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The internet is turning us all into sociopaths
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Susan Cooper
kernelmag.dailydot.com - Glibness and superficial charm. Manipulation of others. A grandiose sense of self. Pathological lying. A lack of remorse, shame or guilt. Shallow emotions. An incapacity to feel genuine love. A nee...
Amazon just lost a huge seller because of fake products, a problem it denies is happening
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Susan Cooper
businessinsider.com - The German footwear company Birkenstock will no longer sell its sandals on Amazon due to the rise of counterfeit products on the e-commerce site, CNBC's Ari Levy reported Wednesday. It will also ba...
5 'Mr. Robot' Hacks That Could Happen in Real Life
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Susan Cooper
darkreading.com - Hollywood hacking films have given the job of hacker a sort of glamour, with their fast-fingered hacks taking over the world, while in picture perfect makeup. And the InfoSec community has hated ev...
Why small business owners are so unsucessful with Internet advertising
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Chris Abraham
geisheker.com - I was recently talking to a potential client who sells products online and he wants to increase sales on his website and increase his company’s brand and name recognition. For Internet advertising ...
Create a landing page: Instapage overview
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Tyson Quick
hustledeck.com - Lead conversion rate is crucial part of any marketing campaign and creating a landing page that enables a marketer to do that is extremely critical. There are multitude of companies that help you c...
3 amazingly simple tips to boost your Social Media Presence
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Jeanette JOY Fisher
besocialnow.com - Consistency is an often underrated aspect of online marketing. Particularly for businesses who want to achieve high conversion rates quickly, this often seems to be neglected. When you analyze the ...
Products » Succeed As Your Own Boss
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Bethany Williams
succeedasyourownboss.com - In this book Melinda F. Emerson provides a month-by-month guide of logical steps to start a business that works. This is not a book about writing a business plan, this is a book about planning a su...
Get lost in 10,000 square miles of multiplayer VR with MetaWorld later this year
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Jefferson Faudan
techcrunch.com - Virtual reality as it exists is generally an isolating experience. Plenty of VR worlds are sparsely populated, inhabited by robots, or empty. There are social platforms for VR already, but MetaWorl...
'Graham' is the interactive face of road trauma - and it's not pretty
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - Though staying safe on the road is a universal concern, it took a distinct contemporary artist from Australia to bring the issue to life so literally. Meet Graham. He's a little different. With a b...
U.S. transportation head to carmakers: Focus on safety, not coolness, with autonomous tech
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - It seems like something that didn't need to be said. That is, until two Tesla vehicles crashed — and one driver died — with the semi-autonomous driving system engaged. SEE ALSO: German lawmakers wa...
The medium is the Messenger
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Brett Prince
techcrunch.com - If you’re not already thinking about what your product looks like in a messaging application, it may betoo late. Facebook Messenger crossing the 1 billion user mark today isn’t unexpected, but it i...
Why and how chatbots will dominate social media
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Cory Edwards is the director of Adobe’s social business center of excellence, responsible for the company’s social business operations and integration of social media. Since the early 2000s, brands...
SearchCap: Google AdWords call conversions, links study & more
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Brett Prince
searchengineland.com - Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Soon, import call conversion data into AdWords for better at...
Powering the golden age of audio
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Audio, the spoken word, is humanity’s primary means of sentient communication: the sounds a fetus hears in utero; a lover’s whisper; a marriage proposal… all leave deep imprints on our hearts and m...
Birkenstock will pull its shoes from Amazon over counterfeit sellers
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LeVar Thomas
mashable.com - Birkenstock has a message for customers shopping on Amazon: "BUYER BEWARE." Fed up with counterfeit products and unauthorized sellers, the iconic sandal retailer is planning to remove its merchandi...
Best Canon Budget Lenses - Get Stunning Quality On a Budget
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LeVar Thomas
huffingtonpost.com - Lenses are expensive and great lenses cost even more. While DSLR prices have fallen to the point where great cameras may be purchased under the $1000 threshold, professional lenses often begin at $...
Age of Booty: Tactics finally available for Android devices
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Two years after the game debuted on iOS devices, Age of Booty: Tactics is finally now available to download and play on Android devices. This game is actually an off-shoot of the real-time strategy...
