Monday, October 15, 2018

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A Beginner's Guide to Promoting a New Website

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marketingmagnitude.com - You completed the first step of your digital marketing strategy — you built a website. Congrats! But what next? Your website isn’t going to promote itself. In fact, without hard work and dedication o…

Sneaky subscriptions are plaguing the App Store

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techcrunch.com - Subscriptions have turned into a booming business for app developers, accounting for $10.6 billion in consumer spend on the App Store in 2017, and poised to grow to $75.7 billion by 2022. But alongsi…

A former Google+ UI designer suggests inept management played a role in the network’s demise (beyond Facebook’s impact)

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techcrunch.com - A lot of people leave their jobs because of bosses they can’t stand. Yet it’s seldom the case that a former employee publicly badmouths management after the fact. The obvious risk in doing so: future…

Vinli launches mobility data platform, signs partnership with ALD Automotive

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techcrunch.com - Connected car startup Vinli aims to connect vehicles to the cloud and is today announcing a change in its business model as it partners with the largest fleet operator in Europe, ALD Automotive. Vinl…

Amazon debuts a retail site for ‘Shark Tank’ products

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techcrunch.com - Inventor Jamie Siminoff was rejected by the sharks on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2013 when trying to make a deal for his video doorbell startup. This year, Amazon bought his company, Ring, for a billion d…

Jeff Bezos is just fine taking the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract

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techcrunch.com - Some tech companies might have a problem taking money from the Department of Defense, but Amazon isn’t one of them, as CEO Jeff Bezos made clear today at the Wired25 conference. Just last week, Googl…

Major browsers simultaneously drop support for old security standards

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techcrunch.com - Firefox, Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer, and Safari are all dropping support for older versions of the the online security protocol TLS, used in practically any encrypted exchange online. While few …

Worries linger as Facebook withholds stolen searches & checkins

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techcrunch.com - Hacked Facebook users still don’t know which 15 recent searches and 10 latest checkins were exposed in company’s massive breach it detailed last week. The company merely noted that those were amongst…

Disney-backed Jaunt lays off ‘significant’ number of employees as it moves away from VR

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techcrunch.com - One of the top-funded VR content startups with backers including Disney and GV (Google Ventures) is laying off a number of employees as it pivots away from virtual reality. In a blog post titled “The…

Winamp returns in 2019 to whip the llama’s ass harder than ever

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techcrunch.com - The charmingly outdated media player Winamp is being reinvented as a platform-agnostic audio mobile app that brings together all your music, podcasts, and streaming services to a single location. It’…

Adobe launches new AR and drawing tools

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techcrunch.com - At its Max conference in Los Angeles, Adobe today announced a number of new products in its Creative Cloud suite. Among those is Project Aero, a new tool that allows for building new AR experiences, …

Truphone, an eSIM mobile carrier that works with Apple, raises another $71M, now valued at $507M

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techcrunch.com - Truphone — a UK startup that provides global mobile voice and data services by way of an eSIM model for phones, tablets and IoT devices — said that it has raised another £18 million ($23.7 million) i…

Palm returns as an ‘ultra-mobile’ smartphone

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techcrunch.com - I shared images I shot of the Palm device with a few co-workers ahead of this morning’s unveiling, and they were downright giddy. The new “ultra-mobile” device (a term us old people used to use to re…

The Complete History of Emoji

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www.wired.com - Emoji have been available outside of Japan since the mid-2000s through separate apps, which let users copy and paste the icons into text messages and emails. In 2011, Apple added an official emoji ke…

99.7 Percent of Unique FCC Comments Favored Net Neutrality

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motherboard.vice.com - After removing all duplicate and fake comments filed with the Federal Communications Commission last year, a Stanford researcher has found that 99.7 percent of public comments—about 800,000 in all—we…

Dell’s newest monitor is a 49-inch, dual QHD, curved behemoth

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arstechnica.com - The Picture-by-Picture mode lets you see content from two connected PCs side by side. It's almost like having two 27-inch monitors stuck together—but curved and more impressive. One keyboard and mous…

Tesla sets Monday deadline for 2018 delivery—and $7,500 tax credit

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arstechnica.com - Back in July, Tesla became the first company to sell 200,000 plug-in electric vehicles in the United States. It was a major milestone for Tesla, but it was also a bittersweet one, as it meant the beg…

How Not to Design a Product Like Everyone Else’s

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blog.marvelapp.com - Have you ever been searching for a product that could solve your needs but could not choose one because all somehow look the same? Or it becomes harder for you to choose between 2 services because th…

When, Exactly, Did Politics Become a Tech Story?

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www.wired.com - It’s easy to forget, but the internet enthusiasm of the 1990s came alongside a second revolution—the fall of communism and the rise of economic globalization. The Cold War was finally over and the wo…

Smart Home Surveillance: Governments Tell Google's Nest To Hand Over Data 300 Times

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www.forbes.com - A Nest camera outdoors. Federal agents in the U.S. demanded the Google-owned manufacturer hand over data from its devices. Other governments have done the same.Getty Getty Anyone pumped for this week…

Pixel 3 features and functions coming to older Pixel phone models

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androidcommunity.com - Usually, when a new Pixel series is introduced, we can expect the older phones to receive some new features and functions. Google didn’t add significant changes on the hardware and design except for …

FB.gg app ready in beta from the Play Store

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androidcommunity.com - Many people may be leaving Facebook for good but we know there are some gamers who may be staying just to see what new games to try on the platform. The top social media network has introduced a new …

Facebook reportedly testing out “Unsend” feature for Messenger

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androidcommunity.com - If like many of us you suspected that Facebook wasn’t really going to released an Unsend feature and that that news was just part of a PR strategy (more on that later), we can’t really blame us, can …

‘Made in China 2025’: China sees 5G as gateway to the industrial internet

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www.scmp.com - In the world’s largest smartphone market, 4G is king. At the end of August, China had 1.1 billion 4G mobile subscribers – more than the populations of the US, Indonesia, Russia, Japan and Germany com…

W. Capra Discusses Technology Adoption

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loyalty360.org - -How does W. Capra view technological adaptation for brands? Is it a necessity in today’s market? History is littered with once prosperous organizations that failed to adapt. Anticipating and reac…

Palm's crazy comeback rides on a phone that isn't a phone

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www.cnet.com - Palm is best known as a pioneer in the worlds of personal digital assistants and smartphones. Even though the company has been dead for years, the brand still boasts a cult following among techies wh…

Facebook's disinformation purge missed some major far-right networks

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www.mediamatters.org - On October 11, Facebook announced the removal of 559 pages and 251 accounts that had “consistently broken [its] rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Facebook’s disinformation pur…

YouTube now counts 'engagement' for YouTube for action ads at 10 seconds, not 30 - Search Engine Land

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searchengineland.com - YouTube announced it is changing the attribution criteria for TrueView for action video ads. TrueView for action ads are designed for performance advertisers and feature call-to-action banners at the…

How to Improve Your Facebook Ads Relevance Score: 7 Methods That Work : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Want to raise your Facebook ads relevance score? Wondering how to create Facebook ads that drive positive engagement and social proof? In this article, you’ll discover seven ways to quickly and signi…

Lightning, Fire Blamed for AT&T Internet, TV Outage in DFW

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www.nbcdfw.com - If you use AT&T for Internet or U-verse access in Dallas-Fort Worth, chances are your service is out. A lightning strike and fire at an AT&T facility in North Texas is causing widespread internet out…

The Secret Trick to Boost Your Instagram Engagement Rate • My Lead System PRO (MLSP) Blog

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blog.myleadsystempro.com - How would you like to boost your Instagram engagement rate? I’m so excited to be sharing with you a simple strategy that I use to increase my Instagram engagement rate. If you’re not using Instagram …

Still Advertising In The Dark Ages? Market Your Business To The Mobile World

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durac.info - Mobile marketing is an effective form of advertising to a recent marketing development that can reach a lot of people. Read the information below to see how to use mobile marketing to the benefit of …

Confused By Your Iphone? Get The Most From Your New Phone Here!

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iphonefindmyphone.com - It is easy to combine your various social media sites on your iphone. Many people still haven’t figured out how to use this. This article will give you some great tips for getting the most out of you…

Tips For Finding The Best Web Host

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agentmonhost.com - Most people who create their first website do not realize that the data for the website has to have a home where it is stored. It is in these situations that a knowledge of hosting will come in handy…

Use Your Iphone The The Way It Was Meant To Be Used

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laptopsandnotebook.com - You should be well aware that your iphone is an extraordinary phone. But have you really know all the tips and whistles buried deep in your iphone? The below article suggests some great ways for you …

Global Smartphone OLED Display Market Analysis 2018-2025: LG Display, Samsung Display, AU Optronics, Japan Display – MRS News Journal

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mrsnewsjournal.us - The global “Smartphone OLED Display market” report is a meticulous study of the global Smartphone OLED Display market illustrating the up-to-date details in the market. It also predicts the growth of…

LG eyes to cement its place in OLED display signage market

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gulfnews.com - Dubai: LG is aiming to cement its position in the OLED display signage market by showcasing a 0.4mm transparent screen. Ben Her, senior director for information display at LG Electronics Middle East …

Oneupweb | New Website Launches: What to Anticipate

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www.oneupweb.com - Hopefully, you’ve selected us to redesign your website and we will be handling your stress-free launch. But if you haven’t, we want you to be prepared for your launch day. Most of the time the design…

r/wow - Weakauras Twitter: Blizzard launched a new API recently and it was leaking sub numbers.

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www.reddit.com - The author of the tweet (@WeakAuras) later said that there is "0 proof to this and no way to proof it since the source has vanished". Edit #2 an hour later: We (the /r/wow moderator team) have been c…

Oneupweb | Google Search Console: Beyond The Marketing Minute

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www.oneupweb.com - Google search console (GSC), formally known as Google Webmaster Tools, is a platform that provides website analytics, tools and data about traffic and search engine rankings. It also helps website ow…

How to negotiate the right deal with Microsoft

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www.cio.com - If you have ever been tasked with having to negotiate a better deal with Microsoft, you have most likely stayed up many nights trying to figure out how you were going to successfully spin a 20 percen…

Always Treat Your Vendors as Nicely as You Treat Your Customers

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www.entrepreneur.com - Business leaders must give up on that old-fashioned “kiss your customers and kick your vendors” philosophy. Core vendor relationships must be defined by long-term engagement and measurable value-adde…

10 Tips and Tools for Bringing Your Business into 2019 - Small Business Trends

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smallbiztrends.com - Every year, small businesses need to look back and determine what worked for their business and what strategies may need to be adjusted for the coming year. But these adjustments don’t need to be res…

Cisco raises "grave concerns" over Assistance and Access Bill

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www.arnnet.com.au - Cisco has raised "grave concerns" over the Assistance and Access Bill stating it is essential to "avoid the false dilemma of trade-offs" between privacy and security. The Telecommunications and Other…

Is Your Business Considered Efficient -- or Just Plain Busy?

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www.entrepreneur.com - Many entrepreneurs look at their days and wonder how they can structure them. But, true productivity means you are not simply busy, you are moving at a clip that is steady yet efficient. As Entrepren…

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