November 16, 2015
The Science Of Selfies
Although the term “selfie” has not yet been added to the official Oxford English Dictionary, the act of taking this particular type of photograph has certainly invaded popular…
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November 13, 2015
Influencer Marketing Startup Mavrck Raises $5M
Mavrck, a startup that helps marketers recruit customers to create promotional content, has raised $5 million in Series A funding. There are plenty of other companies working on…
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Let’s Have A Chat About Virtual Reality
“Virtual reality” according to Wikipedia: Virtual reality (VR), which can be referred to as immersive multimedia or computer-simulated life, replicates an environment that simulates physical presence in places…
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Digg Raises $4M Series A From Betaworks Backer Digital Garage
More interesting developments for Digg, the Internet curation site founded way back in 2004 that was acquired and relaunched by Betaworks in 2012. The site has announced a…
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Twitter Doing More With GIFs, Introduces Feature Called “ScratchReel”
Twitter tweeted out a new toy for you to play with for video called “ScratchReel.” Basically, it lets you scrub a short GIF back and forth for cool…
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Tinder Ditches Moments
Just yesterday, Tinder launched an update that adds employment/education information into the user’s profile as well as a revamped inbox, placing new matches in the top bar and…
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Facebook Unleashes VR-Style 360 Videos For Ads And iOS
Zuck says VR is the future and Facebook is wasting no time building it into the News Feed and starting to make money off it. By embracing the…
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YouTube Launches Its Long-Awaited Music App
You’ve probably been watching music videos on YouTube since its inception. The platform has also served as the go-to place for wannabe musicians to be found, but it’s…
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120 Million People Spend 3 Hours A Week On Imgur. You’ll Get Addicted Too
Imgur is the most popular startup no one talks about. The image sharing and upvoting site has a stunning 150 million monthly users that view 60 billion memes, Cat…
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Hands-On With Facebook Notify, A Push Notification News App And Twitter Alternative
Facebook’s filtered News Feed was never very good at real-time news. So today Facebook released Notify, an app for reading customizable breaking news, info, and entertainment push notifications…
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