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Monday, October 24, 2016

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DDoS on Dyn Impacts Twitter, Spotify, Reddit — Krebs on Security

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krebsonsecurity.com - Criminals this morning massively attacked Dyn, a company that provides core Internet services for Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify, Reddit and a host of other sites, causing outages and slowness for ma...

WikiLeaks: Email Shows Bernie Sanders Was Paid Off to Support Hillary

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endingthefed.com - A new email uncovered by WikiLeaks heavily suggests that Brent Budowsky, an ex-legislative director to Congressman Bill Alexander and oddly short-lived political blogger, was involved in an initiat...

Google partners with uBreakiFix for same-day Pixel repairs - SlashGear

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slashgear.com - One of the biggest disadvantages with buying a Nexus device, especially directly from Google, is the lack of reliable service centers to nurse the smartphone’s wounds. When it became the “seller of...

How Friday’s Massive DDoS Attack on the U.S. Happened

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blog.radware.com - On the morning of October 21st Dyn began to suffer from a denial of service (DoS) attack that interrupted their Managed DNS network. As a result, hundreds of thousands of websites became unreachabl...

After the Dyn attack, Australia needs to look closely at its smart devices

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mashable.com - On Friday, a massive distributed denial of services attack (DDoS) knocked out access to a number of major websites. Although the incident appeared to target the U.S., its effects rippled out intern...

Double-dip Internet-of-Things botnet attack felt across the Internet

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arstechnica.com - The distributed denial of service attacks against dynamic domain name service provider Dyn this morning have now resurged. The attacks have caused outages at services across the Internet. But this ...

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...

10 Easy Ways to Be a Better, Non-Awkward Networker

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quora.com - How do I get better at networking? originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Answer by Nelson Wang, VP of Partnerships at Toptal, on Quora: Networking isn't about exchanging bu...

Driverless cars will be widespread by 2020

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techcrunch.com - Andrew Keen is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and The Internet Is Not The Answer. He produces Futurecast, and is the host of Keen On. Rahul Sonnad is CEO of Tesloop...

Six reasons to be hyped for the Nintendo Switch (and four reasons to worry)

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techcrunch.com - Yesterday saw the introduction — after many leaks and rumors — of the Nintendo Switch, the company’s next game console. It isn’t due to arrive until March of next year, which is infinitely frustrat...

UK spy agency GCHQ paid NZ firm Endace to power Internet fiber-optic taps

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techcrunch.com - The 2013 Snowden documents revealed UK intelligence agency GCHQ to be tapping into the undersea cables that carry Internet traffic, covertly gathering vast amounts of digital comms data under a sur...

You can now get daily election updates on Messenger, with NYT Politics’ new chatbot

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techcrunch.com - If you can’t get enough presidential election news – that is, you’re some kind of glutton for punishment – there’s now a new way to get automated updates with the latest poll numbers, along with ot...

Facebook’s News Feed just got better on slower connections

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techcrunch.com - Facebook’s News Feed has now been made even better for users with slow network connections – a project the social network has been working on for some time by revamping its underlying architecture ...

AT&T’s new streaming service, DirecTV Now, just got a lot more interesting

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techcrunch.com - AT&T’s soon-to-launch live streaming service, DirecTV Now, just got a lot more interesting following AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. Announced earlier this year, DirectTV Now was already an anti...

Lenovo’s Yoga Book is a fascinating attempt to reinvent the hybrid tablet

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techcrunch.com - No mainstream electronics manufacture is making more interesting, innovative and downright bizarre products than Lenovo. Between its contorting efforts under the Yoga banner and the modular handset...

Verizon workers can now be fired if they fix copper phone lines

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arstechnica.com - Verizon has told its field technicians in Pennsylvania that they can be fired if they try to fix broken copper phone lines. Instead, employees must try to replace copper lines with a device that co...

Battlefield 1 review: We found this year’s top-notch FPS combat

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arstechnica.com - The Battlefield video game series has turned the clock backward and forward on its military-combat scenarios for nearly 15 years. Whether focused on wars of the past, present, or future, developer ...

Patriots’ Bill Belichick dumps Surface tablets in five minute rant

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arstechnica.com - In 2014, Microsoft signed a $400 million deal with the NFL to ensure that its Surface tablets would become "the official tablet of the NFL." Microsoft wanted coaches and players to use its systems ...

The Best Startup Marketing Tools A New Small Business Should Employ

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socialnomics.net - Digital marketing has come a long way since its beginnings in the 90’s. Back then, a simple banner and the same keyword written in white on an entirely white page to activate SEO were describing th...

9 Signs You Are On The Verge of Burnout (And What To Do About It) - Productivityist

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productivityist.com - Today’s guest post is from Johan D’Haeseleer. He’s a writer, speaker and the founder of Extra Time. Johan’s passion is helping others make the most of their time and also helping others reduce thei...

Facebook Ad Guideline “GOTCHAS” That You Probably Didn’t Know About

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medium.com - SO.. I’ve been reading through the Facebook Advertising guidelines. (Thrilling way to pass the time, I know — but it’s my job to keep up on things like this… ) Anywho… After hours of reading throug...

Ten Digital Skills You Need to Master to Become an Entrepreneur

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observer.com - Not everyone is destined to become the next Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk, but applying an entrepreneurial mindset to your work can work wonders even if you work in a large company or ar...

Woodford Bourne PRO Family of 18 Vintage Grotesque-Style Fonts - only $15!

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mightydeals.com - Woodford Bourne PRO Family of 18 Vintage Grotesque-Style Fonts - only $15! Please select... Desktop Fonts - $15 Desktop + Web Fonts - $22 Please select... Desktop Fonts - $15 Desktop + Web Fonts - ...

Social Platform Audiences Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

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socialmediatoday.com - Every social media platform excels at a different function - you don’t post video to the same platform as you post quick information updates - yet businesses often fail to approach social media str...

Here’s Why You Should Care About Live-Streaming (and Why TV Networks Should be Concerned)

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socialmediatoday.com - Live-streaming is the social media trend of the moment. It started out with Meerkat, then escalated to Twitter, via Periscope, which caught the attention of Facebook and YouTube in varying capacity...

How to Secure Your Social Media Accounts: 5 Tools : Social Media Examiner

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socialmediaexaminer.com - There are tools you can use to protect your social and online accounts, and prevent them from being compromised. In this article you’ll discover five tools to keep your company’s social media safe....

Why Siri Needs to Get Smarter Faster

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fastcompany.com - Apple is the most successful company in the world. But future success for Apple depends to a surprising degree on artificial intelligence. When you think of Silicon Valley's AI leaders, Apple may n...

Report: Google Will Challenge Facebook and Slack with New AI-Assisted Messaging App

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socialmediatoday.com - Reported in multiple sources from a story originally broken by the Wall Street Journal comes the news that Google is developing its own messaging app that would be assisted by its own artificial in...

Hundreds Register for New Facebook Website | News | The Harvard Crimson

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thecrimson.com - After about a week of coding, Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com last Wednesday afternoon. The website combines elements of a standard House face book with extensive profile features that allow st...

How to Be a Leader in the New Face of Customer Loyalty

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futureofbusinessandtech.com - In the past, traditional marketing used to be push-based, and for decades this model was predicated on a lack of information often available to the general public. The advent of real-time digital a...

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...

Soundest : App For E-commerce Email Marketing - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - Start-Ups.Co really enjoyed interviewing the brilliant entrepreneur; Mr. ‘Rytis Lauris'; C0-Founder and CEOof the UK- based Start Up “Soundest”. Below, is the full interview that we have conducted...

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...

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...

betternet :Provides Parents With Information About Their Kids' Online Behavior - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Colton Shields”, Co-Founder of the Provo – USA based start-up “bettrnet” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and w...

SpyderMate: A Suite of Five Unique and Powerful SEO Analysis Tools that Allows you to Manage any Number of Internet Marketing Campaigns Easy - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - SpyderMate is a suite of unique and powerful internet marketing tools structured to make managing any number of internet marketing campaigns easy. “SpyderMate” is a suite of five powerful SEO analy...

Mekiwi : Easy-To-Use StartUp to Manage Daily Life - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Antti Kananen”, CEO of the Finland based start-up “Mekiwi” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-u...

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...

Vertical Method : Posture Strength For Techies and The Desk-Bound Workforce - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Jennifer Davis”, Founder and CEO of the San Francisco- United States based startup “Vertical Method” Below is the interview we conducted with her: 1. What is...

KillerStartupsDesigns.com: A Website that Features Daily Start-Ups Based on Strict Aesthetic Standards - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - KillerStartupsDesigns features ONE startup daily that meets strict aesthetic standards and that is reviewed by a highly experienced Web/Graphic designer. 1. What is it exactly that you do and what ...

VaporWare : Building, Testing, and Running Lean Cloud Software - Start-Ups.Co

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start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Ms. “Jeff Schroeder”, Co-Founder of the US based start-up “vaporware” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what you...

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...

How to Increase Site Speed and Improve Your SEO Ranking

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problogger.net - Contributed by ProBlogger SEO expert Jim Stewart of StewArt Media. Whether you’re a hobby blogger or have turned your blog into a business, your main goal is always going to be increasing the numbe...

Top Lead Generation Strategies Revealed

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sd-entrepreneur.com - The Web is a beautiful place that allows you to be whatever you choose, and market to whomever you want. So step outside of your Web site profile page and start thinking in terms of who you are mar...

AT&T-Time Warner may signal start of new media industry consolidation

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reuters.com - WASHINGTON/NEW YORK The tie-up of AT&T Inc and Time Warner Inc, bringing together one of the country's largest wireless and pay TV providers and cable networks like HBO, CNN and TBS, could kick off...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 Debacle Could Hurt Best Buy's Momentum

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fool.com - Earlier this month, Samsung (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) finally pulled the plug on its Galaxy Note 7 phone, after failing to fix battery-related problems that caused some phones to spontaneously catch fire....

HILLARY’S BODY COUNT IS GOING UP: WikiLeaks director & Assange’s mentor Gavin MacFadyen FOUND DEAD!

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usapoliticstoday.com - New casualty of her cruel ambition to be US president, the body count is going up. Director of WikiLeaks, her biggest enemy besides Trump, is found dead today! WikiLeaks director and founder of the...

The Definitive Guide To Earning Money From Your Blog

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wpsuperstars.net - At this very moment, if you looked up “How to make money with a blog” in Google, there are 3 reoccurring methods you will read about in the top 10 results: Affiliate marketing. Selling ad space. Se...

12 Mistakes You Shouldn't Make on Twitter If You Want More Followers

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jeffbullas.com - You have successfully made an official Twitter account… what’s next? You need to grow your followers. Twitter is one of the many social media platforms that allow businesses to market and advertise...

How your baby monitors are being used to attack the Internet

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sfchronicle.com - What made last week’s Internet takedown so effective — and, some would say, sinister — was how the attackers weaponized everyday devices like security cameras, digital video recorders and baby moni...