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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

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Announcing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14342

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blogs.windows.com - Today we are releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14342 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Please note that due to a bug, this update will show up as 10.0.0.1001 instead of 10.0.143...

4 Ways to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Email Content

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convinceandconvert.com - Need more and better leads from your content marketing? (I mean, who doesn’t?) Email marketing is still the go-to tool for getting and nurturing quality leads, engaging and escorting them all the w...

Electrify Your Bike In Under 60 Seconds

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Michael



core77.com - Well, dang. For the first time in my miserable mechanic life, I'm here to tell you about the benefits of an electric bicycle accessory. Mostly. The currently Kickstarting GeoOrbiter wheel has been ...

Now You Can Make Your Bike Electric With The GeoOrbital Wheel – TechMalak

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Michael



techmalak.com - GeoOrbital has reinvented the wheel allowing you to turn your ordinary bicycle into an electric bike in just under a minute without the need for tools. It’s a simple procedure that doesn’t seem com...

For Microsoft, Its Achilles' Heel Is Excel - Petri

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petri.com - Microsoft finds itself in an interesting world these days; a decade or two ago, nobody could touch them and their growth was unstoppable. From owning the browser market to killing off productivity-...

GeoOrbital: Inventing the wheel of fortune

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Michael



irishtimes.com - Sometimes reinventing the wheel is a good idea, particularly if you take your inspiration from a science-fiction movie. This is pretty much what happened to Michael Burtov, who unexpectedly ended u...

#84 - Joseph Pine - Guide your customers to change | Pricing Power

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pricingpower.net - Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS | More Subscribe Options Joseph Pine’s career as a business coach began at IBM when he did something truly unorthodox: he brought business partners and customers i...

Facebook, Amazon Are Trying To Knock Down Google By Doing This

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Franco Gonzalez



investors.com - Amazon (AMZN) last week announced a YouTube-like product called Amazon Video Direct, and now Facebook (FB) is reportedly looking to launch its own video-centric service. According to a New York Pos...

How to Engineer Growth in Mobile Apps

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Lonely Wolf



entrepreneur.com - Join us live with Marcus Lemonis at Thought Leaders Arizona on May 24. Seats are limited--secure yours now >> Sean Ellis coined the term "Growth hacking" and ever since then, there’s been plenty of...

Twitter, please tell us how you really feel about Tweetdeck

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William Lark



mashable.com - Twitter, we're confused about your feelings for Tweetdeck. In the five years since Twitter acquired the tweet management platform, it has never been clear whether Twitter fully embraced Tweetdeck o...

Can text in different colors help you tackle the most difficult books?

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Gregg Luhring



mashable.com - Two months ago, I started reading The Sound & The Fury by William Faulkner. And when I say reading, I mean hacking through its dense prose, line by disjointed line, progressing about two pages per ...

Here's When You Might Get Apple's Curved iPhone Display

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Future Lighting



fortune.com - Predicting which technologies Apple will include in its next iPhone is a never-ending parlor game. And at least for now, one of the most widely speculated updates won’t be coming for some time, one...

Google's ATAP hints at 'ambitious' driving app and Project Ara update

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Jefferson Faudan



mashable.com - It looks like Google's secretive Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group has some surprises in store for us after all. Though initially missing from the schedule for Google's upcoming I/O de...

Apple - Press Info - Apple Celebrates Chinese Music with GarageBand Update

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Mike Elgan


apple.com - Apple Celebrates Chinese Music with GarageBand Update BEIJING — May 17, 2016 — Apple® today announced an update to GarageBand® that celebrates the rich history of Chinese music with new instruments...

Zopo rolls out Android 6.0 Marshmallow for Speed 7 devices

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Android Community



androidcommunity.com - We're moving fast into the 2nd quarter and before June is over, expect that more mobile devices have received the much-awaited Android Marshmallow update. We're expecting more announcements and sof...

What is the Best Choice for an E-commerce Platform in 2016?

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Douglas Idugboe



smedio.com - At the centre of online business sits an e-commerce platform. The choice of e-commerce platform is quite critical when it comes to establishing an online store. Everyday business owners are faced w...

Oculus announces VR for Good initiative to help students and non-profits capture community life

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techcrunch.com - For all of the talk there is in how virtual reality is going to usher in some dark, utopian age where people are huddled in corners with VR headsets strapped to their faces… That’s just not where t...

