Friday Afternoon Timewaster: You'll Never Believe This One Weird Trick

The Friday Afternoon Timewaster is our roundup of the week's most important marketing articles--perfect for any content marketing or PR professional. | Continue reading


@scribewise.com | 8 years ago

Snapchat adds Olympics-themed filters, stickers, and lenses

Just about every major tech company is doing Olympics promotions: Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and now Snapchat. The company is today releasing a batch of stickers, lenses and filters themed after the Olympics. First off you have a couple of new lenses themed around the c … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Spotify Release Radar

Dass Algorithmen sich für die Empfehlung von Musik eignen, beweist Spotify seit einiger Zeit mit dem Feature Mix der Woche. Nun gibt es erstmalig eine Ergänzung, um sich besser durch Neuerscheinungen orientieren zu können. Release Radar... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

The gold OnePlus 3 is a very pretty phone

The OnePlus 3 has been one of the standout smartphones in a year full of great options. It has great build quality, fast performance, and a good camera in a package that costs little more than half of what you'd pay for a high-end Android phone. Last week, the company released a … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The gadgets have eyes: Galaxy Note 7, Xbox One S, and Google AMP

This week on Vergecast, our usual team of Nilay Patel, Paul Miller, and Dieter Bohn bring in senior editor, tech expert, and friend of the show Dan Seifert to discus Samsung and their new Galaxy Note 7. Dieter gives us his review of the Xbox One S, and the Flag Ship goes deep int … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Blizzard is reportedly remastering the original Starcraft for an HD release

Almost 20 years after initially launching it back in 1998, Blizzard might be prepping a remastered HD release of legendary strategy game Starcraft, iNews24 reports. While the new version will offer better resolution and revamped user interface, rumours speculate that there won’t … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

A version of the Galaxy Note 7 will come with 6GB of RAM in China

We got a first look at Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7 this week. In the US, it comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. Samsung often varies its storage capacities across markets, so we weren’t going to be surprised if international u … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Buzz! developer Relentless shut down

UK indie studio Relentless Software - best-known for its Buzz! series of quiz games on PlayStation 2 - has closed its doors for the final time.All staff at the Brighton-based company were made redundant today, studio founder Andrew Eades told Eurogamer sister site GamesIndustry.b … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Spotify will help introduce you to more new music with Release Radar

Spotify has launched a new Release Radar weekly playlist to help listeners discover the latest releases based on their tastes. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Personal holographic display creates mesmerizing light shows

Volume is a new kind of 3D display. It was created by Looking Glass, a company based in Brooklyn and Hong Kong. The volumetric display uses a projector and a series of transparent slices to create images in three-dimensional space, a technology Looking Glass calls "lightfolding." … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

The DeanBeat: What we learned from GamesBeat 2016

Episode 9 of our GamesBeat series of conferences is over. We heard the Yoda-like wisdom of 105 speakers at our ninth annual GamesBeat event at the beautiful Terranea resort in Los Angeles. Sadly, we had way too many talks for me to summarize in a single column. (You can see all o … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Facebook tests MSQRD selfie filters and opening your camera atop feed

Snapchat opens to the camera by default to spur content creation, and now Facebook is trying the same starting with an Olympics-themed test in Brazil and Canada. Instead of just the “What are you doing?” text status update prompt, users will see an open camera window as Facebook … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Why Pokémon Go captured our imagination — and huge market share

When a franchise that essentially died more than a decade ago comes back to life with such fervor, we need to ask ourselves how and why that happened. And if you’re able to stop playing Pokémon Go long enough to read this article, you’ll find the phenomenon is deeply rooted in ev … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Facebook begins testing a Snapchat-like camera with filters and stickers

Facebook is testing a new version of its flagship app that opens directly to a Snapchat-style camera, encouraging you to capture more photos and videos and adorn them with filters and stickers. The test, which begins today in Canada and Brazil, marks the first time Facebook has i … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Twitter’s latest test encourages users to Direct Message brands, not tweet at them

A number of businesses use Twitter to interact with their customers and offer support. But that often means responding to angry tweets directed at their account, then switching users over to private messaging to deal with the issues at hand. Now the company is testing a new featu … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Niantic needs to fix this one major problem with Pokémon Go

Okay, tell me if you’ve heard this story before. You’re wandering through the streets of your city playing some Pokémon Go. Suddenly, a wild pidgey appears. It’s got a CP of 10, or something, and you’ve already caught a million of them, but you think “screw it, I’ve got enough Po … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

The United States Navy is finally getting rid of its blue uniforms

The Army is currently in the process of transitioning away from their pixelated Universal Camouflage Pattern uniforms to ones with the Operational Camouflage Pattern. Now, the US Navy is following suit by ditching their pixelated blue uniform in favor of a new pattern.It will tak … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Mission Untraceable: How Zcash is Being Used to Obscure Ethereum Transactions

Cryptographer Andrew Miller discusses his latest work, Hawk, which aims to increase the privacy of digital currency transactions. | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Star Trek Viz: Interaktive Infografik aller Charaktere

Fans von Star Trek aufgepasst. Dass es im Enterprise-Universum zahlreiche Charaktere gibt, ist aufgrund der Fülle der Filme, Serien und Spin-Offs eigentlich klar. Aber wann und wo haben die Charaktere eigentlich interagiert? Diese interaktive Infografik... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Best Kickstarters of the month – July 2016

It can take a long time to find interesting projects on Kickstarter, so we're here to help, with this roundup of some of the Best Kickstarters in July 2016 | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

'Into The Rift' Is an Upcoming Metroidvania Game That Looks Stunning in Action

The word 'Metroidvania' has become synonymous with disappointment and cynicism for me over the past few years. Every game with such a label either plays nothing like the side-scrolling action titles with an emphasis on exploration that I fell in love with as a child, or cannot li … | Continue reading


@toucharcade.com | 8 years ago

Apple takes a page from Amazon, recommends products based on your purchase history in its Apple Store App

Apple has big plans to overhaul its App Store in the months ahead to better tailor the experience to its end users, but ahead of that, the company has introduced a more personalized version of its Apple Store App – yes, the one you use to buy things. According to the company, the … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Safeguard your online activity for life with the world’s fastest VPN, now at its lowest price ever (86% off)

Malicious hackers are finding new ways each day to violate your privacy, so getting a virtual private network (VPN) is essential. These services route your online activity through remote, private servers, shielding your data from digital criminals. And PureVPN is not only one of … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Watch: Ian introduces Chris to the ZX Spectrum

Kids React. | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

It’s nuts, but there’s now a company that specializes in wiping Pokémon off the map

It’s crazy, but Pokémon Go has become so huge that there’s now a company that specializes in wiping Pokémon off the map. As Go players often vagabond into private or potentially unsafe areas, a number of power utility companies have resorted to the services of cybersecurity firm  … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

NASA spendiert Curiosity Game zum Jubiläum

Seit vier Jahren mittlerweile tuckert der Mars Rover im Auftrag der NASA auf dem roten Planeten, um der Menschheit neue Erkenntnisse über den Planeten zu bringen. Nun lässt sich zum Geburtstag Curiosity für Desktop aber auch iOS und Android... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

4 Ways Startups Can Get Into Digital Marketing

This post was originally published on Knowtechie.com Digital Marketing is all the craze right now, and for startups, it’s a great way to surpass competitors. Many startups worry about spending … | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 8 years ago

Why Your Facebook Ads Aren’t Converting

Convince & Convert Strategist Mary Nice reveals common Facebook advertising mistakes, plus solutions for your next ad campaign. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Six Surprising Facts About Loyalty Programs

Customer Relationships - Is your customer loyalty program meeting consumer expectations? We recently conducted a study of North American consumers to find out what they felt about loyalty programs. The following insights may ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Nine Content Tools to Improve Your Online Presence Through Curation

Content - The more relevant, interesting, and even entertaining the content that you share or publish, the more your audience will view you as a trustworthy source of information, and not just ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

#SocialSkim: Instagram Just Cloned Snapchat Stories, Plus 10 More Stories This Week

Social Media - This week: imitation. Instagram essentially integrated a copy of Snapchat within its app (with one major advantage); Facebook and Twitter took a play from YouTube's book to attract well-known creator ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Hitman heads to Bangkok on 16th August

Hitman's fourth episode will take Agent 47 to Bangkok, Thailand, on 16th August.The latest mission will see our bald-headed antihero take out an aspiring in… | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Spotify’s new Friday playlist makes it real easy to discover new releases

Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature has turned out to be immensely popular, so now the company will compliment it with another playlist of recommended music called Release Radar. Whereas Discover Weekly sends you songs you might like every Monday, Release Radar will share a list of … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Mars rover Curiosity singing Happy Birthday to itself is the saddest thing

Remember Curiosity, the rover we sent on a trip to Mars for a life of planetary exploration and solitude? As it turns out, today marks his first birthday after spending a year on the red planet. After four years year of servitude, it has made more than 70,000 images and fired mor … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

This iPhone 7 mock up looks like the real thing

We've reached a whole new stage of Apple iPhone 7 rumor management.For months we've watched as iPhone 7 rumors big and small have made their way from Apple's leaky cauldron(?) China(?), Foxconn(?) to the salivating public. They cover everything from size, shape, number of cameras … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

97% of smartphones in India run Android

A new report reveals 97% of smartphones in India run Android, while iPhone sales fell 35% in Q2 2016. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

BetChain Is Bringing Olympic Gold Right To Your Screen!

Usually, when you spin you do it for the jackpot. BetChain is upping the ante, bringing you a chance to score Olympic Gold together with the jackpots! As the competition is set to start in Rio, BetChain has decided to hold its own games so that you can get on that podium yourself … | Continue reading


@newsbtc.com | 8 years ago

The Friday Handshake Report: Permission to Be a Kid Again

No, you don't need my permission to be a kid again. | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Google celebrates the Olympics with a bunch of cartoon fruit games

Let the Fruit Games begin.Over the years, Google has done many different style Google Doodles to recognize the Olympic games. In their own stylized way, these daily drawings and animations usually celebrate the specific sports and, more broadly, the athletes and countries competi … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Erster Trailer zu Christopher Nolans "Dunkirk" erschienen

Nachdem Starregisseur Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Interception) bei "Interstellar" sich in den Weltraum katapultierte, widmet er sich in seinem neusten Werk dem Zweiten Weltkrieg. "Dunkirk" nennt sich der Film mit Tom Hardy, Fionn Whitehead,... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

Watch: Reigns brings out your inner tyrant

I first played Reigns in the leftfield collection at this year's EGX Rezzed and quickly fell in love. I then died approximately four seconds later, because Reigns is a cruel mistress. Devolver's rule 'em up is all about actions and their consequences, and it's surprisingly diffic … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Google Search update helps you find the best spots to dine

Google Search has been updated with the option to view "best of" lists and reviews of restaurants that appear in your local search. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

3 Simple Ways to Increase YouTube Subscribers

A healthy YouTube subscriber count requires smart targeting, technical know-how, and a bit of influence from the pros. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

No Man's Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe is the perfect soundtrack for exploring the abyss

Next week will see the release of No Man’s Sky, a sci-fi game about exploring a huge, procedurally generated universe. It’s a moment that many have been clamoring for ever since the game was first announced in 2013, with a raucous trailer, set to the sound of "Debutante" from 65d … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Instagram for Business: How to Get Started

Are you using Instagram for business? Whether you're just getting started or already have an account, these tips will help you take it to the next level. | Continue reading


@xoombi.com | 8 years ago

The 10 Brands With the Most Buzz in 2016

Brand Management - Amazon and Netflix are the most buzzed about brands in 2016, according to recent research from YouGov BrandIndex. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Rainmaker Rewind: How to Add Images to Your Book with a Professional Illustrator

Rainmaker Rewind spotlights top Rainmaker FM podcast episodes. This edition begins with a discussion about the art of book illustrations on Zero to Book. | Continue reading


@copyblogger.com | 8 years ago

Snapchat celebrates the Olympics with new filters, lenses and Discover channel

You can add Snapchat to the list of apps that will help you stay up to date on what's going on at the Olympics.Snapchat added a boatload of new Olympics-themed features, including new stickers, lenses and filters. The app will also host video content via its Live Stories and a ne … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago