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2016-03-06

Safeguarding your data is critical in today’s modern world, with hackers and identity thieves regularly developing new methods to (...)

How to measure video ROI: A beginner’s guide
2016-03-06

Any modern age marketer worth his salt is under substantial pressure to prove the ROI (return on investment) behind his marketing (...)

Marketing the TNW Way #9: A/B Testing with Google Tag Manager
2016-03-03

In this series of blog posts, I’ve enjoyed shedding some light onto how we approach marketing at The Next Web through Web analytics, (...)

People with fake online profiles may face criminal charges in England and Wales
2016-03-03

LONDON — Trolls setting up fake social media accounts in England and Wales to abuse others online could face charges under (...)

$40 hack shows why we should never allow police drones to be armed
2016-03-03

According to experts presenting at the RSA Conference in the US this week, Dutch police drones are vulnerable to being hacked by little (...)

Google’s new site lets engineers tell the backstory of some of its best products
2016-02-29

You know what Google does as a company, but do you know how they do all of it? Probably not, but there’s now a website where Google (...)

10 lessons learned from a year of blogging
2016-02-27

Blog growth is frustratingly slow for many people. Here’s a look back one year after coming on to the blog at Yotpo, about what (...)

Amazon is trying to deploy delivery drones, so why is its approach to TV so predictable?
2016-02-26

Is nobody else tired of the ‘x people compete for prize in x industry’ format? Models, drag queens, ‘entrepreneurs,’ bachelors, (...)

With one line of code, Apple just made everyone aware of its ‘d’
2016-02-26

“There’s more to love with every click” takes on entirely new meaning if you forego the spacing between the “c” and “l.” (...)

Snapchat’s new face swap filter means you’ll never sleep again
2016-02-26

When Snapchat first debuted Lenses in September, funny as they were, one couldn’t help but be feel at least a little creeped out (...)

Sony’s new VR control patent looks like something out of ‘Tron’
2016-02-26

Ready to feel like you’re in the future? If a new patent from Sony comes to fruition, you might be able to strap on your VR goggles (...)

How A 1990 Hardy Boys Book Presaged The Future Of The Internet
2016-02-26

In the early days of the World Wide Web, this mystery novel dealt with computer hacking, designer poisons, and email surveillance.Late (...)

Twitch now replays with chat, so you can feel a part of the action
2016-02-23

The cool thing about livestreaming platform Twitch is that, if you want, you can relive the action of a given stream on a broadcaster’s (...)

Marketing the TNW Way #8: Google Tag Manager, we’re in love!
2016-02-23

In this series of blog posts, I’ve enjoyed shedding some light on how we approach marketing at The Next Web through Web analytics, (...)

Master social media marketing and SEO with the Ultimate Package for Business Success
2016-02-22

Despite what mom and her adorable kitten videos may believe, “going viral” is no easy feat. There’s an entire industry behind (...)

Facebook brings 360 streaming video to Samsung Gear VR and invests in ‘Social VR’
2016-02-21

Facebook’s continued fascination with VR reached new heights today, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke of the company’s new initiatives (...)

Giving young people a chance to grow up without online shame
2016-02-21

Not long ago Jane Clementi was simply a mom of three sons, a part-time nurse and an active member of her Ridgewood, New Jersey, (...)

Tesla now owns tesla.com and all is right with the world
2016-02-19

Tesla now has a domain name that makes sense. If you wanted to check out Tesla’s auto lineup, you had to navigate your browser to (...)

World’s cheapest smartphone crashes internet and enrages competitors
2016-02-19

Its unbeatably low price tag sounds too good to be true but that hasn’t deterred more than 600,000 people per second from heading (...)

Facebook enhances video metrics for its budding group of content creators
2016-02-18

Facebook’s decision to go all-in on video seems like its paying off — you can’t scroll through your Newsfeed anymore without (...)

Site-starter deal roundup: Master SEO, marketing and more
2016-02-15

While there is no secret trick to guarantee a successful website, you can stack the deck in your favor with high-level instruction (...)

YouTube has acquired BandPage to help creators monetize their channels
2016-02-12

In a move that should make its creators happy, YouTube has acquired BandPage. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BandPage helps (...)

Google gives Forms a makeover with new notifications and insights
2016-02-10

Google Forms power users will have a lot to celebrate today, especially if they use the handy tool for workplace or education purposes. (...)

#RIPTwitter? Calm down – algorithmic tweets won’t ruin Twitter
2016-02-06

What’s happening? The Twitter-sphere has got itself into a tizzy over a report from BuzzFeed that algorithmically-sorted tweets (...)

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