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Sunday, September 18, 2016

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Meet the New GasBuddy App - GasBuddy Blog

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blog.gasbuddy.com - Welcome to the new GasBuddy! We’re excited to share our new look with you, as well as some new features we think you'll really love. Enhanced Filters We’ve made it even easier for you to find the g...

Aducational Video + Remarketing: A Winning Video Ad Formula - DigitalMarketer

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digitalmarketer.com - As you test yourself, spend 10 seconds on each of the following 4 memories… Did you notice how your memory worked differently when recalling each of these things? Most likely, you could easily reme...

Donald Trump gets the mobile game everyone imagined, and it's amazing

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mashable.com - The historically unusual 2016 U.S. presidential race has turned into a kind of reality show, so it's only natural that one of its central figures, Donald Trump, now has a mobile game dedicated to h...

Samsung hit with lawsuit over exploding Galaxy Note7, report says

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mashable.com - The reports of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones have resulted in a massive recall. But for one individual that action may have come to late, and now he's filing a lawsuit. SEE ALSO: FAA ...

Security News This Week: Congress Celebrates the Snowden Movie by Slamming Snowden

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wired.com - Clinton and Trump aren’t the only ones campaigning this fall. The ACLU, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International came together this week in a renewed initiative to get whistleblower Edward Sno...

Twitter Introduces New Customer Service Display Options and Tools

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socialmediatoday.com - As Twitter goes about its reinvigoration process (on which, today’s the day their NFL live-streaming coverage begins), one element which has been steadily moving along, though it’s seen less focus,...

M, AI and FB: How Facebook is Going to Become an Even Bigger Part of Your Everyday Life

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socialmediatoday.com - Back in August, Facebook introduced ‘M’, its new personal assistant tool which will live inside Messenger. Like Apple’s ‘Siri’ or Microsoft’s ‘Cortana’, users will be able to ask questions of M and...

Catching Pokémon with the new Pokémon Go Plus

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techcrunch.com - The new Pokémon Go Plus has finally arrived, giving Pokémon Go players a way to catch critters and collect items without ever taking their phones out of their pockets. After only a few hours playin...

The first real Apple Watch 

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techcrunch.com - The Apple Watch Series 2 is the first real Apple Watch. The casing is actually ever so slightly thicker than the first generation, likely due to the larger battery. Apple says that the processor in...

The race to be the all-in-one app

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techcrunch.com - Navneet Singh is the former senior VP of product at Vantiv. Sonny Singh is the chief commercial officer of BitPay. There’s no denying that app fatigue is posing a challenge not just for new app dis...

Microsoft lays off hundreds of employees this week, largely in Redmond, London | ZDNet

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zdnet.com - Microsoft is continuing to follow through with the 2,850 additional job cuts company officials announced back in July that they'd be making during fiscal 2017. The latest round of cuts, which happe...

How to use iMessage's new features, effects, and stickers

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theverge.com - Apple’s new iOS 10 update adds a bunch of fun new features to iMessage, including effects, apps, and stickers that you can send to your friends. Unfortunately, it's not immediately obvious how any ...

51 Profitable SEO Niches to Dominate with Low Competition

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viperchill.com - Today I’m going to reveal some of the most interesting online niches where there is a lot of money to be made. These are niches which have a level of competition that allows you to compete, and fas...

4 Productivity Lessons You Can Learn from Mark Zuckerberg - Joel Comm

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joelcomm.com - Steve Jobs’ black turtleneck sweater was famous. Mark Zuckerberg has his own uniform of grey T-shirt and hoodie. Both built enormous companies that made them billionaires. But you have to think the...

5 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2016 - Joel Comm

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joelcomm.com - Death and taxes used to be the only two things we could all rely on. Now we can add a third: that social media will roll out all sorts of weird changes. Entrepreneurs will then scratch their heads,...

Instagram Upgrades Call to Action Buttons, Adds New Video Ad Tool

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socialmediatoday.com - Instagram’s direct response ads have now been available for more than a year, and so far they’ve seen pretty good response, with most advertisers reporting comparative performance to Facebook ads –...

Podium: Collect and Manage Reviews in One Centralized Platform | MarTech

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marketingtechblog.com - I was recently reading a post from Joel Comm about a moving company Fine Line Relocation Movers. It’s a harrowing tale of an industry that’s rife with bait and switch techniques. I was once held ho...

Buying a new iPhone? Find out if Apple's payment plan makes more sense than your carrier's

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wired.com - Dropping at least $650 to get an iPhone 7 is a hefty burden. Thankfully, mobile carriers and Apple have both made it easy for iPhone lovers to still get the latest phone without having to pay the f...

LG Display shows off press-on 'wallpaper' TV under 1mm thick

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cnet.com - LG Display, the screen-making subsidiary of LG, is dedicated to OLED panels, and it has unveiled an impossibly thin television to prove it. At a press event in its home country of Korea on Tuesday,...

This USB Stick Can Kill Your Computer Almost Instantly | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities

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odditycentral.com - The USB Killer is a commercially available USB stick that can fry almost any computer in seconds by rapidly collecting power from the USB power lines and then repeatedly discharging 240V into the h...

Sprint’s Sweepstakes Celebrates the Customer and Targets Enhanced Engagement

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loyalty360.org - Sprint officials wanted to celebrate its existing customers and their vastly improved network. As a result, Sprint launched the “Sprint Getaway Giveaway” sweepstakes. Through Sept. 16, customers ca...

D-Tangle : New Innovative Gadget Using Set of Earbuds - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Christina Nicholson”, Executive Director of the Nicosia- Cyprus based start-up “D-Tangle” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly th...

Pollfish : A Survey Web Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Giannis Zaoudis'; CTO of the Cyprus-based start-up “pollfishCom”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. ...

Classified Post : Online Classfied Ad Website - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Robbie Alvarez”, CEO of the US based start-up “The Classified Post” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1-What is it exactly that you do and what your...

LoopLR.com: A Real-Time Social Video Platform for the Creation and Distribution of User Produced Video Content on Smartphones - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - LoopLR is a real time social video platform for the creation and distribution of user produced video content on Smartphones and Tabs. LoopLR is a real-time video sharing app for Smartphones. It let...

Sleeves Up Productions : Digital Content For Brands - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Erika Kramer”, CEO and Founder at New York – USA based start-up “SleevesUpProductions” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that...

ParkParrot : Automated System Showing Available Parkings - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Chandler Burke”, Founder of the Chattanooga – USA based start-up “ParkParrot” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do an...

DealTrunk : Browser Extension To Display Best Deals From Online Retailers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Amanda Wrzeszczynski”, Founder of the Pittsburgh, USA based start-up “DealTrunk” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do...

AbbeyPost : Brand-New Marketplace and Community - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - AbbeyPost is a brand-new marketplace and community designed exclusively for plus size women’s fashion! Shopping is an inherently social activity, but for over 100 million plus size women in the US,...

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...

Trendii : Social Commerce Platform - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Christopher Latter”, Co-Founder at London – UK based start-up “Trendii” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and wha...

GetQuantify.com: A Real-Time Online Collaboration Application for Small Businesses - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Getquantify is real-time online collaboration application for small businesses. Organize your tasks into projects and keep your team up to date. “GetQuantify.com” is a real-time online collaboratio...

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

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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...

GetEchoed : A Social Platform For People To Act On Their Goals - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Arpita Chakraborty'; Co-founder of the Indian-based start-up “getechoed”. Below, is the full interview that we have conduct...

Can the app-retention crisis be addressed with personalized notifications?

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marketingland.com - A new comScore mobile report reflects that almost 60 percent of digital media time is now spent in apps (tablet, smartphone). That makesbrands’ app and app retention strategies more important than ...

23 Ways to Build Colossal Pre-Launch Product Buzz

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jeffbullas.com - You have invested time, money and resources. The product has to be a hit, otherwise, it was all for nothing. You push publish and it’s live. You have finally launched the product and… Silence… Uh, ...

The ONE Social Media Rule That Will Determine Whether You Succeed... Or Fail - Traffic Café

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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...

Motorola Just Threw Shade At Apple Inc. in a New Commercial (AAPL)

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yahoo.com - Attention, Apple Inc. (ticker: AAPL): Motorola is coming for your customers. If it wasn't clear before that there's a hefty amount of competition in the smartphone market (it was), Motorola's lates...

Tesla Owners Love to Shame Gas Car Drivers Who Park in Supercharger Spots

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yahoo.com - Having access to Tesla's Supercharger stations is one of the most coolest parts of being a Tesla owner. Do gasoline-powered car drivers care? Not really. Imagine rolling up to the only gas station ...

Conan’s hilarious AirPods ad reminds us that we’re definitely going to lose them

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yahoo.com - Thanks to countless leaks in the weeks and months leading up to Apple's latest media event, there weren't many surprises to be found during the keynote. In fact, the closest thing we got to a genui...

Are We Becoming A #hashtag World?

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sd-entrepreneur.com - With all the different Social Media Platforms out there like the ones named above, marketers and businesses are looking for ways to curate content and reach a target market of group of people via #...

How To Get The Internet Performance You're Paying For

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foxnews.com - You’re paying a lot of money for your internet connection, whether it’s a basic 1.5-megabits-a-second package or a top-tier 100+Mbps screamer. It only takes a few minutes to make sure you’re gettin...

Facebook Custom Audiences Now Targets Canvas Ad Viewers: 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. Facebook Rolls Out New Cu...

Mircosoft surpasses IBM's Watson in speech recognition

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businessinsider.com - This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here. A team of Microsoft researchers has achieved the lowest error ra...

In Jonathan Safran Foer’s ‘Here I Am,’ a Jewish father tries to prove he really exists

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knoxnews.com - In preparation for his bar mitzvah — a ceremony he doesn't want, imposed on him by parents who aren't religious — Sam Bloch proposes an idiosyncratic interpretation of God's test of Abraham. The ke...

Doing Away With Digital Silos

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robllewellyn.com - Siloed projects are nothing new, and most people who have been in the business of change or transformation for more than a few years will have tasted their unsavoury consequences. In this digital d...

Test Drives! The 2016 Lexus GS450h F Sport Hybrid – stupidDOPE

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stupiddope.com - The good folks over at Lexus are no strangers to luxury and stunning design. We recently had the opportunity to spend a week behind the wheel of one of their most advanced rides to date, the 2016 L...

Save Big Online with Wikibuy Shopping Tool – stupidDOPE

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stupiddope.com - This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Wikibuy. All opinions are 100% mine. I moved to a new home recently and thought I was set, but I was not. Like me, everyone meets the problem of ...

Why You Might Want to Skip the iPhone 7 & Wait for the iPhone 8

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makeuseof.com - Perhaps you’ve got too much money and need to have the newest thing. Perhaps your iPhone 6 or 5s still works fine and you’re considering treating yourself to the recently announced iPhone 7 Everyth...

IDG Connect – Eight big problems with cloud computing

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idgconnect.com - I’m not going to go so far as to mimic the words of the old Edwin Starr song War and ask rhetorically, ‘Cloud, what is it good for?’ before answering ‘Absolutely nothing.’ That is clearly not the c...