9 Ways to Absolutely Nail Lead Generation

As marketers, we spend absurd amounts of time, money and effort to generate leads. But how do you handle and attract leads on different platforms like LinkedIn and Facebook? More often than not, there is...read moreThe post 9 Ways to Absolutely Nail Lead Generation appeared first … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

9 Ways to Absolutely Nail Lead Generation

More often than not, businesses have no process in place for generating leads. Here are 9 proven, actionable ideas to energize your lead generation efforts. | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 8 years ago

Oculus CTO warns VR can’t survive on ‘novelty’

Now that we have a trio of excellent headsets in Rift, Vive, and PlayStation VR, it’s time to up the ante when it comes to content. John Carmack, Oculus CTO and creator of 90s classics ‘Doom’ and ‘Quake,’ warns that Oculus and others could be playing it safe and getting by on the … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The rise and fall of the Galaxy Note 7

The Galaxy Note 7 was the best phone available when it was released in August. A culmination of all of the company’s strongest technologies to date, coupled with some fascinating new arrivals, Samsung somehow made the whole thing work in harmony, fit into a beautifully crafted 5 … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Farmers Dumping Millions of Gallons of Milk Amid Glut

U.S. dairy farmers are dumping tens of millions of gallons of milk in the midst of a supply glut which has also resulted in warehouses full of cheese. WSJ's Kelsey Gee explains how restaurant chains are stepping in to help farmers on Lunch Break with Tanya Rivero. Photo: Sean Pro … | Continue reading


@live.wsj.com | 8 years ago

PlayStation VR will let you play 360-degree videos (and yes, that means porn) soon

Sony knows that virtual reality isn’t only about games, and that’s why the company is preparing to update its own video player to support new kinds of formats for its head-mounted display. PlayStation 4’s Media Player app will get a patch to version 2.50 “soon,” according to Sony … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

BMW's Vision Motorrad Next 100 motorcycle is built for superheroes

The BMW Vision Motorrad Next 100 is the motorcycle for superheroes of the future. In apropos marketing, the German automaker unveiled the concept vehicle yesterday in Los Angeles, land of blockbuster cinematic fantasy — and it delivers thrills. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft's canceled Band 3 wearable leaked in new images

Microsoft recently ended sales of its Band 2 wearable device, and disbanded the team responsible for the wearable, but that doesn't mean the company wasn't planning a Band 3. A Windows Central forums user has posted images of what appears to be a Microsoft Band 3 prototype device … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

These soft robotic muscles could help with physical therapy

Robotic exoskeletons are one of those technologies that tend to be associated with warfare or at least the industrial sector, but soft robotics and artificial muscles like these ones created by Swiss researchers make them suitable for more delicate operations as well. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Tribe wants to make video messaging way more useful

Snapchat is no longer a messaging app, so says serial entrepreneur Cyril Paglino.Last September, Paglino published what he saw as the transition of the popular app from private messaging to public storytelling. Even with the release of Snapchat's Chat 2.0 earlier this year, he is … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Japan to Drop 8% Bitcoin Sales Tax

The government of Japan is reportedly planning to exempt bitcoin and other virtual currencies from a national sales tax.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Paul Pierce says he plans to retire with Celtics

Boston Celtics great Paul Pierce has spent the last few seasons -- the last few seasons of what will presumably be a Hall of Fame career -- playing for franchises other than the Boston Celtics. But after finishing the upcoming NBA season, which Pierce has said will be his final N … | Continue reading


@nba.com | 8 years ago

The Impossible Foods burger heads West

The startup, which has a whopping $182 million in venture capital so far for its plant-based burger that aims to look, taste and bleed like real beef announced it is now available in California to a room full of press at Tank18 in downtown San Francisco. But the company made its … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

How a unique approach to auto repair led to a new kind of shop software

At Luscious Garage in San Francisco, the publicized focus on hybrid vehicles actually masks the real differentiator: a focus on people. Founder Carolyn Coquillette started the San Francisco-based auto shop in 2007, and as you can see from the video above, everything from the deco … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Valve teases next-gen VR hardware

Today at the company’s Steam Dev Days conference, Valve teased a host of announcements related to the company’s efforts on its OpenVR platform, including a new prototype SteamVR controller. The company, which built most of the underlying VR tech for the HTC Vive, first shared som … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Customers Received Most Valuable Player Awards at Coupa Inspire in London

PRESS RELEASE: Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP), a leader in cloud-based spend management, today announced that three customers received its Most Valuable Player (MVP) Awards at Coupa Inspire '16. One of Europe's premier spend management conferences, Coupa... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Tentacles: Enter the Mind extends to iOS after developer reclaims rights from Microsoft

