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Saturday, August 20, 2016

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5 Reasons Not to Use Google for Search

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fieldguide.gizmodo.com - Google is pretty much everywhere. It’s in your smartphone, car, and maybe even your watch— but there’s still nothing like searching Google on a desktop computer. To this day, about 64 percent of US...

7 awesome iOS 10 features you didn’t know existed

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bgr.com - With the iPhone 7 release now just a few weeks away, we’re also inching closer towards the release of iOS 10. Packed with a number of compelling features, Apple has been steadily rolling out iterat...

Pokemon GO iOSEmus and other Pokevision alternatives

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slashgear.com - Developers have created another batch of Pokemon GO maps and scanners to locate Pokemon in the wild on a grand scale. SlashGear does not condone the use of these or other programs which may go agai...

Pokemon GO IV calculators that wont get you banned

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slashgear.com - As Niantic continues to roll out their biggest ban-waves since the start of Pokemon GO, users begin to become more wary of using 3rd-party tools. Today we're going to run down a list of IV Calculat...

Adopting a Hybrid Frame of Mind | Egnyte

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egnyte.com - From day one at Egnyte, and even before that at Valdero, I’ve been focused on operations. My responsibility was making sure everything ‘egnyte.com’ worked, and worked well. In that role, I’ve seen ...

Facebook releases a Snapchat-like app that’s only for high schoolers

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mashable.com - Facebook has tried and failed and tried again to win over teenagers the way Snapchat has. Now, Facebook is taking a new tactic in its bid to appeal to teenagers. Yes, it's (yet another) standalone ...

Amazon's New UWP App is Just a Web Wrapper ... Does It Matter? - Thurrott.com

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thurrott.com - Amazon this week shipped a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app version of its core store experience, delighting users who had previously mourned the death of its previous Windows 8 and Windows pho...

InsiteVR grabs $1.5M in seed funding to bring 3D models to life in VR

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techcrunch.com - Most of the companies raising funding in the VR space right now are focused on entertaining potential consumers. What’s perhaps getting less attention are the companies jockeying to provide cool so...

Samsung leads India’s smartphone market, as Apple’s iPhone SE fails to take off

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techcrunch.com - India continues to be one of the rare growth markets for the global smartphone industry after it lodged a 17 percent year-on-year increase in unit shipments in the second quarter of 2016, according...

Pandora may finally launch on-demand streaming

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techcrunch.com - After years of resistance, it looks like Pandora is about ready to jump on the on-demand streaming wagon. According to a report from the WSJ, Pandora is in the process of signing deals with record ...

Best Reddit app for Android

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androidcentral.com - BaconReader is the best Reddit app for Android. Its long-established history of support, easy of use, and cutting-edge features make it a great app for all kinds of Redditors. This post was last up...

13 Uncommon Ways To Come Up With Your Next Blog Post Topic

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authorityhacker.com - You know your blog needs content to grow. You know your audiences. Maybe you even have a little traffic. But no matter how long you sit there it's still just... nothing. Here's the good news: ther...

The Top Dos and Don’ts in Effective Social Media Management | SEJ

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searchenginejournal.com - Social media is the Swiss Army Knife of businesses in the 21st century. We use social media to drive our branding efforts, connect with customers, generate new leads, gain insights into buying habi...

6 Tips for Increasing Facebook Organic Reach in an Age of Decline

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toprankblog.com - In late June, Facebook announced they would be changing the News Feed algorithm to favor content from users’ friends and families, triggering a collective sigh (and maybe some choice words) among p...

Todo lo que debes saber de Google Duo

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telemundo.com - El nuevo app de videollamadas de Google, Duo, está disponible para iOS y Android, trayendo simplicidad e independencia de tu email. Es cierto, Google ya cuenta con Hangouts como un app para videoll...

How To Create A “Coming Soon” Countdown Page

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developerdrive.com - If you are planning to launch a new product, an online project, or simply an ordinary blog site, posting a “Coming Soon” page with a countdown informs your potential visitors about the release date...

