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Facebook Moves to Block Ads on Fake News, Offensive Videos
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www.bloomberg.com - Facebook Inc. is adding new standards that will keep advertising off fake news videos and objectionable content, moves that have become essential as the company starts to put ads inside videos and ar…
Homeland Security Sued Over Warrantless Tech Searches at Border
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www.courthousenews.com - BOSTON (CN) – Homeland Security officers improperly searched laptops and smartphones without warrants from people entering the country, 10 U.S. citizens and one green card holder claim in a federal c…
Emerging Technologies and the Tech Hype – With The Best – Medium
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medium.com - Interview with Tamara Dull, Director of Emerging Technologies at SAS Institute Tamara Dull is the Director of Emerging Technologies for SAS Best Practices, a thought leadership team at SAS Institute.…
14 Podcasts That Will Increase Your Business and Make You More Successful
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www.inc.com - If you own or aspire to own a business, here's my new list of recommended podcasts for founders and entrepreneurs looking for wisdom on anything from internet marketing, productivity and motivation t…
Travelers who have had their phones and laptops searched are suing the Trump administration
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techcrunch.com - With the border wall fight looming large in Congress, another kind of battle at the border is heating up. On Wednesday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and the American Civil Liberties Union…
Trello finally comes to the desktop
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techcrunch.com - It’s only taken six years, but the popular project management tool Trello — which was recently acquired by Atlassian — today launched its desktop apps for Mac, with the Windows app launching tomorrow…
Facebook’s Eddie O’Neil takes over Platform as Deb Liu grows Marketplace
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techcrunch.com - There’s a new czar running Facebook’s developer platform tools. Since Facebook’s classifieds feature Marketplace is growing, it will now command the full attention of Deb Liu who also previously ran …
iOS 11 is a second chance for QR codes and NFC to hit it big
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techcrunch.com - Apple’s flashy new iPhones are hogging the spotlight right now, but iOS 11 is arriving before they do – on September 19, the major mobile software update will be available for existing iPhone and iPa…
Facebook bans monetization of violence, porn, drugs, hate
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techcrunch.com - Facebook wants content creators to earn money, but not at the expense of the family-friendly social network it’s built, or the integrity of its advertising clients. So today Facebook established form…
Security researchers finds gross deficiencies on Equifax Argentina site
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techcrunch.com - As we close in on a week since Equifax announced the massive hack that could potentially have exposed the financial information of 143 million consumers in the US, we have been left with many questio…
Gear up for Disrupt Berlin’s Startup Battlefield and apply today
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techcrunch.com - One dozen days. That’s how much time you have left to apply for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt Berlin 2017. If you want to introduce your early-stage company to the world, there’s no better place…
Magic Leap reportedly looking to raise even more cash, this time at a $6 billion valuation
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techcrunch.com - Investors may not be done shoveling money into Magic Leap’s augmented reality ambitions quite yet. The Plantation, Florida-based startup is reportedly in talks with Singapore-based Temasek Holdings t…
YouTube’s app is dominating mobile video by monthly users, time spent
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techcrunch.com - Americans spent nearly a billion hours watching YouTube videos on Android this past July, according to new data released today by App Annie. That’s the largest amount of time spent in any one streami…
Apple’s LTE-enabled Watch could be a wearable watershed moment
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techcrunch.com - Apple’s Series 3 smartwatch may look the same on the outside as the previous generation (albeit with a new ceramic gray option and contrasting red-tipped digital crown), but what they have inside mig…
Tesla semi truck unveil event “tentatively” set for October 26
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techcrunch.com - Tesla had previously set September as the timeframe for their big unveiling of an all-electric semi truck created by the company. The big rig is now set to be shown off for the first time on October …
Nintendo offers new Super Mario Odyssey details and demo of Square’s intriguing ‘Project Octopath Traveler’
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techcrunch.com - Nintendo announced a few items today to hold gamers over until the holiday season — and to appease would-be SNES Classic buyers. It announced a few details of its most anticipated upcoming games and …
No, a chatbot can’t automatically sue Equifax for $25,000
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techcrunch.com - Making the rounds today is a chatbot that claims it will let you sue Equifax for thousands of dollars in small claims court without using a lawyer. The Verge boldly stated you can claim up to $25,000…
The iPhone X reveals why Tim Cook was so mad about Palm
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techcrunch.com - At the unveiling of Apple’s new flagship smartphone yesterday, the iPhone X, CEO Tim Cook said it was something the company’s staff had been working on for a decade. The new premium handset with its …
