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Сервис фотошеринга Instagram объявил о запуске счётчиков просмотров для видео. Нововведение призвано дать создателям контента инструмент для более полного измерения вовлечённости пользователей. «Мы считаем, что просмотры видео – лучший показатель намерения зрителей», - сообщается в блоге сервиса. По данным компании, за последние полгода количество времени, которое люди тратят на просмотр видео в Instagram, выросло на 40%. Новая функция позволит видеть не только количество просмотров, но и число «лайков» ... →

It’s hard to believe, but 3Doodler launched the popular Kickstarter for its first plastic-extruding pen almost three years ago. Now, the company is back with the 3Doodler Start, a kid-friendly version of the device that boasts a safe-to-touch design with no hot points and a new eco-plastic material that makes building creations safe and fun. The device is available for pre-order… Read More... →

Каждое утро Rusbase рассказывает о трендах в мире бизнеса и технологий на цифрах.... →

Материнскую компанию соцсети выкупил издатель журналов Time и People... →

Шестая премия в области развития общественных связей подвела итоги... →

Выручка Publicis Groupe выросла на треть... →

Это самое серьезное изменение в меню сети за последние 40 лет... →

Sostav.ru и iMARS продолжают еженедельный мониторинг тендеров в сфере коммуникаций... →

With a new $10 million commitment led by Tencent, one of China’s largest Internet companies, Diffbot chief executive Mike Tung has come a long way from his days of eating beans and rice in the dark and solving the math problems that would form the core of his groundbreaking artificial intelligence software. Diffbot, which raised its first seed money in 2012, has set itself the lofty goal… Read More... →

SAN FRANCISCO (By Alexandria Sage, David Shepardson and Deborah Todd for Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s self-driving project is advertising dozens of jobs on its website with a special focus on manufacturing expertise. Thirty-six jobs related to the Google X car project were listed including engineers working on motion control, displays, robotics and sensors as well […]... →

GGV Capital, a 15-year-old, cross-border venture fund that invests in both U.S. and China-based companies, is raising a giant new fund, shows a new SEC filing that lists a target of $880 million dollars and states that the first sale has yet to occur. (Senior Editor Dan Primack of Fortune says the fund may ultimately exceed $1 billion.) Either figure would represent an enormous increase… Read More... →

Posted by randfishIt's probably crossed your mind before. Should you optimize for your competitors' branded keywords? How would you even go about it effectively? Well, in today's Whiteboard Friday, Rand explains some carefully strategic and smart ways to optimize for the keywords of a competitor — from determining their worthiness, to properly targeting your funnel, to using third-party hosted content for maximum amplification. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new t... →

Google for Entrepreneurs has partnered with Tech Inclusion, an organization and conference organized by Change Catalyst, which is geared toward helping people of color and women in tech gain equity. Through the partnership, Tech Inclusion will be able to scale and add more entrepreneurship programming to its events, Tech Inclusion co-founder Wayne Sutton told me via email. GFE will also offer… Read More... →

Google may be preparing a consumer virtual reality headset for a release as early as this year that defies existing categorizations and doesn’t rely on a PC or mobile phone as the central brain, the WSJ reports. Rumors have been bubbling up on the company’s VR hardware ambitions over the last few weeks. The Financial Times reported a few days ago that Google would be… Read More... →

Gamers didn’t have a lot of new releases to pick up from retailers last month, and that dragged the industry down a little bit. Consumers spent $605.2 million on new gaming products at united states retailers in January, according to industry-intelligence firm The NPD Group. That is down 4 percent from $627.6 million last year […]... →

Pandora (P) refused to comment on rumors that it was looking for a buyer during today’s earning call. “We won’t comment on rumors. We will say we’re very confident in our ability to drive significant value to our shareholders … that’s what we’re focused on,” said CEO Brian McAndrews during the company’s earnings call today. […]... →

Sony’s gaming console got off to a strong start in 2016. PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in the first month of the year, according to data from industry-intelligence firm The NPD Group provided to GamesBeat by Sony. NPD only tracks new sales at retailers in the United States, so this doesn’t fully reflect the […]... →

The hits just keep on coming at the embattled cloud human resources software provider Zenefits, as the California Department of Insurance has begun an investigation into its licensing practic Read More... →

Uber is asking the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to settle two cases: Philliben v. Uber Technologies, Inc. and Mena v. Uber Technologies, Inc., which have since been consolidated into one case on behalf of Uber passengers seeking restitution for every $1 Safe Rides fee charged to every Uber customer in the U.S. In addition to divvying up $28.5 million among… Read More... →

Nothing can stop Call of Duty. Activision Blizzard revealed that its popular shooter franchise is alive and well while releasing the financial results for its the fourth quarter of 2015. The publisher noted that Call of Duty: Black Ops III, the latest release in the series, ended the quarter with the largest amount of monthly […]... →