Monday, July 24, 2017

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TECHNOLOGY

3 Powerful Strategies to Help your Small Business be Discovered on Instagram

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pegfitzpatrick.com - Can small businesses use Instagram? Will their efforts on Instagram turn into sales and customers? Yes and yes! Small businesses can be discovered on Instagram through a variety of different ways whi…

What is Design Thinking?

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www.ideou.com - “Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving.” “Design thinking is a process for creative problem solving.” - Coe Leta Stafford, Managing Director IDEO U When we think about design thin…

Pathetic patching leaves over 70,000 Memcached servers still up for grabs

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www.theregister.co.uk - If you're running the caching service Memcached, and particularly if you're exposing it to the public internet for some reason, please make sure you've patched it. Tens of thousands of vulnerable sys…

Windows Paint is now officially not getting updated any more

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arstechnica.com - The venerable Windows Paint program, known to many by the name of its executable, mspaint.exe, has been marked as deprecated in the forthcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, The Guardian reports. …

Incredible Rocket Photos, Huh? Yeah, a 16-Year-Old Took Them

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Reg Saddler





www.wired.com - Most teenagers hate to see the summer end, but John Kraus has a particularly good reason to be unhappy about it: Going back to school means less time to shoot space launches. "It's hard to miss schoo…

Facebook acquires Source3 to get content creators paid

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techcrunch.com - Facebook is on the cusp of a big push to lure independent content creators to share their art through the News Feed. It needs to prove it can help creators monetize their content without allowing pir…

Guy Kawasaki’s The Art of Evangelism - Udemy

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www.udemy.com - Do you want to change the world like Apple? This course will explain how to use a technique called evangelism to change the hearts, minds, and actions of your customers, colleagues, and employees. Ev…

Daimler and Bosch create a driverless parking garage

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techcrunch.com - Daimler and Bosch teamed up to bring autonomous driving tech to one of the more annoying parts of driving – finding and parking a vehicle. Their automated valet system is debuting today at the parkin…

Microsoft’s second-generation HoloLens will include a dedicated AI coprocessor

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techcrunch.com - Microsoft has revealed that it is preparing to equip the second version of its HoloLens VR headset with its own AI processing capabilities to enable more features and services. The firm said that it …

Fairphone ends support for first repairable-by-design smartphone

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techcrunch.com - Fairphone, the European mobile phone maker and social enterprise that has made it its mission is to build and sell fairer smartphone hardware, has announced it is ending support for its first handset…

Netflix was the top grossing app in Q2, with mobile revenue up 233% since last year

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techcrunch.com - Netflix’s booming subscriber growth, announced in the company’s earnings last week, is also being felt on the App Store, where its app has again become the top earner in terms of revenue. According a…

BentoBox, the website builder for restauranteurs, cooks up $4.8M Series A

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techcrunch.com - Restaurant owners have a lot of responsibilities and a wide array of skills to handle those responsibilities. That said, building a website isn’t usually within that skill-set. That’s where BentoBox …

10 Things Every Designer Hates to Hear | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - It’s happened to every designer at some point: A client or co-worker makes an absolutely cringe-worthy comment about your work. Feedback is important. And often the problem with some of these element…

Git for designers is here – Meet Abstract | Hacking UI

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hackingui.com - Let’s face it, we designers can be messy sometimes in the way we work in team. That’s why it’s really difficult to have full version control and documentation when designing digital products in a tea…

The how, what and why you should spy on competitors + Useful tools

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www.lilachbullock.com - How much do you really know about your competitors? Do you know what their strategies are, how well they’re performing, what traffic their website is getting and what people like about them? As a bus…

Finding your place on the web, when it seems so crowded out here

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Douglas Idugboe




www.businessesgrow.com - One of the things I have written a lot about is the concept of the “saturated niche.” The idea is that before you go headlong into any sort of content marketing strategy, you should assess the curren…

How to Capture Website Traffic with Twitter

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maximizesocialbusiness.com - Look at your website traffic stats after you tweet. Chances are you’ll find that when you post on Twitter, the result is a spike in traffic. There’s a definite link between the two, but it doesn’t ha…

Google is having trouble pushing its Facebook-like news feed to Android devices

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Reg Saddler





www.recode.net - Google released a personalized news feed for phones this week, showing a stream of content based on people’s location, search histories and topics they’ve selected to follow. It’s a significant new u…

Moto Z2 Force smartphone photos leaked before official unveiling - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Motorola is set to unveil the new Moto Z2 Force. It was leaked yet again together with the Moto Z2 Play. And only a few days ago, we noted the upcoming rugged phone will have new main cameras (possib…

Edge Sense Plus app adds new "edge" functions to the HTC U11 - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - HTC impressed the mobile industry with the Edge Sense feature on the latest HTC U11. It may already have a copycat in the works as Google is rumored to include something similar to the upcoming Pixel…

The impact of intermediaries: How brands can close the gap between themselves and consumers

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marketingland.com - The very concept of how people buy has fundamentally changed, due to the emergence of digital platforms like search engines, online reviews, social media and e-commerce marketplaces. This new online …

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





www.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-de…

EQNS : Advanced Education In The Sciences - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





www.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 your…

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

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Debbas





www.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 do …

Morces.com: Get More Than Just a Mobile Site! - Start-Ups.Co

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www.start-ups.co - Morces is an absolute free platform for all users to go mobile in a matter of minutes! In addition to optimizing website for mobile devices, Morces provides comprehensive set of social tool such as G…

nspHire : Job Search App - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





www.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 is …

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

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Debbas





www.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 your …

Count.ly: An Innovative, Open Source, Real-Time Mobile Analytics Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





www.start-ups.co - Countly is an innovative, open source, real-time mobile analytics platform intended for game studios, marketers, agencies, operators, and pretty much everyone with an aim to increase loyalty, user re…

Bitrix24: A United Work Space which Handles the many Aspects of Daily Operations and Tasks that Allows you to Create your Own Social Intranet in Minutes! - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





www.start-ups.co - Bitrix24 is a comprehensive business collaboration platform. It contains robustly constructed tools like a CRM, calendars, file sharing, tasks, and project groups that are enhanced and unified by an …

ZWOOKY : Innovative Contact System - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Thomas Stoll”, CIO at the Uerikon – Switzerland based start-up “ZWOOKY ” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what …

LoopLR.com: A Real-Time Social Video Platform for the Creation and Distribution of User Produced Video Content on Smartphones - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





www.start-ups.co - LoopLR is a real time social video platform for the creation and distribution of user produced video content on Smartphones and Tabs. LoopLR is a real-time video sharing app for Smartphones. It lets …

HeadFunder : Social Crowdfunding Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas




www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneurs; Mr. ‘Nolan Thompson and Mr. Chris LaBonty'; Partners at the Start Up “HeadFunder”. Below, is the full interview that we have co…

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

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Debbas





www.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 h…

Microsoft Finally Documents Major Firmware Update for Surface Pro 4 - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Last week, Microsoft began pushing a major set of firmware updates out to Surface Pro 4 devices. Today, it finally decided to document these updates. Here’s how the Surface Pro 4 update history websi…

Buy a 1 TB Xbox One S Bundle, Get a Free Game - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Yes, the Xbox One S does seem to be in a perpetual state of rotating sales and other promotions. New this week: Buy a 1 TB Xbox One S bundle and get a bonus game of your choice. “There’s no better ti…

How Avis Brilliantly Pioneered Underdog Advertising With 'We Try Harder'

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www.adweek.com - The true test of a great piece of advertising, for David&Goliath founder and chairman David Angelo, is something that’s timeless and resonates with people long after it’s been released into the world.

Got amazing content but no leads? 5 ways to rethink your paid strategy

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searchengineland.com - In the digital marketing world, there is an overabundance of content about content marketing. If you’re marketing a business, the promise of consistent, top-of-funnel organic traffic growth from cont…

Police warn criminals could hack your kettle

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news.sky.com - They are urging manufacturers to introduce security ratings for wifi-enabled appliances such as televisions, cookers, kettles and fridges which are linked to home computers and mobile phones. Chief C…

How to get the secret, unlockable character in 'Street Fighter II' for Nintendo Switch

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mashable.com - Shin Akuma is a playable fighter in Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers for Nintendo Switch. You just have to know how to find him. Akuma was already on the USF2 fighting roster, but Shin …

LG’s new airport robots will guide you to your gate and clean up your trash

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Michael Tchong





www.theverge.com - In preparation for next year’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, electronics giant LG is trialling new robots in the country’s largest airport. From today, Seoul’s Incheon International Airport will be…

Stolen Google Bikes Litter Mountain View - By jkukura - July 24, 2017 - SF Weekly

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www.sfweekly.com - Amid the lawn statues of green robots and candy at Google’s Mountain View headquarters nicknamed the Googleplex, an armada of distinctive yellow, green, and red bicycles are available for employees t…

6 Super Useful Steps To Improve Your Online Presence

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Tyson Quick





yeah-local.com - One of the easiest ways to get found online is through search. This only happens if you write content your potential clients are looking for and optimize the content to be found for those searches. T…

029: Scott Hartley: The Future Needs Philosophers (Author of The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why The Liberal Arts will Rule the Digital World)

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www.contemplify.com - “For fuzzy creatives everywhere, this book [The Fuzzy and the Techie] is both a tonic and a manifesto. As we enter the age of artificial intelligence, we will need more and more of the human kind, nu…

Lawsuits Pile Up For CenturyLink After Years Of Bogus Fees, Fraudulent Billing

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Steve Hultquist





www.techdirt.com - For decades now, broadband ISPs have abused the lack of meaningful competition in the telecom market by not only refusing to shore up historically awful customer service, but by raising rates hand ov…

Solid Advice About Laptops That Can Help Anyone

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Rolf Joho




laptopsandnotebook.com - People use their laptops for a variety of different reasons. They may use them for gaming, work, and for entertainment purposes. There are certain things that you need to know concerning laptops. Rea…

How To Move Aggressivly Using Your Mobile Marketing

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Rolf Joho




marketingpromotion.biz - You can use mobile marketing as a supplemental income or your secondary one. These tips will tell you an inside look at the world of mobile marketing efforts now. You should begin by constructing a d…

LotFancy Laptop Cooling Pad – Notebook Cooler with USB Port – Chill Mat for 11-17 Inch Computer – 3 Blue LED Fan, Ultra Thin & Portable

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Rolf Joho





laptopsandnotebook.com - Ergonomic Comfort for You Laptop users are typically located stooped over their computer system, stressing onward to see or leaning in to kind, which can, with time, trigger tension and also harmful …

Majority of Security Pros Let Productivity Trump Security

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www.darkreading.com - Tension between the IT security department and workers' desire to remain as productive as possible continues to thrive, according to a report released today by Bromium. The survey of 175 security pro…