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ISIS social media post leads to U.S. airstrike in 22 hours, Air Force says
2015-06-05

The Islamic State frequently uses social media to spread its message and garner support, but their posting can have deadly consequences. As (...)

eBay’s Valet service will sell your designer apparel for you
2015-06-05

eBay announced today that it’s expanding its Valet reselling service to accept high-end clothing from users. eBay Valet launched (...)

Pulsar partners with Datasift to bring Facebook topic data to its social media monitoring platform
2015-06-04

UK-based social media monitoring platform Pulsar has partnered with Datasift to allow its customers access to Facebook topic data (...)

Boeing just patented a system for recharging drones in mid-air
2015-06-04

Aircraft and defense systems manufacturer Boeing was granted a patent this week for a system to recharge drones in mid-air. Our friends (...)

Threadless eases the way for artists to create unique storefronts
2015-06-03

The Threadless design community, which helps artists share and market their designs, has launched Artist Shops, a free platform that (...)

YouTube for Artists is getting its own analytics tool
2015-06-03

YouTube launched YouTube for Artists back in March to help boost musician’s profits on its platform, and now it’s launching an (...)

Apple CEO Tim Cook castigates Silicon Valley rivals over privacy, and he’s right
2015-06-02

Speaking remotely to an Electronic Privacy Information Center crowd honoring him last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook had some choice words (...)

The fastest-growing category of YouTube video blogs? Sneaker hauls
2015-06-02

We all know what it’s like to be stuck in a YouTube loop – you know, that moment when you meant to watch one video, but end up (...)

New WordPress Insights tool shows you the best time to post
2015-06-01

WordPress is introducing more powerful analytics with a new tool called Insights. The main new feature is the ability to tell you (...)

Silk Road founder is sentenced to two life terms without parole
2015-05-29

Ross Ulbricht, convicted founder of the Silk Road online drug marketplace, was sentenced by a US federal judge to two life prison (...)

Google launches Universal App Campaigns for AdWords, updates Analytics and AdMob
2015-05-28

At Google’s core is advertising, so it comes as little surprise that the company used its I/O developer conference today to announce (...)

Here’s how to DIY muscle-activated bionic claws that let you flex like Wolverine
2015-05-27

Just how badly have you wanted to have claws that automatically extend like Wolverine’s? Well now you can, thanks to a do-it-yourself (...)

Facebook Messenger payments are now available in NYC, along with easier in-chat transactions
2015-05-27

Facebook got into the payments game two months ago, but the roll out has so far been pretty slow, available in only select parts of (...)

Xiaomi is launching its online store in the US and Europe, but no phones yet
2015-05-27

Xiaomi is finally hitting the US and Europe with the launch of its online Mi.com store in a few days, but there you still won’t (...)

Twitter unveils Audience Insights to detail follower demographics, interests and behaviors
2015-05-27

Twitter is unveiling a new analytics tool that should provide marketers with a deeper understanding about the people interacting with (...)

#TurtleTuesday on Instagram is your new weekly cute fix
2015-05-26

Tuesdays can be rather “meh.” Not quite hump day, and still so far from the weekend. Luckily we came across @turtletuesday on (...)

50 email newsletters you need to know about
2015-05-23

While email consistently gets a bad rap for being a productivity killer, we beg to differ. Below you’ll find a list of the 50 newsletters (...)

From co-founder to ousted CEO of 500px: Trials, errors, and lessons learned
2015-05-23

Started in the early 2000s as a community on the LiveJournal blogging platform, 500px has become one of the most popular places in (...)

Microsoft’s new WordPress plugin lets you directly publish your OneNote documents
2015-05-22

Microsoft announced a new partnership today that makes it a lot easier to transfer your OneNote writings over to WordPress. The company (...)

Watch this DJ make a Tesla coil dance to the beat
2015-05-22

What do you get when you combine turntables and Tesla coils? Well as you might expect, the results are pretty illuminating. At a recent (...)

Oculus Rift is helping football players skill-up in virtual reality off the field
2015-05-22

Oculus Rift is often associated with gaming, however, the virtual reality technology is now being used to train football players off (...)

Ad-blockers aren’t ‘immoral,’ but maybe you’re using them wrong
2015-05-21

Last week we learned that some European mobile networks plan to block advertising across their services beginning later in 2015. (...)

Google is fixing Maps to deal with locations pegged to offensive search queries
2015-05-21

Earlier this week, there was some controversy over some less-than-ideal results on Google Maps. Basically, entering a certain n-word (...)

Adobe demos upcoming Photoshop 3D magic at London print show
2015-05-21

Everyone likes a sneak peek, and today Adobe obliged with a look at some new features it is working on for upcoming versions of its (...)

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