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Thursday, September 29, 2016

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Carboncounter | Cars evaluated against climate targets

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carboncounter.com - {{tour.title}} < Previous Next > This tour will take your through the basics of the Carboncounter app_activeapp. To start, click 'Next' in the bottom right corner of this box. The plot area shows m...

13 Growth Hacks to Increase Traffic to Your Blog - How To Make Money Online

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incomediary.com - Essential growth hacks that every blogger should know about driving more traffic to their website. Even if you’re a beginning online marketer, you probably know about the importance of growth hacki...

Why you want Google's Allo

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computerworld.com - As a messaging app, Google's new Allo isn't great. Specifically, it's functionally indistinguishable from any number of apps that have been around for years. But there's one reason why you should w...

How To Avoid Getting Hacked

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ibtimes.com - Apple Inc. touted the iPhone as a very secure device but that didn’t stop the FBI from finding a third-party vendor who, in March this year, broke in to the phone of one of the San Bernardino mass ...

TBT to when BlackBerry phones were cool

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mashable.com - Now that BlackBerry officially isn't making phones anymore, let's look back at a simpler time: the early 2000s, when BlackBerry ruled and Apple drooled. (The iPhone didn't exist yet, so BlackBerry ...

Teen-friendly app Houseparty comes from an unlikely developer

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mashable.com - Meerkat may have helped ignite the livestreaming craze but its creators' latest app is taking a different approach to video. Instead, the newly-launched Houseparty, out now on Android and iOS, is a...

Australia is way ahead of the U.S. in banking, but now risks falling behind

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mashable.com - The U.S. is objectively behind countries like Australia in digital banking "by whatever metric you choose," according toStripe cofounder John Collison, but that head start may not last forever. As...

This might be the most inappropriate shirt ever sold on Walmart's website

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mashable.com - We'd all rather be somewhere else sometimes – but those desires are usually better kept to yourself. Walmart's website features a slew of questionable t-shirts made by Hollywood Thread. One partic...

U.S. regulators warn consumers about exploding Samsung washers

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mashable.com - First it was the smartphones, now it's the washing machines. In the same month that Samsung admitted it knows of at least 35 instances of Note7 batteries exploding or catching fire amid a nationwid...

'Order a daddy' app lets you swipe for sperm donors, Tinder-style

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mashable.com - Swiping might be synonymous with sex and dating thanks to Tinder and Bumble. But now, thanks to an innovative new app, there's a new reason to swipe. SEE ALSO: Sperm donors wanted: UK government s...

Google’s search app now sports an incognito mode

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techcrunch.com - Looking to surf the mobile web privately, but generally prefer the Google Search app over standalone browsers like Safari or Chrome? Then you’ll appreciate the latest update to the Google Search ap...

Blackberry bows out of making its own hardware

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techcrunch.com - Former smartphone giant Blackberry has said it will no longer manufacture its own devices. Instead it intends to outsource hardware making to development partners, although the core focus of its bu...

GoTenna Mesh keeps people connected even when they’re miles apart and off-grid

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techcrunch.com - Today, goTenna is taking pre-orders for their new product, a device called the goTenna Mesh that lets smartphone users text and share their GPS locations, off-grid and across miles of terrain. The ...

Uber teams with Sears on new rewards program for drivers and riders

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techcrunch.com - Uber today announced yet another rewards program for its drivers and riders, this time in partnership with retailer Sears and its “Shop Your Way” loyalty platform. The program offers drivers points...

Occipital launches $500 dev kit to turn your iPhone into a room-scale tracked VR headset

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techcrunch.com - For iOS or Mac users interested in VR, there isn’t a lot you can do right now without migrating to the dark sides of Android or Windows. Occipital is aiming to get people on the iOS platform access...

Honeywell’s new HomeKit and Alexa compatible smart thermostat runs $149

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techcrunch.com - Honeywell’s been doing its thing for well over a century now, with its thermostatic roots stretching back even further to the 19th century days of coal heating. The company’s connected thermostat h...

The Must-Have Social Media Tool Every Content Marketer Needs - Copyblogger -

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copyblogger.com - What if we told you about an ultra powerful, infinitely flexible social media tool that allows you to publish business-building content — text, audio, or video — without holding you to any arbitrar...

How to Optimize Video for Every Medium

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conversionxl.com - It’s no big secret that video often improves conversion rates. And with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram all making recent upgrades to their video capabilities, it may almost seem like a no-brainer...

Hacking Corporate: How to Create the Work Environment You Want - Productivityist

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productivityist.com - The following is a guest post by Nick Snapp (who’s also been a guest on The Productivityist Podcast. Nick is an Engineer-turned-Productivity Strategist and the host of The Make it Snappy Productivi...

10 Insanely Good Reasons You Should Publish On Medium – Marketing and Entrepreneurship

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medium.com - We all want to make our content go farther. No matter how many followers you have on social media and no matter how many people visit your website every month, sometimes great content just doesn’t ...

ClickSend boost the marketing possibilities for your business

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webdesignerdepot.com - ClickSend are well known for their online SMS capabilities, and have now expanded their service by adding a heap of new products including MMS, Email, Voice, Fax, and even physical Post, to anywher...

Facebook releases Osquery Security Tool for Windows

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thehackernews.com - OSquery, an open-source framework created by Facebook that allows organizations to look for potential malware or malicious activity on their networks, was available for Mac OS X and Linux environme...

Inside Google’s Plan to Make Virtual Reality Mainstream Before Facebook Can

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technologyreview.com - The bright black sand at Diamond Beach, Iceland, is dotted with smooth gray pebbles and glassy chunks of ice. The crash of foamy waves fills my ears as I turn my head to look up and down the beach ...

Tinder Boost lets you pay your way to the front of the line

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techcrunch.com - Tinder is introducing a new premium feature called Tinder Boost. The feature will let users pay to have their profiles displayed first to other users on the app in the same locale for 30 minutes. A...

Wink's Second Act: A Push For The Elusive Mainstream Smart Home

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fastcompany.com - Among all the companies competing for smart-home supremacy, it's easy to forget about Wink. Wink's platform doesn't have the backing of a tech industry titan, like Samsung's SmartThings or Alphabet...

Blackberry DTEK60 renders leaked, cheaper than PRIV - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - The third Android-powered BlackBerry phone is about to be unveiled but before the official launch happens, so many leaked images and information are coming our way. That is expected especially with...

Google Assistant to soon have Hindi language support - Android Community

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androidcommunity.com - Google really has a soft spot for India, don’t they? Well aside from being the second most populous country in the world, Hindi is of course the fourth most-spoken language in the globe. And of cou...

Personalized and Sophisticated Customer Experiences Are within Your Retailer’s Reach

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loyalty360.org - You would be hard-pressed to discover a retailer or marketer today that will contest the critical importance of customer data. But not everyone can leverage this analytical tool with the same degre...

Understanding the Thumb Tribe

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loyalty360.org - Ask yourself the following question: How would you ring a doorbell? Would you press it with your finger or your thumb? The odds are that if you are over 25 years old, you would use your index finge...

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...

BunchCut : Sort Large Volumes of Images Fast - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Nathalie du Preez”, CEO and Co-Founder of the London and New York based start-up “Bunchcut” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly ...

Limetr.ee: A Web Application that Allows you to Safely Keep Messages, Photos and Videos you Want to Preserve as a Legacy for your Child - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Limetree is about gathering family and friends around your children’s history. About the legacy you want to pass to your child. About safeguarding memories for the future. Below is the full and in-...

Stores.Miscake.com: A Web-Based Service for Creating Online Stores - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Miscake Stores is a service for creating online stores. It is designed both for small merchants and big resellers. Below is the full interview that we have conducted with Mrs. Richardson regarding...

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...

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 ...

Flipit : Global Couponing Environment in Australia - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Jochem Vroom'; Founder of the Netherlands start-up “Flipit”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted : 1. What ...

JobQuotes : Connect Consumers With Local Professionals For Any Project - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Brandon Large”, CEO & Founder of the Aliso Viejo, USA based start-up “JobQuotes” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do...

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...

Here@ : Find New Friend, Love Interest, or Find a Job - Start-Ups.Co

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

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...

Adlet: Advertising Platform for Bloggers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had a nice chat with Ms. “Emma Coles”, CEO of the UK-based start-up “adlet.co” about his Company. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up is all about? Adlet is an online advert...

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...

Facebook’s F8 2017 conference outgrows SF, hits San Jose April 18th-19th

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techcrunch.com - Facebook couldn’t fit all developers for its F8 conference into San Francisco’s Fort Mason any more, so F8 will take place at San Jose’s McEnery Convention Center on April 18th and 19th, 2017. Regi...

35: Capture media attention by serving your audience FIRST with Carrie Wilkerson - Cheryl Tan

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cheryltanmedia.com - Podcast (standoutwithcheryltan): Play in new window | Download | Embed Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | More Many people who have been able to grow large audiences tell me the reporters ...

3 Steps to Create a Powerful Small Business Content Marketing Strategy

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lifehack.org - The small business is the underdog when it comes to marketing initiatives. They don’t have behemoth budgets, crack teams of marketing specialists, or even the firsthand experience that comes with b...

AT&T and Hulu Share More Details About Their Upcoming Skinny Bundle Streaming Offerings

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adweek.com - Over the next several months, viewers are going to be more tempted than ever to cut the cord, thanks to a pair of anticipated new over-the-top (OTT), skinny bundle offerings from AT&T and Hulu. Tho...

3 Things Brands Should Know About Gen Z—and They're Not All About Snapchat

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adweek.com - Marketing has a new buzzword: Gen Z. Younger than millennials, the next generation is more reliant on digital than its predecessor, forcing brands to get more creative in their marketing. A quartet...

8 Amazing Smartphone Applications Best Suited for Businessmen

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lifehack.org - It is quite pleasing to know that Apple and Android application stores take care of people from all walks of life. Some applications are developed plainly for passing time and others for some reall...

The four pillars of the future of SEO

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searchengineland.com - SEO has come a long way from being all about on-page optimization, building backlinks and creating “relevant” content. When I read popular search engine blogs, I notice a definite trend: SEO is mov...

How To Share Video Storytelling In Your Social Media Marketing

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jeffbullas.com - The single most important strategy in today’s content marketing world is using video. Whether it’s video on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat or YouTube, the content you need to be thinking about creatin...