How to Craft a Marketing Story that People Embrace and Share

Everything you do is a paragraph, page, or chapter in the story people hear from you. It's what they act (or don’t act) on, and repeat (or don’t) to others. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 8 years ago

Amazon launches upgraded $90 Fire HD 8, reveals that Alexa will be coming to Fire tablets soon

Amazon unveiled a brand new Fire tablet today, as the internet giant also revealed that its voice-activated assistant Alexa is being extended to tablets for the first time. Available in black, magenta, blue, and tangerine, the upgraded Amazon Fire HD 8 promises a notable bump in … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

TIFF 2016: the weird, wild films we can't wait to see in Toronto

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off the year with a slate of indie films and acquisitions that slowly wind their way to audiences over the ensuing months (or years). The Toronto International Film Festival is its polar opposite: a showcase where star-studded studio films are oft … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Amazon's Alexa is finally coming to mobile, but not how you might expect

"Alexa" is coming to mobile — provided that mobile device is made by Amazon.Amazon today announced a new tablet, the Fire HD 8, which bears the same name as the Fire HD 8 tablet before it. The new tablet has the same eight-inch, 1280 by 800 resolution touchscreen display like its … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Amazon finally brings Alexa to the Fire tablet

While Apple and others are struggling a bit to interest new customers in tablets (and existing ones in upgrading the hearty devices), Amazon has been happily selling a line of extremely low-cost Android devices featuring its own Fire OS.The strategy has vaulted Amazon into the Nu … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

The 20 Best Digital Gift Card Programs

Web Sites - Sephora and Starbucks have the best digital gift card programs among retailers in the United States, according to recent research from RSR and CashStar. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The science behind exploding phone batteries

An exploding phone seems like a freak accident, but the same chemical properties that make batteries work also make them likely to catch fire. Samsung is learning this the hard way, as it becomes the latest company to recall a device — in this case, its new Galaxy Note 7 phone — … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon Go has surpassed 500 million downloads

Niantic also announced that Pokémon Go players have walked 4.6 billion kilometers in search of Pokémon - that's 15 round trips to the sun and back. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Facebook is celebrating Star Trek’s 50th anniversary with new Like buttons

Facebook is celebrating 50 years of Star Trek in a fun way: changing up their suite of Like buttons.According to Lindsey Shepard, Facebook Messenger’s marketing lead, the company began to explore ways to celebrate the science fiction franchise. She notes that users might be invit … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Coinbase Unveils Master Plan For The Cryptocurrency Ecosystem

Although Coinbase is not on everybody’s “favorites list”, the company is executing their master plan meticulously. CEO Brian Armstrong unveiled their plans on Medium earlier today, which include some interesting topics. There are a total of four stages, all of which are taking th … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Bitcoin Company Unocoin Launches OTC Platform for High Volume Trades

In light of Bitcoin’s growing demand in Indian sector, Unocoin, a startup from Karnataka, has come up with a plan to facilitate higher liquidity for serious traders. The Bitcoin exchange today announced that it has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) marketplace for traders who wi … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

Italy Wants to Tax Speculative Bitcoin Use

New documents show bitcoin is being treated as a form of currency by Italy's tax top office. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Fidget Cube: Zappelphilipp-Gadget sackt Millionen auf Kickstarter ein

Gefühlt nimmt die Zahl hypernervöser Zeitgenossen ja ständig zu, die prompt Konzentrationsschwierigkeiten bekommen, sobald sie länger als 30 Sekunden stillsitzen und den Mund halten müssen. Gern wird dann zum Smartphone gegriffen,... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

The Human on the Other Side of the Screen

I was in New York recently meeting with the IBM Watson team. While there, I had the the opportunity to sit with Robert Schwartz in the company’s Astor Place studio to record a podcast for a new series, “THINK Leaders,” which provides insights and advice on data-driven leadership … | Continue reading


@briansolis.com | 8 years ago

India's Ola partners with car maker Mahindra in its race against Uber

Uber’s biggest rival in India, Ola may have cracked a way to lure more drivers to join its cab-hailing platform.SEE ALSO: Uber finally gets its big automotive partner: ToyotaOla announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Mahindra, one of India’s largest au … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

BMW to unveil time capsule at Goodwood Revival

BMW is staging an activation featuring a time capsule showcasing models from the past and the future, at this weekend's historic motor race meeting Goodwood Revival. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

