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Saturday, September 3, 2016

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Donald Trump's dad said 'I don't rent to n-----s' in 1963

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nydailynews.com - Donald Trump's father once used the N-word when rejecting a black tenant’s application to rent a Trump apartment in Queens, a retired building manager told the Daily News. And the now-GOP nominee w...

Brave to Integrate Bitcoin Micropayments: For 

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bitcoinmagazine.com - In March, Bitcoin Magazine covered the launch of the Brave browser, which offers faster browsing by replacing ads with clean and light ads. The announcement stated that the forthcoming version of t...

FBI: Hostile Foreign Hackers Accessed Accounts That Emailed Clinton’s Server

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dailycaller.com - Hostile foreign actors successfully gained access to several email accounts Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton regularly contacted on her unsecured email server while she served as sec...

How to Enchant Customers & Employees...according to Guy Kawasaki - PTP

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ptpinc.com - The experience a customer has when they unwrap their purchase or get to personalize the music on hold or chuckle at the sheer number of dog puns in a piece of marketing (BarkBox: You lucky dog! We ...

What’s new with the mbed OS?

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embedded-computing.com - The past 12 months for semiconductor IP firm ARM have been big. Really big. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights: Not too bad for a year’s work. But if you’ve been paying close attention, so...

I was wrong about Project Ara

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slashgear.com - Google has given up on Project Ara, another of the company's more intriguing skunkworks projects shuttered without making the big waves the initial hullabaloo promised. Ara was to usher in a new ge...

How iHeartMedia Is Looking Beyond Radio for Growth

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adweek.com - On its way to surpassing 90 million registered users for its streaming service, iHeartMedia found growth both inside and outside of terrestrial radio. "You can't possibly correctly predict what's g...

Announcing Intel® Joule™ support in Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Edition

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blogs.windows.com - Two weeks ago I was excited to see us unveil Windows 10 IoT Core Anniversary Edition running on the new Intel® Joule™, built on the new Intel® Atom™ T5700 SOC. It took us a little over 6 weeks to b...

YouTube is Disabling Monetization on Non-Advertiser-Friendly Videos - Search Engine Journal

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searchenginejournal.com - YouTube is now notifying publishers directly when removing monetization from videos that are not considered to be advertiser-friendly. This policy has been in place for some time, the difference no...

MTN reveals earnings of $70m from African music this year

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musicinafrica.net - According to recent figures, distributing music digitally in Africa has earned MTN Music over R944 million ($70 million) in revenues during the first six months of 2016 alone. In a recent interview...

Facebook is testing a new feature to encourage conversations

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mashable.com - Facebook really, really wants you to talk to your friends. The company is testing a new feature — "What friends are talking about" — in some News Feeds. Mashable spotted it Friday in the Android ve...

Rival video platforms threw shade at the #YouTubeIsOverParty drama

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mashable.com - LOS ANGELES — Digital video platforms Vimeo and Vidme are throwing some timely shade at YouTube. On Friday — one day after many outraged creators declared their disdain for YouTube's not-so-new "a...

If you’re flying via Haneda Airport, you can now ask this robot for directions

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techcrunch.com - Robots are friends! Or at least, at Haneda Airport if you see one of the little buddies above, you can feel confident approaching it and ask it it for help. The Hitachi EMIEW3 humanoid robot begins...

You Can Now Pre-Order the First Xbox Play Anywhere Games - Thurrott.com

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thurrott.com - Microsoft announced today that you can now pre-order the first wave of Xbox Play Anywhere game titles from the Windows Store. These are the games that let you move between devices and play on both ...

Ven.io: A Comprehensive Healthy Lifestyle Solution which Generates a Nutritional Plan that is personalized for You - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Venio provides a comprehensive healthy lifestyle solution, which generates an interactive meal-plan that is personalized around your taste, health goals, and dietary preferences. Below is the full ...

Wacom introduces Bamboo Omni, updates Bamboo Solo, Bamboo Duo

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androidcommunity.com - Having a stylus for your mobile device seems to be a must-have now, especially if you draw a lot or take digital notes or you just prefer writing or drawing rather than just typing and swiping. Wac...

