This is a guest post by Shane Purnell, an IT professional, blogger and speaker who runs the popular Podcast Platform Giant. Shane knows a thing or two about starting a great podcast. I am thrilled he took the time to write a guest blog for us. Enjoy Shane’s secrets for starting a … | Continue reading
By any standard, the past year has been hard on Evernote. Phil Libin, who led the company to 100 million registered users and a $1 billion valuation, abruptly quit the CEO post last July, triggering an exodus of top executives who had led the company since 2007. Complaints about … | Continue reading
Bitcoin payments processor BitPay has unveiled a new bitcoin debit card that will enable users to make payments at any Visa point-of-sale (POS) terminals and withdraw cash at Visa ATMs, anywhere across the United States. BitPay has launched its new BitPay Visa card, a debit card … | Continue reading
While I hope everyone is being extra safe today while observing Occupational Safety and Health Professional Day, I actually typed up this whole post while standing on the top rung of an extra-tall ladder and pushing branches into a wood chipper with my foot. Anyway, as I've menti … | Continue reading
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced in association with Braintree. Nine years ago, mobile payments didn’t exist. By the end of 2015, mobile commerce was a $50 billion industry, already 7 percent of the total ecommerce market and growing quickly. By 2018, mobile commerce wi … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price remains above $440 after retreating from $450 earlier in the day. The market has not managed a higher high this week, and decline seems evident for the first time in months. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. No … | Continue reading
Guest post by David Deal (@DavidJDeal) author of the new [free] ebook, “The New Music Moguls“ How do you succeed in an industry that faces constant disruption? The music industry has been asking itself this question ever since Napster crashed the party. As it turns out, elite mus … | Continue reading
Bitcoin core developer Gavin Andersen has expressed regret in publishing his blog backing Craig Wright’s claim that he is, Satoshi Nakamoto. More specifically, Andersen claims it was a mistake to publish his post before the much-scrutinized post published by Craig Wright. Bitcoin … | Continue reading
Think your event social media strategy is ready for action? Find out why you need to review your plans today and how other event professionals are making changes to stay ahead of the curve. Even if you prefer analog over digital, you are probably aware of some massive development … | Continue reading
I had this recipe planned for a while and it’s just a happy coincidence that I’m posting it just before Cinco de Mayo! The actual inspiration behind this post was the topic of fast food alternatives. Ramsay Health are currently running a fantastic campaign on ‘Fast Food Alternati … | Continue reading
Are you too sexy for LinkedIn? That’s the question photographer Julissa Shrewsbury posed in a recent blog post designed to get people thinking about what the images they use on social media say about their level of professionalism. It got the Brand Newsroom team thinking about pe … | Continue reading
Tomorrow I will be answering live questions on how to double your blog traffic in two weeks in the SEM Rush chat. In this post, I will be listing materials for the audience. Rand Fishken – Why Content Marketing Fails – Click Here to Download Technical Aspect of Structuring a Bl … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price remains above $440 and is testing $450 at the time of writing. A narrowing range of price action implies a break-out is building up steam. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a … | Continue reading
SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Looker. Why is understanding your customers so difficult? Knowing whether customers are happy, about to cancel their contract, or fall somewhere in the middle, is critical to the success of your business. This is especially true for s … | Continue reading
The Post-Trade Distributed Ledger Group has taken steps to formalize its operations and add clarity to its structure. | Continue reading
Not long after one of the Internet’s great mysteries had apparently been solved, it quickly began to be unsolved. Yesterday, Australian computer scientist Craig Wright revealed that he is Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. The announcement came in his own blog post that was carefu … | Continue reading
Last week we launched the 2016 edition of the Event App Bible. In one week it pulverised any industry record for downloads. Here is a feature presentation to show you some of the trends we analyzed in this hugely popular research. The Event App Bible was once again an incredible … | Continue reading
One of the most surprising features of Tesla's crazy-expensive, crazy-fast electric SUV, the Model X, was its bioweapon defense mode — an air filter so powerful it can save you from a biological attack.On Monday, Tesla published a blog post detailing a test the company had perfor … | Continue reading
WTF, bitcoin?The identity of bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto continues to be one big dramatic, confusing question mark.On Monday, The BBC and The Economist and GQ all reported that Australian businessman Craig Steven Wright made a very credible claim to be Nakamoto.Backed by a b … | Continue reading
Note: This post will be continually updated throughout the event.How do you get celebs to do the robot? Plan a Met Gala with a theme closely tied to technology.Celebrities marched the red carpet on Monday night at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, in looks that screamed a pr … | Continue reading
Apple chief executive Tim Cook today went on CNBC today for an interview with Jim Cramer on the show “Mad Money.” The timing is key; as Reuters put it at market close earlier today, “Apple shares post longest losing streak since 1998.” Shortly after beginning his conversation wit … | Continue reading
Warning: this post includes graphic content.I went over to a friend's house the other day to have some quality time in his Oculus Rift. He has a nice apartment, and instead of hiding the Oculus away in a bedroom, he's devised a setup where you can sit at the kitchen table in his … | Continue reading
We’ve been in this industry many years – doing optimization work, teaching, consulting. The core problems we’ve observed with the optimization people seem to still boil down to these things Not knowing what to do in general (resulting in using random hacks and tactics) Not knowin … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price slammed down to 1-day chart support today after a series of lower lows since the April top. The bulls kept buying even at the corrective highs, but are losing courage as an annual support comes under threat… This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour dela … | Continue reading
Earlier today Craig Wright, an Australian entrepreneur, penned a post claiming he was the original inventor of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The BBC reported that it had verified the claims and information was released in other respectable big-name titles, like The Economist. Howev … | Continue reading
Today in a terse post, Tumblr announced that it has crossed the 1 billion blog mark, a key milestone for the company. Tumblr, a social blogging platform, has massive user reach: according to its information page, it sports more than 44 billion total posts. TNW reached out to the … | Continue reading
A little more than two years ago, Newsweek created a media frenzy when it claimed to have revealed the true identity of the creator of Bitcoin [original post has been removed by Newsweek]. Of course, today we learned officially that the real creator is Australian Craig Wright. Bu … | Continue reading
Uber is rolling out a promotional campaign to celebrate its fifth birthday in New York, offering discounted rates and free pizza throughout the five boroughs. In a blog post published on Monday, the ride-hailing company said its UberPool carpool service will be priced at a flat r … | Continue reading
May is here! Which means it’s almost summer and I’m wondering where spring went? Did spring even happen? I didn’t notice any spring, here in England. Anyway, there is so much delicious produce to enjoy this month and I’m particularly eager to make the most of asparagus and rhubar … | Continue reading
If reports are to be believed, the inventor of Bitcoin has been found. Sydney-based Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has stepped out into the limelight to publicly identify himself as Bitcoin’s pseudonymous inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto. This breaking story is being updated.The … | Continue reading
Bitcoin price is stuck inside a resistance zone. A skylight (and escape rally) is $20 above current price ($450 Bitstamp) but the market is turning its toe in the sand, and leaving the indicators to revert to neutral. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. R … | Continue reading
This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we've written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now rectifying this oversight.What is in a name? In my opinion, everything. Things are o … | Continue reading
This is part 4 of CCN’s “Peace & Stability Through The Blockchain” Series. For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. For part 3, click here. In this edition, we explore the way in which policing can be changed via public ledger technology. Similar to how blockchain-forwar … | Continue reading
The Keza app, an IOS app which allowed users to invest in bitcoin stocks and fixed incomes, has closed down shortly after launching, according to its website. The project had received $357,000 in funding backed by Digital Currency Group and Jason Calacanis of HOF Capital. The clo … | Continue reading
Okay, before I start, let me say that this is going to be a very short post because I am really, really short on time. I am starting to work on a new project. (A very technical one, for that matter. Have to hit the ‘research’ button in a few minutes!) But I just figured... Contin … | Continue reading
As instant messaging and voice control takes off, it increasingly seems that apps are not the solution for everything. Read More | Continue reading
The idea behind the TouchArcade Game of the Week is that every Friday afternoon we post the one game that came out this week that we think is worth giving a special nod to. Now, before anyone goes over-thinking this, it doesn't necessarily mean our Game of the Week pick is the hi … | Continue reading
Once, there was a meme.At the end of every April, clever people on Tumblr and Twitter would post images from N’Sync’s "It’s Gonna Be Me" video, marked with the caption "It’s Gonna Be May." In fact, they lyric used the word "me," but when sung aloud, it sounded like "May" (the nam … | Continue reading
This is part 3 of CCN’s “Peace & Stability Through the Blockchain” Series. For part 1, click here. For part 2, click here. So far, we’ve gone over the precedent some of the multinational corporations exploring blockchain technology have set historically about promoting peace thro … | Continue reading
When Ed Welburn retires from his post as General Motors' global design chief this July, he'll be leaving behind a 44-year legacy that cuts right through the most turbulent era in GM's long history. There was the culling of the Pontiac, Oldsmobile, and Saturn brands; bankruptcy an … | Continue reading
Ah, welcome welcome. I see you enjoyed last week’s edition and are back for more. Well we won’t disappoint. For the uninitiated (go back and start at post one, please) the team at TNW has made a New Year’s Resolution to read a bit more. So every week, a select number of our team … | Continue reading
Volkswagen’s emissions testing scandal last autumn was so severe some observers said it threatened to send the company to the junkyard. But Volkswagen now believes it has turned a corner and hopes to speed away from the crisis, leaving it behind in the smog (sorry about that). Vo … | Continue reading
Space Marshals [$4.99] is a favorite both with the TA staff and the readers in our forums partly because it managed to get stealth gameplay quite right and packaged it in a gorgeous package. No one should be surprised, then, that we are all looking forward to the game's sequel, a … | Continue reading
Coinbase is one of the leading bitcoin wallet and exchange platform out there at the moment. Founded by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam, the company has its exchange operations spanning across over 32 countries, along with wallet users from over 190 countries on the platform. Bri … | Continue reading
Facebook is the largest social network in the world. With more monthly active users than WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram combined, it makes sense to explore how you can use the platform to sell more tickets to your event and excite attendees leading up to the day. The amount of p … | Continue reading
Carrot & Coriander Soup: A spring essential! My version is fat-free, quick and super duper simple to make. It’s actually embarrassing how easy it is to put together. And it’s even more embarrassing that it’s only 70 calories per serving! Which makes it an absolutely perfect start … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price moved down just as I thought against the US Dollar and traded close to the last swing low. Yesterday’s highlighted bullish trend line on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) of ETH/USD was broken during the downside move. As suggested in the last … | Continue reading
Hello, gentle readers, and welcome to the RPG Reload, the weekly feature where we always seem to be starting from scratch. Each week, we take a look at an RPG from the App Store's past to see how it holds up in the futuristic, post-apocalyptic world we inhabit. It's a chance to r … | Continue reading