A developer has reclaimed the publishing rights to the games it created for Microsoft. Mobile developer Flashbulb Games has launched Tentacles: Enter the Mind for iOS in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Ireland and New Zealand. Flashbulb is actually made from former members of Press Play … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney is coming to iOS and Android this winter

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the fourth game in the Ace Attorney series, is coming to iOS and Android devices this winter, Capcom has announced.The original Ace Attorney: Phoenix Wright trilogy arrived on iOS back in 2013 and Eurogamer contributor Cara Ellison rather liked the H … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Yahoo adds security event tracking to its Account Info page, but still no “delete” button

Following news of its large-scale data breach affecting 500 million account holders, Yahoo today rolled out a change to its Yahoo Account settings screen that will better alert users to unauthorized activity on their accounts. The feature is similar to Google’s in that it tracks … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Price Watch; Another Day Done

That’s the European session done, and it’s time to take a look at how we can interpret action today to put together a strategy for this evening. Things have been pretty dull over the last few weeks, but this week, things picked up considerably, and we’ve seen numerous breaks thro … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Verizon wants you to know its Google Pixel phones will get immediate Android updates

Verizon wants you to know that everything is fine. It’s learned its lesson. The carrier’s Google Pixels will get Android updates at the same time as the unlocked versions. False alarm. Of course, that original five-day-long concern came from Verizon itself, noting last week that … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Grammarly Review: Best Grammar & Plagiarism Checker Online?

Grammarly Review: Check out how Grammarly can help you write better English and win better grades and mistake free blog posts. | Continue reading


@digitalgyd.com | 8 years ago

Tribe raises $3 million to bring conversational commerce to video chat

Video messaging and chat company Tribe has announced the closure of a $3 million seed round and a new version of its chat app today. The app has had more than 500,000 users since its August 2015 launch. Tribe also announced the arrival of what it’s calling “augmented messaging” o … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

A new gene-editing technique could help treat sickle cell anemia

A new treatment for the blood disease sickle cell anemia is possible now that scientists have figured out how to repair the mutation that causes the condition. It doesn’t work all the time, but it does create hope for patients. Researchers took blood from patients from sickle cel … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Tribe video chat transcribes speech into subtitles and suggested links

Tribe’s voice recognition video chat technology could make Snapchat and Facebook Messenger look outdated. That tech also attracted a $3 million seed round led by prestigious VC Sequoia, its first seed investment of the year. Today, Tribe’s one-touch video walkie talkie app launch … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Coupa Release 16 Innovates Cloud Platform for Business Spend

PRESS RELEASE: Coupa Software (NASDAQ:COUP), a leader in cloud-based spend management solutions, today announced Coupa Release 16 (R16), its third major cloud platform update of the year. R16 delivers better visibility into the operations and... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Hillary Clinton’s chatbot leaves a lot of questions unanswered

On Monday, Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign started to promote its new bots. There’s Trump Text, a Donald Trump imitator that sends you quotes of controversial things he has said, and there’s also I Will Vote, a voter registration bot on Facebook Messenger that says it can … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Bull Market is Still Intact

In the past few days, we have focused on the long term chart of Bitcoin.  We have a reasonable degree of confidence that the long-term trend remains up, so we want to keep an eye out for opportunities to go long, rather than short. From today we will look at the daily chart to ge … | Continue reading


@cryptocoinsnews.com | 8 years ago

Why Your B2B Should Be (Not Only) Doing Inbound Marketing

Learn how and why both inbound marketing and outbound marketing together drive business for your B2B company. | Continue reading


@sproutcontent.com | 8 years ago

Baidu just set up a $3 billion fund to back maturing startups

Baidu, the China-based search engine giant, said earlier today on its official WeChat account that it has established a 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) investment fund that the company will use to fund mid- and late-stage deals in the internet sector, with check sizes ranging from $ … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Atari’s Nolan Bushnell has founded a VR startup

When Nolan Bushnell founded Atari in 1972, he changed computing history. Now, he’s trying to do the same with virtual reality. He just launched Modal VR – a company that plans to offer high-end virtual reality experiences, the likes of which have never been seen before. Modal VR … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

How awareness marketing blasted Best Fiends up the charts (VB Live)

VB LIVE: If your marketing is limited to just performance campaigns designed to drive installs, you’re missing the boat. Join this exclusive VB Live event to learn how gaming powerhouses combine awareness and performance marketing into a single, powerful engine of discovery. Acce … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Don’t be a clown for Halloween

Halloween is, obviously, the most important holiday of the year and what you wear on that day is your statement to the world about how original, fun, cultured, and resourceful you are. If you mess it up, you have to wait a whole year for another shot at acclaim. I’m not going to … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Anker reveals details about its upcoming automotive brand, Roav

A few days ago we revealed an automotive product from Anker called Roav. At the time, it seemed the Roav was an in-vehicle heads-up display that looked a lot like the Navdy. Today, Anker reached out with additional details. Roav, when it launches in November, will be Anker’s auto … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

BMW’s 100-year vision: a smart motorcycle that won’t tip or crash

BMW Motorrad's concept guides the rider through turns. A wraparound visor replaces the instruments. It's so safe, no helmet is necessary. | Continue reading


@extremetech.com | 8 years ago

Tesla and SolarCity shareholders to vote on proposed merger November 17

Despite some shareholder opposition, the Tesla acquisition of SolarCity proposed by Elon Musk continues to make progress, with a new date set for a vote of the shareholders of each company: November 17. That’s the date to mark in your calendars for a more firm go/no-go signal for … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

FlashStock raises $1.5 million for on-demand marketing service

EXCLUSIVE: FlashStock, a Toronto-based based startup that creates customized marketing material on demand, announced today that it raised $1.5 million for its latest funding round. With brands like Samsung, Mercedes-Benz, and MasterCard on its customer portfolio, the fledgling st … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Atlassian launches HipChat Data Center beta for teams with more than 5,000 users

At its Atlassian Summit conference in San Jose today, publicly traded enterprise software company Atlassian today announced the launch of HipChat Data Center, a tier of service for more advanced enterprise-focused deployments of the HipChat app for group chat, video calling, and … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

BMW just revealed a self-correcting motorcycle you can ride without a helmet

The BMW Motorrad is designed to fit right into the near future, blending the analog with the digital experience and offering unprecedented safety features for the rider. The biker will not even require a helmet, or any other protective gear for that matter, as the bike, which als … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Your apocalyptic A.I. thought for the day: Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems

The White House released a fun report on the future of A.I. today that was mostly upbeat with some important caveats its potential regulatory and economic impacts and blablabla. Fine and dandy, until you got the section where it talks about the implications of LETHAL AUTONOMOUS W … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

It’s time to kill the myth of unbiased media

We’re in the midst of a revolution. Not a ‘political revolution’ involving deportation, misogyny, or a White House that could one day feature 24 karat commodes and Trump branding, but a revolution that allows me — a member of the media — a jab at Trump in a piece that isn’t at al … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Hyperloop One and Dubai Future Accelerators will build the first ‘hyperloop for cargo’

Back in August there were clear signs that Hyperloop One (HO) might be building its super fast transportation system at the Jebel Ali port in Dubai. The Royalty-led government of the United Arab Emirates and the CEO of DP World, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, appeared to be entertaini … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Google’s new Sprayscape app is a purposely imperfect

With Android Experiments, Google is giving itself the freedom to experiment with quirky little apps that show off some interesting technologies but don’t really have any other real purpose. The latest of these experimental projects is Sprayscape, a VR camera app for Android that … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Google’s new Sprayscape app lets you makes trippy VR collages

Most of us don’t have a 360-degree camera, so tools like Google’s photospheres come in handy. But the company is today launching a new VR app that takes turns the photosphere concept on its head into something… well, kind of trippy. Call Sprayscape, the app comes from Google’s An … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The former head of mobile blog JKOnTheRun is suffering a heart condition and financial woes

I don’t usually post about other tech journalists but this is kind of important. A great guy, James Kendrick, started JKOnTheRun, one of the first tech blogs focusing on mobile devices. In the dark days of the early naughts he was a bright spot on the prairie, a star in the firma … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Google’s Sprayscape camera app for Android lets you make 360-degree photo spheres

Google today is showing off a new open-source Android Experiment app called Sprayscape that makes it possible to quickly craft, view, and share 360-degree photo spheres. Launched last year, Android Experiments are a way for third-party developers to demonstrate what’s possible on … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

XYZ launches a $249 3D printer for schools

XYZ came seemingly out of nowhere to capture the top spot in the 3D printing market. The Taipei-based company’s success is due in no small part to the fact that it’s managed to price out the competition. While companies like MakerBot are battling it out at the $1k and $2k price p … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The blockchain is on the rise in the fourth episode of Bitcoin and the Blockchain

With Bitcoin facing an uncertain future, the technology behind Bitcoin — the blockchain — is poised to overtake its original application. Startups, central banks and massive financial institutions in New York, London, Shanghai and elsewhere are starting to get in on the game.This … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago