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Home Improvement Retailer: Software Innovation - WWT
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Michael Tchong
www2.wwt.com - Staying competitive in today’s fast-paced world means evolving rapidly to meet customer demands. It is a challenge that requires companies to not only invest in new technology but also to leverage th…
Powering our customers: the innovation story behind Microsoft’s earnings - The Official Microsoft Blog
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Michael Tchong
blogs.microsoft.com - With Microsoft’s fourth quarter earnings, we delivered double-digit revenue growth across all segments anchored by the growing success in our commercial cloud as technology helps our customers power …
Microsoft Says Russia Tried to Hack Three 2018 Midterm Election Candidates
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Reg Saddler
thehackernews.com - Microsoft said it detected and helped the US government to block Russian hacking attempts against at least three congressional candidates this year, a Microsoft executive revealed speaking at the Asp…
Squeeze: Assessing The Market Fit For Your Product
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Michael Tchong
abovethelaw.com - So, you’ve decided to launch a start-up focused on the legal industry. Congratulations! Now comes the hard part. In this space — today, and in the coming months — I’ll walk you through the process …
Europe updates its predatory pricing investigation against Qualcomm over UMTS baseband chips
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Mike Elgan
techcrunch.com - On the heels of Google getting served a $5 billion fine by the EU over monopolistic practices related to its Android operating system, the European Commission today resurfaced another ongoing case in…
Congratulations, Mr. President: Zuckerberg Secretly Called Trump After The Election
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Themelis Cuiper
www.buzzfeednews.com - The Trump campaign was able to sway voting sentiment via Facebook advertising with a rapid testing approach, according to a late-2017 Facebook marketing team note on TLA, which discusses the example …
Microsoft caps off a fine fiscal year seemingly without any major missteps in its last quarter
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Microsoft is capping off a rather impressive year without any major missteps in its final report for its performance in its 2018 fiscal year, posting a quarter that seems to have been largely non-off…
Facebook and Instagram change to crack down on underage children
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techcrunch.com - Facebook and Instagram will more proactively lock the accounts of users its moderators suspect are below the age of 13. Its former policy was to only investigate accounts if they were reported specif…
Spotify’s new tool helps artists and labels reach its playlist editors
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Spotify wants give artists and labels and easier way to submit their new music for playlist consideration. The streaming service this morning launched a feature, still in beta, that allows any artist…
Senate wants emergency alerts to go out through Netflix, Spotify, etc.
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - An emergency alert goes out, trying to let you know about incoming bad news — a missile, a tsunami or something else terrifying. Your phone starts shouting… but it’s downstairs. A warning ticker pops…
UK government panel issues inconclusive Huawei security report
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techcrunch.com - Huawei’s had a rough go of it here in the States, after concerns around ties to the Chinese government have left the company scrambling to gain a commercial toehold. Over the past several years, top …
Surprise! Top sites still fail at encouraging non-terrible passwords
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techcrunch.com - You would think that Amazon, Reddit, Wikipedia and other highly popular websites would by now tell you that “password1” or “hunter2” is a terrible password — just terrible. But they don’t. A research…
AnyVision AI startup locks in $28M for its body and facial recognition tech
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - As image recognition advances continue to accelerate, startups with a mind towards security applications are seeing some major interest to turn surveillance systems more intelligent. AnyVision is wor…
Messenger Kids launches in Mexico
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techcrunch.com - Messenger Kids, Facebook’s parent-controlled messaging app that lets kids text, call, video chat, and use face filters, has now arrived in Mexico. The launch follows Messenger Kids’ recent expansion …
Instagram adds a status indicator dot so people know when you’re ignoring them
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - In a blog post today, Instagram announced a new feature: a green status dot that indicates when a user is active on the app. If you’re cruising around Instagram, you can expect to see a green dot nex…
Mobile is taking over the customer journey - Marketing Land
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Guy Kawasaki
marketingland.com - With over 40 percent of online transactions and growing, mobile is eating the world day by day. When a customer sets out to learn and make a decision, the smartphone is the gateway to discovery. Smar…
First trip to RISE conference: My key takeaways | Daimler-Blog
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Guy Kawasaki
blog.daimler.com - I’ve just returned from my first trip to the RISE (riseconf) conference in Hong Kong – and I must admit: I expected the largest tech-conference in Asia to be … slightly larger. Yet I quickly learned …
The False Tale of Amazon's Industry-Conquering Juggernaut
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OM
www.wired.com - Amazon is one of the largest and most formidable companies in the world. It’s run with brutal efficiency, a keen focus on keeping its customers happy, and a deep thirst for innovation. Its $50 billio…
VR rivals come together to develop a single-cable spec for VR headsets
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - USB Type-C, the most exciting boring connector in the industry right now. Future generations of virtual reality headsets for PCs could use a single USB Type-C cable for both power and data. That's th…
Comcast admits defeat in bidding war for Fox, clearing path for Disney
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Comcast is abandoning its attempt to purchase 21st Century Fox properties, the cable company announced today. "Comcast does not intend to pursue further the acquisition of the 21st Century Fox assets…
Microsoft posts bumper Q4, with Windows, Surface, Azure all up
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Microsoft has posted the results of the fourth quarter of its 2018 financial year, running up until June 30, 2018. Revenue was $30.1 billion (up 17 percent year-on-year), operating income was $10.4 b…
Lies Entrepreneurs Tell Themselves – ThinkGrowth.org
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Larry Wentz
thinkgrowth.org - When I was in my 20’s I worked at Convergent Technologies, a company that was proud to be known as the “Marine Corps of Silicon Valley.” It was a brawling “take no prisoners,” work hard, party hard, …
How digital is bringing down barriers in art
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Webdesigner Depot
www.creativebloq.com - We catch up with interactive artist Marpi to find out what goes into his popular digital installations and hear a preview his forthcoming talk at Generate London. It has been a really long journey th…
How to Tackle a Redesign | Webdesigner Depot
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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Stepping into a website that’s already well-established isn’t always easy. For starters, you have to be careful about not stepping on anyone’s toes (the client’s or even the previous designer’s) when…
13 Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Memorize
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Reg Saddler
www.inc.com - "When my legs hurt, I say: 'Shut up, legs!'" I love this quote from German cyclist Jens Voigt. He would yell this when the pain of long mountain stages in major races like the Tour de France would st…
Larry Page is quietly amassing a ‘flying car’ empire
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Reg Saddler
www.theverge.com - One flying car seems absurd; Larry Page has three. He started with Cora, a two-seater flying taxi, then added a sporty flying boat called Flyer, both developed by a company called Kitty Hawk. And las…
Google Fuchsia OS: the Android replacement that isn’t
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androidcommunity.com - Is Google replacing Android as its top mobile platform? We don’t think that will happen anytime soon but the tech giant has been working on a project called Fuchsia. It’s the hot pink color other peo…
BlackBerry Luna: BlackBerry KEY2 Lite image leaked
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The story of the new BlackBerry KEY2 happened so fast since the phone hit TENAA and Weibo before launch. We called it as the next QWERTY phone as an obvious follow-up to the KEY2. Looks like there wo…
Report: Google's Fuchsia to Focus on Privacy - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Google has been working on a new operating system for as long as 2 years. The company’s new OS, internally codenamed Fuchsia, has been under development since 2016. Details on the new OS leaked befor…
Xbox Launches "the Ultimate Game Sale" - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Xbox today launched what it’s calling “the Ultimate Game Sale,” offering savings of up to 65 percent on games, plus big savings on Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, Xbox One X consoles…
1 Billion More Phones Than Humans - New Study From BankMyCell | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - A recent study focused on the global level of mobile phone penetration has yielded many interesting statistics and facts. According to BankMyCell’s latest report, there are now more mobile devices th…
How Are Sneaker Proxies Used With Buying Bots | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - Very few people are aware of the rapidly developing market industry of reselling limited-edition sneakers released by famous brands like Adidas or Supreme. In recent years, this market evolved into a…
Scary Facts About Smartphone Addiction & Usage | Bit Rebels
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www.bitrebels.com - Nowadays, it is not surprising to find a couple of friends seated together yet detached from each other. This is because they are busy with what’s happening on their smartphones and tablets. Sadly, t…
The last of Siri's original bosses leaves Apple, as does ex-Topsy search exec - Search Engine Land
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchengineland.com - Siri was originally positioned by its founders as a transactional alternative to Google on mobile devices. The idea was to link directly to third-party services and avoid the blue links of search res…
The Transformation of Search Summit: Strategies and tactics to harness the next generation of search marketing
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DotOnline (.ONLINE)
searchenginewatch.com - On October 19, Search Engine Watch will host The Transformation of Search Summit in New York City, in partnership with ClickZ and Catalyst. Dedicated to the key trends affecting consumer behavior and…
Trolls game Google to get Trump in top results for "idiot" - Search Engine Land
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searchengineland.com - The practice, known as “Googlebombing,” is the latest stunt in a longstanding cat-and-mouse game between Google and activists who have the technical savvy to influence search rankings. In the current…
WhatsApp tests a new anti-spam feature that detects shady links
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James Hickey
mashable.com - WhatsApp may soon have a new weapon in the fight against one of the most insidious forms of spam: shady links. The messaging app is testing a new feature that can detect suspicious links within mess…
What you need to know in advertising today
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Don MacLeod
www.businessinsider.com - Comcast said Thursday that it no longer intends to pursue its acquisition of some 21st Century Fox assets, handing Disney a victory in their bidding war. The cable provider said it would instead focu…
Avoiding the GIGO trap
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Steve Hultquist
seths.blog - It has a nice ring to it. And engineers have long embraced it as a mantra. If you don’t put the right stuff in, don’t expect to get good results. And so, when we banned leaded gasoline, the car indus…
Time For A New Auto? Here Are Some Tips
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Rolf Joho
carshopping.biz - You need to buy a car. Do you know what to look for when purchasing process? The piece that follows contains information you should use to refrain from making car purchasing errors. Get your car loan…
Improve Your Skills With These Website Design Tips
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Rolf Joho
agentmonhost.com - Many more people want to learn about web page design. This means that more and more people are trying to earn a living designing webpages.Read this article and try to absorb all the information that …
Deputies: Chase in Spartanburg Co. led to deadly crash on Highway 221
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Future Lighting
www.foxcarolina.com - The Spartanburg County coroner said an Inman man was killed when a car he was riding in collided with a tractor trailer during a chase on Wednesday night. Troopers said the crash was reported shortly…
Amazon Follows Alibaba's Lead Into VR Shopping
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www.fool.com - Last year, Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) posted a job opening for a senior software development manager to "lead the development of a completely new VR shopping experience at Amazon." The company wanted t…
6 Reasons, why Artificial Intelligence powered, automated customer service through chatbots, in the…
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Bethany Williams
chatbotslife.com - Everyone loves to interact with automated machines in digital world. Also it is observed that automation of services has picked up its fastest pace by now, giving users the much-needed facility to fu…
British Airways asked customers to post personal information on Twitter ‘to comply with GDPR’
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Egnyte
www.theverge.com - Complaining about airlines on Twitter is a universal pastime for disgruntled travelers, and yet somehow British Airways has managed to turn the activity into a data privacy debacle of its own doing. …
Kona Grill - Case Study
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Egnyte
www.egnyte.com - The IT team at Kona Grill, led by Glen Holroyd, Director of IT, found itself in a transition from moving from a traditional data center model with many employees using VPN to transfer files, to migra…
What Net Neutrality's Repeal Means to E-Commerce SMBs
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www.ecommercetimes.com - Small and mid-sized e-commerce businesses are likely to be hit hard by the United States Federal Communications Commission's repeal of Net neutrality earlier this month. The move will let Internet se…
Diners Have High Expectations for Restaurant Tech
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Michael Tchong
retail.emarketer.com - In a February 2018 survey of US internet users and restaurant executives by BRP (Boston Retail Partners) and Windstream Enterprise, restaurant operators met consumer expectations on only two factors:…
Four million UK shoppers give into 'boredom buying' on their mobiles during the World Cup
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internetretailing.net - Retailers are expecting a boom in mobile shopping as 4 million UK shoppers give in to ’boredom buying’ during the World Cup 2018, a new study says. Nearly one in five (17%) UK consumers say that they…
The key to customer loyalty in the digital age? The human touch
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Redstage
internetretailing.net - Technology adoption is imperative to maintaining a competitive edge, but many companies rely too heavily on technology without understanding how it’s impacting the customer experience. According to a…
Reading List: Al Keck, Founder of Infinity Nation | Practical Ecommerce
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www.practicalecommerce.com - “Reading List” is our occasional series where we ask ecommerce professionals to name some of their favorite books and blogs. For this installment, we corresponded with Al Keck, founder and managing d…
Retailers’ failure to deliver a consistent omnichannel experience worse than expected
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internetretailing.net - Retailers are failing to provide a consistent omnichannel experience, with just 5% of shoppers saying they have received a ‘very consistent’ customer experience (CX) when comparing a retailer’s websi…
Microsoft Identity Bounty Program Pays $500 to $100,000 for Bugs
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - A new Microsoft bug bounty program asks researchers to hunt down vulnerabilities affecting its identity services in exchange for rewards ranging from $500 to $100,000. Microsoft has been building its…
The Productivity Booster You Have in Your Pocket, But Probably Don’t Use
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hbr.org - The world’s 230 million knowledge workers are frazzled. Modern life is an interminable cacophony of emails, notifications, messages, alerts, feeds, data and information. 70% of us look at our phones …
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