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Friday, December 29, 2017

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Facebook Just Created More Ad Inventory -- Through Instagram

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adage.com - Instagram users will now see posts created by people they don't follow, as the photo-sharing platform says it will now show "recommended for you" posts. These include showing videos, pictures that ar…

scripting/electricPork

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github.com - An Electron app that helps you write and publish threads on Twitter. You can download the app that's built from this repo. There are links on that page to user-level docs and a place to ask questions…

PSA: You can’t opt out of those customer surveys Netflix is running in its TV app

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techcrunch.com - While preparing to do a little binge-watching over the holidays, something odd popped up on my TV’s screen upon launching the Netflix app on my Roku: a consumer survey. Well, that’s new, I thought to…

What to expect at CES 2018

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techcrunch.com - I know, right? Christmas just ended and the New Year hasn’t even dawned — but we’re already ramping up for CES mode, and we’re taking you down with us. The biggest tech show of the year is set to off…

Google retires the Pixel C tablet, as it shifts focus to the Pixelbook

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techcrunch.com - As noted earlier today by Android Police, Google has stopped selling the Pixel C through its online store. It’s a quiet and not unexpected end for the company’s well-received tablet, designed to make…

What Marketers Need to Know About LinkedIn

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blog.bufferapp.com - This story originally appeared on Buffer What if I told you that LinkedIn, a social media platform that is now 14 years old, is the next big opportunity for marketers and brands? While much of the fo…

Source code for Apple’s historic Lisa OS to be made available in 2018

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arstechnica.com - If you've ever been curious to test out Apple's original Lisa operating system, you'll get the chance to do so next year using the original source code. Al Kossow, a software curator for the Computer…

Apple to lower battery replacement costs for select iPhones to $29

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arstechnica.com - The past few weeks have been tumultuous for Apple ever since the company confirmed it slows down iPhones as their batteries age. In a message posted to Apple's website today, the company formally apo…

LG debuts the ThinQ, a Google Assistant-powered smart speaker

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techcrunch.com - LG is adding a new smart speaker powered by Google Assistant to its 2018 lineup, the company announced this morning. The LG ThinQ, as it’s being called, looks to be a more high-end competitor to some…

These 7 features show why you should use Google Photos to store and manage all your photos and videos

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www.businessinsider.com - Google Photos is Google's photo management service that works both as a gallery app on smartphones, tablets, and the web, as well as a good piece of software that uses the company's artificial intell…

Hidden Switch game is actually a tribute to former Nintendo president [Updated]

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arstechnica.com - Now that the emulator is widely known to exist, a few diehards and hackers are engaged in an obsessive quest to discover if there's an "official" way to launch that emulator on stock hardware. While …

License expired: The Ars Technica 2018 Deathwatch

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arstechnica.com - Wow. That's 2017, though. Quite a year. Let's grab a Juicero and take a moment to reflect on the utter dumpster fires that we've witnessed over the past 12 months. No, we're not talking about the pol…

Big titles must wait as Nintendo pushes back 64GB Switch game card rollout

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arstechnica.com - Those wishing for 64GB Nintendo Switch game cards will have to keep waiting. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Nintendo pushed back the rollout of 64GB game cards until 2019, citing "technic…

FCC tries to make Miami pirate radio station walk the plank

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arstechnica.com - "Pirate radio" in 2017 takes many forms, but here's one: a north Miami couple hosting a transmitter in their backyard shed while a DJ's signal is piped in over the Internet and promoted on Facebook—e…

2017 behind the wheel: Our favorite cars of the year

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arstechnica.com - BMW bumped the battery size in the i3, but it remains too expensive new. However, have you checked out used prices recently? The Mini Countryman is small, nimble, and fun to drive. Mazda did plenty t…

Enter for a chance to win games, hardware, and more in the 2017 Ars Charity Drive

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arstechnica.com - It's that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That's right—it's time for the 2017 edition of our annual Charity Drive. This year's swag pile is yet another big on…

Bad Crypto Meets Alexander Kravets | Bad Crypto Podcast ep. 58

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badcryptopodcast.com - What happens when Travis is traveling and won’t be back in time to record a show? Easy. I take over and release an episode anyway. Last week we had the opportunity to speak with Alexander Kravets, th…

“Novia” de “El Pirata de Culiacán” comparte última conversación por WhatsApp

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laopinion.com - Los últimos mensajes intercambiados por Juan Luis Laguna Rosales, conocido como “El Pirata de Culiacán” en WhatsApp con su supuesta novia han provocado hasta la creación de cuentas falsas bajo el nom…

10 Steps to Building an Effective Digital Strategy

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www.socialmediatoday.com - We're living in an age of what I call "digital chaos." Organizations are dabbling in new social media platforms, developing emails that hopefully people open, and trying to create content that people…

Armstrong Zoom ISP to 1,000,000 internet subscribers: if you are accused of piracy, you may lose the ability to control your smart thermostat

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boingboing.net - Armstrong Zoom, a northeastern US ISP with about a million subscribers, has sent its customers warnings that they have been accused of copyright infringement, and that subsequent accusations would le…

6 Tools for Selling Products on Instagram : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you want to sell your products using Instagram? Looking for tools to make it easier for customers to buy from you? The right Instagram tools help you maximize your revenue. In this article you’ll …

10 Easy Steps That Will Make You a Master Relationship Builder

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www.inc.com - Are you looking for a new job, new customers, new investors, or new opportunities? You likely know that networking is one of the best ways to find them. Unfortunately, if you're like most people, ne…

10 Reasons You Need an Integrated Digital Marketing, Social Media Strategy and Plan

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www.socialmediatoday.com - Marketing and business leaders are experiencing tremendous pressure to get online, embrace and start leveraging social networks, create content, launch corporate and executive blogs, design new Insta…

The Smartphone Has Effectively Replaced All The Technology Offered In This 1991 Radio Shack Ad

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consumerist.com - 1.17.14 5:00 PM EST By Mary Beth Quirk@marybethquirk lessons in obsolescence radio shack smartphones Should a time traveler visiting from 1991 show up here in 2014 at Radio Shack clutching this ad sh…

LG to launch new speaker lineup at upcoming CES

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androidcommunity.com - One of the trends that we’ll probably see in 2018 (and actually already started this year) is the rise of smart speakers, or at least speakers that will partner with OEMs that already have the AI and…

Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL beat iPhone X on Christmas Weekend activations

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androidcommunity.com - Numbers during the holiday period are important for a lot of brands since this is the time when people usually buy gifts for their loved ones and themselves as well. Gadgets are an especially busy se…

LastPass Authenticator app for Android may have a security flaw

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androidcommunity.com - The reason why you would want an app like Authenticator, developed by popular password manager LastPass, is that you are concerned with protecting the apps installed on your device and the services y…

Get HQ Trivia now through VPN or APK (if you can’t wait for Jan 1)

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androidcommunity.com - We’re only a few days away from January 1st but if you’re super excited to finally get the game HQ Trivia on your Android device, there are ways to actually get it, if you’re willing to go through al…

Are you ready for the Android Peppermint Pocky?

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androidcommunity.com - Okay, obviously, that’s not the confirmed and final name of the next major Android update because we’re still months away from any kind of reveal. But people are already starting to speculate what th…

Millions Use Alexa to Shop, and Brands Need to Start Paying Attention

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www.adweek.com - Alexa, tell me why brands and retailers should care about voice shopping. Unfortunately, Alexa can’t answer that question (at least, not yet). But Amazon can. Following another strong holiday season …

Why the Death of ‘Dark Posts’ Is the Biggest Growth Opportunity for Social Advertising

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www.adweek.com - “Let there be light” … so goes the sentiment around Facebook putting the kibosh on dark posts—those ads invisible to all but the advertiser’s highly segmented and selected recipients. Analysis of the…

7 Tips For Amateur Photographers You Need To Know

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www.dumblittleman.com - Photography is a fantastic hobby. For some people, it’s a lifelong profession. It gives people the chance to create works of art, capture precious moments, and make lasting impressions of our world. …

How to Make Money Online? Grow a Branded Business Asset!

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robcubbon.com - I’m a lucky guy. I’ve not had a proper job for many years. I work when I want, on what I want and from where I want. I love to meet entrepreneurs and business people. I’ve met thousands over the year…

Social Media for Career Building Twitter Chat with @JacobShare #VCBuzz

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viralcontentbee.com - Quick news first: Please subscribe to our #VCBuzz Paper.li newsletter: Once a week you’ll get updates from our weekly experts! Become a smarter social media marketer! Social media changed our life: F…

5 (less obvious) PPC trends to watch in 2018

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searchengineland.com - In closing out our big recap of all the big 2017 trends and changes in PPC, I predict we’ll see trends in artificial intelligence, audience targeting, attribution and local marketing continue to deve…

Negative reviews from ex-employees are finally against Google's guidelines

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searchengineland.com - I hear complaints from business owners and marketers all the time that the Google My Business guidelines are often ambiguous, and I tend to agree. It can be easy to read a guideline and interpret it …

Bye Bye Paper: What You Need to Know About WeChat's New Digital ID Cards

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sputniknews.com - Government officials from Guangzhou, the capital of the southern province of Guangdong, have launched a pilot program that creates a virtual ID card through WeChat, which serves as a digital w of the…

Apple finally issues an apology after its iPhone battery fiasco

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mashable.com - Following huge waves of criticism and several lawsuits slamming Apple for purposely slowing down older iPhones to balance power consumption from aged batteries, the tech giant has now issued an apolo…

Orders Pile Up For Tesla Semi That Doesn't Yet Exist As Rival Electric Trucks Get Rolling

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www.forbes.com - Tesla unveiled its vision for a 21st-century semi in November, an electric Class-8 truck due in as little as two years that CEO Elon Musk says is safer, sleeker and more efficient than anything on th…

Available Now: Specially Curated Guide of the Best Landing Page Examples

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instapage.com - No matter what industry you operate in, landing pages are the gateways to targeting your specific audience, collecting valuable user information, and delivering higher conversion rates. That’s why at…

Google Maps’s Moat

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www.justinobeirne.com - 4 “Google has said surprisingly little about how it’s making AOIs...” Google’s secretiveness in how it’s making AOIs has been somewhat to its detriment, as bloggers and journalists have drawn their …

How to Refocus Your AdWords Marketing Agency to Grow Client ROI [Free Ebook]

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instapage.com - A common refrain voiced in 90% of the nation’s marketing agencies, often delivered in a lordly tone, is: “We understand our client’s business.” (35% of clients do not agree with this statement.) Some…

Apple Drops Price of iPhone Battery Replacement In Wake of Slow-down Kerfuffle

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www.phonescoop.com - Today, 5:00 PM by Eric M. Zeman @phonescooper Apple today said it will significantly drop the cost of replacing iPhone batteries in order to appease customers upset about their device's performan…

Video Marketing Promotion Explainer

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marketingpromotion.biz - This is the best source for all things digital publishing. On this site, you’ll discover the best advice from some of the most successful digital publishers in the world. Whether you want to start yo…

Achieving Greater Heights In Online Marketing Starts Here

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duracmarketing.com - Affiliate promotion is a great way for website owners to branch out and make some extra money through your website. The following article can help you see tips helpful to other successful affiliate m…

You And Your Iphone – Tips And Tricks

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iphonefindmyphone.com - Many people think that the iphone is the greatest inventions of all time. Check for updates for your iPhone frequently. When you update your device, you’ll have all the fixes, updates, and other impo…

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