Uber expands surge pricing to its food delivery service, UberEATS

Uber’s business has long relied on surge pricing: When there’s demand for rides, and not enough cars, the cost per ride goes up to incentivize drivers to meet the demand. That’s the company line and it’s all fine and dandy — except when surge pricing prices you out of using the s … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

T-Mobile now has a better Google Pixel deal than Verizon

For a limited time, T-Mobile is giving customers the chance to cut the cost of a Google Pixel in half if they sign up for a T-Mobile ONE contract. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Watch this gorgeous, intense new Final Fantasy XV short film

If a feature-length CG movie and five episodes of anime weren't enough to get you excited for the impending launch of Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix has even more for you: a beautiful new short film called "Omen."The movie was created by Digic Pictures, the same team behind the be … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

The Google Pixel has been rooted by Chainfire, but with a catch

Renowned developer Chainfire has successfully rooted the Google Pixel, but with a condition: he disabled DM-verity and used a modified system partition. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

Apple takes down its online store ahead of MacBook unveiling event

Thursday is a big day for tech giant Apple as the company is reportedly set to unveil a new MacBook Pro at a media event on Cupertino campus and the company has taken down its online store in anticipation. SEE ALSO: How to watch Apple's new MacBook Pro revealUsers who go to Apple … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Intralink-Spine’s Réjuve Treatment Eliminates Low Back Pain

PRESS RELEASE: With the continuation of extremely positive clinical results from its early safety and feasibility study in Malaysia, Intralink-Spine, Inc. (ILS) believes the Réjuve System is going to change the landscape for the treatment of low ... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Can Apple and Microsoft recapture the thrill of the PC?

As Walt Mossberg wrote in his column this week: “the thrill is gone.” PCs were once on top of the consumer tech market, but that was before the introductions of the modern smartphone and tablet. Both Apple and Microsoft have new computers coming out for this holiday season, but w … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Final Fantasy 15 is getting a multiplayer mode

Final Fantasy 15 will have online multiplayer, implemented as part of the game's DLC offerings.We don't know too much about the mode, dubbed Comrades, just yet, except that it will be the last part of the £19.99 Season Pass (it'll also be sold separately), following three episode … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

Pee World VR: Endlich in den Grand Canyon pinkeln

Die wunderbare Welt der virtuellen Realitäten ist bereits reichlich mit Obskuritäten am Rand oder jenseits des guten Geschmacks gesegnet, jetzt kommt mit der Urinal-Witz-App Pee World VR auch noch schenkelklopfender Adoleszenz-Humor dazu:... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

How To Make Your Content Marketing Budget Effective

The new year is right around the corner, make sure your content marketing budget and strategy is effective and set up for success with these tips... | Continue reading


@copypress.com | 8 years ago

What to Look for When Hiring a Demand Generation Manager

General Management - Today's demand generation manager requires a different skill set from old-school managers'. To find the right person for this evolved role, you'll need to make sure he or she has ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Nonprofit Storytelling: How the Power of 'Why' Can Increase Advocates, Donations

Non-Profit - If you are part of a nonprofit struggling to gain donor support, get your team in the same room and ask yourselves two questions. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Brand Admiration Is Earned, Not Given: Here's How to Make It Last Forever

Customer Relationships - Lasting brand admiration is achieved when your business becomes part of who people are (think Mac people) and what they stand for. That kind of relationship isn't accidental or the ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The 5 Writers You Meet in Content Marketing Hell

I wrote last week about how content marketing is currently in the trough of disillusionment. This is a time when a … | Continue reading


@scribewise.com | 8 years ago

Amazon sues more sellers for buying fake reviews

Amazon is continuing its efforts to crack down on fraudulent reviews across its site with new lawsuits aimed at two U.S. sellers, and one from the E.U., which claim to have evidence customer review abuse. That is, the defendants created fake reviews for their products, which coul … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Trump campaign using targeted Facebook posts to discourage black Americans from voting

While the Trump campaign continues to flounder weeks before Election Day, a new report is providing some inside information on the candidate's strategy, including an unorthodox use of Facebook. Continue reading… | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Uber to host a summit on making on-demand air transit affordable

Uber has released a detailed white paper outlining the virtues and current blocking factors of what it calls “on-demand aviation,” or a network of small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft that would make it possible for users to summon flying transport whenever they want … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft just beat Apple at its own game with this Surface Studio video

Apple’s design has been cutting edge and has set industry standards ever since Jony Ive joined the company’s design team back in 1992. During Apple’s early days, Steve Jobs made marketing an integral part of the company’s DNA. By combining great-looking products with powerful mar … | Continue reading


@thenextweb.com | 8 years ago

Vauxhall goes on safari to launch two new models of car

Vauxhall is going on safari at Woburn Safari Park to mark the launch of two new car models. | Continue reading


@campaignlive.co.uk | 8 years ago

11 Great Uses of Technology in the Classroom

Society has progressed into the digital age, and the field of education has advanced right along with it. Teachers must now reach out to a generation that is more comfortable asking questions by talking to Siri than by raising a hand in the physical classroom. Whether you teach a … | Continue reading


@inklyo.com | 8 years ago

Culture of Analytics: Good for people, essential for business

SPONSORED: Presented by Tableau. None of us like being in the dark. That’s because our curiosity is innate. We all want to know what’s what. As researcher Jonathan Litman put it, we find knowledge rewarding because it “dispels undesirable states of ignorance and uncertainty.” But … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Pokémon Sun and Moon will let you fight some very familiar faces

Thought you knew everything about Pokémon Sun and Moon? Turns out there are still some surprises in store.Today's latest trailer confirms the final evolutions for each of the three Starter Pokémon (which first leaked from the game's demo code last week).A set of four island Guard … | Continue reading


@eurogamer.net | 8 years ago

GifCities is a search engine for classic GIFs

GIFs may be hot today and some people may even think that they are a relatively new thing on the Internet. If you’re an Internet users of a certain age, though, chances are you were already using GIFs to spice up your cool GeoCities or Tripod pages with a few spinning arrows and … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

7 Content Types That Will Optimize Your Conversion Rate

Are you utilizing your content marketing to its fullest? Exploring new content types can help you further optimize conversion rates. Here's how. | Continue reading


@labs.openviewpartners.com | 8 years ago

Seedcamp-backed Twine launches marketplace for creatives

Having made headway in building out its community for creatives, Twine recently flicked the monetization switch by adding a marketplace to its wares. This lets businesses post creative briefs and the type of specialism they are looking for from which Twine’s community can pitch f … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

The Google Pixel's camera is great in low light, you just have to trust HDR

Last week, I spent many hours poring over images from the newly released Google Pixel. I was checking them against photos from the iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge in what has become a twice-yearly exercise: trying to discern which new phone has the best camera. The conclusion … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Pebble 2 review: still more smartwatch than health tracker

Pebble is the indie band of smartwatches. Ever since the startup company of the same name launched its record-breaking Kickstarter campaign four years ago, it has attracted an enthusiastic fan base of early adopters. The watches tend to look like toys, but they’re durable and wat … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

6 Tips for How Your Sales Team Can Share Marketing Content

It's immensely frustrating to create great marketing content and then find that sales isn't using it quite like how you'd planned...or at all. So let's talk about cures to that frustration, and how sales teams can use marketing content the right way! | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Microsoft's Windows chief: Surface Dial is just the beginning

Microsoft's Windows chief sees a future where the regular input devices —€” touch, mouse and keyboard, or stylus —€” are complimented by objects that interact with a PC's screen. Talking to The Verge after Microsoft's Surface event yesterday, Windows and devices chief Terry Myers … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Twitter plans to get up close and personal, surfacing content for your special interests

In Twitter’s Q3 earnings call today, executives dodged a question from an analyst about whether the company could give details about any “big, revolutionary” product changes that might move the needle on Twitter’s sluggish growth. But they did open the curtains on one of the “hun … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Smartphone shipments up 1% year-on-year despite Galaxy Note 7 recall

Global smartphone shipments are up 1% in Q3 2016 based on the same period last year, says research company IDC. | Continue reading


@androidauthority.com | 8 years ago

What to expect from the Tesla solar roof event on October 28

Tesla is hosting an event this coming Friday in L.A., and it’s doing so in tandem with SolarCity. This will be a sort of preview of what we can expect from the companies once they combine into one under the Tesla umbrella, which should happen soon provided investors are on board. … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Web Summit Community Meetups

We’ve handpicked over 30 incredible hosts to organise community meet ups on each night of Web Summit. Wherever your interests lie, you can be sure to find a community to connect with. Our hosts range from data scientists to VPs of marketing, and they’ll be bringing together atten … | Continue reading


@blog.websummit.net | 8 years ago

Indian court asks YouTube to share user's IP address, identity in defamation case

YouTube has landed itself in hot water in India. SEE ALSO: Internet users in developed world more wary of tech's drawbacksIndia’s Madras High Court directed YouTube and Google to share with the government details of a user who uploaded and published a questionable video. But YouT … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 8 years ago

