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Thursday, October 18, 2018

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With Chrome 70, hundreds of popular websites are about to break

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techcrunch.com - A lot of secure sites are set to grind to a halt with security error messages in the next version of Google Chrome, after the browser will drop trust for a major HTTPS certificate provider following …

Qualcomm's new 60GHz WiFi chips promise better VR

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www.engadget.com - Mobile chip manufacturer Qualcomm has announced a family of 60GHz WiFi chips, the QCA64x8 and QCA64x1, which can deliver speeds of over 10Gbps. The WiFi 802.11ay standard that these chips use bring w…

Four great B2B company Instagram accounts & why they work so well - Econsultancy

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econsultancy.com - According to Instagram, there are 25 million business accounts on the platform and 80% of users follow a business on Instagram. Since Instagram hit the 1 billion active monthly users mark back in Jun…

How to rule social media in only a few minutes a day – Learn

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www.canva.com - Tired of spending all day trying to grow your social media platforms? In this article, we share five tips that will help you streamline your social media marketing so that you can focus on other proj…

5 Ways We Improved User Experience and Organic Reach on the New Moz Help Hub

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moz.com - We’re proud to announce that we recently launched our brand-new Help Hub! This is the section of our site where we store all our guides and articles on how to use Moz Pro, Moz Local, and our research…

Why Organic Growth Is the Key to Growing Your Brand on Instagram

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www.adweek.com - There are a lot of people—and brands—out there who see Instagram as a kind of Wild West where anyone can strike it rich, especially with the help of some third-party tools. But the fact of the matter…

Marketing With Content: The Next Step for Brands

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contently.com - I have done hundreds of interviews in the eight years that have passed since I co-founded Contently. And every time, without fail, the interviewer asks me, “What is the definition of content marketin…

4 Ways to Use LinkedIn Video for Your Business : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Want to do more with LinkedIn video? Looking for ideas and inspiration for your LinkedIn video marketing? In this article, you’ll discover four ways to publish LinkedIn video when you don’t know what…

7 Biggest Causes of Stress for Digital Marketers

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www.searchenginejournal.com - Digital marketing, in all forms, comes with a variety of stresses. It’s an amazing career and industry to be a part of, but it wouldn’t be a career if it didn’t stress people out here and there. Whet…

Keyword Cannibalization: How to Keep it From Harming Your On-Site SEO

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www.semrush.com - Running a website for an extended period can lead to a host of issues, one of those being keyword cannibalization. Otherwise referred to as topic duplication, this phenomenon occurs when you have mul…

How to Use Instagram Quick Replies for Direct Messages : Social Media Examiner

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Are you using Instagram Direct Messages to communicate with your audience? Looking for an easy way to provide quick replies to common questions via Direct Messages? In this article, you’ll discover h…

5 Reasons LinkedIn is a Great B2B Marketing Platform - Copypress

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www.copypress.com - September 14, 2018 Heather Hardy is a freelance writer that specializes in real estate, travel, and digital marketing trends. She enjoys navigating the digital world and creating content that is enga…

Essential lays off nearly one-third of its staff

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techcrunch.com - Layoffs are never an easy pill to swallow, but for Essential, it seems the writing was on the wall for a while with this one. After months of reports highlighting its struggles, the Andy Rubin-led sm…

Applied gets $2M to make hiring fairer — using algorithms, not AI

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techcrunch.com - London-based startup Applied has bagged £1.5M (~$2M) in seed funding for a fresh, diversity-sensitive approach to recruitment that deconstructs and reworks the traditional CV-bound process, drawing o…

Epsagon emerges from stealth with serverless monitoring tool

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techcrunch.com - Epsagon, an Israeli startup, launched today with a new serverless tool that helps customers monitor infrastructure, even when they don’t know where or what that is. That’s the nature of serverless of…

Why IGTV should go premium

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techcrunch.com - It’s been four months since Facebook launched IGTV, with the goal of creating a destination for longer-form Instagram videos. Is it shaping up to be a high-profile flop, or could this be the company’…

Skydio’s autonomous drone lands in Apple retail stores, now supports Watch controls

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techcrunch.com - With a few taps, you can now direct Skydio’s $1,999 autonomous drone from your Apple Watch. The very cool R1 self-flying drone will also be going up for sale in US Apple Stores, a big win for the you…

Building a great startup requires more than genius and a great invention

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techcrunch.com - Many entrepreneurs assume that an invention carries intrinsic value, but that assumption is a fallacy. Here, the examples of the 19th and 20th century inventors Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla are ins…

Sidestepping App Stores, Facebook Lite and Groups get Instant Games

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techcrunch.com - HTML5 almost ruined Facebook when baking in the mobile web standard to speed up development slowed down the performance of the social network’s main iOS and Android apps. It eventually ditched HTML5,…

Roku to resume sales in Mexico, following court ruling

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techcrunch.com - Last year, Roku lost a legal battle in Mexico over piracy which resulted in a ban on sales of its devices in the country. Now, that ban has been lifted, the company says, following a favorable ruling…

The Secret Behind My 1,866,913 Monthly Search Visitors (It's Not What You Think)

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neilpatel.com - How many visitors do you think NeilPatel.com generates each month? Maybe a million… maybe 2 million? I bet you’re going to guess 1,866,913. If that’s what you guessed, you are wrong. This blog actual…

Spotify comes to Wear OS with stand-alone app, Spotify Connect support

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arstechnica.com - Wear OS gains a popular new app today that many have been waiting for, as Spotify announced that it's bringing a stand-alone wearable app to Google's smartwatch platform. Spotify's stand-alone app le…

Players are exploiting Black Ops 4 emotes to peek around corners

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arstechnica.com - The first-person perspective in shooters usually brings an inherent kind of balance to the constant battle for cover—if you peek your head out to see an opponent, they'll be able to see you as well. …

Report: Former top Waymo engineer altered code to go on “forbidden routes”

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arstechnica.com - The magazine profiled Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer who was at the center of the Waymo v. Uber trade secrets lawsuit. According to the article, back in 2011, Levandowski also modifi…

Meet Helm, the startup taking on Gmail with a server that runs in your home

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arstechnica.com - There’s no doubt that Gmail has changed the way we consume email. It’s free, it gives most of us all the storage we’ll ever need, and it does a better job than most in weeding out spam and malware. B…

Tesla buys 210-acre site for factory in Shanghai

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arstechnica.com - On Wednesday, Tesla announced that it had purchased a 210-acre site in Shanghai, China, where it will begin building a second battery and auto factory. According to the Wall Street Journal, Robin Ren…

Up to 9.5 million net neutrality comments were made with stolen identities

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arstechnica.com - The New York attorney general's office is widening an investigation into fraudulent net neutrality comments, saying it estimates that up to 9.5 million comments were submitted using stolen identities.

The Volvo V60 wagon is a perfect antidote to the bloated crossover

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arstechnica.com - Forget the impending death of the sedan, as an automotive species the station wagon should be on life support. Which is a shame, because station wagons are great. The utility of an SUV without the hi…

Luxury on a budget: The Lexus NX 300h hybrid reviewed

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arstechnica.com - Kick your foot back and forth under the rear of the car and the liftgate will open... some of the time. The hybrid offers significantly better mileage than its internal-combustion-only counterparts. …

Experts Warn of Cryptojacking Malware That Mimics Adobe Flash Updates

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cointelegraph.com - Researchers have identified cryptojacking malware that conceals itself behind a fake Adobe Flash update. The finding has been revealed in a cyber threat report published by Unit 42 research group on …

10 best new web design tools for October 2018

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www.creativebloq.com - Some great web design tools have appeared over the last month, including a new virtual reality web browser, some useful learning resources and an app that puts your logo designs through their paces. …

Apple Finally Lets You Download All Your Data

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gizmodo.com - When the European Union’s GDPR privacy protections went into effect in May, the pressure to give Americans the same tools to view their data was high. On Wednesday, Apple fulfilled its promise to off…

Apple Confirms Radical New iPhone Technology

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www.forbes.com - While Samsung fights the hardware behind it’s presumptively named Galaxy F folding smartphone, recently published patents show that Apple continues to experiment with the same transformational techno…

New Mighty Vibe brings you better Spotify-playing features

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androidcommunity.com - If all you need is to have Spotify playing as you do your runs or rides or exercises without needing to bring your smartphone with you, a device like the Mighty music player will come in handy. It wa…

Google Maps shows where you can find EV charging stations

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androidcommunity.com - While electric cars are still very much in the minority as compared to all the fuel-powered vehicles on the road, the number is growing steadily in countries like the US, UK, Australia, and New Zeala…

Facebook’s Portal collects data for ad-targeting in other properties

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androidcommunity.com - Are you excited to let Facebook into your homes with the newly-announced Portal smart display and voice-activated speaker? No? If you are someone that has been following the social media giant’s priv…

Unlocked Xiaomi Pocophone F1 ready for pre-order in the US with one problem

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androidcommunity.com - The gaming phone arena is about to open. There aren’t many gaming-centric smartphones yet but thanks to some OEMs that have started, we think similar gadgets will be unveiled in the coming months and…

Google Pixel 3 XL Teardown: Lots of glue and disassembly, surprise AMOLED

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androidcommunity.com - The Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL may be underwhelming for some people but we want to know if the duo is worthy of our attention. And so we’re interested in teardowns like the ones done by professionals. We…

Huawei NM Card: Nano SIM, memory card in-one with up to 256GB of storage

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androidcommunity.com - It’s been a busy week for Huawei. Actually, more for us since the top Chinese OEM made several announcements only in one event. We’re the ones going crazy over the new Mate 20 smartphones. We’ve got …

4Chan Sparks Mass Triggering With NPC Meme; Twitter Responds With Ban Hammer

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www.zerohedge.com - The "weaponized autists" at 4Chan have done it again, because they can; a new meme suggesting that liberals are soulless idiots who can't think for themselves has gone viral. The concept compares Dem…

Consumers are Looking for Loyalty Programs with More Versatility

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loyalty360.org - According to Kobie Marketing’s recent “Loyalty in the Age of the Connected Consumers” report, 75 percent of consumers actively earn and redeem rewards in just three or fewer programs. The report foun…

Windows 10 Now Lets You Uninstall More of the Pre-Installed Apps - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - With Windows 10, Microsoft’s strategy with apps changed significantly. The company not only changed how it charges users for Windows updates, but it also revamped the way it makes money out of Window…

Reddit Cofounder: Cryptocurrency Needs Its 'Netscape Browser' Breakthrough - Bitcoinist.com

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bitcoinist.com - The co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian, and the Director of MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative, Neha Nerula, compare cryptocurrencies to different stages of the development of the internet…

Big software/lousy software

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seths.blog - Capitalism is fueled by choice. It’s choice that drives suppliers to do better work, because they know you can pick a competitor. Choice moves power from the supplier to the customer. Software works …

Facebook users becoming more cautious and critical, says Pew

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techcrunch.com - Ahead of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg testifying before Congress later today, where she will be questioned alongside Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey as US lawmakers wrestle with how to regulate social media …

Tesla Roadster 2020 Spotted With Fantastic Black-and-White Design

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www.inverse.com - New images of the Tesla Roadster in public have surfaced, this time in an impressive white coat of paint offset by tinted black windows and all black tires. The company’s upcoming electric supercar d…

Platform Value? - CXO Transform

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cxo-transform.com - Platform value offers companies the opportunity to leverage a relatively new type of value and really disrupt market dynamics. Platforms have disrupted numerous brick and mortar companies and are plo…

A Remarkably Large Portion of Businesses Are Still Reluctant to Embrace Cloud Computing

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blog.serchen.com - When entrepreneur Marc Benioff launched Salesforce.com 20 years ago, he adopted an unusual logo for his startup. It featured the word “software” in a circle with a red slash across it. The logo match…

Who needs bulbs? These smart lights cover your walls with color

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www.cnet.com - We've tested all sorts of color-changing smart bulbs over the years, but now, a new generation of smart lighting products are ditching the bulb altogether. Some are directional fixtures that simply c…

IoT security: Follow these rules to protect your users from hackers, gadget makers told | ZDNet

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www.zdnet.com - A government-backed scheme aims to tackle the issue of poor security in the Internet of Things (IoT) by encouraging manufacturers to produce connected devices that are secure by design and easy to up…

Careers – US, UK and Poland – Egnyte

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www.egnyte.com - Egnyte is looking for a high-energy individual who is experienced in working on SaaS products and leading top-notch engineers. You will work on Egnyte Protect which is a brand new SaaS product in the…

YouTube now counts 'engagement' for YouTube for action ads at 10 seconds, not 30 - Marketing Land

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searchengineland.com - YouTube announced it is changing the attribution criteria for TrueView for action video ads. TrueView for action ads are designed for performance advertisers and feature call-to-action banners at the…

Apple Granted Another Patent For Flexible iPhone Display That Works In Conjunction With Hinges

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www.redmondpie.com - Samsung is the company that we most closely relate the idea of a foldable smartphone to, and the company has one that is said to be almost ready for release. That doesn’t mean that we should expect A…

EU Internet Censorship Will Censor the Whole World's Internet

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www.eff.org - As the EU advances the new Copyright Directive towards becoming law in its 28 member-states, it's important to realise that the EU's plan will end up censoring the Internet for everyone, not just Eur…

What Mobile-first indexing means for Shopify stores

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www.littlestreamsoftware.com - Google is now using what they call mobile-first indexing for many stores. To understand this, you need to understand indexing first. Indexing is just the process where Google has software that downlo…

Are you ready for the data-driven management revolution?

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www.cio.com - Amid all the talk about automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and the rising importance of data, there is another trend that is flying beneath the radar of most industry observers: the instrument…

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