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Monday, May 9, 2016

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iPhone warning signs: Apple management is losing control of the situation

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cnbc.com - Much more concerning for Apple is that the longer the remaining 60% of the installed base delays an iPhone upgrade, the longer the upgrade cycle is extending. It is not unreasonable for the iPhone ...

LinkedIn Considering its Own Form of 'Instant Articles'

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socialmediatoday.com - In move that’s not overly surprising - yet no less significant - professional social network LinkedIn is considering hosting publisher content direct on its site in order to deliver a better reader...

8 Tips to Simplify Your Social Media Marketing : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Are you struggling to keep up with your social media marketing tasks? Looking for ways to increase productivity? Incorporating a few changes into your social media marketing can help simplify proce...

Microsoft exec: 'AI is the most important technology that anybody on the planet is working on today'

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uk.businessinsider.com - A big claim was made at a conference in London on Thursday. Dave Coplin, chief envisioning officer at Microsoft UK, told an audience of business leaders at an AI conference that AI is "the most imp...

7 Marketing Trends You Should Not Ignore - Jeffbullas's Blog

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jeffbullas.com - The capability to use marketing tools and technology without having to beg or pay for attention is unprecedented. It’s a time where you can now build your own crowd to market and sell to without pa...

Employers vicariously liable for data breaches caused by rogue employees | JD Supra

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jdsupra.com - JD Supra provides users with access to its legal industry publishing services (the "Service") through its website (the "Website") as well as through other sources. Our policies with regard to data ...

Audio Content Made Easy: Fantastic Apps for Podcasting

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Joe Lavelle



businessesgrow.com - By now, you probably know you should be podcasting. If you haven’t reached that conclusion yet, check out my post “It’s time for you to start a podcast,” then come back. I’m about to explain how to...

Digital Transformation Skills Shortage Report - CXO Weekly

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cxoweekly.com - In collaboration with SAP SE, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) published a skills for digital transformation report in November 2015 after gathering data from 81 executives around the world...

Amazon’s beautiful, functional, impractical Kindle Oasis reviewed

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arstechnica.com - The e-reader is asymmetrical and relies on a charging cases for three-quarters of its battery capacity. Andrew Cunningham The brown version of the leather charging case. Andrew Cunningham The back ...

Apple Can Still Read Your End-to-End Encrypted iMessages

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Reg Saddler



thehackernews.com - If you are backing up your data using iCloud Backup, then you need you watch your steps NOW! In government fight against encryption, Apple has positioned itself as a staunch defender of its user pr...

Sell your clothing and electronics with these apps

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techcrunch.com - Are you looking to clean out your closet and make money while doing it? You no longer have to haul your used items to a consignment shop. A number of apps have made selling used things easier than ...

Google's AI engine is reading 2,865 romance novels to be more conversational

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Guy Kawasaki



theverge.com - The next time someone throws you shade for pulling out a steamy romance novel on the train or bus, just tell them that it's okay, because Google's doing it, too. For the past few months, Google has...

The connected car may be the dumbest idea ever, but it’s not going away

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Ars Technica



arstechnica.com - As you might imagine, we at Ars get bombarded with PR pitches about connected cars. Devices that plug into your car's OBDII port. Smartwatch integration with new models direct from the factory. Car...

Build Your Own Robots and Quadcopters With These Ingenious Bricks

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Reg Saddler



wired.com - If you’re interested in building your own ASIMO, you’ve got to start somewhere. Kinematics’ modular TinkerBots provide a very great jumping-off point, letting you quickly assemble and program your ...

Here's What Happened When This Googler Made It Harder For Himself To Use Email

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Reg Saddler



fastcompany.com - Email is about as much fun as going to the dentist, except in most jobs you have to do it every day. So it's no surprise that it’s a huge source of stress: Messages pile up and we feel compelled to...

5 Things Google Doesn't Want You To Google - Elementary Digital

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elementarydigital.co.uk - The many products offered by Google through search, advertising technologies, software and cloud computing have become a hallmark of everyday life. Their revenue figures, new office locations, new ...

More Small Businesses Using Mobile Apps for Customer Engagement

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loyalty360.org - For customers, having their favorite brands available in mobile app form may seem like a given. The portable convenience and exclusive features that come from a well-designed app are valuable tools...

Sprint Entices Customer Engagement Via Amazon Prime Loyalty Program

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loyalty360.org - Sprint has made great strides in recent years in the area of customer acquisition. Now, Sprint officials hope to land some more new customers by leveraging a unique offer that involves the incredib...

How Customer Experience Technology Helped the State of Michigan’s Department of Human Services

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loyalty360.org - Customer experience technology wouldn’t be the first thought that springs to mind in a conversation about the state of Michigan’s Department of Human Services, following the 2008 economic crisis. B...

The Simplicity of Delivering on Complex Customer Expectations

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loyalty360.org - A recent study entitled Real-Time Data Drives the Future of Retail and commissioned by RetailNext and conducted by Forrester surveyed 500 consumers and 150 retail decision-makers. The report reveal...

Digital Customer Experience is Top Priority for Raley’s

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loyalty360.org - Grocery chain Raley’s is taking a big step forward in the digital customer experience space with the recently launched revamp of its web and mobile ecommerce platform. Branded as E-Cart, the soluti...

RedPoint Global Tackles Omni-channel Communication with Advanced CRM Programs

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loyalty360.org - In today’s metric-driven marketing landscape, a company is nothing without its data. Just as important as gathering this data, however, is partnering with the right data management provider to comp...

Ubooly: A Voice Interactive Stuffed Animal Smart Toy Powered by your iPhone or iPod Touch - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Ubooly is a stuffed animal powered by your iPhone or iPod touch. We use voice recognition and ongoing updates to make the world smartest toy. According to Mr. ‘Gloge'; Ubooly is a stuffed animal po...

Infographic: Here's How Gen Z Girls Prefer to Shop and Socialize Online

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adweek.com - Millennials are still the demographic du jour, but that's going to change soon. Enter: Gen Z. The youngest members of the cohort are in middle school, while the oldest are finishing up college. And...

RPT-Reliance on China health sector raises searching questions for Baidu

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reuters.com - * Student dies after cancer treatment found on Baidu search * Baidu, hospital under investigation by regulators * Baidu gets 20-30% of search revenue from healthcare -analysts * Baidu search revenu...

How To Find A Best Webhosting Service

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agentmonhost.com - If you want a web site, you will have to use a web host, though it is possible that you know nothing about this. You might be wondering how to get started in finding a host and getting your site on...

Do Not Choose A Web Host Without Reading These Tips

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agentmonhost.com - No one knows for sure how to go about this, but if you know what costs you have, and one of the most important for an online business is your hosting bill. This article will provide you with the in...

How To Make Money When It Comes To Web Marketing

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Rolf Joho


freeaffiliatepro.com - This article is full of great tips and advice on how to create a successful affiliate site grow and thrive. You need to be honest when internet marketing strategies. Your loyal visitors will feel m...

Killer Deals: Apple's 12 inch MacBooks for $964, Rose Gold MacBook for $1,199

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appleinsider.com - Killer Deals: Apple's 12 inch MacBooks for $964, Rose Gold MacBook for $1,199 By Christine McKee Saturday, May 07, 2016, 04:39 pm PT (07:39 pm ET) Fire sales on 2015 12" MacBooks have opened the ...

Apple Music & others help streaming become Warner Music's biggest revenue source

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appleinsider.com - Apple Music & others help streaming become Warner Music's biggest revenue source By Roger Fingas Friday, May 06, 2016, 09:07 am PT (12:07 pm ET) Streaming became Warner Music Group's biggest reve...

Apple's Tim Cook flying to meet Chinese officials later in May - report

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appleinsider.com - Apple's Tim Cook flying to meet Chinese officials later in May - report By Roger Fingas Friday, May 06, 2016, 07:23 am PT (10:23 am ET) Apple CEO Tim Cook is reportedly flying to Beijing later th...

Apple seeks input from top podcasters as it weighs future of medium

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appleinsider.com - Apple seeks input from top podcasters as it weighs future of medium By AppleInsider Staff Saturday, May 07, 2016, 05:02 pm PT (08:02 pm ET) In an attempt to address, and potentially assuage, long...

Stayzilla hires former twitter director Pankaj Gupta to build a community around homestays - The Economic Times

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economictimes.indiatimes.com - BENGALURU: Stayzilla has roped in former Twitter employee and director Pankaj Gupta as chief product officer and president of technology, as the startup looks to double the listings on its platform...

Setting Goals: In Pursuit of Fabulous!

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lainaturner.com - How often do you set a goal and then fail to follow through, get discouraged and give up, or completely forget about it 3 days later and are on to the next? It used to happen to me all the time. I ...

Modern Data Centers Require Data Protection Everywhere - EMC Pulse

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pulseblog.emc.com - Data protection everywhere is a fundamental requirement of the modern data center – no matter where data lives, no matter what happens. But every IT organization is in a different place in their da...

Total Customer Relationship: Better Targeting

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Data as a Service



blogs.informatica.com - Marketers, why don’t you make your marketing offers more relevant? I am a runner. For motivation, I track the majority of my runs on my iPhone. I use an arm band from a leading sports apparel compa...

"Future of SharePoint": What You Need to Know - Crow Canyon

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crowcanyon.com - There was so much covered in Microsoft’s Future of SharePoint presentation today! Here are the key takeaways, from our perspective: (You can view the presentation here (requires registration).) Mic...