Candy Crush Saga is becoming a game show for CBS

I’ll take “Unlikely game show inspirations” for $1,000, Alex. King, Lionsgate, and CBS announced that the hit puzzle series for mobile Candy Crush is going to serve as the inspiration for a new one-hour game show. CBS will handle domestic distribution, and Lionsgate will take car … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Your Content

How to apply the three Rs of environmental stewardship to your content marketing strategy. | Continue reading


@contentmasteryguide.com | 8 years ago

Watch this maniac’s 13-story jump into water in terrifying 60 FPS

Every once in a while you see something on the internet that just makes you go ‘nope’. Masked YouTuber 8booth first builds up the tension by filming how he’s climbing up flights of stairs with an effect that’s reminiscent of first-person shooter games. He then arrives on the roof … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

CBS is turning “Candy Crush” into a game show

In what’s surely one of the early signs of the end times, Candy Crush is soon to be a live action game show over on CBS. Yes, the mobile game. A TV show. With contestants. And prizes. And some giant, interactive game boards. And candy, apparently. CBS isn’t divulging a lot of spe … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bethesda condenses Prey’s lore into a retro cartoon trailer

Bethesda Softworks and development studio Arkane have been largely preserving an air of solemnity around Prey, their upcoming reboot of the 2006 shooter. Today’s new trailer condenses Prey’s new backstory into a three-minute animated short. The trailer is purportedly a leaked cla … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

bRealTime Launches Publisher Solution Set, Biddr°360

PRESS RELEASE: bRealTime, a leader in header bidding solutions, today announced the release of their groundbreaking publisher tool set, Biddr°360. Biddr°360 is the only header bidding solution that allows publishers to have real time control over... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

European Central Bank Pushes for Tighter Control of Digital Currencies

The ECB said that digital currencies like bitcoin pose a potential threat to its ability to manage monetary policy. Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Hearthstone announces new mode with $10 entry fee

Blizzard has announced a new high-risk, high-reward event for Hearthstone.The collectible card brawler will soon host a limited-time Heroic Brawl with a steep entry fee: $10 or 1000 in-game gold. (UK price still to be announced).Heroic Brawl tasks entrants with constructing a sin … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Ultimaker’s latest 3D printer features dual extruders and active bed leveling

It’s been more than three years since Ultimaker released its last major 3D printer upgrade. Sure, the Dutch company has offered up a couple of iterations on the theme, including the larger Ultimaker 2 Extended and the portable Ultimaker 2 Go (which inspired this bizarre bit of ge … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How to make the most of Spotify playlists

A playlist is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. Playlists — where emotions lurk in every shadow and the mysterious alchemy of memory is constantly bubbling and brewing! Playlists — where you can cut the filler tracks and go all killer, all the time. Playlists — not onl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs aims to transform 16 cities into tech-friendly laboratories

Cities across the country are clamoring for technological upgrades to transform themselves from cities of the past into “smart cities” of the future. Today, Sidewalk Labs says it will help over a dozen cities do just that. The Google smart city spinoff announced today that it wil … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

OmniWear Haptics’ Arc can warn you if someone is sneaking up on you in a shooter game

The OmniWear Arc is a wearable haptic device that lets you feel when players are around you. It’s like having a wingman in a fast-action game, according to its maker OmniWear Haptics. The Seattle company is announcing the Arc today as an aid for players who have to keep track of … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Google open sources the code that powers its domain registry

Google today release Nomulus, the Java-based registry platform that powers Google’s own .google and .foo top level domains (TLDs). Google says it started working on the technology behind Nomulus after the company applied to operate a number of generic TLDs itself back in 2012. Un … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bucks trade Michael Carter-Williams to Bulls, acquire Tony Snell

CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Bulls traded Tony Snell to Milwaukee on Monday in exchange for Michael Carter-Williams as the two Central Division foes swapped two guards going into their fourth NBA seasons. | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

Google’s getting into the cat facts business

If you’ve spent any time on the internet and generally like animals, chances are you’ve spent many an hour on Wikipedia finding out random facts about a variety of critters. Now Google is making it even easier. As spotted by Google Operating System, if you look up an animal, Goog … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

This DIY Stranger Things light kit will make you forget about Barb

Are you and your friends all in love with the same strange girl who bleeds from her head? Does she like waffles? Are you afraid of monsters? Then have we got the Halloween decorations for you. This DIY LED light kit allows you (or Winona Ryder) to communicate with your child who … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Mark Ghermezian, free sneakers, and how apps are taking over the world – VB Engage

