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Why smartwatches failed
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Mike Elgan
www.computerworld.com - Smartwatches failed as a product category because the main industry players made a huge mistake. They started with consumer smartwatches and treated the enterprise as an afterthought. It should have …
Massive Android DDoS Botnet Derailed
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Lee Munson
www.darkreading.com - Researchers from multiple organizations teamed up to disrupt a massive Android-device botnet dubbed WireX that was being used to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against targets in a vari…
Mekiwi Oy : Finnish Startup To Manage Daily Life - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.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 him: 1. What is it exactly that you do and what your start-up …
Waiting for Destiny 2 on PC just got harder thanks to a drool-worthy beta
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - October 24 already felt like a significant amount of time to wait for the PC version of shooting game Destiny 2. After strapping into the game's first beta on PC, however, that two-month span began t…
SteamVR games coming to Microsoft’s $299 VR platform
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - When Microsoft first unveiled the Windows 10 Creators Update last year, a big focus was put on the virtual reality capabilities, with Redmond promising a range of VR headsets with prices starting at …
VMware Cloud is now live on AWS — and IT pros just did a little happy dance
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - When VMware announced it was partnering with AWS last fall, it turned more than a few enterprise heads. After all, we’re talking about one company that dominates virtual machines on-prem, and the oth…
Fitbit made a pair of Bluetooth earbuds for its new smartwatch
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - Somewhere along the lines, while it was hard at work on the Ionic, it occurred to Fitbit that it really ought to make a pair of Bluetooth headphones, too. After all, ditching the smartphone during a …
Hulu’s Live TV service to have all five major broadcast networks with addition of The CW
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techcrunch.com - Hulu today announced a new agreement with The CW Network, a joint venture between CBS and Warner Bros., which will allow Hulu to offer the network to subscribers of its newer Live TV service. The dea…
Tests put Galaxy Note 8 at the top of the smartphone display heap
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - If you like to keep on top of the latest display tech, you’re probably familiar with Ray Soneira’s exhaustive testing of the screens on the newest smartphones and other devices. His latest target is …
Fitbit CEO James Park on the way forward for wearables
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techcrunch.com - The last couple of years have been tough on Fitbit. After riding the wearable wave to exponential growth, the company has undergone grown pains, readjusting its outlook and shrinking its workforce. T…
BMW adds a sport package to the i3 electric vehicle
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techcrunch.com - The BMW i3 will soon be available with a sports package that adds a few ponies, sportier wheels and a slightly different look to let other drivers know you’re serious about not using gasoline. The up…
The Insta360 One is a consumer 360 camera with tons of flexibility
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TechCrunch
techcrunch.com - The Insta360 brand has quickly become known for consumer 360 photography products, and the new Insta360 One is its latest device designed for mobile immersive imaging. The new Insta360 One offers 4K …
Western Digital acquires cloud services company Upthere
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techcrunch.com - Western Digital has today announced that it purchased Upthere for an undisclosed amount. Upthere had previously raised $77m from an impressive list of investors with KPCB and Western Digital Ventures…
Tech support scam victims lost $120 million—and will get $10 million back
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Victims of a tech support scam are about to get refunds, but on average they will recover less than 10 percent of what they lost. The Federal Trade Commission is sending e-mails to victims of the sca…
IP lawyer who represented TiVo is Trump’s pick as USPTO chief
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - President Donald Trump has selected Andrei Iascu, the managing partner of a major Los Angeles law firm, to be the next head of the US Patent and Trademark Office. Iancu has been a partner at Irell & …
First-known Android DDoS malware infects phones in 100 countries
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Last year, a series of record-setting attacks hitting sites including KrebsOnSecurity and a French Web host underscored a new threat that had previously gone overlooked: millions of Internet-connecte…
One-upping the NES Classic Edition with the Raspberry Pi 3 and RetroPie
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - Our custom RetroPie gaming box and a decent replica of the SNES gamepad. The Pi 3 is a good fit for two reasons: its relatively generous quad-core Cortex A53 CPU and its plentiful I/O. The "official"…
Is a 200-300 mile range enough for Tesla to break into electric trucking?
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - On Thursday, Reuters reported that Tesla is building electric semis with ranges of 200-300 miles. Tesla has said it will make all details about the semis public at an announcement in September. So if…
Junk call nightmare flooded woman with hundreds of bizarre phone calls a day
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - As a real estate agent, Kim France's business depends upon answering calls from unfamiliar numbers. But during a five-day stretch in June, her cell phone was flooded with so many junk calls that it w…
Steam reviewers bomb Dota 2 over lack of Half-Life 3
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Ars Technica
arstechnica.com - A few choice quotes from the hundreds of recent negative reviews: "Dota killed Half-Life 3. Nuff said." (Link) "This game is derivative trash, bring back real story driven FPS games, which are the re…
IOTA makes bright future for Internet of Things, it's not just a cryptocurrency based on blockchain
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Joel Comm
medium.com - Internet of Things (IoT) holds one of the biggest potential for human life change. It might become the fastest growing market in next couple years but the more important thing is that the development…
Exploring the User Onboarding Process on the Web and Mobile
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Webdesigner Depot
1stwebdesigner.com - User onboarding is important to growth because it helps convert new users into active and engaged regular users of your product. The unique thing about user onboarding is that it’s a one-time act. Th…
Top 10 jQuery Lightbox Plugins & Scripts
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Webdesigner Depot
line25.com - Everyone loves lightbox JavaScript effects and since the original Lightbox script, there have been countless plugins and clones generated for all the popular JavaScript libraries. This collection rou…
What to Expect at Your First WordCamp - Developer Drive
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Webdesigner Depot
www.developerdrive.com - You can’t quite call yourself a card-carrying member of the WordPress community if you’ve never attended a WordCamp event, at least not if there’s one near you. WordCamp events are put on all across …
Kill animals and destroy property before hurting humans, Germany tells future self-driving cars
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Reg Saddler
www.theregister.co.uk - Germany’s government has answered the car ethics question once and for all: driverless cars should prioritize the protection of human life over the destruction of animals or property. On Wednesday, t…
Rootless Pixel Launcher gets updated to Oreo flavors - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - If you remember the guy who gave us the Pixel Launcher that was usable for most devices without needing root, well we remember him too – being a boon to all of us who wanted to use the Pixel Launcher…
Here's how to hide an annoying notification on Android 8.0 - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Until Google publicly releases Android 8.0 Oreo, expect early information to be published. We’re not really surprised that details are being shared by different sources because the Android team has r…
New Huawei MediaPad tablets now available on Amazon - Android Community
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Android Community
androidcommunity.com - Several new tablets from Huawei are now available in the United States through Amazon. Four MediaPad devices are sold with mid-range prices starting from $139 to $249. The most budget-friendly of the…
10 Steps to Making Video Work For You
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Greg Wilson
www.sharonhayes.com - Yesterday was a video production day. We’ve been creating more and more video lately. Unlike some marketers, I don’t believe in using video for everything. If a written document or MP3 audio will wor…
7 Tips to Get The Most From Your Marketing Efforts on Twitter
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Greg Wilson
www.binkd.com - Many brands are now using social media as a medium to share and broadcast their messages and promotions to a larger audience and; why not, as most people are now getting their news and information ab…
Zutano’s Loyalty Program Gives Back to Customers
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Loyalty360
www.loyalty360.org - Officials at children’s fashion brand Zutano wanted to thank their loyal customers in a special way. With Zutano’s new loyalty program, customers can now earn rewards points by referring a friend, fo…
Journey Management vs. Mapping – What’s The Big Deal?
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Loyalty360
loyalty360.org - Customer Journey Mapping is a well-documented practice that helps organizations understand and guide improvements in the customer experience (CX). When done effectively, it uncovers valuable insight …
The Level of Trust Has Grown in Social Media Customer Engagement
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Loyalty360
www.loyalty360.org - The ubiquity of social media makes it an attractive tool for loyalty marketers, yet this burgeoning topic poses many questions about its potential fiscal impact and its ability to drive meaningful cu…
VaporWare : Building, Testing, and Running Lean Cloud Software - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.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 your …
Plink.com: A Facebook Credits-Based Loyalty Program - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - Plink is a Facebook Credits-based loyalty program that rewards Facebook members for dining and making purchases at their favorite restaurants and stores. As per Mr. Stratz; Plink is a Facebook Credit…
Brian Zuercher Of VenueSeen On Social Media Photography And Managing Customer Relationships - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - Brian Zuercher had a precocious interest in business for a boy from the Buckeye State. He likes his sports, too, but ever since the days of running the school store, the entrepreneurial path has beck…
CUBICUS SMART TOYS : Child's Daily Activities - Start-Ups.Co
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Debbas
www.start-ups.co - We had an interesting chat with Mr. “Gema Parreño Piqueras”, CEO of the Madrid – Spain based start-up “CUBICUS SMART TOYS SL” Below is the interview we conducted with him: 1. What is it exactly that …
SPI 231: Attorney Roundtable: Money and Legal Considerations for Starting Out - The Smart Passive Income Blog
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Pat Flynn
www.smartpassiveincome.com - In today’s episode, I’m digging deep into one of the murkiest, most mysterious territories for beginning business owners: the legal ins and outs of running a business. I see too many entrepreneurs ab…
Xbox One X Visuals Compared to PS4 Pro, Comes Out on Top as Expected - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Last week, Microsoft finally made the Xbox One X available for pre-order and the new console quickly sold out. While I did pre-order the hardware, I am still on the fence about if I will keep the dev…
Microsoft Provides a Sneak Peek at Its Mixed Reality Holiday Plans - Thurrott.com
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Paul Thurrott
www.thurrott.com - Just ahead of IFA this week in Berlin, Microsoft is providing a sneak peek at the Windows Mixed Reality solutions it plans to release alongside its hardware partners this holiday season. “As a creato…
NYPD needs to replace 36K useless smartphones
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Paul Thurrott
nypost.com - The NYPD has to scrap the 36,000 smartphones it gave cops over the past two years because they’re already obsolete and can’t be upgraded, The Post has learned. The city bought Microsoft-based Nokia s…
If You Can’t Keep It Up, Your…Site’s No Good to Anyone
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.shoemoney.com - Imagine this: You live in a world where storefronts aren’t a guaranteed commodity. Sure, you have a store full of goods. And you’re paying rent to the landlord. But periodically and unexplainably the…
How Far Will Social Drive Mobile Ad Spend?
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Stephan Stavrakis
www.adweek.com - How many minutes have you spent on your phone today? Perhaps you’ve checked your email, clicked through your go-to social messaging applications and scrolled through your news feed. The different ses…
Jailed Samsung heir appeals against conviction
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Earl Castro
www.yahoo.com - Lawyers for the jailed heir to the Samsung empire filed an appeal against his conviction on Monday as South Korean media divided on the ruling that put the country's top business leader behind bars. …
Business Transformation Enabled by IDC DecisionScapes
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Rob Llewellyn
robllewellyn.com - The future of business will be technology fuelled and driven. Future technologies (Mobility, Cloud Computing, Social Media, Crowd-sourcing, Internet of things, Industry 4.0, Big Data, 3D printing) or…
Why that "distracted boyfriend" stock photo meme is suddenly everywhere
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Michael Tchong
www.vox.com - It’s a simple yet effective stock photo scenario: A man, walking with his girlfriend, can’t help but chance a look at another woman — much to his girlfriend’s disgust. And now it’s part of one of the…
Lessons From Leaders At Brands Where CX Is Working - Storyminers
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SingingSteve
storyminers.com - I’m always curious about what makes leaders of customer experience and transformation projects invest in what’s new. Oracle, in its recent “CX FACTOR PROGRAM” has done much of that research for me (a…
‘Recoil’ is like playing Call of Duty in your backyard, and we’re into it
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SingingSteve
www.digitaltrends.com - Pokémon Go made “augmented reality” a household term, but what if you would rather play soldier than trainer? Skyrocket Toys’ answers the call of duty with Recoil, an outdoor multiplayer AR shooter g…
Coast Guard asks people stranded by Harvey to call them instead of posting on social media for help
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Michael Tchong
techcrunch.com - Despite a request from the U.S. Coast Guard to call their Houston Command Center for rescue instead of posting on social media, many local residents stranded by Hurricane Harvey are still tweeting pl…
How to Set a Facebook Ad Budget
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Themelis Cuiper
www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Wondering how much you should spend on Facebook ads? In this article, you’ll discover how to set a Facebook advertising budget by working backward from the revenue you need to generate. How to Set a …
Now You're Talking! What's the Best Virtual Personal Assistant?
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LeVar Thomas
stupiddope.com - What would be better than our own assistant to keep us on track and task? Well thanks to technology, we all have the option to get used out of a wide range of virtual personal assistants that let us …
Video Marketing Trends in 2017
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Tyson Quick
www.social-hire.com - “A minute of video is worth 1.8 million words” says James McQuiey, a principal analyst at Forrester Research. It’s easy to understand the potential of video as a medium and in 2017 this format will d…
IOT Devices Provide Comcast A Wonderful New Opportunity To Spy On You
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Steve Hultquist
www.techdirt.com - For some time now we've noted how poorly secured IOT devices provide a myriad of opportunities for hackers looking for new attack vectors into homes and businesses. That's of course when these device…
Canadian Courts Edging Towards A Warrant Requirement For Device Searches At Borders
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Steve Hultquist
www.techdirt.com - The problem with border searches making a mockery of rights respected (for the most part) elsewhere in the nation isn't limited to the United States. Up in Canada, courts (and lawyers) are asking the…
How Landing Pages Are Powering Hillary Clinton’s Onward Together Movement
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Tyson Quick
instapage.com - In a way, most marketing campaigns have it easy: Their goal is to compel people to click. “Buy,” “Download,” and “Sign Up” are the typical words we see on call-to-action buttons. Campaigns for causes…
Make Every Click Count With These Internet Promotion Tips
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Rolf Joho
firstadsense.com - It is not a given fact that you have to work very hard in Affiliate marketing. It is also true that your hard work must be done right to be effective. There is certainly no point in working hard inco…
Mobile Marketing Is The Next Step In Your Business Success
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Rolf Joho
marketingpromotion.biz - Mobile marketing is the latest form of mass market your products or services. Read on for some tips on how to use mobile marketing to your business. You need a proper database. Do not just add loads …
How 5G Will Juice Up Your Phone and Your Fridge
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Tamara Dull
www.bloomberg.com - The world’s next mobile network, 5G, promises that it will be blazing fast, make room for the growing number of connected devices, and even be less of a drain on batteries. Don’t go shopping for a 5G…
Producer bows in apology after an Olympic ring fails to light at Chinese Games
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Future Lighting
www.globaltimes.cn - One of the Olympic rings failed to light during the opening ceremony of the 13th Chinese National Games in North China's Tianjin Municipality on Sunday night, a replay of the malfunction which occurr…
Disruption in aisle 3: How grocers can thrive amid Amazon's Whole Foods takeover
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Future Lighting
www.fooddive.com - Efrain Rosario, chief customer officer at Retale, has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the retail, CPG and technology environment. There have been countless articles about Amazon’s $13.7…
Open Banking APIs under PSD2: What are the security threats and solutions? Download VASCO's white paper now
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Lee Munson
www.grahamcluley.com - Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at VASCO. Thanks to the great team there for their support! More than 10,000 customers in 100 countries rely on VASCO to secure access,…
We Called it Gutenberg for a Reason
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Courtney Robertson
ma.tt - Movable type was about books, but it wasn’t just about books. Ideas spread. Literacy spiked. The elite monopoly on education and government started to crack. Luther’s 95 Theses were printed a press, …
Egnyte vs Box
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Egnyte
www.egnyte.com - As co-tenants of the ‘Leader’ Quadrant in Gartner’s MQ for Enterprise File Sync and Share, Egnyte and Box are frequently compared by analysts and review sites. We don’t mind, as we’d bet on our produ…
Intel ME controller chip has secret kill switch
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Lee Munson
www.theregister.co.uk - Security researchers at Moscow-based Positive Technologies have identified an undocumented configuration setting that disables Intel Management Engine 11, a CPU control mechanism that has been descri…
3 BuzzFeed Inspired Memes on Protecting Your Content
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Egnyte
www.egnyte.com - In the era where data breaches are frequent, organizations should never strike a happy medium between content protection and employee collaboration. Take for instance BuzzFeed, who not only produces …
How to Build Trust and Avoid Being Lied to as an Entrepreneur
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Aepiphanni
www.entrepreneur.com - Being an entrepreneur requires knowing who to trust and how to handle different types of people. In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Patrick Bet-David outlines four levels of trust and seven …
How to win friends and Influencer people
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www.cio.com.au - Canva co-founder Melanie Perkins (centre) is one of Australia's most popular CEOs on LinkedIn LinkedIn has published a list of Australian CEOs and company founders with the most viewed profiles. The …
How to Bounce Back From Technical Difficulties
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WorldConsultingGroup
www.entrepreneur.com - Technology presents many opportunities to get your message, product or service out into the world. But, it also often doesn't work as planned, breaks or otherwise lets down potential customers. In th…
3 Ways Your Business Unknowingly Kills Worker Happiness And Productivity
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Aepiphanni
www.forbes.com - Surfing the web, social media, water cooler chats. These are just some of the usual culprits that distract workers from being productive. While that may be true, there’s also something else at play -…
How This Entrepreneur Went From Shy Kid to Generating $300 Million in Sales
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www.entrepreneur.com - Julian Jung says he used to be so introverted as a teenager that he felt uncomfortable having even a five-minute conversation with someone he didn't know. The child of two scientists, he says he neve…
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