Why Two Days? Can I Really Get A Deal on Prime Day? That’s the question, isn’t it? Is it worth it to take advantage of Prime Day deals or is it just another corporate scam to get you to part with your hard-earned dollars? Well, it’s both!
The closure is only expected to affect the consumer version of the app, which has attracted controversy this year, with other products in the Wickr family that are intended for government agencies and businesses, to be unaffected. Wickr was founded in 2012, and the Wickr Me messaging app is regarded as one of the first mainstream encrypted solutions of its kind. Since then, many competitors to Wickr Me have added their own end-to-end encryption, such as WhatsApp, which introduced the feature in 2014....
The report comes from the Seattle Times, which says Seattle is now “the biggest company town in America.”
This online course contains 22 modules ranging from selecting the right gear to photo editing, and even how to market your photos. Through video tutorials, quizzes and the like, you’ll uncover tricks of the trade and quick fixes you can apply to enhance existing photos. Learn to find your niche, how to properly frame your subject and to tune your camera’s settings to ensure you snap the perfect pic. Through editing, you’ll learn to adjust the exposure, the hue/saturation, and more to perfect your photo or even foster your own style....
A New York Times feature revealed how, over the past year, Apple has quietly axed over half of the most downloaded parental control apps. These included OurPact and Freedom, which had over three million downloads, and a quarter of a million downloads, respectively. According to the app developers that the NYT spoke to, Apple’s actions have jeopardised their future as companies, and has forced others to close up shop completely....
Here’s how it works: if you meet the criteria below, you can fill out an application to represent Los Angeles at Celebrate. On September 10, the top 10 companies will start competing in an online readers’ choice poll where anyone can vote for their favorite company. On September 15, we’ll announce the readers’ choice winner, along with a winner chosen by our team. Those two companies will be heading to Vegas!...
Basecamp’s hosted email service, Hey, just added a new iteration, Hey for Work. It fields work email, reducing what gets put in front of you and streamlining the process of answering the most important messages. It’s not for everyone, but if answering email is the worst part of your day, it’s probably for you. How Hey works Hey gives you a new email inbox with a minimalist design. You’ll get your own @hey....
Launching a successful startup requires you to focus all of your time and effort on the task at hand. There are only so many hours in each day — time is the one commodity that every entrepreneur wished they had more of. There are many common distractions that suck away your precious time every day. These seven examples can be eliminated easily to give you more time to dedicate towards reaching your goals....
The impact? A host of bloggers and publishers are seeing their revenues massively dented, from tiny BBQ grill review sites to the hugest media organizations around. Suddenly, every other affiliate program and network out there is looking more attractive. In fact, multiple affiliate sites I spoke to for this article have seen their partners or revenues nearly double within just a few months. Here are some of the top options available in 2020 to anyone who wants to earn a living or a side hustle by recommending products online....
Since launching in late 2013, the company has built a client roster consisting of companies such as AOL, Shutterstock, and GoPro. Today, BetterWorks is announcing the successful close of a $20 million series B round led by Emergence Capital. The round is also backed by Kleiner Perkins, 8VC, and their investors from previous rounds. BetterWorks plans to use the capital injection to expand on their product offerings. Their current platform is focused on developing company and employee goals, and tracking ongoing performance....
The Tokyo-based Bitcoin-trading exchange, at one point, accounted for more than 80% of all Bitcoin trading. According to a “crisis strategy” document leaked by Bitcoin blogger and entrepreneur Ryan Selkis, Mt. Gox has lost 744,000 Bitcoins in a theft that has gone on for several years. Earlier this month, the exchange halted withdrawals earlier this month. Originally suspended for “maintenance”, it now seems that the same bug that allowed the thefts to occur Mt....
Here is an excerpt from How Companies Win. A New Strategy For a New Era Why did venerable car insurance giant Allstate start offering more features and customer choices that went against conventional risk practices? How did Best Buy manage to thrive even as its biggest competitor, Circuit City, went out of business? How did Ball Park Franks, which its parent company Sara Lee was considering deemphasizing in 2005, become one of the nation’s hottest consumer brands just two years later?...
The US retail corporation is the latest in a string of organizations looking to get ahead of the curve as Facebook, Microsoft and a host of gaming companies lay the first foundations of a new reality. The idea has only really been taken seriously in the last six months, however, but with an increasing number of companies getting involved, others are wondering whether they need to act now in order to avoid being left behind....
Improved security Let’s start by addressing the security concerns that many businesses have long held with regard to cloud computing. The fact that data is backed-up to the cloud and in many cases stored on servers off-site makes business bosses uneasy, and understandably so. However, the security of third-party data centers is of such paramount importance to the relevant service providers that every conceivable precaution is taken to make sure data is protected....
SmartChef is a new feature that allows the smoker to be connected to your network by way of WiFi, and then allows you to monitor and customize the cooking experience with the related app. Yes, I know, at first thought you are thinking “why on earth does a smoker need to be connected to WiFi?” – but this isn’t a gimmicky add-on. It’s truly a simple addition that allows you to detach yourself from the smoker, go on about your day, and monitor and control the unit from anywhere that you have a connection....
The PaaS market is growing every single year, with revenues looking to hit nearly $3 billion by 2016. Gartner reports that there are now more than 150 different PaaS providers to choose from, each with different capabilities and offers. Picking a PaaS provider is an important choice, one that can impact your business for many years to come. While certain requirements (price, reliability, etc.) will surely weigh heavily on that decision, other factors that are just as crucial may fly under the radar....
Everything Starts With Your Target AudienceThe very first SEO tip I highlighted on the blog of the company I do consulting work for was connected to identifying your audience and how important that is. This is important for any type of profile you have and the reason why the social profile was created. You need to know who you talk to in order to entertain, inform, provoke controversy or make a sale....
The ability to fail is one of the entrepreneurial skills outlined in Wilkinson’s book The Creator’s Code: The Six Essential Skills of Extraordinary Entrepreneurs, which launches today. An entrepreneur, advisor to corporations and startups, and lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wilkinson spent the past five years interviewing over 200 entrepreneurs – including the founders of LinkedIn, Chipotle, Airbnb, PayPal, and Dropbox – and surveying the academic literature....
Speek: A conference calling app that gets rid of PINs and phone numbers and lets you invite collaborators with a link (speek.com/yourname).PowerSupply: A weekly delivery service of paleo, mixitarian, or vegetarian ready-to-eat meals that you can pick up at local gyms and studios.Nvite: A platform for planning, attending, and engaging with other attendees at events.Riskpulse: Providers of asset maps and risk information to businesses with supply chains or logistics that are weather-dependent....
In just a few days, startups and technologists from Washington, DC and Northern Virginia will embark on the annual journey to Austin, Texas. The DMV crew will be met by other tech minded professionals from around the nation for SXSW Interactive. The annual conference has historically been the launch pad of many startups in the past, ranging from Twitter to last year’s Periscope and Meerkat. In a surprise announcement last week, SXSW organizers unveiled that President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will kick off the conference as keynote speakers at SXSW Interactive....
