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Zynga today beat analyst expectations for its third-quarter earnings, bringing in about $176 million in bookings with flat earnings, and revenue of $196 million. Analysts were expecting a loss of one cent per share for the company’s earnings. It’s an interesting time for Zynga’s earnings report. Activision Blizzard just yesterday said it would acquire King Digital, the… Read More... →

Following trading today, Etsy reported its Q3 financial performance, including revenue of $66 million, and earnings loss per share of $0.06. The Street expected Etsy to lose $0.06 per share, off revenue of around $66.17 million. The company was up 3.18% today, trading at just over $11 at market close. So that’s a “met expectations.” Last quarter was no peach for Etsy, with… Read More... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web...... →

Social gaming company Zynga reported third quarter earnings and bookings today that beat Wall Street’s estimates, but it also delayed two major games — CSR2 and Dawn of Titans — until 2016. The good news: The San Francisco company outperformed expectations in the second full quarter since Mark Pincus returned as chief executive after the departure of Don […]... →

Twilio has rolled out a new set of features designed to help developers to build messaging apps using its platform. The telephony-based company has moved its Copilot offering out of beta and made it available to all of its users, providing capabilities for conversations to take place from the correct phone number without all the […]... →

Why drive yourself when it might be cheaper to coast to work in the back of an Uber? Today Uber launched the beta of a new flat-fee long-distance uberPOOL option aimed at commuters. It offers pre-priced shared trips into bustling San Francisco from the outlying cities of Palo Alto, Mountain View, and San Jose from 6am to 10am. For example, the Palo Alto to SF ride this morning was set at $20.… Read More... →

Google v. Oracle. It’s a sensational case. A battle of tech heavyweights — and a software copyright case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Millions of dollars are at stake. And the ramifications for software entrepreneurs are significant. Read More... →

If you've ever written content and wondered "how long should it be and what should I include?" this episode of Hit Publish is for you. This week, host Amy Harrison talks about how long your content should be. How much information do you need to give your readers to encourage them to sign up, buy, get in touch, or take action?... →

If you’re in sales, there’s a good chance you spend a large portion of your time prospecting. And while your marketing team, an explosion of social networks, and the arrival of various cloud-based contact databases (such as Spokeo, which is the subject of a Supreme Court tussle right now) have all helped with that effort over the […]... →

This morning at Fortune’s Global Forum conference in San Francisco, Fortune interviewer Alan Murray got quite an earful from the guests on his panel: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and venture capitalist and Facebook board member Marc Andreessen, who pushed back especially hard on the notion that technology is exacerbating income inequality. It was a riveting chat that touched on… Read More... →

LeafLink, an NY-based wholesale management platform for the cannabis industry, has closed a $750k seed round led by group of NY angel investors. The software platform is designed to support participants in a B2B supply chain, providing basic tools designed to save money for retailers and allow producers to get better pricing for their product. These tools will include a centralized location… Read More... →

Self-help books, seminars, and retreats: People tend to either love them or loathe them. Sonia Simone has some thoughts on what's useful for business owners " and what isn't.... →

by Jayson DeMers In the game of SEO, social media networks are becoming more important than ever. And out of all the social platforms, LinkedIn is perhaps the fastest rising star as it relateIn the game of SEO, social media networks are becoming more important than ever. And out of all the social platforms, LinkedIn is perhaps the fastest rising star as it relates to SEO.... →

Кулинарный сервис Katerina.ru, который доставляет продуктовые наборы для приготовления блюд в домашних условиях, временно приостановил продажи. Об этом сообщается на официальной странице проекта в Instagram. На момент написания новости Firrma не удалось получить комментарий от основательницы проекта Катерины Кронстедт.  О Katerina.ru Katerina.ru – это кулинарный сервис, который доставляет продуктовые наборы для приготовления блюд в домашних условиях. Каждую неделю повар ресторана «Стокгольм» Павел Маевский ... →

Apple today updated its iOS adoption numbers to show that iOS 9 has finally hit the 66 percent mark. In other words, the latest version of the company’s mobile operating system is now on two-thirds of its devices. iOS 9 share (which includes iOS 9.1) has taken less than two months to reach the two-thirds […]... →

We often forget that Twitter, more Web 2.0 media company than startup, is almost ten years old. We also forget that it has a global user base of just over 300 million people. But we can’t forget that Twitter is in trouble. Audience growth is at a crawl, which poses a threat to the publicly traded company as it tries to capture mindshare and advertising dollars in competition with… Read More... →

Google My Business is launching a feature that will allow businesses to set their holiday hours in advance. The post Now You Can Pre-Set Holiday Hours on Your Google My Business Page by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

What's new? The validation for AppConversions will become stricter starting on November 9, 2015 . If you're using AppConversions in v201509 or v201506 with AppPlatform : ITUNES , you'll need to make sure that you're using the correct AppConversionType . What was the old behavior? When v201509 was first released,... →

Web pages with obtrusive app interstitials will no longer be considered mobile-friendly in Google search. The post Google to Devalue Web Pages With App Download Interstitials As of Today by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

It’s a function of Twitter’s largely unfiltered feed. It zips by so quickly that even great content can get lost. Your closest friends and sparring partners might easily miss your tweets. And unless you have some level of offline celebrity or an online soapbox, you might never gain enough followers to get your tweets seen before they’re pushed down the timeline. The result… Read More... →