Some iPad Pros cost $50 more today as Apple quietly ups prices
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arstechnica.com - iPads didn't make an appearance in the new Steve Jobs Theater yesterday during Apple's event, but some models did experience a change. Apple raised prices for select iPad Pro 10.5- and 12.9-inch mode…
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus hands-on: The Qi flows through this one
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arstechnica.com - To those familiar with past Apple upgrade conventions, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus might as well have been called the iPhone 7S and 7S Plus. They improve incrementally on two already good phones. But whe…
Remember the artist whose iPhone was searched at border? He’s suing the feds
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arstechnica.com - A Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer, a California artist, a limousine driver and several other Americans have sued the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection over what the…
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update shaking up privacy settings some more
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arstechnica.com - Microsoft is continuing to tinker with the privacy configuration and options in Windows 10, with the Fall Creators Update, due for release on October 17, including yet more changes to the privacy con…
Hands on with the iPhone X: OLED and HDR outshine the other features
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arstechnica.com - Apple’s iPhone X has the best phone display I have yet seen, and it strikes the perfect balance between phone size and display size—at least for me. When I handled the device at the Apple event at th…
Apple’s new TV set-top box will play 4K content, sport faster processor
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arstechnica.com - Eddy Cue showed off the new tech with the Dolby HDR projector Apple installed in the theater to demo it. (Sadly, this did not come across at all on the livestream, which has been a problem with HDR m…
5 Best Tips For Salespeople – Gary Vaynerchuk – Medium
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medium.com - I guess what I want to really drill home is I just don’t understand how in 2017 people don’t realize that if they’re not producing written content, audio, or video for these 15 platforms, SoundCloud,…
Does Amazon Really Need a $5 Billion Second HQ? Maybe.
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www.wired.com - Amazon announced Thursday that it plans to spend $5 billion on a second headquarters–dubbed "HQ2" somewhere outside its current home of Seattle, Washington. The company hasn't decided where HQ2 will …
How to Optimize Your Social Profiles for Search
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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Have you thought about optimizing your social accounts for search? Do you know where to use keywords in your social profiles? In social media, there are two search engines you have to optimize for: t…
Did the Templars Hide the Ark of the Covenant? Unraveling the Cove-Jones Cipher
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www.ancient-origins.net - On October 25th this year, the Vatican released a document that had remained in its secret archives for seven hundred years. It is the report of the official Church investigation into the activities …
'Black Mirror' predicted this iPhone X feature and it's really creepy
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mashable.com - We already know that Charlie Brooker's dystopian series Black Mirror is the perfect, nightmarish commentary for our tech-filled times. SEE ALSO: Even Apple admits Face ID can't fully secure your sens…
DxOMark retests popular smartphones using new protocols - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - Times are changing. The smartphone industry won’t die anytime soon. It will only continue to evolve. At the moment, we see displays getting smaller bezels and the cameras coming in dual setups. Impro…
Facebook may be testing out a Private Profile Feature soon - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - When you’ve already built up a huge nature on Facebook, it’s pretty difficult when you want to post something that might not be appreciated by all the people you’re Facebook friends with. Yes, you ca…
WhatsApp testing out ability to delete/recall messages - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - Everyone who sends emails or messages has probably at one point or another regretted something that they sent, either in a fit of anger or because they drunk messaged someone or just in hindsight, it…
LG V30 pricing higher in South Korea than in the US - Android Community
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androidcommunity.com - LG has yet to release the V30 in its home country but now we’ve got word about its pricing. Pre-order is now open for both the 64GB model and the 128GB model of the LG V30. Price tags read 949,300 wo…
Core Principles of Emotion Design
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www.loyalty360.org - This is the second in our series on Emotion Design in CX, look for the next two blogs coming this week. Check out our first blog here. Designing for Emotion is the process of driving emotional connec…
Conversion In A Box : Web Based Niche Marketing Tool - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Mark La Fay'; Founder of the – USA start-up “Conversion In A Box”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. W…
TheVegasHookUp : Profile Filtering System - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Jamie Brewster”, Founder and CEO of the Oakland – USA based start-up “TheVegasHookUp” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that y…
SmartUse: Mobile Application To Handle Construction Projects - Start-Ups.Co
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www.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 condu…
