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Friday, November 24, 2017

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Latest Fig Leaf for His Russian Propaganda Problem

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www.justsecurity.org - Since Facebook disclosed that at least 150 million Americans were exposed to Russian propaganda on its platform in the run up to the 2016 election, pressure has been growing for the company to demons…

Welcome to 2018. There's no net neutrality. We made dystopia a reality.

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futurism.com - This week, FCC chairman Ajit Pai issued a proposal to dismantle the net neutrality regulations that are currently in effect in the United States. Not only would this stymie efforts to offer high-spee…

You Can Now Control Who Comments on Your Instagram

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time.com - Instagram has a new solution to halt abuse from online trolls: filter them out. The photo and video sharing app rolled out a new feature Tuesday called “Comment Controls” that allows users with publi…

World's biggest battery ready for testing in Australia

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www.cbc.ca - The world's biggest battery is ready for testing in South Australia, with hopes it can help solve the energy problems plaguing that state. Tesla's Elon Musk promised back in March to build the 100-me…

Ghost In The Shell PVP VR Comes To Japan - VRScout

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vrscout.com - The popular Bandai anime is now a competitive multiplayer VR arcade game. Japanese VR arcade, VR Zone Shinjuku, is only getting cooler. The immersive playground made headlines earlier this year with …

7 ways to get to know your audience better

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marketingland.com - With the great diversity of marketing styles and strategies out there, it’s easy to lose sight of some of the fundamentals inherent to every strategy. Realistically, only a handful of principles are …

Camera Phone: Tips to Choose Best Smartphone Camera for Photography

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www.aha-now.com - Most people want the best smartphone camera for clicking selfies and general photography. However, there are numerous smartphones in the market that boast of their mobile photography capabilities. Th…

Best VoIP Apps for iPhone,iPad and Mac - AppDazzle

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www.appdazzle.net - In the present technological era, owning a smartphone is not that big of a deal. But there are a few phones that enjoy superiority over the others, and one such brand offering high quality phones is …

How to Build a Facebook Funnel That Converts - Whiteboard Friday

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moz.com - How are you using remarketing on Facebook? If you've ever felt frustrated about the ROI on FB ads, it just may be time to give them another chance. In today's guest-hosted Whiteboard Friday, Ryan Ste…

Best Productivity Apps for Android SmartPhone - AndroidBean

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www.androidbean.com - Remember the good old days? It was just about a decade ago that the mobile phones used to be so simple. People used to use the mobile phones for the sole purpose of communicating with their near one…

Bing for iOS Gets Redesigned Homepage, iPhone X Support - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Bing is rolling out a fairly major update to its iPhone app today. Microsoft is revamping the design of the homepage for the app with the latest update, although the changes are quite small in terms …

Putting the “AI” in ThAInksgiving

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techcrunch.com - Your holiday dinner table is set. Your guests are ready to gab. And, then, in between bites, someone mentions Alexa and AI. “What’s this stuff I’m hearing about killer AI? Cars that decide who to run…

Twitter is testing Bookmarks, a feature to privately flag Tweets for later

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techcrunch.com - Last month, Twitter started work on a new “save for later” feature for Tweets in your timeline that you wanted to flag to refer back to in the future. Now it’s given the feature a name — it will be c…

FTC evaluating “serious issues” raised by Uber breach

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techcrunch.com - The FTC has now put out a statement regarding the Uber data breach which the company concealed for the best part of a year before finally disclosing it, under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, on Tuesday by…

The Moto Z’s Alexa Smart Speaker is mostly useless

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techcrunch.com - The Moto Z is a phone built around a strong gimmick, but it’s a gimmick nonetheless. A little over a year after release, the company has added some interesting Mods to its selection, but none have of…

Let’s talk about commercial drones at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin

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techcrunch.com - Everyone loves drones, including companies with very specific needs. Drones once were the hot new thing and the perfect birthday gift. But drone makers are now realizing that there’s a bigger opportu…

I'm on the FCC. Please stop us from killing net neutrality

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www.latimes.com - Right now, you can go online and connect with friends, watch videos and read the news. There’s a good chance you are reading this online right now. We do much more on the internet than consume conten…

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp impressions: Welp, Nintendo went full FarmVille

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arstechnica.com - There simply wasn't much to do in a given day after fishing, fossil scavenging, and running basic errands. That was the point. You were supposed to hop in, do your daily virtual regimen, leave notes …

Elon Musk wins bet, finishing massive battery installation in 100 days

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arstechnica.com - Tesla has completed construction of a massive 100 megawatt, 129 MWh battery installation in South Australia. The new facility boasts the largest megawatt rating for any grid-connected battery install…

Uber hit with 2 lawsuits over gigantic 2016 data breach

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arstechnica.com - The cases allege substantial negligence on Uber’s part: plaintiffs say the company failed to keep safe the data of the affected 50 million customers and 7 million drivers. Uber reportedly paid $100,0…

Guidemaster: Want an Alexa device? Here’s every Amazon Echo, compared

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arstechnica.com - Amazon debuted the original Echo a few years ago, and it raised eyebrows in the tech industry. The Echo is a smart home speaker that houses Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant, an AI helper that helps y…

Mug shots: How Ars Technica editors prefer to stay caffeinated

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arstechnica.com - No matter whether an office exists as brick-and-mortar or Orbital, focuses on manufacturing, development, or journalist'ing, they all share one thing in common. It's not too many sweets for holiday p…

Talking S.M.A.C. About Entrepreneur Prioritization

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www.isocialfanz.com - “Organic Facebook is now the office water cooler. Nothing more.” On this episode of SMACtalk Daniel Newman and I begin the discussion talking about the value of Facebook and the need for rethinking t…

How to Speed Up Your Wordpress Site - Developer Drive

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www.developerdrive.com - The speed of your website is very important in determining the success of your business. One of the components used in determining the user experience and search engine optimization of a website is i…

Hillary Clinton says America is ‘totally unprepared’ for the impact of AI

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www.theverge.com - Hillary Clinton has warned that the US is “totally unprepared” for the economic and societal effects of artificial intelligence. Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt this week in an interview promoting…

Instagram Marketing: How to Grow Your Community

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www.socialmediatoday.com - The number one question we get asked is, "How do I build an Instagram following?" While it's a great question, it isn't step number one. Before you start filling up your feed with countless selfies o…

Reach More Customers with Influencer Marketing

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www.personalbrandingblog.com - This story originally appeared on Personal Branding Blog A trusted brand recommendation is important when attracting the right leads. High-level influencer connections can help you connect with those…

Uh, This Flat Earther's Homemade Manned Rocket Launch Does Not Sound Totally Advisable

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gizmodo.com - 61-year-old DIY enthusiast and stuntman “Mad” Mike Hughes is planning his first manned launch of a homemade, $20,000 steam-powered rocket with “RESEARCH FLAT EARTH” written on the side on Saturday, t…

Surface Book 2 can’t stay charged during gaming sessions

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www.engadget.com - The Surface Book 2 has two separate batteries, one located in the screen and one in the keyboard base. The base is also where the optional NVIDIA 1060 GPU is located, as you normally don't need mega-…

Google Files Go Review: Not too different but way better with offline sharing

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androidcommunity.com - Earlier this November, we told you about the storage manager app Files Go that is available in test mode. It soon went out on Beta for more Android users and we managed to use it for some time. As de…

Black Friday RoundUp: OEMs, carriers vie for your cash and attention

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androidcommunity.com - It’s that time of the year again when various brands will try to tempt you into spending your (hopefully) hard-earned cash on their hardware and software by offering various discounts and deals. Yes,…

A Notebook You Put in the Microwave? How Rocketbook Raised an Additional $1 Million on Indiegogo InDemand - Indiegogo Education Center

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entrepreneur.indiegogo.com - Picture this: You walk into one of the biggest sales meetings of your life, ready to give it your all. As you prepare for the meeting to start, you reach into your bag and realize the notebook you br…

Black Friday 2017: Best camera lens deals - Amateur Photographer

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www.amateurphotographer.co.uk - As annual shopping extravaganza Black Friday 2017 approaches, AP will be bring you all the best UK camera lens deals. Here we look at the best camera lens deals you can get your hands on if you’re lo…

Master the Power of Socialmedia with Twitter - smqueue

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www.smqueue.com - Again and again, people I meet in real life or on Facebook tell me that they do not “get” Twitter. It is essentially about 6 kinds of messages (called tweets). “@smqueue Congratulations on the improv…

Caesars Entertainment Dominates Loyalty360 Customer Awards

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www.loyalty360.org - Officials at Caesars Entertainment might have to consider building a dedicated wing for their impressive awards haul from Loyalty360 conferences. After Caesars walked off with the prestigious 360-Deg…

How Loyalty Marketers Can Make Videos Impactful

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www.loyalty360.org - Can loyalty marketers adapt their strategies to spark customer engagement through interactivity? Loyalty360 will examine this topic when it hosts a webinar on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at 1 p.m. EDT, …

Customer Loyalty Starts With Simple Promise at Advantage Rent A Car

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www.loyalty360.org - In the recently released Temkin Loyalty Index 2017, Advantage Rent A Car earned the highest TLi (Temkin Loyalty Index) in a study that examined the loyalty of 10,000 U.S. consumers to 329 companies a…

Microsoft Now Sells the Samsung Galaxy Note8 - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft is now selling Samsung’s latest Galaxy Note device, the Note8, on its official store. The company already sells the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ on its official store, and Note8 is joining the…

11-23-2017 - [X&Y] I'm Clearly Trippin' On Tryptophan (No "Leftovers")

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archive.aweber.com - ===== TRIPPIN' ON TRYPTOPHAN Greetings from Tulsa, Oklahoma. As fortune would have it, my two youngest--and Emily--all decided to become BMX racing geniuses this year. So we're spending Thanksgiving…

8 Time Management Tips for Freelancers – Shopify

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www.shopify.com - Time management is crucial if you’re a freelancer. Nobody really tells you what to do — you’re your own boss. And that’s the challenge: you can do what you like from wherever you like. If you work fr…

8 Ways to Use Visual Marketing and Increase ROI

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tech.co - While some content marketing tactics require more resources than others to deliver a significant return, visual content marketing is one of those areas that can be a cost-effective option for startup…

Galaxy S9 price, release date and specs: Smartphone tipped to debut at CES as iterative update | TheINQUIRER

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www.theinquirer.net - THE GALAXY S8 may have arrived on shelves mere months ago, but reports claim that Samsung has already started production of next year's flagship: the Galaxy S9. We've done some digging, and this isn'…

Most common online dupes that will try and con you out of Christmas money

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www.mirror.co.uk - Christmas shoppers fell victim to almost £16million in fraud last year, with 65% of crimes linked to online auctions sites, Action Fraud has revealed. That's equivalent to a £727 loss for each person…

Look! ‘TIME’ Reveals Their 25 Best Inventions of 2017

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stupiddope.com - The good folks over at TIME are back in the news and taking an interesting look back at the year that was 2017. Today ‘TIME’ Reveals Their 25 Best Inventions of 2017, giving us a look at a wide range…

Sound & Quality! The Five Best Earbuds In The Game

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stupiddope.com - The holiday season is here; it is time to prepare. We are all busy these days looking for that one perfect gift for the loved ones in our lives, and it can be quite challenging. Well for those of you…

The 10 Free Apps We’re Most Thankful For

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lifehacker.com - The Lifehacker staff sifts through a ton of apps on a regular basis, but a few have stuck with us over the years. Some apps are simply nice to have, while others have become essential in our daily li…

10 Transactional Email Examples to Help You Sell, Upsell & Boost Engagement

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instapage.com - Email marketing is a tricky trade, but the payoffs can be huge. Through the shift from outbound to inbound marketing, email remains the highest returning ROI for marketers. This metric makes an email…

6 Reasons the AdWords Dimensions Tab is a PPC Treasure

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instapage.com - You already know that pay-per-click advertising (Google AdWords specifically) is filled with endless opportunity to generate more brand awareness, page views, and of course new sales. But optimizing …

44 Experts Reveal The Best Digital Marketing Channels of 2017

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www.socialmediatoday.com - As 2017 draws to a close, we thought we’d ask a group of hand-picked, industry experts, which digital marketing channels they’ve seen the most success on throughout the year. The response was overwhe…

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