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Monday, August 22, 2016

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3 Digital Marketing Trends That Are Hard to Ignore

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smedio.com - Digital marketing has grown by leaps and bounds in the past couple of years with every major company in the world recognizing the importance and potential of online presence. The internet gives you...

Donating to The Apache Software Foundation

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apache.org - Our Bitcoin Address is: 1BtjAzWGLyAavUkbw3QsyzzNDKdtPXk95D Or you can reference the below QR code: Or you can use Amazon to make a donation: The Apache Software Foundation provides the infrastructu...

Tesla Model S battery bursts into flames, car “totally destroyed” in 5 minutes

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arstechnica.co.uk - A Tesla Model S has burst into flames during a test drive in the southwest of France. Four people were in the car, including a Tesla employee; they all escaped safely before the car was "totally de...

Pinterest Rolls Out Promoted Video Pins: This Week in Social Media : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news. To help you stay up to date with social media, here are some of the news items that caught our attention. Pinterest Introduces Prom...

I went camping in the trunk of a $145,000 Tesla

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bloomberg.com - As the sun set beyond the long-needle pines and emerald waters of Lake Tahoe, I looked across the campfire and laughed out loud. I was about to go “camping” in the back of a $145,000 electric car b...

Intel unveils a ready-to-fly drone, the Aero, to win over developers

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techcrunch.com - At the Intel Developer Forum on Tuesday, Intel unveiled a new, hardware product — a ready-to-fly drone; specifically, a quadcopter, aimed at software developers rather than casual hobbyists or comm...

How adware invades your computer and steals your personal data

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theweek.com - It's happened to everyone: You go to download some kind of new software, and before you do, a long list of terms and conditions in tiny font pops up. You don't read a word and hit "agree." What you...

Tech and the presidential race

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techcrunch.com - Ayinde O. Alakoye is the founder and CEO of Hitch Radio. For Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, the importance of articulating a vision for the technology industry seems to be lost. Whil...

The new, scary face of auto insurance

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techcrunch.com - Kevin Wang is an associate on Plug and Play’s Ventures team sourcing for the insurance vertical. Kevin studied finance at Case Western Reserve University. He’s a serial entrepreneur with a backgrou...

Logitech’s Pop really is the solution for smart home chaos

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techcrunch.com - Smart home technology offers a lot of potential to make things generally easier, but in practice, it can add a lot of complexity and confusion to a person’s life – especially if you really dive in....

Yooka-Laylee: The ‘90s 3D platformer is back

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Ars Technica





arstechnica.com - The tiny booths in the back halls of Gamescom's Koelnmesse might not be as cosy as my living room floor, but there's no denying it: Yooka-Laylee is one heck of a nostalgia play, and 12-year-old me ...

Don’t Start a Company — Be Obsessed With Something — LeanTaaS Insights

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blog.leantaas.com - It’s easy to start a company. It’s also very exciting, and probably one of the best professional experiences one can have, whether the startup becomes YouTube or doesn’t go too far. I always find i...

WikiLeaks hosts hundreds of malware files in email dumps | ZDNet

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zdnet.com - WikiLeaks is reportedly hosting over 300 malware samples among the website's cache of leaked emails. As reported by The Register, Bulgarian security researcher Dr Vesselin Bontchev claims that the ...

A lens attacked by ants and kit trampled by elephants: Stories from inside Canon’s UK service centre - Amateur Photographer

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amateurphotographer.co.uk - It turns out this driver is well used to requests from photographers who simply want to drop off their cameras or lenses for servicing, then ask him to wait for the return trip to the station. Clea...

Online Shopping Tools Can Increase Brand Loyalty Among Auto Consumers

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Loyalty 360





loyalty360.org - Auto manufacturers can gain a significant advantage in the brand loyalty/customer satisfaction department if they use online shopping tools on their websites, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Manuf...

Twitter Develops Standalone App to Provide Even More Avenues for Digital Customer Engagement

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Loyalty 360





loyalty360.org - As a social media platform, Twitter has been one of the most influential brands in the past decade. The platform has impacted the way people communicate online, engage with brands, and even interac...

Paperless Coupons Lead to Heightened Customer Engagement at Walgreens

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Loyalty 360





loyalty360.org - Walgreens launched paperless coupons in 2014 and since then it has seen a continual increase in monthly redemptions, with more than 135 million total coupons clipped through the program. Now, accor...

Nordstrom Rewards 2.0 Takes Customer Loyalty to Greater Heights

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Loyalty 360





loyalty360.org - Opening up its loyalty program to allow all of its customers to reap the benefits is a momentum-changing strategy for Nordstrom. Since the company launched Nordstrom Rewards 2.0, it has sparked con...

HelloWorld’s Human Loyalty Brand Creates Active Customer Engagement

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Loyalty 360





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...

Picovico : Cloud Based Service To Convert Photos Into Videos - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Yogesh Aggrawal”, Global Marketing Associate of the Kathmandu Nepal-based start-up “Picovico” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactl...

MinYawns : Minions To Supervillains - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Billy Sheng'; Founder of the Start Up “MinYawns”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. What is i...

BigMarker.com: A Global Network of People and Communities that Meet Face-to-Face Online - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - BigMarker offers a community based management platform for teams, groups and organizations to video conference and collaborate online. “BigMarker” enables anyone to host webinars and video conferen...

MeasurableMediaLabs.com: A Company that Conducts Advertising Case Studies for Online Publishers - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - MeasurableMediaLabs.com is the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for online advertisers by validating the CPM publishers charge in order for publishers to be successful. “MeasurableMediaLabs.com...

Crowdid : E-Commerce Platform Selling Crowdfunded Products - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Ed Havens”, Founder (CMO) at the San Francisco – USA based start-up “crowdid” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do a...

SkilledWizard.com: A Professional Social Network Platform Dedicated Exclusively to Skilled Workers - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - SkilledWizard is a platform for Skilled Workers Worldwide. They set out to erase the void that currently exists today. “SkilledWizard.com”‘s mission is to unite skilled / blue collar workers worldw...

Imboard : Event Discovery and Promotion App - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Dominic Smith”, CEO of the Baltimore USA-based start-up “Imboard” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your ...

SpotLoss: A Device that Keeps Track of Everything from your Keys to your Kids - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - SpotLoss is a device that allows you to keep track of everything from your keys to your phone to your kids. The SpotLoss fob allows you to press a button on the fob to find your phone, or a button ...

Peoplegeist: A 100% Free Social People Search Engine that Puts You in Complete Control of What Others See and Learn about You Online - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - Peoplegeist is, simply put, designed to make it easier to find information about people for the purpose of forming and maintaining stronger relationships. “Peoplegeist” is a social people search en...

Render.st: An Easy to Use and Affordable Online Render Farm, with a Great Customer Support - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - Render Street is an easy to use and affordable render farm for 3D projects with very good customer support. “Render Street” is a global provider of rendering services. Below is the full interview t...

Fitnescity : Allows Users To Connect With Personal Trainers - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Leila Zemrani”, Founder and CEO of the New York – US based start-up “Fitnescity” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

ZWOOKY : Innovative Contact System - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Thomas Stoll”, CIO at the Uerikon – Switzerland based start-up “ZWOOKY ” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

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

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Debbas




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 ...

SentioSearch.com: A Social Network that Connects Decision-Makers with Mentors who will Give them the Best Chance to Make Good Decisions and Minimize Regret - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas





start-ups.co - SentioSearch is a social network that connects decision-makers with mentors who will give them the best chance to make good decisions and minimize regret. “SentioSearch.com” is a social network tha...

CMS2CMS : A CMS Migration tool . - Start-Ups.Co

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Debbas




start-ups.co - CMS2CMS is the web based service that helps to move content from the existing CMS to a new one easily and fast. Today, we had a quick overview with Mr. ‘Ruslan Savchyshyn'; Director and Founder in ...

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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Pat Flynn





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...

From Microsoft to Self-Driving Cars, Invention Springs From Data

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Stephan Stavrakis





adweek.com - In June, Microsoft bought LinkedIn, one of the largest acquisitions in the history of tech, and it boils down to one thing: data. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said as much in a letter to employees. ...

The Intersection of SEO and CRO (and How to Maximize Long Term Growth)

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conversionxl.com - You’d think conversion optimization and SEO should play together nicely, right? In theory, conversion optimization aims to improve the user experience, which, conveniently, is what Google wants to ...

Bloomberg’s Report on Apple Watch 2

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daringfireball.net - I have a few problems with Bloomberg’s report on the upcoming Apple Watch 2, credited to Mark Gurman, Alex Webb, and Scott Moritz. Starting with the headline: “Apple Hits Roadblocks in Cutting Watc...

3 New Features: Design Better Landing Pages Faster [VIDEO]

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Tyson Quick





instapage.com - At Instapage we hold ourselves to the highest standards: yours. That’s why we do what we do and why you’ve come to expect continuous improvements and enhanced functionality from us. We work at a br...

9 Vital Productivity Tools That Will Make 2016 Your Best Year Ever

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inc.com - Some of them are work-related, but odds are, there's at least a few of those pesky distractors. You know, the usual suspects: Facebook, Reddit, Twitter, Netflix, Hulu, the works. It's so tempting t...

SanDisk iXpand | The Perfect Travel Companion – stupidDOPE

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LeVar Thomas





stupiddope.com - This post is sponsored by SanDisk®, a Western Digital brand, and includes affiliate links. I received compensation in exchange for writing this review. All opinions are my own. Hiking in the gorgeo...

The Future of the Internet of Things: 16 Stunning Statistics

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Thomas Frey





impactlab.net - When we started this decade, the Internet of Things was a basically a buzzword, talked about by a few, acted upon by fewer, a challenge to save for the future, like 2015 or 2020. But as a famous ch...

Wikipedia Co-Founder Jimmy Wales’ Twitter Account Hacked By OurMine

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ibtimes.com - Hacking collective OurMine has done it — again. The hackers compromised Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales’ Twitter account Saturday, reports said. A tweet was sent out from Wales’ verified Twitter a...

Is YOUR Business Headed For Success?

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lainaturner.com - Hey, friends, fellow writers, bloggers, and anyone else who decided to hang out with me today! First of all, I want to say THANKS for stopping by, and I hope you’re all having an absolutely FABULOU...

Razer Reinvents Mechanical Keyboards for an iPad World

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wired.com - There’s something special about typing on a mechanical keyboard. Each press yields a satisfying clack, a tactile confirmation that your keystroke is done. And with a little bit of trickeration, Raz...

MacBook Pro 2016 to be released soon & is expected to save Apple from sales fall

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newsmaritime.com - Apple Inc., is going to launch its upcoming laptop, the MacBook Pro 2016, shortly. It is also speculated that the new laptop will help Apple in avoiding constant fall in sales. According to Amit Da...

Balfour Beatty Construction - Case Study

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Egnyte




egnyte.com - Since its start in the early 1900s, Balfour Beatty has easily become one of the most recognizable names in the AEC industry. As a global leader in infrastructure operations, it is one of the few or...

The 5 Industries That Should Fear Tesla

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inverse.com - Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is revered by the masses and despised by a few. His efforts to bring our world into his version of the future make him far more friends than enemies, ...

Hacking Group Names, Ranked

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motherboard.vice.com - This week, a big hacking story broke. Hackers going under the name “The Shadow Brokers” claimed to have hacked a group linked to the NSA referred to as “Equation Group.” The hackers dumped a bunch ...

8 Effective Strategies To Gain Free Backlinks

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becomethesolution.com - An effective way to gain backlinks today is to sign up with businesses, organizations, and social media outlets. You should target websites that offer some type of sponsorship. These top 8 backlink...