Zynga hires a game veteran as its chief marketing officer

EXCLUSIVE: Zynga has hired seasoned game marketer Doug Scott as its new chief marketing officer. Scott has more than 20 years of experience in interactive entertainment and gaming, including developing marketing strategies, business partnerships, and overseeing product design and … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

The epic Gilgamesh is the Sumerian leader in Civilization VI

2K announced today that Gilgamesh, the hero of the oldest work of literature (the epic that’s named after him), is the in-game leader for Sumeria in Civilization VI. That turn-based strategy game is coming out for PC on October 21. Now, 2K has been slowly revealing the in-game le … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Can virtual reality help us talk politics online?

The more remote someone feels, the less human they seem. This is the driving force behind large parts of what is wrong with communicating on the internet, and it often makes talking about politics on the internet a special kind of hell. But virtual reality, theoretically, can mak … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Philadelphia 76ers just acquired an e-sports team

Following in the footsteps of soccer clubs like Valencia and Schalke, the Philadelphia 76ers are getting into e-sports. The NBA team announced that it has acquired two e-sports franchises — Team Dignitas and Team Apex — and will be merging them together under the Dignitas name. 7 … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

This awesome webcam filter turns real life into the Matrix

Believe it or not, there’s now an awesome webcam app that makes even Snapchat filters look lame. Built by developer-turned-designer Josh Beckwith, Temporalis is an interactive webcam filter that turns real life into the Matrix — and it’s so much fun. All you have to do is pose in … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Uber launches gift cards in 35K retail locations across the U.S.

Uber is adding its own gift cards to the list of ways you can pay for the service. The ride hailing startup has debuted physical cards that will go on sale in 35,000 retail locations across the U.S. over the next few weeks, including stores like Walmart, Target and CVS. The compa … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Mobile-Game "Fruit Ninja" könnte bald verfilmt werden

Auch wenn viele Hollywood-Fans damals den Untergang des Abendlandes prophezeihten – die Mobile-Game-Verfilmung Angry Birds war ein finanzieller Erfolg. Und nun scheinen Filmstudios auch Potential bei anderen populären Handy-Games zu sehen.... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Plex teams up with Amazon to launch a cloud-based version of its Media Server

Today, streaming giant Plex announced that it has teamed up with Amazon to launch a new product that’ll make its Media Server software easier to use than ever before — Plex Cloud. As you’ve probably already guessed, Plex Cloud is almost identical to the company’s desktop-based Me … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Uber launches gift cards in thousands of U.S. retail outlets, online purchase coming soon

Uber is making it easier to give out rides to friends and family, with the launch of gift cards in thousands of retail outlets across the U.S. From today, you can buy gift cards in Walmart, Target, and CVS, and Uber says that the cards will be available in around 35,000 locations … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

ITB Berlin goes international

Messe Berlin GmbH: Berlin (ots) - Größte Reisemesse der Welt expandiert auf dem asiatischen Reisemarkt - Erste ITB China im Mai 2017 - Marketingallianz mit indischer Outbound-Fachmesse Eine Marke umspannt die Welt: Die ITB Berlin steht in der internationalen ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Drake's new short film Please Forgive Me is part Indecent Proposal, part Taken

Drake’s new short film, Please Forgive Me, has just been released exclusively on Apple Music. The short, which takes tracks from the platinum-selling Views, is an action-thriller that blends Indecent Proposal, The Bourne Identity, and Taken. If you never really pictured Drake as … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Plex partners with Amazon to launch a hardware-free media server, Plex Cloud

You no longer need an always-on PC or any other network-attached hardware in order to use Plex’s media player. The popular service, which allows you to watch TV and movies from your own collection, including those you’ve recorded via an attached digital antenna, is making itself … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Tonight's presidential debate: start time, schedule, and streaming

Tonight's presidential debate face-off between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is expected to be not only one of the most-watched debates in history, but a major television event in its own right. The event will, of course, be a major presence on traditional TV — but if you're a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

400 million machines are now running Windows 10

Microsoft is revealing today that 400 million machines are now running Windows 10. The latest update on usage comes just three months after the software maker revealed 350 million devices were running Windows 10 back in June. Microsoft originally claimed it would have 1 billion d … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Jumpstart your UI/UX career with this 6-course bootcamp — normally $995, but now just $39

Want to create seamless, beautiful interfaces that attract users to your apps and websites? The UI and UX Design Bootcamp will get you there, instructing upon the fundamentals of UI/UX with six premium courses. For a limited time, this course collection is now just $39 via TNW De … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Watch me build Lego’s U-Wing from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Lego’s Star Wars series is actually everywhere in my office, so I’m happy new sets from Rogue One: A Star Wars story are set to launch on September 30. I got the chance to check out one of those sets ahead of launch, and built the U-Wing, a ship new to the Star Wars universe feat … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The concept art behind Dishonored 2’s menacing characters

For the upcoming Dishonored 2, much of the focus to date has been on the stunningly detailed new city Karnaca, as well as the huge array of powers you’ll have at your disposal. But the game is also home to what looks like a fascinating cast of characters, including two different … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Four Types of Email Addresses Damaging Your Deliverability, and What You Can Do About Them

Email Marketing - In love and in email marketing, you have to learn to admit when a relationship isn't working—especially when email subscribers you're attempting to woo are instead getting you blocked or ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Market Disruption: Your Brand Needs to Create a Ruckus

Marketing Strategy - Why is market disruption causing such an uproar in the marketing world? And more importantly, how should brands be responding to it? | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft makes its Edge browser safer for the enterprise

At its Ignite conference today, Microsoft announced that it is making its Edge browser more secure in enterprise environments.As Microsoft explained during a press conference ahead of the event, the so-called Windows Defender Application Guard insulates Windows 10 from untrusted … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Juzhen Raises $23 Million to Bring Blockchain Post-Trade to China

China's Juzhen Financials has raised $23m (¥153m) to develop clearing and settlement solutions based on blockchain.Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

8 Powerful WordPress Affiliate Plugins to Enhance Referral Income

Have you tried a lot but didn’t find a right solution to affiliate products? Try these 8 different WordPress Affiliate Plugins to build a secure affiliation process and enhance the chance to make money online. | Continue reading


@bforblogging.com | 8 years ago

This Hillary Clinton campaign photo brilliantly sums up 2016

Welcome to the 2016 presidential election.Here we have a photograph of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton standing before a crowd full of excited young supporters at a campaign event in Orlando... except the group of "millennials" greeted Clinton by literally turni … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Pandora hires former Apple and LinkedIn marketer Nick Bartle as its new CMO

Pandora has announced the latest step in its push to reinvent itself, as the music-streaming company unveils its new chief marketing officer (CMO) — only the second person to hold the position. Starting on October 3, Nick Bartle will join the company from LinkedIn, where he has s … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

One Business Strategy that Could Save Your Business When 'Boomers' Retire

It's not only the times, but also the age and the character of the work force that is "a-changin" these days. Faster than ever before. And that is contributing to some hard times for companies that haven't figured out an effective business strategy to tap into the knowledge that … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Pen Pineapple Apple Pen: Der Spätsommer-Buzz könnte aus Japan kommen

Genau genommen hat dieser japanische Popsong nichts mit Apple zu tun. Heißt der Stylus fürs iPad Pro ja auch Apple Pencil. Der Clip hat dennoch großes Buzz-Potential und wird uns die nächsten Wochen mit Sicherheit noch einige Male... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Trump Launches National Snapchat Filter and Millennials Are Furious

Alright, this is just getting ridiculous. For the first time in history, a presidential candidate has launched a national Snapchat filter in an all-too-transparent attempt to woo the millennial vote. From a marketing perspective, it...read moreThe post Trump Launches National Sna … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Trump Launches National Snapchat Filter and Millennials Are Furious

Trump is the first presidential candidate in history to launch a national Snapchat filter, in an all-too-transparent attempt to woo the millennial vote. | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 8 years ago

BBC 1Xtra partners with Liverpool International Music Festival

BBC 1Xtra has teamed up with Liverpool International Music Festival's LIMF Academy to create a bespoke outreach programme in the city. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

HERE’s new traffic services will bring together live data from millions of cars

Crowdsourcing live traffic data has been one of Waze’s key competitive advantages in navigation software for a while, but Germany’s HERE might give it a run for its money with new services that pull traffic info from cars on the road. The data gathered by Here’s upcoming traffic … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Think Snapchat’s Spectacles are weird? I’m sorry, but you’re old

What do you think about Snap’s first hardware product — their newly announced Spectacles? Maybe you’re thinking about Google Glass, the spectacularly failed hardware project that took the world by storm for not much more than a minute? Or maybe you’re scared for a dystopian futur … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

"Exklusiv genießen" und "Inspiration erleben" für besondere Urlaubsansprüche: OLIMAR veröffentlicht zwei neue Spezialkataloge (FOTO)

OLIMAR Reisen Vertriebs GmbH: Köln (ots) - Stundenlang im Internet surfen oder unzählige Broschüren wälzen: Wer die Reiseplanung vereinfachen will, findet jetzt eine vorsortierte Auswahl an Hotels, Erlebnisprogrammen und Rundreisen in zwei neuen Sonderkatalogen des ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Fox stages PR stunt to promote Tim Burton film

Twins appeared on the Underground and at tourist hotspots in London today to promote Tim Burton's new film 'Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children', which is released this week. | Continue reading


@eventmagazine.co.uk | 8 years ago

How the world consumes technology

Humans. Besides our opposable thumbs, we have something else in common… our obsession with technology. Generally speaking, we are without a doubt 100 percent consumed by the technology around us. All day. Every day. But what we do with that technically is completely different fro … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft brings new AI-powered features to Office 365 and Dynamics 365

Microsoft’s Ignite conference is bringing 23,000 IT professionals to Atlanta, Georgia this week and the company is using this opportunity to talk about how it plans to bring more intelligence to its tools and platforms. As companies gather more and more data, Microsoft argues, it … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Roku unveils its new line of streaming players

Confirming earlier leaks, Roku this morning unveiled a refreshed and rebranded line of streaming media players, with the intent of plugging every hole in the market. Instead of numbering the Roku devices as before, the new streamers use names like “Express” for the entry-level de … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Giving auto shops a new tool to estimate repair costs reaps $6.3M for Estify

Estify, a company that’s developed a new tool for auto repair businesses to better gauge the cost of its services for insurance claims, has raised $6.3 million in new financing.It’s a way for car repair businesses to get payouts from insurers faster and better service customers.A … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft signs up Adobe for its Azure cloud computing services

Microsoft and Adobe today announced a major partnership that will see Adobe deliver its cloud services on Microsoft Azure and that will make Adobe the preferred marketing service for Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Enterprise CRM solution. Microsoft says Adobe will now make Azure its “p … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Plex Cloud means saying goodbye to the always-on PC

Plex is giving the world another reason to subscribe to Plex Pass subscriptions today with the launch of Plex Cloud. As the name suggests, Plex Cloud eliminates the need to run the Plex Media Server on a computer or Networked Attached Storage (NAS) in your house. It does, however … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Skylanders Imaginators hands-on: Creating your own characters is a breeze

The hallmark of Skylanders is that it’s easy to play. And that’s the case with the newest release in the franchise, Skylanders Imaginators, which debuts October 13 on consoles and the PC. Activision’s Toys for Bob studio started the toys-to-life market in 2011 by making hybrid to … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Windows Server 2016 will come with commercial support for Docker Engine

Microsoft loves to talk about how we are now living in a “cloud first, mobile first” world, but in this world, there is still plenty of room left for Windows Server. Today, at its Ignite conference in Atlanta, the company announced that Windows Server 2016 will be available for p … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Stan Bush wrote an amazing new ‘80s anthem for Shadow Warrior 2

The title song for the upcoming action game Shadow Warrior 2 sounds like it’s 30 years old, and with good reason: it was written and performed by the same team behind “The Touch,” the iconic anthem from the original 1986 Transformers animated film. It may be coming out a few deca … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Roku's new streaming media players support 4K and HDR video

After weeks of leaks about the new products, Roku has officially announced its new line of streaming media boxes.The Los Gatos, California-based company has effectively replaced all of its media streaming boxes with new hardware; its streaming video stick, announced earlier this … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Roku's new $30 Express box is the cheapest Roku yet

Roku today announced a whole bunch of new streaming media boxes, effectively replacing its existing hardware lineup. While the top-of-the-line, $130 Roku Ultra will appeal to early adopters who want both 4K and HDR video support, Roku's "cheap" box may just pique more interest.Th … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

5 Account Based Marketing Tools You Need to Try Now

Are you using account based marketing tools to make your marketing efforts more effective? Here's how you can get started today. | Continue reading


@xoombi.com | 8 years ago

The 15 Best Job Markets for Digital Marketers

Career Management - San Francisco and Seattle are the cities in the United States with the strongest job markets for digital marketers, according to a recent report from MarketPro. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Roku introduces 5 new streaming players, including the tiny Roku Express

If you've been thinking about upgrading your streaming setup, Roku just gave you five new options to choose from.The company unveiled its new line of streaming players on Monday, ranging from the $129.99 Roku Ultra to the tiny $29.99 Roku Express, which are available for pre-orde … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

How to Serve the Entire Customer Journey With Consultative Content

Your customers crave tools and useful content, but they also want guidance on how to use them. Meet that need with consultative content. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago