TECHNOLOGY
Watch out for Gmail’s new Confidential Mode
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Mike Elgan
www.computerworld.com - Most email can either be secure or easy to use. You can have one but not both. That’s why people are so excited about a new feature in Google’s Gmail. It’s called Confidential Mode, and it’s an easy …
Should I Add a Blog to My WooCommerce Store?
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LaShawn Hill
www.brightvessel.com - WooCommerce e-commerce stores and content marketing are far from separate entities. They both rely on each-other to drive site traffic, establish authority, trust, and generate sales. Blogging is an …
Adobe CTO leads company’s broad AI bet
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - There isn’t a software company out there worth its salt that doesn’t have some kind of artificial intelligence initiative in progress right now. These organizations understand that AI is going to be …
Syfy has canceled The Expanse, but its producers want to find it a new home
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Season three of the acclaimed sci-fi drama The Expanse is well underway, but unfortunately, it will be the last season to air on Syfy. The final episode will be the season finale slated for early Jul…
Microsoft Excel gets custom JavaScript Functions and Power BI visualizations
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Microsoft is launching a couple of features to Excel today that make the ubiquitous spreadsheet software a bit more powerful. Among the new features is support for Azure Machine Learning and custom J…
Apple hit with lawsuit over the “completely reinvented” Macbook keyboard it rolled out back in 2015
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - A little more than three years ago, Apple announced a new MacBook with a “butterfly” keyboard that was 40 percent thinner and ostensibly four times more stable than the previous “scissor” mechanism t…
You can now run Linux apps on Chrome OS
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - For the longest time, developers have taken Chrome OS machines and run tools like Crouton to turn them into Linux-based developer machines. That was a bit of a hassle, but it worked. But things are g…
Senator furious at police’s easy ability to get real-time mobile location data
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Securus’ location ability relies on other data brokers and location aggregators that obtain that information directly from mobile providers, usually for the purposes of providing some commercial serv…
How Epic’s Fortnite rose from the ashes of Paragon’s failure
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Now Epic has moved onto bigger, more profitable, and arguably better things with Fortnite: Battle Royale, the biggest thing in the gaming world since the last biggest thing in the gaming world. The 1…
Cryptocurrency has been great for GPU makers—that might change soon
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Nvidia announced its financial results on Thursday, and they were spectacular. For the company's first fiscal quarter—which runs from late January through late April—the company had revenues of $3.2 …
Signal’s “disappearing messages” live on in macOS notifications
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Signal, the privacy-focused voice and text-messaging application, offers an attractive bit of operational security: ephemeral text messages that "self-delete" after a predetermined amount of time. Th…
How Facebook Binds—and Shatters—Communities
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Reg Saddler
www.wired.com - It will come as a surprise to many, particularly given its prominence in the never-ending Facebook news cycle, what a recent invention “privacy” is. The right to live as a stranger among strangers, w…
Here's Why Amazon Can't Fix Review Spam
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Reg Saddler
lifehacker.com - As we’ve noted many times, Amazon is cluttered with fake reviews, and it takes work (and sometimes AI) to sift through them. BuzzFeed dives deep into the economy of these fake reviews, which includes…
How Amazon could end its Seattle tax battle and tackle one of the world’s biggest problems
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Nansen Malin
www.geekwire.com - COMMENTARY: Amazon’s showdown with elected officials in its hometown has been fascinating to cover, disappointing to watch, and ultimately not healthy for anyone. Watching the fight over Seattle’s pr…
Skype has gone from popular free calling app, to promising acquisition, to utterly mismanaged and now enterprise tool
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Charles Yeo
www.techspot.com - Skype is one of those big success-fail-success stories we often only see in the tech industry. The brainchild of two scandinavian tech entrepreneurs, Skype was a pioneer in peer-to-peer communication…
Best gaming PC 2018: 10 of the top gaming desktops you can buy
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Charles Yeo
www.techradar.com - Although the shadow of cloud-based streaming looms in the background, threatening to replace them, there will always be a demand for the best gaming PCs. Whether you want to play best-in-class JRPGs …
How to protect your home from Russian hackers
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Charles Yeo
theconversation.com - You could be vulnerable to a cybersecurity attack. Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock In late April, the top federal cybersecurity agency, US-CERT, announced that Russian hackers had attacked internet-connecte…
Having enough RAM is important, but stick to these guidelines to save some money
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Charles Yeo
www.digitaltrends.com - Random Access Memory, usually shortened to “RAM” or simply “memory,” is one of the most important parts of any computer. But how much RAM do you need? Current new PCs and similar devices range from a…
Best camera 2018: 10 of the best cameras you can buy right now
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Charles Yeo
www.techradar.com - What's the best camera? Okay, we admit it – it's an impossible question to answer. The best camera for a pro photographer is a million miles from the best camera for an adventure sports nut or a novi…
4 Strategies For Explosive Social Media Growth In 2018
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Charles Yeo
www.forbes.com - Let’s face it: Social media is still one of the most effective ways to grow a business and brand on the internet today. But it’s also still one of the most confusing, time-consuming and resource-drai…
Canadian Tire Evolving and Expanding its Iconic Rewards Program
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Loyalty360
www.loyalty360.org - Canadian Tire began issuing cashback rewards back in 1958—long before reward programs were popular and way before it became the retail giant it is today, with its interest in everything from sports t…
Insights From YA|Engage, Why Brands Must be Fast and Flexible to Meet Ever-Changing Consumer Demands
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Loyalty360
www.loyalty360.org - Consumer loyalty seems to be evolving with the passing of each hour these days. Expectations are high and loyalty is low, which presents a unique issue of adaptation that is needed. Mark Allen, SVP o…
B&O Play Earset gives classic headphones a Bluetooth reboot
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LDNfashion
www.ldnfashion.com - Premium audio brand B&O Play has launched Earset – premium wireless earphones with state of the art audio technology, signature Bang & Olufsen sound, and a fresh look inspired by an original iconic d…
This is What Microsoft Said About PWAs at Build 2018 - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Microsoft didn’t promote Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) as heavily this week as Google did. But there is some great information to be had. You can find a complete list of Build 2018 session videos that …
Hands-On with Redstone 5: The Early Days - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Last week, Microsoft finally began broadly deploying Windows 10 version 1803 to the public. Obviously, it’s time to look at the next version. Codenamed Redstone 5 (RS5), that next version is currentl…
3 Warning Signs You're Optimizing for the Wrong Keywords
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Phil
www.searchenginejournal.com - After all, keywords help guide everything from on-page strategy to blog creation and can even play a role in link building. Keywords really are the foundation of a sound SEO program. However, keyword…
Trump Wants Negotiations With California on Gas Mileage
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.newsmax.com - Addressing a key concern for manufacturers, President Donald Trump has instructed his administration to explore negotiations with California on achieving a single fuel economy standard for the nation…
Former UK Counter Terrorism Detective Superintendent Takes to Twitter to Bully Mother of Julian Assange
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.thegatewaypundit.com - Former Detective Superintendent Caroline Goode of the UK Metropolitan Police took to Twitter on Saturday, the day before Mother’s Day, to bully the mother of Julian Assange. Goode was the Senior Inve…
In 2016 Conservatives FLED Corrupt Mainstream Media to Internet Sites=> Now Facebook Is Blocking Those Conservative Websites
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Chris From Wisconsin
www.thegatewaypundit.com - This weekend Bill O’Reilly posted an important tweet. Bill wrote: Simply put, Americans now understand they are not getting honest information from TV news anymore. Very shortly, they will seek infor…
LANZOOM Engel - A Smart Backpack for Your Child
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Mike Elgan
www.kickstarter.com - LANZOOM Engel the smartest safety backpack for toddlers and pre-schoolers. Acts as a safety assistant for parents providing them with location, safety zones, alerts, tracking, tracking playback, SOS …
Work-from-home scams target online job seekers
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Mike Elgan
abc7chicago.com - Industry experts say for every one legitimate "work-from-home job" that's online, approximately 70 more are scams. However, even the scams may sound believable if job-seekers find them on a trusted, …
Russia-Linked Facebook Ads Targeted a Sketchy Chrome Extension at Teen Girls
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Mike Elgan
www.wired.com - Earlier this week, the Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee released roughly 3,500 Facebook and Instagram ads purchased by the Internet Research Agency, a notorious Russian troll farm. Among…
The 3 Irrefutable Laws of Building a Personal Brand • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO
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terrypetrovick
blog.myleadsystempro.com - When it comes to growing a successful home business, one of the essential elements that people seem to struggle with is building a personal brand. (Or worse yet, they simply ignore it all together an…
Master Youtube Video Marketing Online for Traffic, Leads & Sales
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terrypetrovick
www.attractionmarketingprofits.com - Video marketing is the process of producing, publishing, and distributing to promote or market a brand, product or service. Think video reports, step-by-step tutorials, customer testimonials, videos …
6 Types of Emails to Send to Your List to Build Rapport & Grow Your Income • My Lead System PRO - MyLeadSystemPRO
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terrypetrovick
blog.myleadsystempro.com - So you’ve been creating great content, generating leads, and building your list. But now you might be wondering, “Ok, so what the heck do I actually send to my subscribers to get them to open my emai…
Google sells the future, powered by your personal data
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Tamara Dull
www.nbcnews.com - “We may analyze [email] content to customize search results, better detect spam and malware,” he added, later noting Google has customized search in this way since 2012. How Google collects data from…
As Ford Cancels Its Future Sedans In America, Honda Introduces The Civic Saloon To The U.K. @ Top Speed
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Future Lighting
www.topspeed.com - Compared to the Hatchback the U.K. knows and loves, it’s roomier, and has a rear end that’s far less aggressive Well, you can get a good idea of what to expect by looking at the Civic Sedan here in t…
Amazon's Alexa is the biggest challenge for brands since the internet
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Tamara Dull
money.cnn.com - Amazon's Alexa is laughing at users and creeping them out That's a challenge for brands — maybe the biggest in two decades. As smart speakers take off, companies like General Mills (GIS), Hershey (HS…
Customers grapple with emerging technology trends, innovation
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Future Lighting
searchitchannel.techtarget.com - LAS VEGAS -- Customers are under pressure to innovate but will need to overcome the constraints of organizational shortsightedness to take advantage of rapidly emerging technology trends such as arti…
Zaius Introduces Omnichannel Campaign Manager
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Redstage
www.martechadvisor.com - Boston: Zaius, the CRM built for B2C marketers, today announced Omnichannel Campaign Manager, a new feature that lets marketers easily create, execute and measure multi-touchpoint campaigns across ch…
GUEST COMMENT Keeping pace with the evolving omnichannel: data integration
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Redstage
internetretailing.net - What keeps customers coming back? It’s the question that forever has and forever will be at the heart of a retailer’s business plan. Rather unhelpfully, however, it’s a question with an answer that i…
UX Fundamentals: 3 Ways to Apply Availability Heuristics | Webdesigner Depot
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Redstage
www.webdesignerdepot.com - Every decision to buy something is made via a whole range of mental shortcuts. Understanding these heuristics is essential for any marketer, as most purchases are far from rational, considered judgem…
Don’t Be a Rockstar & Other Pro-tips for New UX Designers
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Redstage
medium.com - The most important part is definitely the initial part, defining the project and making sure that the design is actually suiting the client’s needs…its the discovery/definition phase, defining what y…
Rowhammer strikes networks, Bolton strikes security jobs, and Nigel Thornberry strikes Chrome, and more
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Lee Munson
www.theregister.co.uk - Roundup This week saw hackers exploit train wi-fi connections, while IBM cut off worker thumb(drive)s, and world+dog missed a major security hole in Intel's CPUs. With yet another week done, let's ta…
AI and Big Data in the Future of Customer Loyalty Programs
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Redstage
redstage.com - A sustainable firm needs loyalty customers – this is undeniable. Over the last century, retailers have been using reward programs as an effective tool to gain more repeat customers, and from this, bu…
Signez la pétition
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Scott C. Lemon
www.change.org - Apple, it's time: recall every MacBook Pro released since Late 2016, and replace the keyboards on all of them with new, redesigned keyboards that just work. Because, these keyboards don't work. Every…
Over One Million US SMBs Sell on Amazon | PYMNTS.com
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Aepiphanni
www.pymnts.com - Half of all the items purchased on Amazon come from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Amazon noted in its first Small Business Impact Report. The company also said in an announcement that SMB…
Vigilante Hacks Government-Linked Cyberespionage Group
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Scott C. Lemon
motherboard.vice.com - Somewhere, government-linked hackers might be panicking. A digital vigilante has struck back against what researchers believe is a cyberespionage group connected to a nation state. The hacker has all…
Why Dynamics 365 Business Central is naturally replacing QuickBooks?
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TMC
www.erpsoftwareblog.com - With the new Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft’s objectives are clear! To allow SMBs to access a world-class ERP platform with 2.7 million users and over 31 years of heritage...now fully on Az…
Malicious Apps Get Back on the Play Store Just by Changing Their Name
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Scott C. Lemon
www.bleepingcomputer.com - Security researchers are reporting that malicious Android apps they have detected and reported to Google the first time, have slipped back into the Play Store after changing their name. Seven of thes…
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