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SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Sisense. Visualizing data has led to world-changing triumphs — from tracking epidemics to pinpointing weather impacts. Today, every company has adopted some form of data visualization to better understand their customers, service, and market. Yet, while both companies and users tend to emphasize data visualizations, they fail to recognize […]... →

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of Google Analytics. So much has changed over the last decade! If you think back ten years ago, the most popular smartphone was the Blackberry and a 128 megabyte flash drive cost about $30. Today you can get 250X the storage for half the price. During that time,... →

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 never catered to that specific vertical. The team rolled out YouTube for gaming last month and today it is launching YouTube Music for iOS and Android. The enhanced, paid, experience is free during a 14-day trial.… Read More... →

Eight years ago, Aaron Batalion and three friends created a Facebook app called “Hungry Machine.” It was pretty successful…so successful that it turned into LivingSocial, which was one of the first startups to raise a “magical” billion dollars. I refuse to use the creature’s name to describe this “club.” Along with cofounding the company,… Read More... →

YouTube today launched YouTube Music, a new app designed specifically for discovering music on the video-sharing website. You can download YouTube Music now directly the Google Play store or the App Store YouTube has over 1 billion monthly active users. Thanks to the service, Google has paid out over $3 billion to the record industry […]... →

Дизайнер Тес Мат проанализировал достоинства и недостатки нескольких инструментов для прототипирования приложений и рассказал, когда и какие из них лучше использовать. В рубрике «Интерфейсы» — перевод заметки Мата, подготовленный командой Varhal.... →

Сооснователь фонда Vestor.In Partners Павел Черкашин совместно с компанией GVA LaunchGurus, при участии крупных предпринимателей из России и Европы, запустил фонд GVA Vestor.in. Об этом Firrma рассказал Черкашин. На данный момент фонд находится в процессе формирования. Предполагаемый объем фонда составит $30 млн, которые будут собраны в течение 12 месяцев. При этом Vestor.In Partners останется самостоятельным фондом. GVA Vestor.in будет вкладываться на посевной стадии, а также на стадии A. «Чуть более стади... →

A drone crashed into a giant Ferris wheel on Seattle's waterfront, but there were no reports of injuries or major damage, police said...... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис WIP FIT, который позволяет фитнес-клубам взаимодействовать с клиентами. Передаём микрофон.... →

Oops! A number of users have been reporting error messages and other issues with apps downloaded from the Mac App Store. The warnings prompted them to delete and then re-install their apps, but this was not necessarily correcting the problem, customers found. The issue, as it turned out, was related to Apple’s failure to renew a security certificate. And while Apple quickly addressed… Read More... →

CES is a horrible, god-awful experience that will shave years off your life. The casinos, the food, the people, the germs. Horrible. All of it. But we love it! And we’re sending a huge contingent to the show again this year and want to see your gadgets, toys and products. TechCrunch cares much more for the hardware startups than the big CE players. We want to see the future FitBits and… Read More... →

As text messaging takes over of more and more my communication, I find myself on more and more long, complicated chats where I’m trying to plan and coordinate with multiple people. Now a startup called Cola aims to replace all that back-and-forth with a set of interactive “Cola Bubbles.” For example, let’s say you wanted to message someone and schedule a time to meet up. Read More... →

We live in an exciting time, where the number and variety of connected devices are growing at a rapid pace. People are coming online for the first time, and they're accessing the Web through a mobile device. Having a solid multi-screen strategy will help you prepare for the next wave of mobile web users. By following the simple steps below,... →

SPONSORED: This sponsored post is produced by Smaato. As the third quarter of 2015 was winding to a close this past September, you couldn’t throw a rock at a laptop without hitting a story about ad blocking, the purported scourge of modern media and the bane of publishers everywhere. It was and remains a very rational […]... →

Another day, another massive tech conference in Europe. This time we’re in Helsinki for the annual Slush conference, where 15,000 people wander around what appears to be a dark, laser-lit aircraft hanger full of startups stalls, while squinting at a map which has helpfully been printed in 4 Point on a Black background. Aside from those quibbles, Slush is it’s usual mix of… Read More... →

Posted by LokiAstariGood news, everyone: November's Mozscape index is here! And it's arrived earlier than expected.Of late, we've faced some big challenges with the Mozscape index — and that's hurt our customers and our data quality. I'm glad to say that we believe a lot of the troubles are now behind us and that this index, along with those to follow, will provide higher-quality, more relevant, and more useful link data. Here are some details about this index release: 144,950,855,587 (145 billion) URLs 4,6... →

Today at its big Airbnb Open conference, Airbnb announced a few new tools to help hosts. The company tackles every step when it comes to becoming a host, from pricing to making sure your guests have everything they need. Read More... →

“Hosts are the lifeblood of the company,” Joe Zadeh, vice president of product at Airbnb, explained and it’s easy to see why. Hosts are the people that really make or break this seven year-old company and if it’s trying to create a truly unforgettable experience for its guests, it needs to have its partners on […]... →

Everybody knows hiring is difficult for tech companies. The Huffington Post called the shortage “devastating,” and the Obama administration’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology predicted a shortfall of 1 million technical professionals by 2020. What’s more, 90 percent of executives report that they struggle to recruit and retain tech talent. But as an… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Huuuge Games, a new social casino game studio, has raised $4 million in a first round of funding led by Korea Investment Partners. It’s late in the cycle to start a social casino game company, but Huuuge games says it will set itself apart by making casino games “truly social.” Huuuge Casino is more social than […]... →