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Thursday, August 4, 2016

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Pioneer’s PLX-500 turntable offers SL-1200 performance on the cheap

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arstechnica.co.uk - With vinyl sales continuing to rise—now accounting for nearly four percent of the UK album market!—there's been a flood of companies trying to cash in with new record players. Arguably the biggest ...

Why You Get More Done When You Gamify Your Life - Trello Blog

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blog.trello.com - As a kid playing games, you didn’t stay up for hours because of the music, the graphics, or the storyline. Rather, it was because the games were so difficult that any kind of achievement was a mass...

SanDisk iXpand | The Perfect Travel Companion – stupidDOPE

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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...

Even Cable is Leaving Cable: Time Warner Acquires Stake in Hulu

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pjmedia.com - Terms of Time Warner’s Hulu deal initially were not disclosed. Time Warner later confirmed it is investing $583 million, which implies Hulu is worth nearly $6 billion. The media conglom had been in...

How Comcast convinced customers to buy “near-worthless” service plans

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arstechnica.com - The Washington state attorney general's $100 million lawsuit against Comcast, filed yesterday, uses a sales script and transcripts of chats with customers to make the case that Comcast deceived sub...

Splice launches rent-to-own pricing model for software synths

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techcrunch.com - One by one, most software has succumbed to the cloud; Designers have Adobe, gamers have Steam, programmers have GitHub and now musicians have Splice. Splice is launching a rent-to-own pricing model...

YouTube Kids app content can now be consumed ad-free with YouTube Red integration

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mashable.com - LOS ANGELES — The YouTube Kids app is about to get more parent friendly. The app, which launched in February of 2015, has been downloaded millions of times and amassed 10 billion views in a year. N...

Apple's App Store just had its best month ever

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mashable.com - In case anyone still thought apps were dying, Tim Cook just laid that theory to rest. The company's App Store set a new record for the month of July, Cook revealed. The month saw Apple's highest ev...

Online razor brand Harry's is coming to a Target near you

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mashable.com - Harry's, the online-only shaving brand and subscription service is becoming IRL. Starting on Sunday, August 21, the direct to consumer company will be taking small real estate at Target retailers n...

How to Get Email Subscribers Daily with the Every Page Rule

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leadpages.net - Editor’s Note: We’re pleased to present this guest post by Matt Ackerson, founder of Petovera. He and his company are on a mission to give growing businesses peace of mind via their 24/7 WordPress ...

The Means and Advantages of Real-Time Personalization [Infographic]

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socialmediatoday.com - WEBINARS SOCIAL NETWORKS Snapchat Launches ‘Geostickers’, for More Location-Activated Customization LinkedIn Moves into Native Video with New Q and A Style Offering for Influencers Instagram Launch...

Samsung could acquire its way into your car through Fiat

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techcrunch.com - Samsung wants to make cars. Or at least, make parts of cars, in a similar supply-side capacity to the position it currently occupies in the mobile device and television world. A new Bloomberg repor...

Dropbox launches an iPhone and Android version of its document-editing app Paper

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techcrunch.com - It’s an interesting time for Dropbox’s document-building tool, Paper. Quip, in a similar vein to Paper, was bought for a whopping $750 million by Salesforce earlier this week. This deal surprised a...

Kik users have exchanged over 1.8 billion messages with the platform’s 20,000 chatbots

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techcrunch.com - After a few months of testing the waters, Kik is still bullish on chatbots and has quite a few reasons to be. Just last May at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, Kik CEO Ted Livingston divulged that developers...

Polar brings its fitness focus to Android Wear with the M600

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techcrunch.com - Polar goes back. Way, way back. Back to the early 80s, when the Finnish company launched its first portable heart rate monitor, the Sport Tester PE 2000. Back when wearable fitness devices weren’t ...

Baidu shows off DuSee, an augmented reality platform for China’s mobile users

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techcrunch.com - Soon, hundreds of millions of mobile users in China will have direct access to an augmented reality smartphone platform on their smartphones. Baidu, China’s largest search engine, unveiled an AR pl...

Google launches a kids’ map app that lets them explore 3D imagery of the Himalayas

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techcrunch.com - Google today released a new application designed to get kids to explore the world using maps and 3D imagery. The new app, which the company describes as “an experiment,” takes advantage of Google M...

Accompany’s digital chief-of-staff application launches in beta

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techcrunch.com - Many executives and employees have need for a role that’s basically a “chief of staff” — someone who keeps track of all the details about everyone they encounter and are headed off to meet in their...

Review: Leica T serves its purpose as a great artisan tool

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techcrunch.com - What a camera like the model T does is invite the shooter to be creative; to entertain new ideas, and display them with the lighting, color and effects that some call the “Leica effect.” Characteri...

This is How a Camera Adds 10 Pounds

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petapixel.com - How I Post-Process Hard Light and Overwhelming Tones Ever since the middle of high school, I’ve been immensely interested in “the process.” You know, that middle bit between point A and point B tha...

6 New Social Media Marketing Tools the Experts Use. You Should, Too.

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entrepreneur.com - Join us for a free, live webinar and learn how to drive revenue with content marketing. Tune in 8/4 at 10:30 a.m. PT. Register Now » Social media is transforming the way brands market themselves on...

