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Saturday, April 27, 2019

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How We Raised $300K By Inventing a New Funding Technique | Product Hunt

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www.producthunt.com - Like many startup stories, mine starts with a side project. The year is 2016, and I’m the CTO of a medical startup. Together with my soon-to-be co-founder, I spend my weekends programming: we are cre…

Why Live Videos On Social Media Are A Game-Changer for Marketers

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www.jeffbullas.com - Video marketing is an interactive way to deliver your brand’s message and grab the attention of consumers. It can help in increasing engagement on social media. Live video as a part of video marketin…

It's Time To Embrace The Digital Transformation in Retail

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www.forbes.com - It is no secret that consumers are increasingly more demanding. Unlike the days of old, there is no shortage of information or options when it comes to commerce. Today’s consumers take online purchas…

What Links to Target with Google's Disavow Tool - Whiteboard Friday

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moz.com - Do you need to disavow links in the modern age of Google? Is it safe? If so, which links should you disavow? In this Whiteboard Friday, Cyrus Shepard answers all these questions and more. While he ma…

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followme4.blogspot.com - TECHNOLOGY Loyalty360 Reads: April 24, 2019 Shared by Loyalty360 loyalty360.org - Partnerships Kohl’s to Accept Amazon Returns In order to increase foot-traffic, Kohl’s locations will begin accepting…

Samsung Galaxy S10 5G pre-order starts, Verizon expands 5G service

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androidcommunity.com - As Samsung works on the Galaxy Fold issue, the South Korean tech giant still has a line of bestsellers apart from the numerous mid-range phones available. The 10th Anniversary premium flagship phone …

Meet the first judges for The Europas Awards (27 June) and enter your startup now! – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - I’m excited to announce that The Europas Awards for European Tech Startups is really shaping up! The awards will be held on 27 June 2019, in London, U.K. on the front lawn of the Geffrye Museum in Ho…

Amazon is prepping a high-fidelity TIDAL competitor – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - Amazon is prepping a high-fidelity music streaming service for a launch by year-end, according to a report from Music Business Worldwide — a site which also accurately reported Amazon’s recent launch…

Nintendo and Sony temper console expectations ahead of E3 – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - E3’s just over a month away, and per usual, the news in the lead up has offered more insight into what we won’t be hearing about at the big gaming show. Late last year, Sony announced that it would b…

Why are people still giving Magic Leap money? – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - If Magic Leap fails, the skeptics will at least have to admire the AR startup’s keen ability to raise vast amounts of capital. The company announced today that it has locked down another $280 million…

Is the Samsung Galaxy Fold a bad omen for foldables? – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - I wrote a lot about the Galaxy Fold here. After a week with the device, I was left with mixed feelings independent of the whole ongoing display saga. The TLDR; of it is the story of a first-generatio…

Twitter makes ‘likes’ easier to use in its twttr prototype app. (Nobody tell Jack.) – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - On the one hand, you’ve got Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey lamenting the “like” button’s existence, and threatening to just kill the thing off entirely for incentivizing the wrong kind of behavior. On the o…

A new era for enterprise IT – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - Amidst the newly minted scooter unicorns, ebbs and flows of bitcoin investments, and wagers on the price of Uber’s IPO, another trend has shaken up the tech industry: the explosion of enterprise soft…

Apply now to compete in Startup Battlefield at Disrupt SF 2019 – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - Is your early-stage startup ready for prime time? Do you have what it takes to step onto the Main Stage at Disrupt San Francisco 2019 and compete in Startup Battlefield? Show us what you’ve got and a…

Daily Crunch: Facebook faces new privacy investigations – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here. 1. Faceb…

Zuckerberg warns of authoritarian data localization trend – TechCrunch

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techcrunch.com - If free nations demand companies store data locally, it legitimizes that practice for authoritarian nations which can then steal that data for their own nefarious purposes, according to Facebook CEO …

The Golden Age of Half-Truths

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om.co - Long ago, in a time before the iPad, YouTube and even the Internet, we our entertainment came from stories told to us in books or by our parents and grandparents. Some kids were lucky enough to have …

Did a vigilante ROM leaker go too far to “preserve” a lost Atari ROM?

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arstechnica.com - That alone would have been notable news in the world of gaming history—the Dumping Union suggested as much by titling their forum announcement "Sit down on the toilet before reading this or else you …

Guidemaster: Picking the right Thunderbolt 3 or USB-C dock for your desk

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arstechnica.com - After testing some of the newest docks and hubs, we’ve updated a few of our picks for the start of 2019. The introduction of USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 ports and the transition away from legacy ports ha…

Apple reportedly discussed buying Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business

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arstechnica.com - Apple and Intel have talked about a possible business deal between the two companies that would have Apple acquiring parts of Intel's smartphone-modem chip business, according to a report in The Wall…

Cox Internet now charges $15 extra for faster access to online game servers

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arstechnica.com - Cox cable is beginning to charge Internet users an extra $15 a month for a service that reduces lag in online gaming. Cox's new offer sparked concerns that the ISP is violating net neutrality princip…

Blackmagic eGPU Pro mini-review: Quiet, fast, and extremely expensive—like a Mac

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arstechnica.com - There are enough ports on this thing that it doubles as a hub. There are many criticisms of Apple's Mac products, but one of the most commonly cited is that they often don't have graphics power that'…

I played 11 Assassin’s Creed games in 11 years, and Odyssey made them all worth it

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arstechnica.com - Climbing on rooftops for the 11th time—but I had more fun than ever this time around. The scale of this game is ludicrous, but in this case, it works. I've been a dedicated fan of the Assassin's Cree…

Intel stockpiling 10nm chips, warns that 14nm shortages will continue

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arstechnica.com - Intel Skylake die shot, built using the 14nm process. In its earnings conference call, Intel has warned that chip shortages are set to continue into the third quarter of the year, However, the compan…

Comcast usage soars 34% to 200GB a month, pushing users closer to data cap

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arstechnica.com - Comcast said its customers' monthly Internet data usage increased 34 percent between Q1 2018 and Q1 2019, rising to a median of 200GB. The rise is being driven by streaming video, and, in particular,…

Windows 10 May 2019 update bumps hardware specs, needs 32GB storage

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arstechnica.com - Traditionally, Microsoft would use the release of a new operating system to bump the minimum hardware requirements that the software needs. With Windows 10 being the "last" version of Windows, Micros…

How Does Social Media Affect SEO? SMM & Search Engine Optimisation

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inkbotdesign.com - The impact social media has on SEO is and always will be one of the most talked about topics in the entire industry. People wonder whether social media affects SEO and chances are you’re here to find…

Is design going round in circles?

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www.creativebloq.com - Let's get this straight from the start: we don't have anything against circles as such. They're definitely one of the best shapes. But haven't you ever felt that sometimes designers go just a little …

10 Ways to Connect With Your Users | Webdesigner Depot

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www.webdesignerdepot.com - Who’s your audience? It sounds like an easy question, but it’s not. Knowing your audience helps keep eyeballs on your site, website traffic up, and visitors eagerly returning to your site to consume …

The Brazil Tablet: Dropped in the Jungle by Early Transatlantic Explorers?

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www.ancient-origins.net - In 1310, Malian explorers led by Mansa (King) Abubakari set sail to discover new lands across the Atlantic. A mysterious statuette was left by these ancient explorers in the Brazilian jungle. Eventua…

OnePlus 7 Pro teaser video confirms the triple rear cameras

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androidcommunity.com - We’re not sure what OnePlus wants to say here but the Chinese OEM is reiterating that they make phones. Well, no one is contradicting that but we’re not sure about the “bells and whistles” reference.…

Google Assistant can now tell you a story and read along with you

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androidcommunity.com - National Tell A Story Day is a campaign to get parents reading with their kids (and another excuse for bookworms to get more reading done) and Google is, of course, jumping on this “holiday” with tre…

Huawei P Smart Z with pop-up selfie cam renders surface online

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androidcommunity.com - The pop-up selfie camera design is this year’s notch. Last year, the rage was all about the notch on the front display, housing the selfie camera, and resulting in an almost bezel-less screen. To ach…

Land a Career in IT With This Online CompTIA Certification Training [DEALS]

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androidcommunity.com - These days business is pretty much synonymous with technology, and having a professional knowledge of IT becomes more and more of an asset in any position. Whether you’re already an IT specialist and…

ATT 5GE icons may confuse Android Q phone users, added to AOSP

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androidcommunity.com - This 2019 is the year when 5G will be fully and commercially implemented. We know most carriers in South Korea are almost ready. In the US, the major mobile carriers have been expanding their coverag…

Harry Potter Wizards Unite starts beta testing in New Zealand

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androidcommunity.com - We are getting closer and closer to an actual release date for the eagerly awaited Harry Potter Wizards Unite game from Niantic, the creators of the still very much popular Pokemon Go. The former, wh…

Microsoft’s Phone screen feature adds support for more devices

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androidcommunity.com - If you’re using an Android phone and a Windows PC, you probably were excited with what’s been revealed a few weeks ago that the Microsoft Your Phone app will be introducing a new feature that should …

Watch the Black Shark 2 Durability Test

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androidcommunity.com - Xiaomi’s latest sub-brand, Black Shark, already has two gaming phone models. The Black Shark 2 was teased last year to rival the Razer Phone. The phone rolled out over a year ago with 8GB RAM and an …

6 Reasons You (and Your Customers) Need a Customized Loyalty Program

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loyalty360.org - One of the key traits of a premium loyalty program is that it has to be great for consumers and retailers. That means there are KPIs on both sides. Retailers want a program that brings in revenue by …

Finalists Announced for the Sixth Annual Loyalty360 Awards

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www.prweb.com - These finalists represent a distinct group of brands leading the charge in customer loyalty innovation, and we're excited to recognize them through our Loyalty360 Awards. CINCINNATI (PRWEB) April 26,…

New Windows 10 Insider Preview Build Brings Your Phone Improvements - Thurrott.com

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www.thurrott.com - Microsoft today released a new Windows 10 20H1 build to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring that adds the Your Phone functionality I wrote about earlier. It also corrects a blocking issue that prevente…

Opinion | How Capitalism Betrayed Privacy

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www.nytimes.com - In those earlier times, surveillance wasn’t particularly profitable, but over the last two decades, new technologies coupled with new theories of value have transformed the economics of privacy. A dr…

Introducing Chatterbox, the smart speaker kids build themselves

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elgan.com - My son, Kevin, who is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur in the technology education space, is coming out of stealth mode with his brainchild -- an educational product of breathtaking vision. (I'm biased.…

Advanced Facebook Retargeting: How to Up Your Ads Game

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www.socialmediaexaminer.com - Do you want to run successful Facebook retargeting ads? Wondering what tactics can improve your Facebook campaign performance? To explore advanced Facebook retargeting, I interview Susan Wenograd. Su…

Hammering Your Brand Into The Minds Of Your Customers Using Mobile Marketing

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firstadsense.com - Mobile marketing is a broad term that can be defined several ways. The essential definition of mobile marketing is promoting business through the use of cell phones or other mobile devices.This artic…

The 8 Core Drives of Gamification (#4): Ownership and Possession

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yukaichou.com - (Below is a snippet of Gamification Book: Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. If you like this blog post, you will LOVE the book. For a video walk-through, check out: E…

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