As always, we have a great show today, folks. Brace yourselves: This is episode 24. That is two dozen episodes, each of which is rated on a sliding scale somewhere between awesome and epic, just like Stewart. And that is not hyperbole. For instance, in this amazing episode, we ha … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Alolan Dugtrio is the latest pokémon to achieve meme stardom

The demo for Pokémon Sun and Moon dropped last night, and boy, is it full of surprises! Not only did it leak the entire pokédex, revealing that there will be 800 pokémon in Sun and Moon, it also... | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

SoloLearn raises a $1.2M seed round to socialize mobile code learning via its app

There are of course plenty of ways to learn to code online these days. But recently there’s been a trend to allow would-be developers to learn it on the go. We’ve already covered the efforts of Enki to create a ‘snackable’ mobile learning app for developers. Now a new startup, So … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The new ShopBot bot on Messenger searches eBay for you

I don’t know who wants to shop via chatbot, but that hasn’t stopped a range of companies from launching their own virtual assistants dedicated to this task. The latest to hit the scene is the new ShopBot bot (say that three times fast), from eBay. Debuting today on Facebook Messe … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Know why Logistics Marketplace is a Unique Solution for Startups in 2017

In the transportation ecosystem, online marketplaces have gained eminence. A major reason being participation of buyers and suppliers due to low or competitive price of transportation, improved access by customers and scope of exploring new markets for suppliers, transporters or … | Continue reading


@imorphosis.com | 8 years ago

First Intel Optane hardware could be coming to consumer desktops

Intel could bring its 3D XPoint / Optane technology to the desktop as part of the Kaby Lake refresh, but it's not clear how the tech would benefit enthusiasts. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Wink 2 Hub Review: A smart home hub built for the future

If the Amazon Echo is the face of home automation, a smart home hub is the brains. It sits silently, stuffed under a couch or sat on a bookshelf, connecting all the smart devices around a person’s home. There are a few competing hubs available, but the latest from Wink packs the … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Kids can now program Dash and Dot robots through Swift Playgrounds

A startup called Wonder Workshop has partnered with Apple to teach kids how to code using Swift.Founded in 2012, Wonder Workshop makes toy robots, called Dash and Dot, that kids can control with programs they create using Wonder Workshop apps.Wonder Workshop apps feel more like c … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft's Outlook.com Premium goes live with no ads and custom domains

Microsoft has been testing a premium version of its Outlook.com email service since earlier this year, and it now appears to be available publicly. ZDNet reports that an Outlook.com Premium preview is now available to anyone in the US. Microsoft's landing page for the service rev … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Ethereum Successfully Hardforks

[…]The post Ethereum Successfully Hardforks appeared first on CryptoCoinsNews. | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

London wants Uber drivers to prove they can speak English

Black cabs have been a staple of London’s transportation system for decades. That said, the city’s regulators aren’t the biggest fan of Uber, which often offers lower prices and added convenience. London’s transportation regulation agency (the TfL, Transportation for London) is i … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Want to Take Your Blog to the Next Level? Start with an Editor

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@managingeditor.com | 8 years ago

In Indien werden öffentliche Hotspots primär fürs Pornogucken genutzt

Seit einiger Zeit betreibt Google gemeinsam mit dem Internet-Provider RailTel an 23 Bahnhöfen in Indien kostenlose WiFi-Hotspots. Das mobile Internet ist beliebt und dank des User-Traffic ist nun auch bekannt, was am ehesten am Bahnhof genutzt wurde.... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Tim O’Reilly’s new obsession: How technologies like A.I. are changing the future of work

A lot of tech gurus like to pretend they have all the answers to our questions about the future. Not so with Tim O’Reilly. When it comes to what’s next and what it means, the technology publisher and Silicon Valley forecaster isn’t afraid to admit that he doesn’t have everything … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Kony Helps Partners Federal Credit Union Deliver Innovative Mobile Apps to Cast Members of The Walt Disney Company

PRESS RELEASE: Kony, Inc., the leading enterprise mobility company, today announced it has helped Partners Federal Credit Union provide its members with a mobile banking application that offers differentiated mobile experience and ease of use.... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Red Dead Redemption 2 is official, coming in 2017