Beware! Your iPhone Can Be Hacked Remotely With Just A Message
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Reg Saddler
thehackernews.com - In Brief Do you own an iPhone? Mac? Or any Apple device? Just one specially-crafted message can expose your personal information, including your authentication credentials stored in your device's m...
Popular writing app Scrivener is now available on iOS
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - If you’re tech-savvy and a serious writer, chances are you already know about Scrivener. The popular writing app has been available on OS X and Windows for years now. And now, it is available on iO...
Musk’s Master Plan has solar for everyone, but investors aren’t buying the dream — yet
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - The Tesla “Master Plan Part Deux” published tonight by founder Elon Musk proposes quite a lot of major projects, but perhaps the most far-reaching of them all is the plan to put solar on every roof...
Elon Musk addresses concerns around Autopilot and its ‘beta’ label
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Elon Musk’s Tesla’s ‘Master Plan, Part Deux’ contains his strongest response yet to concerns around Autopilot, the subject of an ongoing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation...
New York City debuts plans for upgraded subway cars with WiFi and USB chargers
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo talked up some ambitious plans for the future of the New York City Subway during an address to a crowd at Brooklyn’s Transit Museum this week. At the top of the list ...
Microsoft debuts Bookings, a new Office 365 service for online appointment scheduling
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Microsoft this morning announced an expansion to its Office 365 suite with the debut of a new service called Bookings, which will allow customers to schedule appointments with a business using onli...
Razer opens pre-orders for OSVR HDK 2 virtual reality headset
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - When it comes to buying a serious VR headset, to most it’s largely a question of choosing the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive. There is a second tier of lesser-known VR headsets however, and at the for...
SwiftKey officially unwraps its emoji prediction app 🎁😆💃🔛
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Keyboard app maker Swiftkey, which was acquired by Microsoft for $250 million in February, has officially launched its first product since that acquisition — and it’s an emoji-predicting keyboard a...
Nintendo NX could bring “lots more casual players back” according to Ubisoft CEO
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - The Nintendo NX is one of the most long-teased console releases I can ever remember, especially as an officially acknowledged thing. Speaking on his company’s quarterly earnings conference call yes...
Google Cloud Platform opens its first West Coast region
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Back in 2006, Google opened its first owned and operated data center in The Dalles, Oregon, and starting today, you’ll be able to host your Google Cloud Platform applications in Oregon, too. The co...
Amazon patent proposes drone perches atop streetlights and other protruding infrastructure
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Pop quiz, hot shot: you’re a delivery drone with a flight duration of 20 minutes with your current payload, but because of delays (use your imagination) you’re never going to make it in time. What ...
Qualcomm earnings beat with $6B in revenue and $1.16 EPS
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Following the bell today, Qualcomm reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2016 that met analyst expectations in terms of earnings per share, and exceeded expectations in terms of revenue...
How Facebook Messenger clawed its way to 1 billion users
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Facebook’s gamble of forcing users to download Messenger has paid off. Despite the backlash, Messenger has doubled its user count in 20 months to reach the one billion user mark five years after it...
Legalist is making it easier for lawyers to find state court records
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Imagine a lawyer with a client who lives in one county and works in another. Or even a lawyer who litigates in multiple states. Both common occurrences, but situations that make it very hard to kee...
The Democratization of Design Is Coming To An iPhone Near You
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Guy Kawasaki
thesocialmediahat.com - "Great stories happen to people who can tell them." ~ Ira Glass And now, it's easier than ever for businesses to tell their stories... with images. Canva, the premiere online tool for creating grap...
Skype finalizes its move to the cloud, ignores the elephant in the room
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - It has been a slow transition, but Skype is finalizing its move away from a peer-to-peer system to a cloud-based one. When it was first created, the Skype network was built as a decentralized peer-...
Google, Microsoft can’t be forced to censor “torrent” searches
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - The high court of Paris has ruled that Google and Microsoft do not have to censor their search engines to remove all results involving the world "torrent" used in conjunction with the names of thre...
Musk: Tesla to become a sustainable energy company
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - On Wednesday evening, Tesla CEO and founder Elon Musk released his “Master Plan 2,” detailing the ways in which he hopes to have Tesla contribute to making the energy economy sustainable. The plan ...
10 Top Twitter Tips to Improve Your Engagement
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Larry Wentz
problogger.net - This guest post is by Josh Sayers of Adventure Connections One of my biggest bugbears in the world of marketing are people that do not have Twitter. It’s a free platform that has over 310 million a...
40 Things Every Successful Small Business Website Needs
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Larry Wentz
sproutscope.com - Contents: Contact Info | Company Info | Marketing & Branding | Functionality | Other | Free PDF Whether your small business has a website already, or you are thinking about building one, there are ...
The Icon54 Collection of 2,100 Perfect Icons in 49 Unique Categories - $19! - MightyDeals
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Webdesigner Depot
mightydeals.com - The Icon54 Collection of 2,100 Perfect Icons in 49 Unique Categories - $19! Please select... Standard Plan - $19 Unlimited Plan - $29 Please select... Standard Plan - $19 Unlimited Plan - $29 Buy n...
26 WordPress Plugins for Social Media Marketers : Social Media Examiner
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Reg Saddler
socialmediaexaminer.com - Have you considered customizing WordPress with plugins? One of the biggest advantages of WordPress is the sheer number of easy-to-use plugins that help marketers add functions with little hassle. I...
Finally, you can put a 10TB hard drive inside your home PC
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Reg Saddler
bgr.com - I know, I know. That pathetic 4TB hard drive just isn’t cutting it for storing your collection of rare memes. You’ve had to use an external drive, or *shudder* Dropbox to handle the overflow. But n...
How To Use Instagram To Advance Your Career
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Reg Saddler
fastcompany.com - In some industries, employers aren't just turning to LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to vet job candidates. They're also checking out Instagram in order to try and understand potential hires beyond...
LG X mach brings out official product video and it’s pretty fast
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - It looks like the release of the new addition to the LG X family is imminent. An official product video for the LG X mach has been released, just a little over a month after it was officially annou...
Top 5 Apps to Download Before Going on a Vacation
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - It’s summer time and we’re certain that you’re on your way to an island this weekend. Maybe you’re at a hotel room now or in some obscure place you don’t want to share with anyone. We get it. You’r...
Snapchat incorporates acquisition Bitmoji into the messaging app
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - When messaging powerhouse Snapchat acquired Bitmoji a few months ago, they did not specify when elements of it will be incorporated into their app but did say it will be a separate, standalone app ...
Hatoful Boyfriend now a mobile game available for Android
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - In a world full of strange and bizarre games that you can play, probably one that is in the running for the strangest yet is the PC game called Hatoful Boyfriend. The gameplay is pretty straightfor...
Android engineering team answers Nougat questions on Reddit AMA
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - The Android engineering team excitedly held its first ever AMA on Reddit. You’re lucky if you were able to catch ‘/r/androiddev’ in real time so you could ask questions but it’s over now. We only h...
Alcatel IDOL 4 bundled with VR Goggles exclusive from Cricket Wireless
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Cricket Wireless has just announced an "Unreal" offering. You'd describe the latest deal as definitely unreal as the Alcatel IDOL 4 is now being offered with a pair of VR goggles. We've heard about...
14 Brilliant Hacks to Improve Your Internet Experience
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TweetSmarter
lifehack.org - Slow-loading websites. Stop and go streaming. Forgotten passwords. Political rants. The internet seems to have as many headaches as it does benefits. It’s so very useful, but at the same time a gre...
Here’s how to stop Pokémon Go from destroying your phone’s battery
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TweetSmarter
qz.com - Chances are, if you have a smartphone, you have recently joined the quest to catch them all. Pokémon Go, the mobile game licensed by Nintendo, has taken much of Europe and North America by storm, c...
How to really erase all personal data from your laptop, tablet, or phone
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TweetSmarter
csmonitor.com - Our gadgets are an extension of our most private thoughts and feelings, and the idea of someone being able to access our late-night texts, family photos, or old tax forms is just plain disturbing. ...
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