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Saturday, July 16, 2016

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9 Instagram Tips and Tools for Marketers : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Improving your Instagram content and boosting engagement can be as simple as adding a few tactics and tools to your marketing routine. In this article you’ll discover nine tips and tools to improve...

YouTube's dominance takes a beating from Spotify, Apple Music and co - Music Business Worldwide

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musicbusinessworldwide.com - YouTube is no longer the biggest music streaming game in town. The first half of 2016 has proven a historic one: on-demand music streams on digital video platforms increased just 23% in the six mon...

Crowdmix in administration after funding falls through

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musically.com - UK-based social music startup Crowdmix is entering administration, after failing to secure a new round of funding. The company soft-launched its app earlier this year but had yet to launch fully, d...

T-Mobile’s Pokémon Go freebie data bad for net neutrality, cry activists

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arstechnica.co.uk - As Pokémon Go fever swept across the UK on Thursday, T-Mobile in the US teased that from early next week its customers would get free unlimited data to play the game for a year. So far, so good. Un...

VW drivers short-changed by UK gov’t in emissions scandal fallout, say MPs [Updated]

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arstechnica.co.uk - Volkswagen has been let off the hook by the UK government over the emissions cheating scandal because it has failed to force the car maker to compensate British drivers, a committee of MPs has conc...

Silicon Valley Writes a Protest Letter Against Trump

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nytimes.com - Silicon Valley techies have made little secret of their dislike for Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, they took their antipathy to the next level. A group of more than 140 tech entrepreneurs and execut...

PHOTOS: One reporter's quest to find Pokémon at Cannonball Park - The Brooklyn Home Reporter

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brooklynreporter.com - Growing up with Pokémon was cool. Trading cards during recess and then running home to watch Ash, Brock, Misty and Pikachu go on adventures was my social norm and daily routine. So, it was an easy ...

BMW 7 Series officially goes green with the 740e plug-in hybrid

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autoslately.com - While it will be a few years until BMW has a fully-electric sedan that can compete with Tesla, BMW is electrifying most of its lineup with plug-in hybrid variants. Following the introduction of the...

Pat launches private beta to help AI understand what you say

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techcrunch.com - How many times have you wanted to throw your phone out the window of your car because Siri couldn’t understand the most basic phrases? Call Cheryl, no Vyshakh. Siri calls Cheryl anyway. Then a 20-m...

T-Mobile free, unlimited data to be offered for Pokemon GO gamers

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androidcommunity.com - We still haven't caught any Pokemon but we're hoping this weekend, we'll get to catch one or two. We plan on spending the whole weekend trying to capture those cute, pocket monsters in our favorite...

Wob.io: An Online Jukebox that was Designed with the Express Aim of Being Simple and Easy to Use - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Wobio provides free music streaming, special tailored online radio per user, and lets you connect with artists and friends. According to Mr. Alp; Wobio provides free music streaming, special tailor...

Mekiwi Oy : Finnish Startup To Manage Daily Life - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Antti Kananen”, CEO of the Finland based start-up “Mekiwi” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-u...

Learning to code as a 30-year-old kid with Apple’s Swift Playgrounds

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arstechnica.com - The programming sandbox, seen through the eyes of devs, slightly misses the mark. The app is Apple’s first crack at anything that even resembles an iOS-native development environment—iPad hardware ...

Brands: Your Online PR Crisis Is Your Fault (Report)

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adweek.com - Reviews, feedback forms and public complaints are all information that brands can use to manage their reputations online. Sometimes brands respond well, but when a complaint or social engagement ca...

Earn six CompTIA and Microsoft Server certifications [DEALS]

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androidcommunity.com - Considering a career in information technology? Get the training you need to earn valuable, industry recognized certifications with the Essential CompTIA and Microsoft Windows Server Administrator ...

Your website may be engaged in secret criminal activity

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techcrunch.com - Ben Dickson is a software engineer and freelance writer. He writes regularly on business, technology and politics. Most of us think of website hacks as illicit activities aimed at siphoning critica...

Astell & Kern amps up the portability of its hi-res music players with the AK70

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techcrunch.com - It feels good to walk around with the AK70 in my pocket. It’s kind of like meeting an old friend for drinks. Someone you haven’t talked to or even really thought about for a while, but whose absenc...

Tesla’s longtime VP of Production joins a venture firm ahead of its new fund raise

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techcrunch.com - Greg Reichow, who in May left his post as Tesla’s vice president of production (and reportedly as one of its highest-paid executives), has joined Eclipse Ventures as an investor. If the Eclipse bra...

17 Tricks to Master Google Photos

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pcmag.com - We're not at a loss for services that automatically back up your photos and give you access to them on any device. Yahoo's Flickr does it, Dropbox does it, Microsoft OneDrive does it, and Apple iCl...

US, NSF to put $400M into Advanced Wireless Research Initiative for 5G networks

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techcrunch.com - As President Obama approaches the end of his tenure in the White House, his team is launching a wireless networking research project that it hopes could be part of his wider legacy in the world of ...

Green City Solutions wins TechCrunch Berlin Pitch-Off

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techcrunch.com - The summer in Northern Europe may have been a bit hit and miss so far this year but no one had cause to complain of being chilly inside a packed Glashaus yesterday evening at TechCrunch’s 2016 Berl...

ZUtA demos its mobile robotic printer

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techcrunch.com - After finding success on Kickstarter, ZUtA Labs is piecing together its mobile robotic printer. Small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, the four-inch wireless device makes it easy to produc...

BitTorrent Now’s music and video streaming app comes to iOS, Apple TV

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techcrunch.com - BitTorrent’s name may still be associated with piracy, but BitTorrent the company has been working to legitimize the peer-to-peer technology as a tool that can be used to distribute content in lega...

Why Tech Support Is (Purposely) Unbearable

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nytimes.com - AT&T, Comcast and Verizon Communications did not respond to requests for comment. Especially frustrating when talking to tech support is not being understood because you are trying to communicate w...

Promoting gender equality through emoji 🙌 🎉

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googleblog.blogspot.com - More than 90 percent of the world's online population use emoji. But while there's a huge range of emoji, there aren't a lot that highlight the diversity of women's careers, or empower young girls....

Samsung’s New 4K Set Is a Throwback Beauty Like No Other

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wired.com - Today’s television sets are wonderful to look at, even when they’re off. But unless you live in a space station, they may look out of place in your home. With Samsung’s new Serif TV, designer broth...

5 Reasons to Join the Pokemon Go Craze

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inc.com - Are you still refusing to take part in the Pokemon Go rage? Maybe you should reconsider. Joanna Stern, a personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal is just one of the latest fans, an...

These Are The Most Important People In Your Network At Each Stage Of Your Career

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fastcompany.com - Your career isn’t static—or at least it shouldn’t be. In order to get ahead, some things have to change. What worked at one stage of your professional life won’t work at another. Your skills should...

Fallout Shelter celebrates 1st anniversary with biggest update ever

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androidcommunity.com - Fallout Shelter is one of those games you didn’t think you’d enjoy playing but then eventually you find yourself addicted to its Tiny Tower meets SIMS sensibility. As the celebrate their 1st annive...

Keeping Hackers From Grabbing Your Twitter Account

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nytimes.com - Q. How do Twitter accounts get hacked and how can I protect mine if I see tweets that I didn’t write? A. Twitter accounts can get hacked and hijacked in many of the same ways that other computer-ba...

How To Post To Facebook And Twitter If Your Internet Goes Down

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blog.digi.me - We’d just like to say that of us here at SocialSafe are hoping that everyone in New York and the other affected areas of the United State manages to stay safe during Hurricane Sandy. Our thoughts a...

5 Real-Life Push Notifications and Why They Work (or Don't)

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loyalty360.org - There’s a lot of buzz around push notifications--how and when to use them and why they’re effective. Though a sizable number of brands have implemented the technology to send them, few have mastere...