Top programmer describes Android’s nuts and bolts in Oracle v. Google

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arstechnica.com - The Oracle v. Google trial rolled into its fifth day on Friday, beginning with videotaped deposition testimony from Oracle founder Larry Ellison. Later in the day, a former Sun scientist in charge ...

Waze brings its carpooling service to the Bay Area

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techcrunch.com - Google-owned navigation app Waze is expanding its ride-sharing ambitions with the launch of a pilot program in the San Francisco Bay area which will allow employees of select companies to carpool t...

The Garmin vivofit 3 makes me want to move again

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techcrunch.com - I’ve long been an activity tracker kind of guy. I strapped them all onto my fleshy wrist: the Fitbits, the Nikes, the Polars. I’ve watched circles fill up on my Apple Watch and I’ve watched ghost c...

This VR photography demo is like Pokemon Snap for action sports

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techcrunch.com - Who remembers Pokemon Snap? The game was released in 1999 for N64 as a rail “shooter”, and let you take pictures of Pokemon while riding through different courses. But while your path through each ...

AT&T acquires video streaming platform Quickplay to power its streaming TV services

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techcrunch.com - AT&T announced this morning that it will acquire Quickplay Media, a video streaming platform that powers over-the-top video and “TV Everywhere” services that help its customers stream their video c...

Hacker fans give Mr. Robot website free security checkup

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Ars Technica



arstechnica.com - The USA Network show Mr. Robot has drawn a good deal of praise for its accurate (relative to other TV shows) portrayal of hacking and computer security. So, naturally, the site for the show has dra...

Next-gen OPPO Find 9 might support the Super VOOC Flash Charge tech

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Android Community



androidcommunity.com - OPPO is anticipated to reveal its next premium flagship phone. The Find 9 was recently spotted on GFXBench, listed with 4GB RAM and a Mediatek chipset. This time, we've got information that the OPP...

Sony Xperia X, X Performance have only 20GB usable internal storage

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androidcommunity.com - The new Sony Xperia X devices which they announced last February are still not available in the market, but already, there might be some disappointment for those who are planning to get either the ...

FlashFire gets backup over ADB and WiFi

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androidcommunity.com - We’ve talked about the FlashFire app a number of times before. This is the app created by Chainfire, legendary creator of SuperSU and CF Auto Root. If you’re the type who likes to tweak your Androi...

Norwegian Consumer Council says Runkeeper breaching privacy of users

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re using the Runkeeper fitness app, did you know that the app still tracks you and transmits your data even when you’re not using it? Apparently not a lot of users do know that the tracking ...

Is someone stealing your Wi-Fi? How to tell, and what you can do about it

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androidauthority.com - Is your Wi-Fi connection sometimes a little sluggish or unresponsive? Perhaps your monthly allowance seems to run out a little too quickly? If that’s the case, then it’s possible that someone might...

Weeklong Promotion Builds on 7-Eleven Loyalty Program

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loyalty360.org - Members of 7Rewards, the loyalty program from popular convenience store 7-Eleven, are getting an extra treat next week for what the company is simply calling “7Rewards Week.” During the week of Apr...

Tips on Building Ecommerce Customer Loyalty

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Loyalty 360



loyalty360.org - Building customer loyalty is something marketers pursue on a daily basis. It’s wonderful to attain customer loyalty and, more importantly, to retain it. Needle released an infographic titled, “Chut...

Time Warner Cable Provides Heightened Customer Experience

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loyalty360.org - Anyone who has an appointment to repair anything wrong with their cable television wants anything that can make the customer experience better. Time Warner Cable customers will soon receive just th...

Kohl’s Blends Physical and Digital Customer Experience

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loyalty360.org - Kohl’s has always been innovative, seeking to meet and exceed customer expectations. Given its latest announcement on Wednesday, Kohl’s will now blend the physical and digital customer experience. ...

RevZilla Demonstrates Excellence in Customer Experience

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loyalty360.org - Stevie Award winners continue to be revealed, and among the latest brands to be recognized is RevZilla, a leading online distributor of motorcycle parts and service. Crafting a respected customer e...

Newegg, American Express Team Up to Incorporate Loyalty Program

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loyalty360.org - In a move to benefit both parties, American Express will be integrated into the checkout process of Newegg. With the integration, American Express will tap into the enormous number of Newegg users ...

Online Customer Experience at Lancôme Gets a Boost to Personalization

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loyalty360.org - Top beauty brand Lancôme is taking its digital customer experience to a new high through a partnership with Edgecase Product Intelligence Platform. In a consumer landscape that demands immediacy, o...

Harlequin My Rewards Delivers Tangible Business Results with Receipt-Scanning and Personalized Recommendations

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Loyalty 360


loyaltyexpo.com - How do you build 1:1 relationships with your consumers when you do not have the benefit of direct consumer interaction? How can you tailor personalized offers if you do not have purchase and prefe...

The 5 Golden Rules of Referral Marketing

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loyalty360.org - For lots of marketers, referral marketing is an afterthought. They figure it’s not worth bothering if they’re not going to hit the viral growth and blockbuster numbers of companies like Airbnb and ...

ServiceSutra.com: An Online Marketplace to Hire Quality Service Providers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustworthy, Qualified and Verified Local Service Providers in India. As per Mr. Chaudhary; ServiceSutra helps consumers compare price from Trustwort...

[WATCH] Marketing Land Live #13: Banned PPC ads, Facebook's trending controversy & more

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Brett Prince



marketingland.com - It was a unique week in the PPC space, as both Google and Bing banned different types of ads/advertisers from their platforms. Facebook spent the week playing firefighter against the flames of accu...

As New Tech Emerges and Clients Demand Invention, Agencies Bank On Innovation Labs

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Stephan Stavrakis



adweek.com - For the past few years, digital agency 360i had tinkered in its innovation lab with a line of toys to help those with paralysis actively play with children. This month, the concept became a reality...

For the First Time, Google Is Bringing Retail Ads to Image Search

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adweek.com - To keep up with the influx of people shopping on their smartphones, Google is updating its offerings for retailers by launching ads in Google Images and introducing local inventory features. While ...

Amazon's private labels could hit Millennials' sweet spot

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Bill Austin



usatoday.com - SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon's reported shift into private label grocery offerings takes a page out the basic retail strategy book it's aggressively pursued, often to the chagrin of brick-and-mortar comp...

How Facebook, Twitter Updates Improve Customer Service

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stejules



adweek.com - Behind the flurry of virtual photo albums, the latest celebrity gossip and day-to-day updates condensed into just 140 characters, there exists a forum for customer service. More and more often, cus...

In-Stream, In-Article Video Ads Added to Facebook Audience Network

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adweek.com - Video ads are now available via Facebook Audience Network, in both in-stream and in-article formats. The social network announced in a Facebook for Business post that in-stream video ads on Faceboo...

Photo-Sharing Apps Under Fire for Tagging People in Pictures

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adweek.com - While the practice of photobombing has become a social and cultural phenomenon lately, the practice itself isn’t anything new. Since the advent of the camera, people have either intentionally tried...

Breaking News App Updated With User-Submitted Tips

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stejules



adweek.com - Breaking News updated its iOS and Android applications with a new tips feature, allowing users to leave anonymous tips for nearby users when they witness a “breaking story.” These stories include t...

Apple's latest billion-dollar business: Venture capital?

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Jefferson Faudan



mashable.com - Apple has a trendy new business that could impact the lives of millions and help it make big money in the future. No, not the Apple Watch. We're talking about Apple getting into venture capital. On...

FIR #35: Everybody hates change - FIR Podcast Network

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firpodcastnetwork.com - Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:34:44 — 38.9MB) | Embed Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Today’s panel features DomainSkate COO Howard Greenstein, Scott Monty Strategies founde...

VW Vans: Replace the Engine or Buy Restored? #vanlife

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Christine Gilbert



almostfearless.com - “Once we get my iPad fixed, we’re going to get a van and go adventuring, right?” That was Cole, this morning. He’s been checking to make sure we’re NOT going anywhere until he gets his iPad fixed. ...

How to Use LinkedIn to Connect With Prospects : Social Media Examiner

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Themelis Cuiper



socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you use LinkedIn to find business opportunities? Are you looking for tips to reach new leads? LinkedIn has a number of features that make it easy to develop relationships with the right prospect...