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Saturday, September 17, 2016

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Episode #2: The Right Skills for CISOs & The HIMSS Privacy & Security Community

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himss.org - Welcome to Code Red, HIMSS’s new health IT cybersecurity podcast. Code Red focuses on cybersecurity challenges facing health care today & tomorrow, featuring the voices of the people on the front l...

Tesla Will Build the Largest Backup Battery in History to Power Los Angeles

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gizmodo.com - Tesla has been selected to build the largest lithium-ion battery solution in the world near Los Angeles. It will “hold enough energy to power more than 2,500 households for a day or charge 1,000 Te...

You may soon be able to buy more movie tickets on Snapchat

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mashable.com - Snapchat may soon be your go-to destination for movie tickets. The photo sharing app may be moving close to a more regular ticket buying experience, according to an executive at movie ticketing com...

There's no Google Search widget for the iOS 10 Search screen: why that matters

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searchengineland.com - iOS 10 has made widgets much more noticeable than in past releases. That’s an opportunity for Google to regain some search attention in Apple’s mobile operating system. However, Google’s still not ...

Unsafe at any speed: Thousands play Pokémon Go behind the wheel

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mashable.com - If you thought that some die hard Pokémon Go fans were playing the game while also trying to drive a car, and those suspicions were confirmed Friday. A new study from the JAMA Network analyzed twee...

Amazon starts selling used and refurbished phones in India

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mashable.com - As Amazon fights against Flipkart for the top e-commerce spot in India, it is looking at old and refurbished phones for further expansion in the country. SEE ALSO: India rejects Apple's plans to se...

Models strip naked for Augmented Reality fashion display in London

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mashable.com - Warning: There is some NSFW nudity in the images below. LONDON — When you think of Augmented Reality (AR), the first things that spring to mind might well be apps or gaming. To kick off London Fash...

Twitter Hashtags For Marketing: The Ultimate List to Drown Out the Noise

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marketergizmo.com - For marketers, the community on twitter is extremely important. It’s a major source of information on effective strategies, the latest news that may affect our companies, and a great way to make co...

Bazillion Beings are AI-driven bots that have to earn their keep… or die

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techcrunch.com - Back in March Microsoft CEO Nadella announced “Bots are the new apps” while The Economist calls chat bots “the next frontier”. So that’s the hype taken care of but what does a bot-driven world look...

What do you call a ‘non-entrepreneur? Cuba’s best hackers

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techcrunch.com - Elizabeth Gore is entrepreneur in residence at Dell and Advocate at the United Nations Foundation. What do you call a highly innovative person who builds a product out of nothing and launches somet...

Highlights from Disrupt SF 2016

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techcrunch.com - The doors to TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016 opened September 12 at Pier 48 in San Francisco. The three-day conference hosted over 5,000 attendees, with hundreds of thousands more tuning in online. In f...

How the startup world is bringing digital nomadism closer to reality

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techcrunch.com - Traveling the globe used to be relegated to gap years and retirement fantasies, but thanks to tech innovation and some forward-thinking startups, you can now see the world while you take the profes...

Apple just killed one of the best battery saving hacks for your iPhone

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techcrunch.com - There’s plenty to like about iOS 10 — assuming that it didn’t brick your iPhone or iPad — but you probably didn’t know that Apple has quietly killed off one of the neatest — and least-known — batte...

Mozilla checks if Firefox is affected by same malware vulnerability as Tor

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arstechnica.com - Mozilla officials say they're investigating whether the fully patched version of Firefox is affected by the same cross-platform, malicious code-execution vulnerability patched Friday in the Tor bro...

The Router rumble: Ars DIY build faces better tests, tougher competition

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arstechnica.com - Over the course of 2015, I noticed a trend. Rather than replacing routers when they literally stopped working, I increasingly needed to act earlier—swapping in new gear because an old router could ...

10 Strategies to Take Your Facebook Marketing to the Next Level

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zacjohnson.com - How should brands that rely on Facebook marketing shift strategy in light of Facebook’s latest newsfeed update (which makes brand pages more dependent on users sharing posts with friends)? Facebook...

7 Psychological Tricks to Use in Your Social Media Marketing

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socialmediatoday.com - With competition online getting more intense, we all need to do what we can to get ahead. In this post, we’re going to look at what psychology can teach us about marketing in order to give your cam...

How To Incorporate Co-Authors Plus Into Your WordPress Theme

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developerdrive.com - Co-Authors Plus is a free WordPress plugin to manage multi-author blogs. If you accept guest posts from your readers and give them credit, you can use this free plugin to manage guest authors very ...

Rebranding a digital bank

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blog.prototypr.io - Monese is a branchless banking service that allows residents of the European Economic Area to open a local banking account in as little as 120 seconds, even if the customer has no immediate proof o...

How great onboarding leads to great UX

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webdesignerdepot.com - Did you know that the term “onboarding” comes from the HR department and refers to new hires acquiring necessary skills and knowledge in order to effectively join the company as a new employee? It ...

What ever happened to PHP7?

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codesmite.com - You may be thinking: "Wait, don't you mean what happened to PHP6?" But no, I am actually referring to PHP7, This may seem quite strange since PHP6 was the version that was skipped, not PHP7. PHP6 w...

How to Use Social Media for Effective Customer Engagement

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smedio.com - How to use social media for effective customer engagement? Everyone’s aware of the might of social media. From creating a phenomenon out of the lesser-known, sharing content far and wide, to making...

FBI Director — You Should Cover Your Webcam With Tape

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thehackernews.com - Should you put a tape or a sticker over the lens of your laptop's webcam? Yes, even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and FBI Director James Comey do that. Covering your laptop's webcam might be a hell ...

