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LinkedIn Spent $500,000 Buying Copies Of Founder Reid Hoffman's Book
The company bought 20,000 copies of The Alliance “for marketing and branding purposes.” Reid Hoffman / Via slideshare.net Reid Hoffman didn't just found LinkedIn and hold on to more than half its...
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Is This Doctors App A Digital Classroom — Or Medical Porn?
The Figure 1 app allows doctors to share and discuss graphic photos of their patients — and allows the public to gawk at them. Doctors and hospitals should be worried about the app’s legal and ethical...
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What If You Could Crowdsource A Loan?
Vouch wants to help disadvantaged Americans build better credit by asking their friends and family for loans. But the problem is too big for any one app to fix. After going through a divorce and...
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FTC To Probe The Sharing Economy
The federal government’s consumer watchdog will hold a summer workshop on the politics and business of the sharing economy. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez / Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission...
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Twitter Just Trademarked “Tweetstorm”; This Is Why They Matter
Via tsdr.uspto.gov Yesterday, it was reported that Twitter filed a trademark application for the term “Tweetstorm,” and I have some thoughts about this.Lol.Glad that’s out of our systems.As the...
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MakerBot Closes Stores And Fires Staff After Missing Financial Targets
The 3D printing company has laid off about a fifth of its staff and closed its three retail stores. It’s a reality check for the 3D printing industry. William Alden / Via BuzzFeed News MakerBot, the...
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Now Anyone Can Slide Into Your DMs
Twitter just changed its direct messages so anyone can DM you, whether you follow them or not. Today, Twitter began rolling out changes to the direct message feature that will make it easier for...
View ArticleExplore Loch Ness With Google Street View
You probably won’t find Nessie, but that’s beside the point. Google Google View Entire List ›
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How To Pretend You Never Saw Someone's Facebook Message
You have been waiting your WHOLE LIFE for this. Let's get real: The "seen" feature on Facebook messages is ruining your life. dodobeginnings.blogspot.com When someone messages you, they can see if you...
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Twitter Makes More Changes Aimed At Curbing Online Harassment
Sadly, people are still jerks. So Twitter adds rules for violent threats and new ways to lock down accounts. Twitter continued its efforts to curb harassment on its platform with updates to its policy...
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12 Wearables That Prove We're Living In The Freakin' Future
Welcome to the era of the smart bra. This anti-sunburn wristband by Sunfriend. Doesn't this just look like California...in the 1990s? But this wristband by Sunfriend is not just another gimmicky toy,...
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There's A New App That Helps Erase Offensive Social Media Posts Before...
After abruptly resigning from Jeb Bush’s campaign over offensive tweets, Ethan Czahor has invented an app that will stop his mistake from happening to anyone else. @czahor "Right after what I went...
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House To Vote On Cybersecurity Data-Sharing Bill
With bipartisan support, the House is expected to pass legislation that would enable companies to share cyberthreat information with one another and the government. Jrwasserman / Getty Images In an...
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Google Is Fifth-Biggest Spender In U.S. Lobbying, Says Report
The company far outpaced spending from other tech firms in 2015’s first-quarter federal lobbying disclosures. MapLight Google ranked fifth in the amount spent on lobbying in the first quarter of 2015...
View ArticleTesla Will Unveil Home And "Utility-Scale" Batteries At April 30 Event
Elon Musk’s latest foray beyond electric cars. A month ago, Elon Musk tweeted cryptically about an entirely new product line for Tesla. In a note sent to investors and analysts Tuesday, Tesla investor...
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This Startup Uses Smartphones To Disrupt Your Eye Doctor
Blink uses smartphone-powered machines to generate eyeglass prescriptions at home. Yes, it’s Uber but for eye exams. Blink / Via goblink.co If you're wearing prescription glasses to read this story,...
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Google Announces "Project Fi" Wireless Service
$20 per month for talk and text; $10 per GB for cellular data. Google / Via youtube.com It's official. Google is now a mobile carrier. On Wednesday, the company announced Project Fi, a new wireless...
View ArticleIs This A Review Of A Cruise Ship Or A Tech Company?
Are these people shipping products, or are they literally on a ship?
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Obama Backs Two Major Cybersecurity Bills
The White House throws its support behind legislation that would increase sharing of cyberthreat information between the private sector and government. Both bills are expected to pass this week....
View Article"Women Of Silicon Valley" Is An Even Cooler "Humans Of New York"
One Stanford student’s intiative to spotlight inspiring women in tech. Lea Coligado, a computer science student at Stanford, got the idea to start her website Women of Silicon Valley after noticing...
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