things about Apple’s retail strategy is that when it comes to inventory, they don’t ignore their brick-and-mortar stores like some other retailers do. So while the initial inventory...

Waymo enters formal talks with Honda to collaborate on self-driving

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techcrunch.com - Former Google self-driving car project Waymo is wasting no time demonstrating its readiness to enter into commercial agreements – the Alphabet-owned autonomous driving technology company is in form...

EU court rejects data retention law, throwing cold water on UK’s ‘Snooper’s Charter’

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techcrunch.com - The highest court in Europe today ruled that “general and indiscriminate” data retention directives contravene European Union law — dealing a significant blow to governments and organizations who h...

Automakers aren’t really advertising electric vehicles

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techcrunch.com - There are more plug-in vehicles available now than there were a decade ago, and the sales of those vehicles are growing. Sales of electric vehicles are up about a third this year over last year, an...

Uber, California DMV and Attorney General’s office to meet on Wednesday

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techcrunch.com - Uber is going to meet with California’s Department of Motor Vehicles and the state’s Attorney General’s office on Wednesday afternoon, as first reported by San Francisco Business Times and confirme...

Senator Al Franken asks Uber for more clarity on new location data sharing

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techcrunch.com - U.S. Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) has penned an open letter to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick asking the executive to either provide more transparency around its recent changes to user location data ...

Review: Apple's new wireless AirPods put a smile on 2016

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appleinsider.com - Review: Apple's new wireless AirPods put a smile on 2016 By Daniel Eran Dilger Wednesday, December 21, 2016, 08:31 am PT (11:31 am ET) Delivering hours of enveloping, untethered sound and Siri as...

Nintendo sends cease-and-desist notice to Pokémon ROM hacker

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arstechnica.com - A fan-made Pokémon ROM hack in the works for eight years was set to launch this Sunday. But a letter sent by Nintendo's Australian law firm on Wednesday has stopped those plans in their tracks. Acc...

The state(s) of texting and driving in the US

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arstechnica.com - We plow through five mile markers then slide 60 feet along the edge of the shoulder before enough snow piles up to scrape our ride to a halt. This is the good outcome. The three tons of steel trave...

Samsung claims sleek new laptops are lightest on market, at just 1.8lbs

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arstechnica.com - Samsung may not be keeping its PC division around too much longer—the company stopped selling PCs in Europe a few years ago, and rumors abound that it wants to sell the division to Lenovo. But, for...

Beam streaming gets high bit rates and resolutions, as Twitch competition hots up

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arstechnica.com - In the world of video game streaming, Amazon-owned Twitch is still the 800lb gorilla, but that world is wide open for disruption by those with the right technology. Google launched YouTube Gaming l...

California DMV revokes Uber’s self-driving car registrations, Uber cancels pilot

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arstechnica.com - On Wednesday night, the California DMV issued a statement saying it would revoke the registrations of 16 cars owned by Uber, which the company had been using to test its self-driving system. The DM...

Tim Cook promises “great desktops in our roadmap” after a desktop-free 2016

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arstechnica.com - Although Apple released new MacBooks and redesigned MacBook Pros this year, one area of the Mac lineup could still use some attention: the desktop. The iMac was last refreshed in October 2015, the ...

How To Structure Your Blog Content For Great Rankings

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problogger.net - From ProBlogger SEO expert Jim Stewart of Bloggers SEO. Content may be king, but if you don’t optimise your blog content in a way that Google likes, your readers will never find it. Structuring you...

The Essentials of Email Marketing – Startup Grind

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startupgrind.com - The popularity of social media has directed a lot of attention to its marketing potential, and it’s not difficult to understand why. Social media is sexy and new(ish) and marketers love sexy and ne...

Samsung to deactivate remaining Note 7s still with their Singaporean owners - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung isn’t done with the Note 7. It may have already recalled and halted production but the company has been hard at work trying to get everyone to return their Note 7 units. We’ve featured a nu...

Everlast Notebook is writeable, reusable, and scannable - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - We’ve seen several gadgets that take advantage of our fascination with the combination of analog and digital writing. There are smart notebooks, smart pens, smart paper, smart tablets, basically ev...

Nomad offers Pebble chargers, adapters for free (plus shipping) - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - A lot of people were saddened when Pebble announced they were closing down shop and parts of their business were being acquired by FitBit, meaning they will no longer be producing smartwatches. Com...

LifeProof introduces FRE cases for Google Pixel, Pixel XL - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - One of the selling points of the new Pixel devices from Google, aside from the fact that it’s the first set of smartphones that were made by the tech company directly, is that it has an “exceptiona...

HTC to hold a “U” event after CES, may intro new VR headset and One X10 - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - CES 2017 is just around the corner but unfortunately, HTC isn’t making a big splash during the event. The Taiwese tech company is expected to hold a special announcement for its first few products ...

FCC Republicans confirm they'll act to topple net neutrality as quickly as possible - ExtremeTech

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extremetech.com - Net neutrality is firmly on the chopping block in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election. The two Republican members of the FCC, Ajit Pai and Michael O’Rielly, have made this clear in a letter se...

1-800-Contacts Snares Loyalty360 CX Award for Customer Insights

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loyalty360.org - As the largest contact lens retailer in the United States, 1-800-Contacts knows quite a bit about its loyal customer base and views customer experience based on customer insights as the ultimate po...

Can SEOs make local search great again in 2017?

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searchengineland.com - It was bad enough that Prince, Leonard Cohen and Mrs. Brady checked out in 2016, but then I had to go and read David Mihm’s excellent 2017 Local Marketing Predictions, and I couldn’t find a cocktai...

Vertical Method : Posture Strength For Techies and The Desk-Bound Workforce - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Jennifer Davis”, Founder and CEO of the San Francisco- United States based startup “Vertical Method” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is...

CUBICUS SMART TOYS : Child's Daily Activities - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Gema Parreño Piqueras”, CEO of the Madrid – Spain based start-up “CUBICUS SMART TOYS SL” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly tha...

Xerendi Initiative : Educational Learning For Kids - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Uchenna Ibekwe”, Principa and Founder of the Virginia – United States based startup Xerendi_Initiative” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. Wha...

ShopLocket.com: An E-commerce Platform that Lets Anyone Start Selling Professionally Online in Minutes - Start-Ups.Co

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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...

StoryMarkLife.com: A Mobile and Tablet Applications Company for Lifestyle and Business that’s Redefining the Way we Capture and Share Experiences - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - StoryMark Life is a mobile and tablet applications company for lifestyle and business that is redefining the way we capture and share experiences. “StoryMark Life” is a mobile and tablet applicatio...

SmartUse: Mobile Application To Handle Construction Projects - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Ms. ‘Lucie Perrier'; Marketing Director of the New York-based start-up “SmartUse”. Below, is the full interview that we have con...

Fitnescity : Allows Users To Connect With Personal Trainers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Leila Zemrani”, Founder and CEO of the New York – US based start-up “Fitnescity” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

JobQuotes : Connect Consumers With Local Professionals For Any Project - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Brandon Large”, CEO & Founder of the Aliso Viejo, USA based start-up “JobQuotes” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do...

Pampered Teacher : Sends Teachers a Subscription Box Filled with Hand-Selects 4-6 Teacher Gifts - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Cristin Frank”, Owner Of the NY – USA based startup “Pampered Teacher” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

Airwalk Design : Pinterest For Designers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Daniel Schwarz'; Founder & CEO of the London-based start-up “Airwalk Design”. Below, is the full interview that we have con...

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

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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...

4 Surprising Words That Should Define Your Digital Strategy in 2017

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adweek.com - The tree-decorating selfies have inundated Instagram, you're receiving multiple festive discount emails each day, and you're already having flashbacks to office holiday parties from years past. Tha...