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Friday, August 26, 2016

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Bird asks for a drink

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boingboing.net - The only person who wouldn’t approve of this doctor is Jenny McCarthy. Lancaster University’s Aurora Watch issued an alert on Tuesday that the Northern Lights would be clearly visible in the United...

Search isn't about search anymore, it's about social

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biznology.com - Search will never be the same as it was as recently as a few years ago. Google is severely penalizing sites that are buying links or are invested in private blog networks. Sites that have dominated...

Android Nougat rollout allegedly hampered by Snapdragon 800

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slashgear.com - If you’ve been wondering, maybe even irate, that some rather capable Android smartphones, like the Nexus 5 or the HTC One M8, aren’t officially getting the latest Android 7.0 release, then LlabTooF...

Apple patches vulnerabilities used in military contractor spyware

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thehill.com - Apple has patched a cocktail of three iPhone security vulnerabilities that allowed a U.S.-owned militarized-spyware company to help surveil foreign political dissidents. Trident would allow users t...

Top 5 Knowledge Credit Activities to meet compliance requirements

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community.hpe.com - Community Home > Partner Certification > My Learning Certification > Top 5 Knowledge Credit Activities to meet complian... CommunityCategoryBlogUsers turn on suggestions Auto-suggest helps you quic...

7 quick SEO hacks for the SEO newbie

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searchengineland.com - Perhaps you believe that you already found the easy stuff, the “low-hanging fruit,” as it were: good keywords for your niche, optimized titles and body copy, an XML sitemap. Nevertheless, you can’t...

Apple may be building a Snapchat-like video app

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techcrunch.com - After a failed attempt to go social with Ping in 2010, Apple may have a renewed sense of excitement over the social space, according to a report from Bloomberg. Sources told Bloomberg that Apple is...

Mobile App Users Are More Engaged Than Ever (Infographic)

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adweek.com - Consumers have embraced the mobile-first mindset wholeheartedly. Marketers need to be responsive to these changes if they intend to keep up in a changing landscape. The second-quarter-2016 report f...

Galaxy Note 7 explodes, charging cable suspected as cause

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androidcommunity.com - One of the nightmare scenarios that any high-end smartphone owner would not want to experience is an exploding gadget. Aside from the fact that it can actually cause you bodily harm, it will also c...

Mekiwi : Easy-To-Use 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 her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-u...

Tips for Handling Negative Comments and Trolls on Social Media

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jeffbullas.com - Some of us are more sensitive than others. Make a negative comment and some people will break into tears. Some will take it on board and modify their behavior. Others will turn into an attack dog a...

Germany and France declare War on Encryption to Fight Terrorism

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thehackernews.com - Yet another war on Encryption! France and Germany are asking the European Union for new laws that would require mobile messaging services to decrypt secure communications on demand and make them av...

Apple zero-days mark a new era of mobile hacking

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techcrunch.com - Apple’s head of security engineering and architecture, Ivan Krstic, told a rapt audience at the Black Hat security conference earlier this month that his notoriously secretive company was ready to ...

The biggest threat facing connected autonomous vehicles is cybersecurity

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techcrunch.com - Rob Toews is jointly pursuing degrees at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School. He is the co-founder of SHFFT. Connected, autonomous vehicles are around the corner. Many of the most innova...

WhatsApp plans to let businesses onto its service before the end of the year

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techcrunch.com - WhatsApp will finally take a step to becoming a platform after the Facebook-owned company revealed it will begin to integrate businesses services into its app before the end of this year. The compa...

Google now lets you explore U.S. National Parks via 360-degree virtual tours

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techcrunch.com - Exploring the world is something that’s always been a bit of a luxury for those who can afford to travel, but technology is changing that. With VR and 360-degree videos, you can now immerse yoursel...

How government officials mistakenly sold artifacts from Apollo 11

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csmonitor.com - Nearly 50 years after the first lunar landing, an artifact from the Apollo 11 mission has become the center of a new legal dispute. Federal prosecutors are seeking to recover a white sample bag tha...

5 Ways to Improve Your Reach on Facebook

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socialmediatoday.com - Facebook's algorithm is powered by machine learning. While I don't know the secret formula Facebook uses, we know from a computer-science perspective that machine-learning algorithms learn by testi...

Google Fiber fails to hit subscriber goal, will reportedly cut staff

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arstechnica.com - Google Fiber has reportedly fallen "well short" of its goal of signing up 5 million subscribers and may be on the verge of making significant staff cuts. "Last month, Alphabet CEO Larry Page ordere...

Apple emite actualización en iPhones tras descubrir falla

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telemundo.com - PARÍS.- Un intento fallido para ingresar al iPhone de un activista árabe por medio de un software de espionaje hasta ahora desconocido derivó en una actualización mundial del sistema operativo de A...

Una guía detalla para aprender a borrar tu historial de Google

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telemundo.com - Cada búsqueda que realizas en Gmail, Google Maps u otro servicio de la empresa crea un historial de búsquedas en tu cuenta. Aquí te decimos cómo borrarlo y deshabilitarlo. No es ningún secreto que ...

Typography is Fragile on the Web – Type Thursday

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medium.com - TypeThursday: Robin, thanks for being here for TypeThursday. Robin Rendle: Thanks for having me! TT: Of course. Robin, I would love to first learn more about you. What is your background? RR: My ba...

LAST DAY: 22 Powerpoint Templates (7600+ slides) from Slidehack - only $27! - MightyDeals

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mightydeals.com - LAST DAY: 22 Powerpoint Templates (7600+ slides) from Slidehack - only $27! Want to blow your clients or peers away at the next team meeting? You've got the information, so make sure you deliver it...

Social Selling Isn’t About Selling | Ted Rubin, Professional #KeynoteSpeaker, #RonR

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tedrubin.com - If there’s one marketing mantra that will always be true for businesses, it’s “Know Your Customer.” Whether you sell shoes, dry cleaning services, computer software or multi-million-dollar widgets,...

From Platform-Centric to People-Centric IT - Converge.XYZ

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converge.xyz - Just as the focus shifted from hardware to software in the modern business world, we’re now seeing a similar transformation with IT models. Platform-centric IT models and design (where companies ba...

How to Use Facebook Live From Your Desktop Without Costly Software : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - Have you considered using Facebook Live to host an on-screen walkthrough? Using Facebook Live from your desktop opens up a new world of marketing possibilities. In this article, you’ll discover how...

Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Plus 10 images leaked ahead of official launch

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androidcommunity.com - The IFA 2016 is happening a couple of weeks from today and we’ve been making a list of products to watch out for from different brands. We’re hoping to see the Huawei Mate S2, LG Bluetooth audio sp...

NFC Ring now available, ready to make cashless payments

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androidcommunity.com - At the recently concluded Rio Olympics, Visa tested out the NFC payment ring contactless payment device. We didn't keep track of the experience but we may be able to see for ourselves as the NFC Ri...

CrossOver Android Tech Preview drops tomorrow, get your Chromebooks ready

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androidcommunity.com - We’ve been talking about this CrossOver project for a while now. To get you up to speed, read here and here. Basically, this is an app that will allow you to run programs designed to be installed a...

Bing Search for Android updated to include music search, video preview

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androidcommunity.com - Other search engines have their work cut out for them because their competitor is already being used as a verb. But hey, it doesn’t hurt to try and make a dent in Google’s market share. Or you can ...

HTC 10, One A9, and One M9 to receive Android 7.0 Nougat update

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androidcommunity.com - HTC has been eagerly announcing that its latest flagship phones namely the HTC 10, HTC One M9, and HTC One A9 are getting the Android 7.0 Nougat update. We've heard of this news twice already the p...

Chase Pay Extends Customer Experience Reach with Phillips 66

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loyalty360.org - Chase Pay continues its expansion into the fuel market, announcing on Wednesday that the mobile payment solution has come to a multiyear agreement with Phillips 66, ensuring that the platform will ...

Peterbilt Preferred Loyalty Program Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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loyalty360.org - PACCAR Parts, a top manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks and parts, recently reached a milestone that many companies can only aspire to. The brand’s Peterbilt Preferred loyalty program celebrated its ...

Liquid : Platform to Easily Segment and Personalize Your Apps in Real-Time - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Alexandre Vaz”, CEO at the Lisbon – Portugal based start-up “Liquid” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what y...

Pushstartr : Database Management Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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

CareerSonar a Social Job Discovery - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co interviewed Mr. ‘Aviram Ben Moshe'; Co-founder & CTO at the US (NY)based start-up “CareerSonar”. “CareerSonar” ranks all jobs available online by the strength of your inside connection...

CMYKC : Uniting Creatives Within Local Kansas City - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Abigail Gallagher, Co–founder at the Missouri, USA-based start-up “CMYKC.” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what y...

HiveFlux : Real-time Overview of What Everyone In the Company is Working - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Bruno Figueiredo”, CEO at the Lisbon – Portugal based start-up “Hiveflux” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and w...

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 ...

Xerendi Initiative : Educational Learning For Kids - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Uchenna Ibekwe”, Principa and Founder of the Virginia – United States based startup Xerendi_Initiative” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. Wha...

VaporWare : Building, Testing, and Running Lean Cloud Software - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Jeff Schroeder”, Co-Founder of the US based start-up “vaporware” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what you...

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...

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...

MarTech Today: Fuisz partners with Sizmek, cross-screen data standards & internal link structure

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marketingland.com - Here’s our daily recap of what happened in marketing technology, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web. From Marketing Land: Fuisz partners with Sizmek for automated object-...

Marketing Day: Chatsuite chatbots, Amazon Vehicles & StubHub's CMO

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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: Chatsuite announces new chatbot creation and managem...

The wonderful, horrible world of creating a new product category

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marketingland.com - Helping create a new technology category is unquestionably one of the most satisfying experiences of my career. It’s also one of the hardest, most frustrating and uncertain experiences of my career...

SPI 228: Taking Care of Yourself as an Entrepreneur with Jeff McMahon - The Smart Passive Income Blog

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smartpassiveincome.com - In my last episode, I asked fourteen of my favorite entrepreneurs what they wish they’d known before starting their own business. Today, I want to explore one of the biggest things I wish I’d known...

5 Killer Examples of Data-Driven Marketing

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wordstream.com - Data has the potential to be your most valuable marketing resource. With the right information in hand, you can create scalable, repeatable marketing processes. It’s the marketer’s dream: let your ...

Plarium Releases Throne: Kingdom at War on iOS, Android

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adweek.com - Plarium announced the release of Throne: Kingdom at War on mobile. The MMO (massively multiplayer online) strategy game allows users to build their own kingdoms in a medieval setting. In Throne: Ki...

WhatsApp Revises Terms of Service, Privacy Policy; to Test Messages from Businesses

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adweek.com - WhatsApp is becoming more like parent company Facebook, both in terms of privacy and enabling communications between business and users. The messaging application announced in a blog post that its ...