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Billionaire Heiresses And Beauty App Meitu Are Backing This Female Fashion Marketplace Founder
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 04:35
Many bloggers have made a killing posting fashion content on sites like instagram. But how do they monitize and how do brands keep track of who is "influencing" the most purchases? One social shopping service has figured...
Has Millennial Cult-Favorite Beauty Brand Glossier Jumped The Shark?
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 20:54
Beauty brand Glossier has had the Millennial Midas Touch up until now. What caused this hyper-popular brand to take some serious marketing missteps?
Entering A New Industry? 8 Ways To Break In Successfully
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 17:00
If you have an idea in an industry you're unfamiliar with, consider these steps to move into that field.
The Single Most Powerful Tool For Assessing Other People
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 02:27
Being able to read and interpret your own emotional reactions to people as you interact with them provides information you can't get anywhere else.
Are You Overpaying For SEO? Here's How To Tell
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 23:51
Here's how to tell if you're overpaying your SEO agency, and what steps to take if you are.
Google launches Android KTX preview, a set of Kotlin extensions for developers
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 23:40
Google today introduced Android KTX, a set of extensions to help developers write Kotlin code for Android that is “more concise, idiomatic, and pleasant.” The company promises to iterate on the API “over the next f...
Crossniq channels late '90s puzzlers with a colorblind-friendly design
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 22:47
Crossniq is a slick puzzle game in which you slide tiles on its board to form crosses. Its design harkens back to the ’90s idea of science fiction, featuring pops of neon and futuristic silhouettes. It’s available fo...
Android Oreo passes 1% adoption after 5 months, Nougat finally takes first place
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 22:28
Like Android Nougat before it, Android Oreo took five months to pass the 1 percent adoption mark. In other words, tracking the adoption rate of the latest Android version is still as excruciating as watching paint dry. P...
Dr DisRespect claims he 'broke' Twitch (Updated)
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 21:26
In December, Guy “Dr DisRespect” Beahm announced he was taking a break from livestreaming even though he was one of the biggest personalities on Twitch. Today, Dr DisRespect has returned, and the huge audience tuning...
Addressing pay inequality before it's too late
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 20:53
SPONSORED: Presented by TriNet Keeping up with ongoing changes in federal, state, and local regulations is one of the toughest parts of running a young, fast-growing company. Navigating the complex framework of laws and ...
5 Great New Books For Your Career
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 20:15
Careers blogger Nancy Collamer says these books could be good for your career by helping you switch jobs, get promoted or start a business.
Apple pulled Telegram from App Store over child pornography
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 20:04
Telegram’s developer provided few details as to why its secure messaging applications briefly disappeared and reappeared in Apple’s App Store several days ago, but Apple today confirmed that it pulled the apps for a ...
Borderlands developer Gearbox uses the cloud to change how it makes games
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 19:46
When you imagine the kind of work a game developer does, you probably think about someone designing a level or programming movement and physics. But a huge part of modern development is live operations, in which studios ...
Turnitin Is About To Make Cheating Even Harder
Nibletz - 5 Feb 2018 19:20
EdTech: Turnitin Is Developing, Authorship Investigation, a “Contract Cheating” Tool, Set To Debut Early Next School Year. Turnitin is the most widely recognized name in academic integrity. The Turnitin platform is u...
IDC: Tablet shipments decline for 13th straight quarter, Amazon overtakes Samsung for second place
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 18:45
The tablet market has now declined year-over-year for 13 quarters straight. Q4 2017 saw a 7.9 percent year-over-year decline: 49.6 million units shipped worldwide, compared to 53.8 million units in the same quarter last ...
Ubiquicoin's two-coin structure seeks to solve cryptocurrency volatility
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 18:30
EXCLUSIVE: Cryptocurrencies are hot right now, but the market is also extremely volatile. Price fluctations are a major concern, as are issues with transaction times and a lack of real strategic partnerships. Ubiquicoin ...
Apple reportedly picks Intel as sole iPhone modem maker, Qualcomm stock drops
Venture Beat - 5 Feb 2018 18:28
(Reuters) — Qualcomm Inc. shares fell 2 percent on Monday after KGI Securities said Apple Inc. might drop the chipmaker in favor of Intel Corp. as the supplier for modem chips in its next generation of iPhones. Qualcom...
SXSW Accelerator Preview: Nursing Moms Get Up To 50% More Milk With Lilu
Nibletz - 5 Feb 2018 18:20
SXSW Startup: Lilu Has Created The First Automated Pumping Bra With Amazing Benefits A New York startup called Lilu has created the first automated pumping bra that solves a lot of the problems that today’s new moms ha...
What It Takes To Build A Fashion Brand That Empowers Female Artisans
Forbes - 5 Feb 2018 18:00
How this social entrepreneur built a fashion and design house that economically empowers female artisans, while making chic, eco-ethical products and accessories at the same time.
SXSWedu Preview: Kids Can Easily Code Apps With Bitsbox
Nibletz - 5 Feb 2018 17:55
Bitsbox Makes It Easy For Kids To Learn To Code Apps There are a lot of products available today that teach kids to program and code in a variety of ways. Many of them involve robots or Minecraft. Others start with some ...
Meet Tom Murray At Bulb's Booth at TCEA 2018
Nibletz - 5 Feb 2018 17:40
Tom Murray to Hold Book Signing For “Learning Transformed: 8 Keys To Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today” At The Bulb Booth at TCEA 2018. Fresh on the heels of Bulb’s exciting partnership announcement with Future...