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Основатель и UI/UX-дизайнер сервиса аренды жилья Sharehome Павел Багро опубликовал на сайте о дизайне «Дизайн-кабак» материал об истории брендинга, а также привел ряд примечательных фактов о создании логотипов, ребрендинге и рекламных кампаниях Malboro, Chupa Chups, Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo и Coca-Cola. Редакция vc.ru публикует заметку с разрешения автора.... →

Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Birchbox, Spotify, HBO NOW, newspapers, box of the month clubs, meal services, and more: The rise of subscription-based commerce means consumers now pay for a number of items on a recurring basis. But even a few dollars spent here and there have a way of adding up, and eating into your household’s budget. A new startup called Trim wants to help you… Read More... →

At 25 years old, Monica Leonelle realized that she could use a book to get a job. Then later realized that her book could turn into highly paid speaking gigs. Then realized that she could write even more books, quit her job, and become a full-time authorpreneur. Want to know how she did it? In this episode of Authorpreneur,... →

We are in the midst of a tectonic shift in enterprise technology as the cloud has an ever-growing impact on how businesses provision infrastructure and software. Established vendors used to selling copious amounts of hardware and software have been experimenting with various strategies to deal with a rapidly changing marketplace. This has taken several forms including getting bigger,… Read More... →

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a test case on privacy in the digital age on Monday, declining to decide whether police need to obtain search warrants to...... →

Microsoft’s new facial recognition tool is out to judge your facial hair. The machine learning-based project comes just in time for Movember. The website, called MyMoustache.net, is designed to guess a person’s beard length. Facial hair is reviewed and rated as either ‘nostache’, ‘getting there’, and ‘ultimate mo.’ Here’s how Microsoft describes the project: We started with a […]... →

The Obama Administration has launched a Facebook page around the office of the Presidency. The page has already been verified by the social networking company and will center around the president’s wish to communicate directly with the public. President Obama’s first post included a video where he gave a quick tour of the White House […]... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. H2O.ai raises $30M round led by Paxion Capital Partners Machine learning developer H2O announced today that it took in a $20 million series B funding round.  Paxion Capital Partners and Nexus Venture Partners led […]... →

The social media has been around for a while but it doesn’t mean we all agree what is acceptable and what’s not. I’ve seen many people claiming that if there’s an option to do something, it must be acceptable. For example, “Blame Linkedin: They allow you to mass-email a connection invite to all your email contacts…” Now, as the one who once did that (i.e. mass-email all my Gmail contacts),... [Read More...] The post Social Media Etiquette: If There’s an Option, It Doesn’t Mean It’s a Good Idea appeared firs... →

Earlier this year, Google announced its so-called Expeditions Pioneer Program. This project aims to bring Google’s Cardboard VR viewer to students by bringing a full kit of gear for using virtual reality in the classroom to schools. Google started rolling this program out to select schools in September and now it’s ready to expand this program to more schools in the U.S., with… Read More... →

Atlassian, the company behind collaboration software like HipChat and JIRA, has filed paperwork with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to go public. The company is seeking to raise $250 million from the public market through its Initial Public Offering (IPO) and will trade on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol “TEAM”. The […]... →

VB WEBINAR: This webinar is now available on demand. Watch right here for free. Trying to stay current with marketing strategies in a mobile-first world can make you feel like you’re running a marathon with no goal in sight. No wonder marketers are fatigued, especially in trying to nail the delivery of relevant and personalized experiences to users […]... →

Twitch, the Amazon-owned video game streaming site, stumbled into an incredible source of new traffic when it kicked off the launch of its “Twitch Creative,” section at the end of last month with the debut of an all-episodes marathon of Bob Ross‘ “The Joy of Painting.” Yes, the “happy little trees” guy. The channel was an immediate success, and… Read More... →

Google is expanding its Expeditions Pioneer Program, an initiative to help teachers and students use virtual reality (VR) in schools around the world. The program is adding new locations in the U.S.: Alexandria, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Detroit, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City and Washington DC, as well as coming to […]... →

Gameplay livestreaming site Twitch took a risk nine days ago when it announced Twitch Creative, a new platform that enables musicians and artists to livestream their works in progress. They celebrated the launch with a live broadcast of all 403 episodes of the TV series The Joy of Painting, hosted by artist Bob Ross, a series aired originally […]... →

Генеральный директор платформы для автоматизации бизнеса «Мегаплан» Сергей Козлов подготовил для vc.ru цикл материалов «Дюжина причин ваших факапов» о типичных ошибках руководителей компаний. В восьмой статье автор рассказывает, почему нельзя отказываться от совещаний и как проводить их с пользой. Материал опубликован при поддержке «Мегаплана».... →

Another enterprise software company has filed to go public: Atlassian, the company that owns services like Slack competitor HipChat, JIRA, and Confluence, has filed an F-1 form with the SEC to go public on NASDAQ under the ticker “TEAM”, with the initial public offering expected to raise around $250 million. A draft registration was originally submitted confidentially to the SEC… Read More... →

Tag Heuer has just officially announced their new luxury smart watch called the Carrera Connected. The company’s CEO Jean-Claude Biver let slip a few details of the watch this morning, in an interview with Le Matin, saying that it will go for $1,500 and have “almost the same functionality” of the Apple Watch. The smart watch, which has a dumb counterpart in the Tag Heuer… Read More... →

The beauty of GoPro cameras come from their versatility. They can be mounted nearly anywhere in countless positions. But that often takes time. This little device solves that problem. Meet Slopes. The concept is simple: Drop a GoPro camera in the mount and position it as needed. There are 20 different ways to point the camera. Best of all, there’s no fuss or mess. Traditionally, GoPro… Read More... →

155-year-old Swiss watch maker Tag Heuer today unveiled the “Connected Watch,” a $1500 smartwatch built in partnership with Google and Intel. It’s made of titanium and runs Android Wear. Tag Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver: We want to be connected to tomorrow. How could we get connected to tomorrow in our Watch Valley? In theWatch Valley, as the name […]... →