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Facebook’s new ads help businesses show their products to the right users
2015-02-17

Today, Facebook announced a new type of ad coming to the social network: product advertisements. The idea behind these new product (...)

Win a VIP trip to TNW Conference Europe 2015 in Amsterdam!
2015-02-17

The 10th edition of The Next Web Conference will be held on April 23 and 24 in Amsterdam, bringing together hundreds and thousands (...)

Krispy Kreme apologizes after KKK gaffe on Facebook
2015-02-17

LONDON — Doughnut-maker Krispy Kreme has apologized after scheduling an event called "KKK Wednesday" at a store in the UK. See (...)

CASE Academy’s online CSI course wants to turn kids into forensics experts
2015-02-17

The ‘C’ in CSI stands for ‘crime’ rather than ‘child’ but if you know kids who are interested in science and might one (...)

Marketing the TNW way #1: Heat maps
2015-02-16

In this series of blog posts I’d love to give some small insights into how we approach marketing at The Next Web: Web analytics, (...)

The FAA’s new rules for flying drones in the US won’t allow Amazon to deliver packages by air
2015-02-16

The US’ Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation have unveiled a proposal for rules governing the use of (...)

Apple might be working on a car, but it probably won’t see the light of day anytime soon
2015-02-15

Rumors are swirling this week that Apple has quietly been building a car for the last year. The Wall Street Journal reported last (...)

9 apps that can change the way you work
2015-02-15

Although we all fume at our phones and computers sometimes, technology really is incredible. It has changed the way we work, making (...)

The modern mentor: How to effectively court influencers
2015-02-14

This post originally appeared on the Crew blog. I learn the most from people I’ve never met. I’m constantly reading books, listening (...)

The genius of Timehop’s Valentines Day warning screen
2015-02-14

Over the years, services like Facebook have come under fire for the news feed’s algorithm and its cold brutality to human feelings. (...)

How to design infographics for superfans and connoisseurs
2015-02-14

Alexander Huls is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Esquire and other publications. (...)

The complete beginner’s guide to social media benchmarks
2015-02-14

This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. If I were to tell you that a recent tweet of mine received 20 clicks, what would (...)

10 years later, YouTube is still pure Internet
2015-02-14

YouTube is the Internet in its purest form. For better or worse, this is the audio-visual mirror of humanity’s digital experience. (...)

Through a lens of gratitude: Lessons from chronicling 100 days of happiness
2015-02-14

This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. If someone were to ask you about your happiest moment yesterday, would you have (...)

Flickr’s Camera Roll feature, now in beta, offers an alternative way to browse and organize your photos
2015-02-13

Flickr has unveiled a feature called Camera Roll for some of its members to try out. As a browser-based desktop interface, the Camera (...)

What does your selfie say about you? The science behind our obsession
2015-02-13

Leah Tierney is a consumer psychologist who works in content marketing at Shutterstock. This post was originally published on (...)

Snapchat is experimenting with localized ‘Our Stories’ feature
2015-02-13

Snapchat’s ‘Our Stores’ feature is usually centered around an event like the World Cup or the Grammys. But, it looks like (...)

Twitter is experiencing a delayed notification bug
2015-02-13

If you’re seeing notifications from Twitter replies, retweets, favorites and DMs that occurred hours – or even days – ago, (...)

The Pirate Bay is down... again
2015-02-13

What goes up, must come down – that seems to be the recurring story with The Pirate Bay recently. The popular torrent site is currently (...)

Apple Pay will be available for US Government transactions this fall
2015-02-13

At the White House Summit on Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage and talked about how Apple (...)

The free version of OneNote 2013 for Windows now has no feature restrictions
2015-02-13

Microsoft’s note-taking app is becoming better, if you’re a free user. Nearly a year ago, Microsoft made OneNote 2013 free for (...)

Inkboard upgrade lets you scribble all over your photos
2015-02-13

Did you ever have to resist the urge to doodle on a photo? Now you don’t have to … resist the urge, that is. You can just go ahead (...)

Facebook is testing Material Design on its Android app
2015-02-13

Facebook is constantly testing small design changes on its platform, and today some Android users are getting a taste of Lollipop’s (...)

Hands on: Affinity Photo throws down the gauntlet to Photoshop, at least on the Mac
2015-02-12

Over the past couple of years, there has emerged a veritable Replace Photoshop movement among artists and photographers, featuring (...)

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