Google said to debut Pixel phones, Echo competitor, VR headset and more in October

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techcrunch.com - Fall tends to bring new hardware from Google, which mainly involves new Nexus smartphones built in tandem with OEM partners. This year, things could be quite different since Google has a number of ...

Smartphone apps now account for half the time Americans spend online

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techcrunch.com - Here’s a stat that’s sure to worry Google: smartphone applications now account for half the time that U.S. users spend online, up from 41 percent back in July 2014, according to a new report from c...

Molotov raises $4.5 million from Sky as part of a bigger round

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techcrunch.com - British media company Sky just disclosed an investment of $4.5 million (€4 million) in French startup Molotov. From what we’ve heard and according to Sky’s statement, this is just a fraction of a b...

Intel could put fireworks out of work, gets FAA permission to fly drone fleets at night

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techcrunch.com - As regulations governing the commercial use of small drones in the U.S. went into effect this week,companies immediately began obtaining exemptions from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to ...

No, Palo Alto isn’t going to ban coding

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techcrunch.com - A report in The New York Times on a culture clash taking place in Palo Alto set off a bit of speculation as to the possibility of “a ban on coding,” as the article put it. Well, don’t worry. That’s...

Razer’s fall laptop refresh: Blade Stealth gets bigger battery, Blade 14 with GTX 10 GPU

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techcrunch.com - Razer is doing some housecleaning with a fall refresh of its laptops, just in time for the Penny Arcade Expo. This includes a crucial tweak for their Blade Stealth ultrabook: a larger 53.4WH batter...

Female founders, apply now for Include Office Hours with Greylock

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techcrunch.com - It’s happening! On Friday, September 9th from 4-6 p.m, Greylock Partners will join TechCrunch in hosting Include Office Hours. Apply now. Unlike previous sessions, the upcoming office hours are sol...

Imoji prepares to open its sticker and emoji platform up to brands

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techcrunch.com - At this point I think the world knows that stickers and emoji aren’t frivolous. There are certainly plenty of examples to suggest that this new kinda of media type is being taken more seriously tha...

An entry-level VR headset that doesn’t need a phone

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techcrunch.com - If you’re going to do yet another VR headset, the least you can do is bring something new to table. For Alcatel, that means an all-in-on solution, doing away with the need for a tethered computer o...

Get ready for new Beats (wireless?) headphones at the iPhone event

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techcrunch.com - That’s what we call a teeny tiny fuckup. Beats sent a press release to iGen.fr and other French media outlets saying that they should expect new Beats products on September 7 during Apple’s press c...

FBI: Clinton’s first e-mail server was a Power Mac tower

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arstechnica.com - As she was being confirmed as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton contacted Colin Powell to ask him about his use of a Blackberry while in the same role. According to an Federal Bureau of Investiga...

Feds pin brazen kernel.org intrusion on 27-year-old programmer

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arstechnica.com - In August 2011, multiple servers used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel were infected with malware that gave an unknown intruder almost unfettered access. Earlier this we...

Samsung deja de vender Galaxy Note 7 tras explosión baterías 

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telemundo.com - -Samsung saca del mercado su teléfono más nuevo, Galaxy Note 7, por explosión de la baterías durante la carga -El celular se retirará de 10 países, entre ellos EEUU -Es la primera vez que se retira...

3 Tough Habits You Must Drop to Succeed

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entrepreneur.com - We're searching for top company cultures to be featured on our annual list. Think your company has what it takes? Apply Now » Your success or failure to create and scale a business will come down t...

Why Utility Poles Are So Important to the Future of the Internet

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wired.com - There are so many technologies poised to play a major role in the future of the Internet. But there’s one you may have forgotten about: the utility pole. Utility poles have become a flashpoint in t...

6 Ways Content Marketing Has Changed Public Relations

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thenextweb.com - Shannon Byrne is the Content and PR Manager at Mention where she crafts words, creates strategies, and recruits loyal advocates. Back in 2007-2008, when Twitter was really taking off, the PR indust...

How Effective Is Live Streaming For Your Brand? | MarTech

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marketingtechblog.com - As social media continues to explode, companies are on an evolving quest for new ways of sharing content. In the past, most businesses stuck to blogging on their website, which made sense: It’s his...

2016 Social Media Marketing Stats for SMBs [Infographic]

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socialmediatoday.com - WEBINARS SOCIAL NETWORKS Messenger Adds New, Snapchat-like Video Option to Message Threads 4 Reasons Why Your Business is Wasting Time on Social Media Facebook Announces “Prefetching”, Prompts Adve...

Google Now integrates with selected JBL portable speakers

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androidcommunity.com - If you’ve been jealous of the Amazon Echo, a speaker that listens to the voice commands of its owners, JBL portable speaker owners will now get to experience the same to some extent. The JBL Xtreme...

Verizon Galaxy S7, S7 edge receive latest software updates

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androidcommunity.com - Don’t feel bad about Samsung recalling the Note 7. It may mean you won’t be able to get your hands on one soon but you can still avail of a new premium flagship phone. Just choose from either of th...

Enter to win the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Giveaway [DEALS]

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androidcommunity.com - You could win this year’s hottest smartphone when you enter The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Giveaway, open to Android Community readers for a limited time. It’s probably one of the most beautiful and in...

Apple is going to remove abandoned apps from the App Store

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techcrunch.com - It’s cleaning time in the App Store. Apple sent an email to its developer community indicating that there will be some upcoming changes in the App Store. If an app no longer works or is outdated, i...

Mood Media Tunes Up the Musical Customer Experience

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loyalty360.org - There are all kinds of ways for loyalty marketers to enhance customer engagement, the overall customer experience, and, ultimately, brand advocacy. And for many people, the right music can make all...

Walgreens First to Integrate Loyalty Program into Android Pay

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loyalty360.org - Shopping at Walgreens just got a little easier for Android Pay users across the country because not only is the Apple Pay competitor accepted for payment at the convenience store, but customers can...

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...

AppAppeal.com: Finding Web Apps Made Easy! - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - AppAppeal reviews and compares web applications to help people find the best web app for their needs. Our quality reviews are comprehensive, objective, and created by professional writers. We do no...

MeasurableMediaLabs.com: A Company that Conducts Advertising Case Studies for Online Publishers - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - MeasurableMediaLabs.com is the “Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval” for online advertisers by validating the CPM publishers charge in order for publishers to be successful. “MeasurableMediaLabs.com...

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...

Point Shout : Mobile App to Listen, Engage and React to Customers' Needs - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Ionut Danifeld”, Co-Founder at the Brussels – Belgium based start-up “PointShout” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you d...

MobileFuse partners with Cuebiq to offer first measurement of mobile ‘Dwell Lift’

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marketingland.com - Tying foot traffic in physical stores with mobile ads has become fairly commonplace, so mobile ad platform MobileFuse is taking the next step. The New York City-based company is partnering with loc...

Why Is It Still So Hard to Share Audio Files in Social Media?

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adweek.com - While continuous advances in social media and mobile technology have warmly embraced the sharing of photos, articles and videos, audio has been left in the cold—despite the recent resurgence of pod...

How you can better communicate PPC industry updates to clients

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searchengineland.com - As hectic as it can be, we are lucky to be in an industry that is constantly evolving. One day it may be a new ad extension, the next day an algorithm change; it could even be a complete transforma...

When Social Networking Isn’t Enough

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adweek.com - Social networking is pretty marvelous, but it isn’t the end-all-be-all for making business connections. There are actually times when you’d do better to look elsewhere. This might sound like blasph...

Top 10 Strategies For Local Business Marketing

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sd-entrepreneur.com - 1. Develop an Search and SEO marketing plan first. Performing keyword research, reverse engineering competitor’s SEO, and determining the right link building and SEO tactics are important to do upf...