Customer Delight - Sujan Patel

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sujanpatel.com - In a great customer/brand relationship, the brand is honest and transparent, and goes above and beyond to offer each customer a truly personalized experience. Think about how you would go the extra...

How to Launch a Physical Product Business on Amazon From Anywhere in the World (in Three Months or Less)

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seanogle.com - Note from Sean: This is an epic post by Dan Moody on how to kickstart your own business on Amazon. In it, he covers everything you need to know, literally step by step, to get started so save this ...

52 Nifty SEO Quotes that will Expand Your Grasp of Search

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ozcontent.com - If you read our piece last week on digital marketing quotes you might have noticed one very important element of digital marketing that was left out of the collection – the oft-discussed, ever-eni...

What Every B2B Marketer Should Know About Facebook Ads - EmberTribe

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embertribe.com - Pssst, we have a secret: Facebook ads actually work for businesses selling to other businesses! As an agency, we’ve managed millions in ad spend for our B2B clients, and a large portion of that was...

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...

Local SEO Techniques to Get Your Local Business Higher in the Ranking

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smedio.com - Local SEO is a very different beast to standard SEO. While there is a lot of crossover between optimizing your business for local and standard SEO, some things are more important for local business...

Does Social Media Affect Your Rankings in Online Search?

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socialmediatoday.com - While most people know that social media is a big deal in content marketing, not everyone understands how social media affects organic search results. And understandably so: the topic isn’t exactly...

Can Data Security Keep Up With Fraud, Bots and Hackers?

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adweek.com - Hacking, fraud, and malicious bot activity online is getting more sophisticated. As businesses work to eliminate weak points in their security infrastructure, passwords may become obsolete. But are...

SEJ Wrap-Up: Rebranding Without Dropping Your Rankings | SEJ

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searchenginejournal.com - This is the wrap-up of the most popular posts and announcements on SEJ over the previous week. Newsletter subscribers are the first to receive this and other updates. If your target audience lives ...

Galaxy Note 7 to have dual SIM in some markets, microSD slot in others

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androidcommunity.com - While we’re still trying to grapple with the excitement that Samsung brought yesterday with the official announcement of their Galaxy Note 7, there has been a bit of confusion when it comes to the ...

Learn pro dev tricks to design Android apps and websites [DEALS]

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androidcommunity.com - Interested in learning how to develop Android apps? How about web apps? It’s easier than you might think, especially when you purchase the Java Developer Course Bundle, offered to Android Community...

Supposed new Nexus Launcher download leaked

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androidcommunity.com - Just a couple of days ago we were sharing with you leaked images and GIFs of what is supposedly a new Nexus Launcher that will be part of the upcoming devices, codenamed Sailfish and Marlin. Well n...

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs. Note 5, Note 4: What you are getting when you upgrade

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androidcommunity.com - No now that this particular cat is out of the bag, most owners of Samsung’s past phablet flagships will probably want to ask – is it worth it now to upgrade from a Note 5 or a Note 4 to the brand s...

Whole Foods Takes Next Step Toward National Loyalty Program

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loyalty360.org - Whole Foods has taken another step toward rolling out a national loyalty program. But for now, those steps have been baby steps. Whole Foods, the Austin, TX-based organic grocer, first tested the l...

J.D. Power Report: Hospitality Satisfaction Plateaus Due to Changing Customer Experience Demands

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loyalty360.org - Surprise and delight, as a loyalty strategy, brings with it an inherent sense of diminishing returns. Presenting a loyal customer with surprise perks is a proven method of building consumer relatio...

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...

Pampered Teacher : Sends Teachers a Subscription Box Filled with Hand-Selects 4-6 Teacher Gifts - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Cristin Frank”, Owner Of the NY – USA based startup “Pampered Teacher” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

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...

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...

Lapkin : Biodegradable Laptop Keyboard Cover - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Mihaela Muruianu”, Co-Founder of the London based start-up “Lapkin” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1.What is it exactly that you do and what your...

WhyWaitTheApp.com: A Mobile Discovery App that Allows Users to Find a Plethora of Info Related to Restaurants & Bars - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - WhyWait is a discovery app that allows users to find the following for restaurants/bars: Happy Hours, Deals, Events, Menus, Images and Social Media Integration. “WhyWait” is a discovery app that al...

My Driving Pal : Security and Safety - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Shahram Rezaei”, Founder Of the California – USA based startup “MyDrivingPal” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do ...

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...

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...

Fanaka : Automates Sales, Projects and Accounting - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Michael Mbugua”, Founder and CEO at the Nairobi, Kenya based start-up “Fanaka-Hybrid” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that y...

Cheekd : Mobile Dating App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Lori Cheek”, CEO of the USA based start-up “Cheekd” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is al...

Marketing Day: Native ads, APIs & mobile-first micro-moments

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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: 6 top content management systems compared Aug 3, 201...

Hands On: Xbox One S First Run Experience - Thurrott.com

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thurrott.com - As you might expect, I pre-ordered a 2 TB launch edition Xbox One S, eager to see Microsoft’s evolved vision for its flagship console. Well, it arrived yesterday right on schedule, so here’s a peek...

SearchCap: Siri commands, AMP errors & mobile search up

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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: Report: Nearly 60 percent of searches now from mobile device...