Peoplegeist: A 100% Free Social People Search Engine that Puts You in Complete Control of What Others See and Learn about You Online - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - Peoplegeist is, simply put, designed to make it easier to find information about people for the purpose of forming and maintaining stronger relationships. “Peoplegeist” is a social people search engi…
Crowdid : E-Commerce Platform Selling Crowdfunded Products - Start-Ups.Co
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www.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 and…
KillerStartupsDesigns.com: A Website that Features Daily Start-Ups Based on Strict Aesthetic Standards - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - KillerStartupsDesigns features ONE startup daily that meets strict aesthetic standards and that is reviewed by a highly experienced Web/Graphic designer. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what “K…
GetEchoed : A Social Platform For People To Act On Their Goals - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Arpita Chakraborty'; Co-founder of the Indian-based start-up “getechoed”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted…
AbbeyPost : Brand-New Marketplace and Community - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - AbbeyPost is a brand-new marketplace and community designed exclusively for plus size women’s fashion! Shopping is an inherently social activity, but for over 100 million plus size women in the US, t…
Pollfish : A Survey Web Platform - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Giannis Zaoudis'; CTO of the Cyprus-based start-up “pollfishCom”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. Wh…
Mekiwi Oy : Finnish Startup To Manage Daily Life - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Antti Kananen”, CEO of the Finland based start-up “Mekiwi” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up …
GetQuantify.com: A Real-Time Online Collaboration Application for Small Businesses - Start-Ups.Co
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www.start-ups.co - Getquantify is real-time online collaboration application for small businesses. Organize your tasks into projects and keep your team up to date. “GetQuantify.com” is a real-time online collaboration …
Why I Switched from Aweber to Infusionsoft to Convertkit
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www.smartpassiveincome.com - Earlier this year, I made a big decision to move my email list of more than 135,000 subscribers to Infusionsoft from AWeber, which I’ve used for the past five-plus years. Three months later, my email…
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16288 - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Dull to the noise coming from Cupertino this week, Microsoft released another near-final release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update to Windows Insiders on the Fast ring last night. Build 16288 co…
Microsoft is Testing a New Search Experience in Outlook for Android and iOS - Thurrott.com
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www.thurrott.com - Back in July, Microsoft announced a major update to Outlook for Android and iOS, adding new conversation and navigation experiences. At that time, it also said that it would revamp search and make it…
Here’s What P&G Has Learned Since Demanding Advertising Transparency 9 Months Ago
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www.adweek.com - COLOGNE, GERMANY—Nine months into P&G chief brand officer Marc Pritchard’s mandate to clean up digital transparency, the company is beginning to see some signs that it’s working. It’s also tackling b…
21st Century Fox Says Fox Broadcasting Isn’t One of Its ‘Core’ Television Brands
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www.adweek.com - 21st Century Fox is making clear what it hinted at during its upfront event in May: on the television side, its sports and news offerings are of greater importance to the company than its broadcast n…
A search marketer's view of Facebook's advertising platform
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searchengineland.com - I’ve been doing some work recently for a non-profit working on hurricane relief in Texas, TeamRubiconUSA. I consider myself mostly a paid search guy, but amidst a pretty chaotic week, I’ve found myse…
24 Things You Can Do in iOS 11 That You Couldn't Do Before
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fieldguide.gizmodo.com - After months of build up and beta testing, the finished version of iOS 11 is out September 19, just a couple days ahead of the launch of the iPhone X. So what exactly can you do with it that’s new? H…
OK Cupid Partners with Planned Parenthood to Filter Out Pro-Life Users - Breitbart
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www.breitbart.com - OkCupid announced the partnership in an image posted on Twitter which read, “I would never date someone who doesn’t support Planned Parenthood. (OkCupid makes it easy to find them.)” We're partnering…
White Space Is Your Friend, Rural Internet Users
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spectator.org - White space is your friend, as page designers all know. Now, it could be the friend of rural internet users as well. Chairman Ajit Pai said at a House Communications Subcommittee meeting the FCC “wil…
6 Simple Tweaks That’ll Help You Deliver an Incredible User Experience for Your Mobile Users and Boost Conversion Rates up to 87% - Usability Testing Singapore
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usabilitytesting.sg - If you wish to acquire more new leads and customers through mobile apps or provide an excellent user experience, then you should be running regular mobile usability testing – a process of optimising …
Promoted Tweets: Are They Right for Your Brand?
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instapage.com - With over 300 million active users, Twitter can be a great advertising tool for brands. In addition to the standard tweeting and follower engagement, Twitter offers a plethora of advertising options …
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