Red Dead returns. After a couple of days of teases, Rockstar Games has officially announced Red Dead Redemption 2. It will come out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in Fall 2017. We’ll see the first trailer for the open-world western on Thursday, October 20 at 8 a.m. Pacific. The f … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Brexit is in Football Manager 17

Brexit is in Football Manager 17.Developer Sports Interactive has built a Brexit simulator in this year's game that models the consequences of the UK leaving Europe, Miles Jacobson told The Daily Telegraph.Because it's currently unclear how Brexit will go, Sports Interactive has … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

New Customer Behavior Calls for New PR & Marketing Tactics

Because of changing customer behavior, traditional sales tactics have become increasingly ineffective and closing deals has become more difficult. The gap between buyer expectations and marketing/sales tactics has widened. Hub Spot’s State of Inbound 2016 report reveals that 40% … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

The GeForce GTX 1050 is Nvidia's $109 answer to AMD

Nvidia has cleared out the high end graphics card competition with its new 10-series of cards. At each price point above $200, AMD struggles compete with the price, performance, or efficiency of Nvidia's more modern Pascal architecture. Now Pascal is coming to the budget category … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Easily add 128 GB to your iOS devices with the iKlips drive

It’s a hassle dealing with maxed out space on your iPhone or iPad. Deleting files is time consuming, and upgrading internal storage is costly. That’s why the iKlips Dual Interface Drive is handy: It lets you easily add up to 128 GB to any of your iOS devices. For a limited time, … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Plants vs. Zombies Heroes enters the mobile digital card game arena

Hearthstone has dragons, pirates, wizards, and gnomes, but can it survive sentient flowers? Developer PopCap Games announced today that Plants v. Zombies Heroes, a digital card game take on the whimsical series, is now available worldwide as a free-to-play title on iOS and Androi … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Looker expands beyond the confines of the application in its latest release

The application is where we traditionally tend to work with a piece of software, but with the increasing use of APIs, sometimes the application is just one way of interacting with the tool. Looker announced version 4 of its data visualization tool today with expanded ways to make … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

8 Advanced Tactics for Optimizing Facebook Video Ads to Perfection

In the online advertising world, Facebook video ads were once widely dismissed by many marketers as a fruitless practice. But within the past two or three years, the social media site’s role in video advertising...read moreThe post 8 Advanced Tactics for Optimizing Facebook Video … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

8 Advanced Tactics for Optimizing Facebook Video Ads to Perfection

Marketers once dismissed Facebook video ads, but the numbers don't lie: video ads have a 175% return. Learn how to make quality ads with these easy tricks. | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 8 years ago

Symbiont Unveils ‘Assembly’ Blockchain for Enterprise

Symbiont publicly launches its secretive Assembly blockchain along with newly revealed details about how it operates.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Virtual Reality and Your Brand: Is It a Fit?

Is virtual reality the right choice for your brand? Here are three key things to consider before diving into VR with your ad dollars. | Continue reading


@dcustom.com | 8 years ago

Smartphone camera shootout: Google Pixel takes on the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7 Edge

When Google announced the Pixel a few weeks ago, the company sounded extremely confident in the phone’s camera. Brian Rakowski, Google’s vice president of product management, called the camera “best in class,” and backed up that claim by revealing that DxOMark — which rates the q … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Why Mobile Video Should Be Included in Your Content Marketing Strategy

Is mobile video in your content marketing strategy? With the growth of mobile only video ads and the increase in mobile traffic, now is the time to add... | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 8 years ago

Zumper raises a $17.6M Series B to expand beyond apartment searches

Zumper, the online apartment search platform, has raised $17.6M in Series B funding. This brings total funding to date to $39.2M. While the company declined to discuss valuation, TechCrunch has learned that it’s just north of $100M post-money. The round was led by Jim Breyer’s fi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Six Content Marketing Principles You Shouldn't Be Ignoring (but Probably Are)

Content - Content marketing can be as complex or as simple as you want it to be. Either way, six fundamental content principles should be guiding how you create and distribute your ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Why TV Is the Most Effective Channel for Drive-to-Web Campaigns

Marketing Strategy - Brands should continue looking to the power and uniqueness of DRTV on-air efforts to educate customers quickly while pulling in visitors across multiple online channels. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How to Create Eye-Catching and Effective Headlines [Infographic]

Writing - Well-written headlines have the power to pull in customers to peruse your content and purchase your products. Before you write one, check out the following tips. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago