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How to optimize blog images to maximize impact on social media and search
2015-01-17

This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. You’ve likely heard the advice to add visual content to your blogposts whenever (...)

Legend of Zelda enemies are now artists, and you can buy their drawings with Bitcoin
2015-01-17

Can digital ‘lifeforms’ be recognized as artists? That’s the question raised by Nonhumans.net, a project set up to recognize (...)

Why Mark Cuban is wrong about startups and PR
2015-01-17

Conrad Egusa is the CEO of Publicize. He is happy to connect on LinkedIn here. Last month, Business Insider came out with a big headline: (...)

This year, think reinventions, not resolutions
2015-01-17

Jason Zook is the founder of IWearYourShirt and author of Creativity For Sale. This post originally appeared on his blog. It’s (...)

Notorious R.B.G. (that’s Justice Ginsburg, to you) gets a tattoo in her honor on Instagram
2015-01-16

It’s not often (if ever) that a US Supreme Court Justice is considered — shall we say — with it. But that fate has been bestowed (...)

Architecture For Humanity Shuts Down
2015-01-16

The nonprofit that sought architectural solutions for humanitarian problems is closing after more than 15 years.Architecture for Humanity, (...)

RHA T10i Review: Luxury earphones with tunable sound
2015-01-16

Choosing headphones is confusing. Some sets are tuned to get the bass pumping during your workouts. Others are better suited to (...)

Pay what you want for the Back-End Developer Bundle
2015-01-16

If you’re interested in getting into building your own websites and apps, this is the best way to get started. The Back-End Developer (...)

Be My Eyes lets you lend your eyes to help the blind
2015-01-15

A new non-profit app, Be My Eyes, seeks to help the blind by connecting them with people who can assist with their daily lives over (...)

Apple’s Swift exploded in popularity in 2014, Javascript still top language overall
2015-01-15

Redmonk’s programming language rankings for 2015 are out and show a huge growth in popularity for Apple’s new Swift development (...)

US and UK plan a series of “war games” to combat cyberterrorism
2015-01-15

Citing cyberterrorism as a large and growing international threat, the US and the UK have announced plans to embark on a series of (...)

David Bowie’s hair styles through the years offer a unique view into his artistic personas
2015-01-15

Regardless of what you may think about David Bowie, his music or his other artistic pursuits — and that’s assuming you think of (...)

Google makes it easier to buy tickets for live events, straight from search results and Maps
2015-01-15

Google has inked a deal with live event companies Ticketfly, Ticketmaster and AXS to integrate sales for live shows into its Search (...)

Wikipedia’s Android app updated for a better reading experience
2015-01-15

Wikipedia’s Android app has a makeover for its latest update, with a simpler, more immersive readeing experience. The updated app (...)

ShareDesk launches Optix to make running a coworking space easier
2015-01-15

ShareDesk, a marketplace for coworking spaces which launched in 2012 and has signed up over 2,400 venues in 70 countries since then, (...)

Samsung reportedly approached BlackBerry with takeover bid
2015-01-14

A report by Reuters today says that Samsung approached BlackBerry recently with a takeover bid. Update: BlackBerry denies that such (...)

Google’s new patent turns on private browsing automatically
2015-01-15

Google has just been granted a patent for a way to automatically enable incognito mode on desktop and mobile browsers. As first spotted (...)

Kevin Rose steps down from Google Ventures to focus on his startup full-time
2015-01-14

Investor and Digg co-founder Kevin Rose announced today that he is stepping down from his part-time role at Google Ventures to focus (...)

LinkedIn is working on two new products to help coworkers connect
2015-01-14

LinkedIn is most known as a place to network or look for a new job, but now the career-oriented social network is working on some (...)

How America’s e-commerce giants compare across the desktop, mobile Web and mobile app arenas
2015-01-14

This post is brought to you by SimilarWeb: get insights for any website or app.Games used to dominate the mobile app market, but as (...)

Facebook launches Facebook At Work... but you probably won’t be able to try it yet
2015-01-14

Opening up your social media accounts at work is generally taboo, but Facebook is now fighting against that notion. The company is today (...)

Behold: Mod, The Hackable Sex Toy
2015-01-13

With a pinch of Arduino-style programming, this sex toy can react to any sensor you plug in to it.The open source revolution has reached (...)

You can become a DJ with paper turntables and your iPhone
2015-01-13

While some vintage technology gets permanently relegated to history’s dustbin, sometimes it can stage a comeback. Vinyl records, (...)

PlayStation Now finally available, bringing PS3 games to the PS4
2015-01-13

PlayStation Now, the service that lets you stream games right to your console, is now available for PS4 users to download. The service (...)

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