Friday, November 28, 2014

"Ebay's new 'smart stores' feel like the future of shopping" good read

"Ebay's new 'smart stores' feel like the future of shopping" good read


eBay's new "smart stores" feature dressing rooms that know what you're wearing and what you need next
www.theverge.com
Magic mirrors, massive touchscreens, and dressing rooms that know what you need next

Sunday, November 23, 2014

What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job http://buff.ly/1xQCto1

What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job http://buff.ly/1xQCto1


What Cloud Computing Means to Your Job
bits.blogs.nytimes.com
The next big technology migration will change how workplaces are organized. Bad news, middle managers: You’re going to get less important.

How Social Media Changed SEO And Why Your Business Can’t Thrive Without It by St...

How Social Media Changed SEO And Why Your Business Can’t Thrive Without It by Stoney deGeyter


Social Media: Your Business Can't Thrive Without It
www.searchenginejournal.com
Social media is the real-time pulse of what we like, love, and loath. Search engines want to measure this in order to make rankings more relevant.

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Top 10 Web Sites You Should Visit at Least Once a Year

Top 10 Web Sites You Should Visit at Least Once a Year


Top 10 Web Sites You Should Visit at Least Once a Year
lifehacker.com
Yearly checkups and other things we should do regularly--but not necessarily that often--can easily be forgotten over the other 364 days' full of events. Put these ten sites (or types of sites) on your...

Friday, November 21, 2014

"Jack Dorsey says Square will begin accepting Apple Pay in 2015" good read

"Jack Dorsey says Square will begin accepting Apple Pay in 2015" good read


Jack Dorsey says Square will begin accepting Apple Pay in 2015
gigaom.com
Speaking to CNN on Friday, Square founder and CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed Square would begin supporting Apple Pay and other near-field communications (NFC)-based payments systems in some form in 2015.

Facebook Videos Posted By SMBs Triples Since 2013

Facebook Videos Posted By SMBs Triples Since 2013


Facebook Videos Posted By SMBs Triples Since 2013
marketingland.com
According to Facebook, the number of videos posted by SMBs has nearly tripled since last year, with the number of companies posting videos nearly doubling

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Five tech products that designers have fallen in love with

Five tech products that designers have fallen in love with


Five tech products that designers have fallen in love with
gigaom.com
We asked five designers to tell us about the tech products that delight them every day. Here are their answers.

Billboard's albums chart shakeup to include streaming music for rankings http://...

Billboard's albums chart shakeup to include streaming music for rankings http://buff.ly/1uzwWhT


Billboard's albums chart shakeup to include streaming music for rankings
mashable.com
Billboard will begin using Nielsen SoundScan's streaming data and download numbers of individual tracks to rank the top albums on its Billboard 200 chart.

Apple’s Plans for Beats Music Start to Take Shape http://buff.ly/1F50VCR

Apple’s Plans for Beats Music Start to Take Shape http://buff.ly/1F50VCR


Apple's Plans for Beats Music Start to Take Shape
bits.blogs.nytimes.com
Apple plans to include its Beats music service in future versions of iOS, its mobile software system for iPhones and iPads.

Yahoo is the new default search engine on Mozilla Firefox

Yahoo is the new default search engine on Mozilla Firefox


Yahoo is the new default search engine on Mozilla Firefox
gigaom.com
For the next five years, Yahoo will be the default search engine for Mozilla Firefox.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Nielsen will finally start tracking Netflix and Amazon video http://buff.ly/1xDAPpM

Nielsen will finally start tracking Netflix and Amazon video http://buff.ly/1xDAPpM


Nielsen will finally start tracking Netflix and Amazon video
www.engadget.com
Nielsen, the holy vanguard of television ratings, has finally figured out how to track viewership from Netflix and Amazon's streaming video services. And

Facebook Launches Dedicated Groups App to Make Groups Easier http://buff.ly/1qmBERz

Facebook Launches Dedicated Groups App to Make Groups Easier http://buff.ly/1qmBERz


Facebook Launches Dedicated Groups App to Make Groups Easier
lifehacker.com
iOS/Android: Facebook continued its tradition of breaking out functionality into separate apps with Groups today. The app will make it easier to create, manage, and interact with private groups on the...

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Twitter's powerful new search engine includes every tweet ever sent http://buff....

Twitter's powerful new search engine includes every tweet ever sent http://buff.ly/1tadc0s


Twitter's powerful new search engine includes every tweet ever sent
www.theverge.com
Twitter's always been about speed and immediacy. It's where news breaks, it's where topics trend, it's where your timeline flies by so fast you're bound to miss things. In an effort to make itself...

Monday, November 17, 2014

"New York City is building 10,000 internet pylons for free public Wi-Fi" http:/...

"New York City is building 10,000 internet pylons for free public Wi-Fi" http://buff.ly/1EVTyh9 good read


New York City is building 10,000 internet pylons for free public Wi-Fi
www.theverge.com
Say goodbye to New York's public pay phones and hello to one of the largest public Wi-Fi experiments ever. A new city plan dubbed LinkNYC will replace public pay telephones with a console that...

"Facebook is making 'Facebook at Work,' so you can Facebook at work" http://buf...

"Facebook is making 'Facebook at Work,' so you can Facebook at work" http://buff.ly/1zur5vC good read


Facebook is making 'Facebook at Work,' so you can Facebook at work
mashable.com
You already Facebook at work, so here's "Facebook at Work."

Friday, November 14, 2014

Microsoft begins Skype for Web beta but still requires a plug-in http://buff.ly/...

Microsoft begins Skype for Web beta but still requires a plug-in http://buff.ly/1utQHIT


Microsoft begins Skype for Web beta but still requires a plug-in
gigaom.com
Microsoft is moving forward with Skype in a browser with a new beta version announced for IE, Chrome, Safari and Firefox. You’ll still need to download a plug-in but the company is working on using...

Apple gearing up for Watch BONANZA http://buff.ly/1wwdj8o

Apple gearing up for Watch BONANZA http://buff.ly/1wwdj8o


Apple gearing up for Watch BONANZA
www.theregister.co.uk
Company wants up to 50 million units produced

Google Wallet won't let you buy digital goods past March 2015 http://buff.ly/1qG...

Google Wallet won't let you buy digital goods past March 2015 http://buff.ly/1qGfBjs


Google Wallet won't let you buy digital goods past March 2015
www.engadget.com
Sad news, web merchants: if you relied on Google Wallet to process the online payments for your feline subculture e-zine (or any other digital product

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Google+ Makes It Easier To See Your Mentions http://buff.ly/1qGfx3e

Google+ Makes It Easier To See Your Mentions http://buff.ly/1qGfx3e


Google+ Makes It Easier To See Your Mentions
marketingland.com
Active Google+ users now have a handy new tool -- a Mentions tab that displays all + mentions of a personal profile or page. Previously, Google+ mentions w

"Taylor Swift's label hits back at Spotify by disclosing streaming royalties" h...

"Taylor Swift's label hits back at Spotify by disclosing streaming royalties" http://buff.ly/1EwDYpZ good read


Taylor Swift's label hits back at Spotify by disclosing streaming royalties
www.theverge.com
The war of words continues between music streaming service Spotify and powerful pop icon Taylor Swift. After Swift removed her entire catalog from the streaming service last week, Spotify boss...

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

"Stop coding and clean up your UI, devs, it's World Usability Day" http://buff....

"Stop coding and clean up your UI, devs, it's World Usability Day" http://buff.ly/1yBqpnh good read


Stop coding and clean up your UI, devs, it's World Usability Day
go.theregister.com
Of course we've shoved the usability website through the W3C HTML validator

"How Successful Marketers Use Pinterest to Drive Conversions (And How You Can To...

"How Successful Marketers Use Pinterest to Drive Conversions (And How You Can Too)" http://buff.ly/1zilzfw good read


How to Use Pinterest to Drive Conversions | SEJ
www.searchenginejournal.com
How Successful Marketers Use Pinterest to Drive Conversions

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

"The lazy person's guide to personal branding" http://buff.ly/1EmUc4Q good read

"The lazy person's guide to personal branding" http://buff.ly/1EmUc4Q good read


The lazy person's guide to personal branding
mashable.com
Here are 10 easy ways to expand your brand.

"Apple Starts Crawling Web – Is Apple Launching a Search Engine in 2015? by Matt...

"Apple Starts Crawling Web – Is Apple Launching a Search Engine in 2015? by Matt Southern" http://buff.ly/1uXXKvA good read


Apple Starts Crawling Web - Is Apple Launching a Search Engine in 2015? - Search Engine Journal
www.searchenginejournal.com
Web development consultant Jan Moesen alerted the Twitterverse last week about the fact that Apple is running a web crawler, written in the programming lan

"What’s the best-selling device in K-12 markets this year? Google says Chromeboo...

"What’s the best-selling device in K-12 markets this year? Google says Chromebooks" http://buff.ly/1GJHFfS good read


What’s the best-selling device in K-12 markets this year? Google says Chromebooks
gigaom.com
Three K-12 school districts alone have purchased and deployed 108,000 Chromebooks as Google notes the devices are best-selling in the education market this year, just three years after introducing the...

"Google Voice Gets Native MMS Support, Brings Verizon Into the Fold" http://buf...

"Google Voice Gets Native MMS Support, Brings Verizon Into the Fold" http://buff.ly/10NZo4I good read


Google Voice Gets Native MMS Support, Brings Verizon Into the Fold
lifehacker.com
MMS support has always been a sore spot for Google Voice, but it looks like the long journey is finally over. Today, Google announced that not only has Verizon joined the club, but MMS can now be sent...

Monday, November 10, 2014

"Apple finally offers an easy solution to its missing text message problem" htt...

"Apple finally offers an easy solution to its missing text message problem" http://buff.ly/1oAzRqT good read


Apple finally offers an easy solution to its missing text message problem
www.engadget.com
If you're still being plagued by missing text messages after leaving iOS for another platform, then the time has come to rejoice. Apple has quietly

Sunday, November 9, 2014

"Collect Customer Reviews Right From The Gmail Inbox" http://buff.ly/1AK6gkk go...

"Collect Customer Reviews Right From The Gmail Inbox" http://buff.ly/1AK6gkk good read


Collect Customer Reviews Right From The Gmail Inbox
marketingland.com
Did you know you can ask customers to submit a review right from their Gmail inboxes? If you're a Gmail user you've probably seen the RSVP dropdown that le