Promoted Pins: How to Advertise on Pinterest : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - To explore everything you need to know about promoted pins on Pinterest, I interview Vincent Ng. The Social Media Marketing podcast is an on-demand talk radio show from Social Media Examiner. It’s ...

Onkyo unveils NCP-302 wireless speakers at CEDIA 2016 - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - It never hurts to make announcements ahead of a big showcase like CEDIA 2016, which says it is the biggest gathering of audio-visual related products. Japanese consumer electronics company Onkyo ha...

Samsung America COO issues explanation, apologizes for the battery problem - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Samsung Electronics America’s President and Chief Operating Officer Tim Baxter has finally and officially made a video statement on the recent battery issue that’s been plaguing the South Korean te...

Facebook may have jumped the gun on bots - Mobile World Live

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mobileworldlive.com - The launch of Facebook’s bot platform earlier in the year was “over hyped very quickly” said David Marcus, the company’s VP of messaging products, as he admitted that giving developers just two wee...

How to Get Hired as a Social Media Manager [SSM03]

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blog.bufferapp.com - What does it take to get hired as a social media manager? Perhaps you’re looking for a job in social (or perhaps you’re hiring for one). There are a ton of different factors that could go into a su...

Twitter Now Lets Businesses Show When They Monitor Customer Service Tweets

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consumerist.com - The Twitter feeds of most big companies are littered with gripes from customers trying to get someone to resolve their problem. Thing is, some companies either don’t monitor their Twitter feeds for...

My Tour Deal : Mobile ONLY Booking App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Patrick Ncho”, Co-Founder at the California – USA based Startup “MyTourDeal” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and...

SpareFoot.com: The World's Largest Marketplace for Self-Storage - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Sparefoot is a simple and efficient solution for locating storage facilities, comparing prices, and booking storage units online. According to Mr. ‘Betts'; Sparefoot is a simple and efficient solut...

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...

Codility.com: An Automated Tool for Assessment of Programming Skills - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Codility is an automated tool for assessment of programming skills. As per Mrs. Sobantka; Codility is an automated tool for assessment of programming skills. Codility is designed for software devel...

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...

nspHire : Job Search App - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Rasheen Carbin”, CMO at the US based start-up “nspHire” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up i...

EQNS : Advanced Education In The Sciences - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Ilya Uts”, CEO & Founder of the New York – USA based start-up “EQNS” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what yo...

Label 59: A Web-Based Application that Requires No Coding Skills and That Helps you to Label Anything Interactively on your Own in Minutes - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Label 59 is a web application that helps you to label anything interactively on your own in minutes. It is ideal for creating engaging presentations that have interactive labels attached to them. “...

HireOwl : Connects Startups to Talented University Students for Internships - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “John Lidington”, Founder of the NY – United States based startup “HireOwl” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do a...

Narwall : Personalized Designs for Toys, Apparel and Decor for Kids - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Andrew Fry”, Founder of the startup based in Campbell – United States “Narwall” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

Marketing Day: Google's biggest ad updates, Twitter's NFL livestream & SAP'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: Forrester: Marketers need to say goodbye to campaign...

[Join Today] The Price of Authority Is about to Go Up - Copyblogger -

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copyblogger.com - I’ve got two compelling reasons why today is the perfect day to join our Authority advanced content marketing training program (before the price goes up tonight). Did you get a minute to take a loo...

Is Amazon Testing Pre-Roll Promos in Prime Video?

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adweek.com - When you sit down to watch Mr. Robot on Amazon Prime, does it matter if the 30- or 60-second message you have to watch first is an ad or an Amazon Prime Video promo? One Amazon Prime user sat down...

Mobile Game Roundup: Asterix and Friends, Legends of Callasia and More

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adweek.com - Mobile Game Roundup: Asterix and Friends, Legends of Callasia and More Are you looking for a new mobile game to play this weekend? There are lots of new options available for you to try, including ...

505 Games Launches Ember on iOS

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adweek.com - 505 Games and N-Fusion Interactive announced the release of Ember on iOS. In the role-playing game, users become a hero called the Lightbringer, and they must decide whether to protect fallen stars...

Mark Zuckerberg's Palo Alto complex plan rejected

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money.cnn.com - A review board has recommended that the city of Palo Alto, California reject Zuckerberg's plans to tear down and rebuild four single family homes he owns around his primary residence. Related: Mark...

What We Should Know About "Screen-time"

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huffingtonpost.com - 'Screen time' that largely meant television and a few early video games until the previous generation is now taking on a new meaning altogether. For the 21st century parent, the meaning of this ter...

Thieves with rotten luck rob iPhone delivery truck, get 900 iPhone 5s and jail time

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mashable.com - You don’t need to look at sales stats to know how popular the iPhone 5s is in India. SEE ALSO: Thief dresses like Apple store employee, makes off with 19 iPhones The Delhi Police arrested two robbe...

The Shocking Statistic That Will Make You Rethink LinkedIn

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inc.com - "You may think of LinkedIn as primarily a site where people upload their digital résumé," the company notes in a new eBook. "But 9 billion content impressions per week are delivered in the Linked...

Mobileye says it warned Tesla against enabling 'hands-free' driving

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reuters.com - FRANKFURT Mobileye NV said in a U.S. securities filing on Friday that its top executives were assured by Tesla Motors Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk that drivers of the company's electric cars would...

Avoid the Big Seven Mistakes Job Seekers in Their 50s Make

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lifereimagined.org - For example, if you aren’t familiar with the basics of sending a LinkedIn InMail, it’s easy to accidentally send a message before you’ve finished writing it, says Sonja Hastings, a recruiter for Op...