Your Guide to Keyword Research for SEO

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sitepoint.com - This article is part of an SEO series from WooRank. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible. If you’re optimizing your site to rank higher in search engines like Google an...

How to Start a Business Blog: Seven Essentials for Success : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Are you interested in starting a blog for your business? Want to know how to set it up to get the best results? There are lots of design and functionality options to consider when setting up your b...

3 Ways to Use Live Videos After They’ve Gone Live

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socialmediatoday.com - Video content, and now the use of real-time video sharing, is a hot topic in social media right now. Instagram recently released Instagram Stories, we keep hearing about Snapchat, and more and more...

PAC-MAN Hats released on Google Play, still in open beta

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androidcommunity.com - Pac-Man will forever live in our hearts. No matter how young or old, the retro dot-and-pellet-eating and ghost-chasing round character will always be remembered. We've seen Pac-Man star in several ...

Huawei Honor 8 to get 2 years of regular software updates 

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androidcommunity.com - The Huawei Honor 8 is finally available in a lot of markets around the globe, and so along with this, one of the OEMs people, Taylor Wimberly, announced on his Google+ page that for this particular...

Whyd Wireless Home Speaker announced, promising high-end audio quality

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androidcommunity.com - There are several numerous home speakers available in the market today and honestly, it can be a challenge to choose only one that will suit your fancy. The models we've featured here recently are ...

People-Based Marketing Enables Seamless Customer Experiences

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loyalty360.org - One of the constant questions on a brand marketer’s mind is, “what do my customers want?” And while the answer is simple, the route to achievement is often more challenging. Today, customers value ...

HelloWorld’s Human Loyalty Brand Creates Active Customer Engagement

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loyalty360.org - Michela Baxter, Senior Director of Loyalty at HelloWorld, told Loyalty360 that one of the biggest challenges today for loyalty marketers is keeping customers actively participating in their program...

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...

JobQuotes : Connect Consumers With Local Professionals For Any Project - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Brandon Large”, CEO & Founder of the Aliso Viejo, USA based start-up “JobQuotes” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do...

MonitorBacklinks.com: An Easy Backlink Checker Tool that Notifies you via Email or in your Changelog if Someone Removes your Links or Makes them Nofollow - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Monitor Backlinks looks to replace the notepad and spreadsheets that SEOs use to keep track of their backlinks, checking their status regulary and notifies when they get removed or nofollowed. “Mon...

Next stop in Salesforce’s evolution: Becoming the platform for customer experience

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marketingland.com - When it was founded in 1999, Salesforce was known largely as the company for customer relationship management. CRM has remained its center-of-gravity as it has added tools for marketing, sales, and...

6 Tools We Use at Typeform to Amplify Our Marketing Productivity

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ducttapemarketing.com - Working in marketing can be very demanding. KPIs, meetings, brainstorming sessions, monthly revenue, never-ending checklists… the list goes on. Luckily, we live in a time where productivity hacks a...

The ONE Social Media Rule That Will Determine Whether You Succeed… Or Fail

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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...

SPI 227: 15 Entrepreneurs Answer: "What I Wish I'd Known Before Starting My Own Business" - The Smart Passive Income Blog

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smartpassiveincome.com - In this week’s episode, I’m trying something a little different. Instead of hearing from just one guest today, you’ll hear from 15. I asked my favorite fellow entrepreneurs, “What do you wish you’d...

Huffington Post and Samsung Are Spotlighting Rio's Untold Stories With 360° Video

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adweek.com - While the world has been watching the greatest athletes from each country compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics, one group of journalists and creatives has been focused on finding stories outside of the...

Navigating Road Blocks | RoadGrit.TV

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roadgrit.tv - Menu OUR SHOWS HOME MADE MONEY KITCHEN TO THE ROAD I Need More Money SEX DRIVE THE DANCING TRUCKER SHOW Social Highway BIG RIG VIDEOS THE GRIT TRUCK FEED LIVE LIFE OF A TRUCKER Trucking In The Badl...

Multichannel Customer Service Is Falling Short (Report)

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adweek.com - Personalization and creating seamless multichannel experiences are two of the driving forces in social media and marketing this year. These efforts can improve revenue, but they also provide a more...

Why Use Dynamic and Social Media Advertising in Tandem?

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adweek.com - How do marketers reach their consumers in today’s somewhat cluttered digital landscape? The answer is simple: A successful digital advertising strategy incorporates various channels into its strate...

Mobile Game Roundup: Shadowverse, Pixel Crazy and More

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adweek.com - Are you looking for a new mobile game to play this weekend? If so, there are lots of new games available for you to try, including Mr. Robot: 1.51exfiltratiOn from Telltale Games. The game is based...

Apple, Google, Microsoft join 'strike force' to fight robocalls

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money.cnn.com - Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30), Comcast (CCV) and Verizon (VZ, Tech30) joined more than two dozen other companies for the first meeting of the boldly named "Robocall ...

If NVIDIA Corporation Goes to Samsung, It Wont Stay Long | Fox Business

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fool.com - There has been some speculation in the press that graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) will start manufacturing some of its chips at Samsung Electronics (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) at the expense of th...

Is Uber's push for self-driving cars a job killer?

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money.cnn.com - The company is feverishly investing in self-driving technology, putting the economic futures of drivers around the world in question. Uber announced Thursday that it will soon offer rides in self-d...

Legendary filmmaker explores how the internet reflects human nature

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pbs.org - JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: The promise and peril of the internet is the subject of Werner Herzog’s new documentary out today. The legendary filmmaker was recently honored with an achievement award from t...

Valuable Advice On Starting In Affiliate Promotion

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freeaffiliatepro.com - Web marketing can be a wise and beneficial move for those who know what they’re doing. You need to find out exactly how the affiliate will track the sales you generate. If you lead people to the co...

PRS Unveils the Private Stock Custom 24 8-String

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premierguitar.com - Stevensville, MD (August 18, 2016) -- PRS Guitars is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Private Stock with a revival of the program that started it all: Guitars of the Month. Each month in 2016, t...

Should Government Clean Up Its Twitter Feeds?

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govtech.com - Twitter unveiled a new feature to clean up the user experience Aug. 18. But will the change mean more pressure for government social media managers, and what considerations does it raise for social...

Troll Targets Say Twitter’s New Filters Don’t Go Far Enough

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wired.com - Twitter has heard the complaints about abuse on its platform—really, it has. It’s heard them so loud and clear that it’s rolling out new ways to help you shut those voices out. At least, that’s the...

Oh You’ll Get Used to Robo-Cars—Uber Will Make Sure of It

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wired.com - When Uber’s self-driving Volvos hit the streets of Pittsburgh later this summer, each vehicle will be crewed by a couple of Uber employees, just in case the car’s robo-driver goes rogue. But pay no...

Speed Is Key: Optimize Your Mobile Experience

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thinkwithgoogle.com - People's patience for a cumbersome and clumsy mobile site or app is waning. They expect to move through a brand’s mobile experience at lightning speed. There are a few simple steps marketers can ta...

Twitter Announces 235,000 Accounts Suspended for Hate Ties

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forward.com - In a blog post published on Thursday, Twitter announced that it has suspended over 235,000 accounts since February. Since mid-2015, the company reported, it has suspended over 360,000 accounts tota...

3 Ways Successful Entrepreneurs Got It Right From the Start

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entrepreneur.com - Many good entrepreneurs fail in their businesses, simply because they start in the wrong place. Wrong customers, wrong market, wrong motivation. Doomed from Day One. Sad part? Most could have spott...

Google is killing Chrome apps on Mac, Windows and Linux

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cio.co.nz - Three years after introducing special apps that run inside the Chrome browser, Google announced Friday that it will be removing them from Windows, Mac and Linux by early 2018. Google introduced th...

Designvox - Case Study

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egnyte.com - Founded in 1994, Designvox is a human-centered culture-change consultancy for companies of all types and sizes around the world. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the 25 person team prides t...