Morning shootaround — Sept. 8

NEWS OF THE MORNING Riley: ‘We move on’ from Wade | How Magic nearly flubbed drafting Shaq in ’92 | Towns on Wolves: ‘We’ve got to make the playoffs’ No. 1: Riley has ‘no regrets’ as 2016-17 season nears — The Miami Heat have retooled their roster this summer and as part of it, w … | Continue reading


@hangtime.blogs.nba.com | 8 years ago

Bericht: UnionPay-Karten begünstigen Chinas Auslandstourismus

UnionPay International: Shanghai (ots/PRNewswire) - Am 8. September veröffentlichten UnionPay International und China Tourism Academy den Jahresbericht über Chinas Auslandstourismus (2016). Aus diesem Bericht geht hervor, dass sich Chinas Auslandstourismus in einer Phase ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Content Marketing World 2016: snapshot of the discipline

Content Marketing World is always a mirror of the entire industry. Here are my two big trends, plus some random highlights. | Continue reading


@velocitypartners.com | 8 years ago

Brexit pound slump could be responsible for higher iPhone 7 prices in the UK

When Phil Schiller announced the iPhone 7 on Wednesday, he proudly pointed out that its price is the same as the launch price of its predecessor, the iPhone 6S. Not so in the UK.SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus prices show that eliminating the headphone jack doesn't save you … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Intel leads $12M investment into automated video-creation platform WSC Sports

WSC Sports Technologies, a company that provides automated video highlights-creating technology for sports broadcasters, has closed a $12 million series B round led by Intel’s investment arm, Intel Capital. New and existing investors participated in the round, including Minnesota … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

IBM and Nvidia team up to launch a new server purpose-built for machine learning

IBM today announced the launch of the aptly-named IBM Power Systems S822LC for High Performance Computing. Its unwieldy name betrays the fact that this is a really interesting product. Together with Nvidia, IBM built this new system specifically for artificial intelligence, machi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

IBM unveils Power8 Linux servers for deep learning

IBM has launched three Power8 Linux servers designed to accelerate artificial intelligence, deep learning, and advanced analytics applications. The new systems tap the Nvidia NVLink technology to move data five times faster than any competing platform, said Stefanie Chiras, an IB … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Salesforce’s Community Cloud gets Lightning templates from Accenture, Deloitte, others

Salesforce has introduced pre-packaged themes into its Community Cloud offering, giving companies greater creative control over their community portals. Powered through its Lightning user experience framework, anyone can easily develop a site, and Salesforce has enlisted the help … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

LinkedIn adds conversion tracking for sponsored updates

LinkedIn has added new capabilities to its Campaign Manager tool to help advertisers interested in measuring how many leads, sign-ups, downloads, and purchases came about through their sponsored updates. The professional social networking company has launched conversion tracking … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Twilio targets the enterprise with plan offering more security and regulatory controls

Twilio has introduced a plan that doubles down on its outreach to the enterprise. With it, the cloud communications platform company seeks to gain the attention of developers from large firms while providing assurances to their I.T. departments through advanced security, access m … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

[Demo Recap Post] CoSchedule Deep Dive for Bloggers

Combine the power of WordPress with an editorial calendar designed to help you publish consistently, get more traffic, and grow your blog. Every blogger that has used CoSchedule with WordPress […]The post [Demo Recap Post] CoSchedule Deep Dive for Bloggers appeared first on CoSch … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Samsung offering free Gear VR to make up for the delayed Galaxy Note 7 launch in India

To make up for the delayed launch of the Galaxy Note 7 in India, Samsung is offering customers who pre-ordered the device the new Gear VR headset for free. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

8 English Grammar Videos That Are Anything But Boring

Grammar is often labelled a boring subject, associated with dusty classrooms and complicated worksheets. Admittedly, we can understand why grammar doesn’t inspire happy thoughts in many people, but as any English teacher can tell you, grammar mishaps can be hilarious. Don’t belie … | Continue reading


@inklyo.com | 8 years ago

General Catalyst’s Phil Libin says first bot IPOs are 2 or 3 years away

VentureBeat sat down with Phil Libin, managing director at venture capital firm General Catalyst, to get his take on the state of the bot ecosystem. It was just a year ago that the former Evernote CEO joined General Catalyst as a partner. Since then, chatbots and conversational i … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Apple Plug: Smartes Upgrade auf iPhone 7

iPhone 7 und 7 Plus kommen ja ohne Kopfhörerbuchse, dafür aber mit Adapter, der aus dem Lightning-Anschluss eine Kopfhörerbuchse macht. In den Genuss dieser zeitgeistig eingeschränkten Funktionalität würden natürlich... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Matt Mills Appointed CEO of MapR Technologies

PRESS RELEASE: MapR Technologies, Inc., provider of the industry's only Converged Data Platform, today announced the appointment of Matt Mills, previously president and COO, as chief executive officer and board member. Company founder and previous... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Menlo Ventures brings back Shawn Carolan as managing director of its consumer practice

Menlo Ventures has added a familiar face to its roster of partners, bringing Shawn Carolan back as a managing partner for its consumer investments. Carolan rejoins the firm after an entrepreneurial stint as founder of the workflow companion app Handle and his return coincides wit … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

First Click: Is it time to get a new PlayStation or Xbox?

Sony has confirmed what we've been expecting for the past month: it has two new PlayStations ready for release this year. But while these are new consoles, they're not a new console — not the PlayStation 5. Rather, the PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 4 slim are revisions on the … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Google given until September 20 to respond to EU Android antitrust charges

Google has been given another extension to respond to European Union charges its Android mobile operating system is in breach of the region’s competition law. Read More | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Final steps of the DIVERSIFY project

NewsThe EU-funded DIVERSIFY project brought together researchers from the domains of software-intensive distributed systems and ecology, in order to translate ecological concepts and processes into software design principles. The project ended early 2016 but its impact is ongoing … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

LG “undecided” on whether to release the V20 in Europe or not

LG has confirmed that while there are no current plans to release the LG V20 in Europe there is still the possibility of a launch in the region. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Six NanoCars in the starting blocks

NewsSix of the world’s most advanced vehicles will race over a track made of gold. Only you won’t be able to follow the race because each competitor is just nanometres in size and invisible to the naked eye.Date: 08/09/2016 - 13:14 … | Continue reading


@ec.europa.eu | 8 years ago

Take it from Gilt and Zillow: It’s not the size of your user base, it’s how you use it (VB Live)

VB LIVE: It’s time to ditch the “any install at lowest cost” theory of user acquisition. Join leading marketing minds from mobile app powerhouses Gilt and Zillow as they reveal why high-value users should be your real target — and how to acquire them the right way. Access this VB … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Neues Nexus-Tablet von Google kommt noch dieses Jahr

Google wird noch dieses Jahr nicht nur neue "eigene" Smartphones vorstellen – die werden von HTC gebaut –, sondern auch ein Tablet. Für dessen Produktion hat man sich mit Huawei zusammengetan. Das Tablet soll ein kompaktes 7"-Gerät... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

The iPhone 7 will cost 40% more in India than in the US

So you want to get your hands on the shiny new iPhone 7. Great! It’s faster than its predecessor, has a better camera and comes with more storage space to boot. But if you’re in India, be prepared to pay more than the asking price Apple announced on stage – a whole lot more. The … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

This weird desk toy made for fidgeting raised over $1.2 million in under a week

Clicking a pen. Popping bubble wrap. Drawing squiggles on a piece of paper. Humans love to fidget. Thanks to the Fidget Cube, there’s now a way to release your stress without annoying everyone around you. The pocket-sized cube has six sides with various tactile surfaces. There ar … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Android Pay is coming to the web via Chrome soon

Google has announced that Android Pay will soon be coming to the web, allowing customers to use the payment system at checkout through Chrome. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Rumor: More information about the alleged Huawei-made Nexus tablet emerges

While still largely a rumor, we now have some more information about the alleged upcoming Huawei-made Nexus tablet. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Join the Web Summit Team

Six years ago, 400 attendees showed up for the first Web Summit. Our attendees say incredible things, but we’re only getting started. We’ve grown to a team of over 150 people at our HQ in Dublin, and we’re expecting 50,000 people to join us at Web Summit 2016. Our greatest achiev … | Continue reading


@blog.websummit.net | 8 years ago

Nest’s security cameras now pick out the footage you need to see

Nest has released a new software feature for its Wi-Fi connected cameras today that picks out key moments from recorded surveillance footage. It's called Sightline and is available via the Nest app, appearing as a timeline underneath cameras' live streams. Users can scrub back an … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

OfferUp raises $119 million to help people buy and sell stuff locally

OfferUp, a platform that serves to help people buy and sell things locally, has raised a whopping $119 million in funding led by Warburg Pincus, with participation from new investors GGV Capital and Altimeter Capital. Founded out of Seattle in 2011, OfferUp is an eBay-style mobil … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Tesla is going on a road trip to sell cars

Tesla is hitting the road, spreading the good word of the Model X and Model S to the parts of the US that haven’t been blessed with a Tesla dealership. The company’s new Tesla Explores program will see six Airstream trailers touring the country with their interiors fitted as Tesl … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago