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Unrabble is a site designed to make hiring decisions easier for the business with limited staff, time, or background in human resources. It allows you to “find the gems amongst the rabble,” quickly and effectively. Unrabble isn’t regimented HR software or a modified version of a job board. It is a new take on hiring that saves time by automating core hiring tasks. The site improves your ability to make decisions by replacing endless resumes with measurable criteria....

It seems like embedding these sensors into our clothing makes much more sense. To take things even further, sensor technology that is built into wearables can bring much more benefit to our lives beyond simply measuring our movements. Smart clothing has the potential to actually improve health and wellness if utilized correctly. The idea of smart clothes has been around for a few years. Unfortunately, nobody has been interested in taking things beyond the spitballing stage until recently....

This writing holds immense value for Speek. Each article drives users to our product, helps with SEO, and solidifies us as subject matter experts to potential customers, partners, investors and/or acquirers, assuring that we are an important contributor to the ongoing conversation. This being the case, people often ask me how they can get started writing, too. Rather than simply sending them the link to Bukowski’s So You Want To Be A Writer (which is great advice, but a little unfair, I think: you should be able to write a guest article for a blog even if it’s not 100 percent true that “the sun inside you is burning your gut”), I hope this article can serve as a primer for the wannabe guest writers out there....

Despite what one might believe about people leaving their homes and getting away from their screens, it seems as though freedom is having the opposite effect. While the societal changes are having their own effects, this can’t be entirely attributed to easing lockdowns. Twitter and Snapchat are experimenting with their own advancements, both platforms trying to push the envelope and see what services could suit their businesses. While some are in early days, these changes may have breathed new life into the somewhat plateauing social networks....

We all know live streaming is the latest, hot new thing, but at what point are features simply taking what was unique from another network? The answer to this and many other questions are in need of answering. Will Twitter’s bet on streaming sports work in their favor? Does anyone actually want live streaming that goes away on Instagram? Fortunately every few months, the social media gods give and take away dozens of new features, so let’s take a look at what the biggest ones were from this past year....

Founded in 2012 at Techstars Boston, Startup Institute has since expanded its programming to other cities in the U.S., as well as abroad, including New York, Chicago, Berlin, and London. The financing will help support them further expand its operations and train more people to find jobs in high-growth startups around the world. Startup Institute runs various programs to help support people in achieving their startup career goals. Their core program consists of an eight-week curriculum designed to develop the necessary soft and hard skills people will need to succeed in a startup environment....

The study, which was carried out by Brown University, found that the majority of tweets from bots about climate change fall into the denial camp, with very few supporting the evidence for its existence. It comes at a time when social media companies are under increasing pressure for their perceived lack of action on policing the spread of fake news. With news of Twitter recently suspending around 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts for what it calls “platform manipulation,” the Brown University report looks to shed more light on the question of who to trust online....

Need more funding news? You can get the Tech.Co Deals Roundup sent directly to your inbox by subscribing here. Funding GLAMSQUAD Welcomes $15 Million GLAMSQUAD is considered a market leader in mobile beauty services, and they today announced that New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has led their recent $15 million Series B funding round. There was additional participation from SoftBank Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Montage Ventures, and AOL’s BBG Ventures. The team intends to use the funds to accelerator their growth nationwide, expand their engineering and marketing capability, and exploring preliminary development of new products and services like bridal services and ecommerce....

From Apple’s new Macbook Pro touch bar to Google’s new Pixel phone, we’re starting to see more user experience driven updates as well. So what kind of smartphone or computer should you be looking for? This holiday gift guide focuses on more than speed and affordability, but the features consumers need most like water resistance, touch screens, battery life, and portability. The Computers, Tablets and Smartphones of 2016 The following holiday guide is based on general aggregate reviews, internal feedback, available features, and affordability....

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Remember! Join us at Innovate! and Celebrate 2017! Register now and get ready for a fantastic 3-day journey of mentor sessions, keynote speeches, and our riveting Startup of the Year competition in San Francisco, CA. Here Are This Week’s Tech.Co Top Stories: Need more Tech.Co? Sign up for the Tech.Co newsletter today, and get the weekly wrap-up direct to your inbox. Interested in coming to a Tech.Co event? Check out our Tech....

Remember! Apply now to Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year competition, which will give you a chance to join us at Innovate! and Celebrate 2017! Register now and get ready for a fantastic 3-day journey. Here Are This Week’s Tech.Co Top Stories: Need more Tech.Co? Sign up for the Tech.Co newsletter today, and get the weekly wrap-up direct to your inbox. Interested in coming to a Tech.Co event? Check out our Tech....

What does a new brand mean for you as a Community Leader? Being part of the broader Techstars brand will deliver increased global recognition which will allow you as Community Leaders to further leverage the Techstars global network.In regions where Startup Weekend has a stronger presence than Techstars the consistent brand will allow us to more easily support ecosystem development with new accelerators and other programs, through the Startup Weekend brand equity....

HP CEO Meg Whitman and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg came in at #7 and #8, with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer at #18. The list was compiled by Fortune editors, who consider how well the women’s businesses are doing globally, how their careers are going, and how influential they are on society and culture. (Some fun facts: This year, Taylor Swift made the list at #51, a “bonus spot.” The ranking debuted in 1998 with presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina – then the president of Lucent Technologies – at #1....

In recent years, edtech companies have been looking into gamifying the process of learning and making it fun via games, missions, and playing. Gamification is perfect for engaging students and creating a self-learner attitude. Here are some of the good examples of gamification in e-learning: Anki What is it? Anki is an open source spaced repetition flashcard program which makes remembering things easy. It has many add-ons available.It can handle decks of 100,000+ cards....

Meanwhile, Xapo (#2) is finding demand for bitcoin outside the United States. “We are seeing a lot of growth in emerging markets with customers that do not have any other way to spend digitally,” says founder and CEO Wences Casares. Developers are also taking an interest in bitcoin. “One of the things we’re most excited about is the amount of developer interest in bitcoin,” says Adam White, VP of business development and strategy at Coinbase....

Each entry is interesting enough, but taken together, they create a snapshot of how a massive conglomerate bets on startups in order to keep their future looking bright. AT&T Aspire Accelerator This accelerator works with organizations that use technology to help students succeed, strengthen schools and communities, or prepare learners for employment. The Aspire Accelerator will connect you with the resources, services, expertise, and relationships you need to drive exponential change in how we learn....

One of the easiest ways to track a city’s startup ecosystem is to take a look at the growth of coworking spaces. More than a dozen different startup hubs are popping up around Florida, and the tropical Tampa Bay area is no exception. One even just announced their second Tampa location just a few days ago. Given all these coworking spaces, one would certainly expect a record number of cool startup ideas being co-worked on....

However, as with all trade shows, the floors of Barcelona’s Fira Gran Via exhibition center were filled just as many pointless and poorly thought-out products as there were good ones. So, let’s take a look at those products that sparked joy, and those that should be cast off to tech’s giant trash can in the sky. The Best Tech from MWC 2019 Let’s start by looking at the big hitters from this year’s MWC event:...

If you don’t excel at each of these skills, don’t freak out. While all these skills are important, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Instead of stressing about the skills you may be missing, focus on your strong suits to break into the IT industry. How? Match your best skill with an appropriate IT job. Here’s a look at these competencies and which entry-level IT jobs you may be best suited for based on your strongest skill:...