Auf Premiumwegen durch Belgiens einzigen Nationalpark: Erstmalig sind in unserem Nachbarland zwei Wanderwege mit dem begehrten Gütesiegel des Deutschen Wanderinstituts ausgezeichnet worden (FOTO)

VISITFLANDERS: Köln/Lanaken (ots) - Die belgische Provinz Limburg beherbergt neuerdings zwei Wanderstrecken, die sich mit dem Siegel "Premiumweg" schmücken dürfen. Die Auszeichnung wurde vom renommierten Deutschen Wanderinstitut vorgenommen, dessen Wegescouts bei ... | Continue reading


@presseportal.de | 8 years ago

Adents and Microsoft Combine Their Expertise in Unit Identification and Business Intelligence

PRESS RELEASE: Adents, software developer for unique product identification and track & trace solutions, and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) have combined efforts to jointly develop and commercialize a new Cloud platform named Adents Prodigi. Adents Prodigi... | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

How to Write a Winning First Sentence

The right opening sentence can keep your audience on the page. Here's how to kick off your content with the perfect first sentence. | Continue reading


@convinceandconvert.com | 8 years ago

Facebook launches augmented reality selfie “masks” for Live video

Copying Snapchat and capitalizing on the acquisition of MSQRD, today Facebook finally integrated augmented reality selfie lenses it calls “Masks” into its main app. Starting with some Halloween-themed skeleton, witch, and pumpkin masks, some Facebook users can now start to use th … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Samsung acquires Tachyon to extend enterprise mobile device management

Samsung’s mobile operation has taken a big hit of late, with profits plunging 30% in the last quarter in the wake of the Note 7 recall. But today, the company is announcing an acquisition of a wireless enterprise startup that speaks to how it wants to grow other areas of its busi … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

BrainCheck raises $3 million for app to monitor brain health

A Houston-based startup called BrainCheck has raised $3 million in seed funding for an app that helps users understand, by simply playing some games on an iPad, if they or a loved one may have suffered a concussion.Founded in 2014 by Dr. David Eagleman, a neuroscientist at Baylor … | Continue reading


@techcrunch.com | 8 years ago

Facebook releases Halloween-themed reactions and live video Snapchat-like lenses

With Halloween right around the corner, Facebook is launching new features to get you in the spirit. Starting today, you’ll be able to respond to posts with themed Reactions and if you do a Facebook Live broadcast, the social networking company gives you Snapchat-like lens, speci … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Facebook introduces Halloween-themed face filters for Live videos

Facebook today is giving users the option to wear "masks" in Facebook Live — at least through Halloween. The limited edition masks include a jack-o'-lantern, a witch, a skeleton, and a few animals. This is the first time Facebook has introduced Snapchat-style face filters. The fi … | Continue reading


@theverge.com | 8 years ago

Leveraging ‘Hamilton’ to Reinvigorate a 232-Year-Old Brand

As a marketer, it’s not often that you meet upon perfectly aligned opportunities; the ones in which you can directly connect your brand story to something that is trending in the world, something that is...read moreThe post Leveraging ‘Hamilton’ to Reinvigorate a 232-Year-Old Bra … | Continue reading


@alltop | 8 years ago

Leveraging ‘Hamilton’ to Reinvigorate a 232-Year-Old Brand

Here's how BNY Mellon is using the popularity of the hit musical, Hamilton, to highlight the bank's founder and reinvigorate the 232-year-old brand. | Continue reading


@socialmediaexplorer.com | 8 years ago

Blockchain Startup CoinSciences Adds 13 Members to Partner Program

Blockchain startup CoinSciences has launched a new program aimed at getting more enterprise companies to work with blockchain. Source | Continue reading


@CoinDesk | 8 years ago

Tech and entertainment M&A deals cooled off in Q3

Mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter cooled off somewhat, according to new reports from accounting firm PwC. The deal activity in the entertainment, media, and communications sectors softened in the third quarter, with deal value down 53 percent to $19.2 billion from the … | Continue reading


@venturebeat.com | 8 years ago

Hohe Gewinnmarge bei den Pixel-Smartphones von Google

IHS iSuppli hat die Materialkosten analysiert, die Google im Tandem mit HTC für die Pixel-Smartphones einsetzt. Demnach kostet das größere der beiden Telefone, das Pixel XL 285,75 US-Dollar in der Herstellung und garantiert eine solide... | Continue reading


@de.engadget.com | 8 years ago

What Third-Generation US Hispanics Want to See in Online Content and in Ads

Advertising - Some 70% of third-generation Hispanics in the United States say they feel connected to their Hispanic heritage, and more than half say their background is an important part of their ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago