Until Recently, Twitter Actually Made It Difficult To Buy Ads
When Twitter launched its new Ads API— an "application programming interface" that allows advertisers to more easily plug in and run promoted tweets on Twitter— last month, a bunch of social media ad...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Tumblr Look Incredible
Tumblr, the popular microblogging site, allows users to customize nearly every aspect of their Tumblr blog theme from the background and architecture of their site.From the many, many free themes to...
View ArticleHow To Give Your Startup Employees The Same Perks As Pinterest And Klout
Google famously gives its employees all kinds of perks ranging from free food to personal massages in the office. Now a company called AnyPerk wants to help small businesses dip their toes into the...
View ArticleGoogle Is Giving Android Users A Bunch Of Free Songs, Apps, And Music (GOOG)
It's hard to believe that Google's Play store is only a year old.To celebrate its first birthday, Google is giving away free and discounted items through the Play Store like music, books, magazines,...
View ArticleSo Many Startups Are Failing, A VC Created A Startup To Help Them Die A...
Jacob Mullins is a Senior Associate at Shasta Ventures, a venture capital firm that has invested in startups like Nest and Path.Lately, he's had a lot of tough conversations with entrepreneurs....
View Article37 Signals Founder: Yahoo's Remote Workers Are Being Scapegoated
Jason Fried’s forthcoming book Remote: Office Not Required can be read as many things—a how-to guide, a manifesto, a chronicle of modern work. It is also a refutation of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s...
View ArticleBitcoins Have Surged 40% In Just The Last 48 Hours!
Yesterday we noted how the parabolic rise in Bitcoins lately looks a lot like the gold bull market on a chart.The virtual currency has taken a wild upward turn in just the last 48 hours.On Monday,...
View ArticleGoogle Employees Reveal Their Favorite Perks Working For The Company (GOOG)
Google jobs are some of the most sought after positions in the entire tech industry. Employees who work for the search giant don't have to worry about much besides their work. Google says, "the array...
View ArticleThe New Rolls-Royce Uses GPS To See The Future And 'Pre-Change' Gears
At the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, Rolls-Royce finally unveiled the brand new Wraith, a low-slung, sleek coupe built for speed as well as luxury.The most powerful Rolls ever, the Wraith is equipped...
View Article'Beer Goggles' May Be A Myth
When people drink too much, they often find unattractive people much more attractive.This phenomenon is called "beer goggles."What actually happens when you have beer goggles, and what makes people's...
View ArticleRevenue Crisis For Angry Birds Maker Rovio: Why It's No Longer Dominating
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View ArticleANALYST: Bitcoin Took A Key Step Towards Going Mainstream, And That's Why...
Earlier we noted that Bitcoins are up nearly 40 percent since Monday.The chart below shows the surge.We reached out to ConvergEx Group Chief Market Strategist Nick Colas, who wrote about the Bitcoin...
View ArticleFacebook Blocks French Art Museum For Posting Nude Photo
PARIS - On Friday, the Jeu de Paume museum's Facebook account was blocked for 24 hours, following a decision by Facebook to remove a photograph the Parisian museum posted on its page and which the...
View ArticleAmazon's New Mobile Ad Network Is A Huge Threat To Google (FB, AMZN, GOOG)
Amazon launched a new mobile ad network this week, which will allow advertisers to run ads on mobile apps downloaded from Amazon's app store.That doesn't sound too dramatic — it's expected that users...
View ArticleUse This App To Make Moving As Easy As Ordering Dinner
Moving is terrible.There are no shortcuts or easy fixes when it comes to packing up all your possessions and taking them to a brand new place. But a company called Moveline aims to make it as easy as...
View ArticleSamsung Is Working On A 6-Inch Galaxy Phone
Bigger is better in Samsung's world.The latest report from the Korea Times says it is looking at 5.9-inch smartphone for the second half of the year.Presumably, this would be a follow up to the...
View ArticleColorado Wants Tech So Bad, It's Setting Up Its Own $100+ Million VC Fund
Boulder, Colorado, home of startup incubator TechStars, is known as a great place to live and establish a tech company.But the state has one big problem: There aren't enough venture funds...
View ArticleTONY HSIEH: Here's Why I Don't Want My Employees To Work From Home
Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh has been praised for his ability to create a great company culture and his e-commerce endeavor has made its way onto lists that celebrate the best places to work.Hsieh went on...
View ArticleWith Two Big Hires, Path CEO Dave Morin Sends A Signal That He's Gunning For...
Long thought of as a pool of talent ripe for acquisition by Facebook or Google, Path, the mobile-focused social network, is making two big new hires.With those moves, we believe Path CEO Dave Morin is...
View ArticleBII REPORT: Inside The Mobile Showrooming Threat That's Changing The Retail...
The practice of “showrooming,” or viewing an item in a retail store and then buying it online, has brought the e-commerce threat directly to bricks-and-mortar retailers. Mobile raises the showrooming...
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