Red Wing Shoes Transforms the Customer Experience in the Age of the Mobile Consumer

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loyalty360.org - Mobile is transforming the global customer experience at this very moment. Many brands are leveraging this phenomenon to augment their collective customer experience in light of mobile users. Red W...

Interactive Personalized Video Can Trigger Better Customer Experience, Customer Engagement

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loyalty360.org - Interactive personalized video is a great way to create a better customer experience and better customer engagement. That’s according to Scot A. Laudicina, Vice President, Cross Sell, Pitney Bowes ...

FedEx Intersects the User and Technology for Powerful Customer Experience

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loyalty360.org - The intersection of the user and technology creates the opportunity to provide a unique and powerful customer experience. That is the mantra for FedEx, which prides itself on using technology and s...

Textr : Group Messaging App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sam Getty”, Founder of the Atlanta, Georgia – USA based start-up “Textr” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

HeadFunder : Social Crowdfunding Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneurs; Mr. ‘Nolan Thompson and Mr. Chris LaBonty'; Partners at the Start Up “HeadFunder”. Below, is the full interview that we have ...

FoodTrucksNearMe.com: A Website that Allows Users to Find Food Trucks Locations and Menus via Computer or Smartphone - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Food Trucks Near Me is a website that allows users to find food trucks locations and menus via computer or smartphone. “Food Trucks Near Me” is a website that allows users to find food trucks’ loca...

ApprovalQ : Email Project Management Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Sharif Aly”, Aly of the California – USA based start-up “ApprovalQ” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what you...

Cibos : Sports Fan Mobile App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Rick Gehman'; President of the Pennsylvania – USA start-up “Cibos”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1...

BlackBox-BI: A French Start-Up that Provides Easy to Use Affordable Business Intelligence for Companies of all Sizes - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - BlackBox-BI makes creating business dashboards easy. From data load to dashboard creation, BlackBox-BI focus is to make each step as easy as possible without compromising on functionality. “BlackBo...

Mangomolo : Stream Personlized Live and On-Demand Content - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Wissam Sabbagh”, CEO of the Beirut – Lebanon based StartUp “Mangomolo” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what ...

Marketing Day: Google My Business case study, holiday retail strategies & more

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marketingland.com - Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Facebook now lets broadcasters restrict their Live a...

The ONE Social Media Rule That Will Determine Whether You Succeed... Or Fail - Traffic Café

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trafficcafe.com - This morning I was listening to a radio interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the future of social media, when the station suddenly cut to an advertising break that seemed to last for an e...

How to make your first $1,000 online (and scale to $10k, $100k and beyond)

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live.iwillteachyoutoberich.com - For one night only, I’m sharing behind-the-scenes material on how you can build a successful online business. Whether that means $10,000/year, 6 figures, 7 figures, or even 8, I’ll show you how to ...

Mobile Game Roundup: Combo Critters, Tiny Archers and More

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adweek.com - Mobile Game Roundup: Combo Critters, Tiny Archers and More Are you looking for a new mobile game to play this weekend? There are lots of new options for you to try, including Talking Tom Gold Run, ...

Why Every Startup Founder Needs Networking Skills

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huffingtonpost.com - Every startup founder has to network if they're going to succeed, particularly face-to-face networking, which 85% of businesspeople prefer. When you establish your company you have nothing and nobo...

Facebook takes heat for diversity 'pipeline' remarks

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usatoday.com - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is taking heat for comments made by its global diversity chief. This week the giant social network released its annual diversity report, showing little progress in increasi...

Why Software Quality Standards Matter For Industrial IoT - InformationWeek

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informationweek.com - Whenever the Internet of Things (IoT) is the subject, the discussion tends to veer off into topics of security and safety. When it's the industrial IoT being talked about, the question of how to ke...

At Google, women and minorities still lag

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usatoday.com - SAN FRANCISCO — Google, which two years ago publicly addressed the gender and racial imbalance in the tech industry by disclosing the demographics of its workforce, says it's making slow progress i...