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Los Angeles startup HelloTech is in the final stages of raising $10 million in Series A funding, according to sources with knowledge of the deal. Madrona Venture Group is leading the round. Following a period of private beta testing, HelloTech went live about three months ago. You either call for an appointment or schedule one from the HelloTech website, then one of the company’s techs… Read More... →

Have you ever wondered why storytelling is such an omnipresent theme of human life? Welcome to another guest segment of "The Writer's Brain," where Kelton Reid picks the brain of a neuroscientist about elements of great writing. Research scientist Michael Grybko " of the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington " returned to the podcast to help Kelton define storytelling from a scientific standpoint.... →

Not going to lie: I have no idea what this is. My attempted explanation is that we were told that we should do video podcasts, and instead of turning on a webcam like normal people, we decided to record ourselves within the world of Minecraft. Why did we choose to do it that way? I don’t know. Is it compelling in any way? Again, I don’t know. I do know, however, that we talk… Read More... →

Tesla’s Model S, a “premium performance” sedan with dual-motor all-wheel drive, is supposed have a 265-mile range, according to the company. But Bjørn Nyland, a programmer at the University of Oslo who lovingly calls his two-year-old Tesla “The Millennium Falcon” (he also has a YouTube channel dedicated primarily to his Tesla and their travels together), has… 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...... →

Google today announced an update that brings Gmail and Google Calendar closer together. The new feature, which adds events to Google Calendar based on information in emails sent to your Gmail account, is rolling out in the coming week to all Google Apps customers on desktop, Android, and iOS. When you receive an email in […]... →

I’ve watched from the sidelines for years as the debate has played out about race and gender in Silicon Valley, and tech at large. Recently, I read an article shaming Facebook, Google and others about their “diversity numbers,” and felt compelled to weigh in; if it were early in my career and I saw those numbers it would make me run the other way. And fast. My goal here is… Read More... →

Federal agents have raided the Manhattan office of RentBoy.com, one of the internet’s largest male escort sites, Pix11 reports. CEO Jeffrey Hurant, and several employees were reportedly arrested Tuesday on suspicion of conspiring to promote prostitution under the guise of offering “companionship” from its escorts, officials said. Hurant and six current and former workers are expected to […]... →

Back in June, YouTube announced that it would be getting into the gaming game and launch its own Twitch competitor called YouTube Gaming. Tomorrow will be that day, we’ve learned. The site sits at https://gaming.youtube.com. Twitch is a site, acquired by Amazon, that lets you watch others play video games…or stream your games and broadcast your own show. The YouTube Gaming site… Read More... →

С октября 2015 года МТС, «Билайн» и Tele2 смогут получить у «Мегафона» технические условия для запуска своей сети в тоннелях метро Петербурга. Об этом 25 августа на заседании в местном УФАС сообщили представители «Мегафона», говорится на сайте ведомства.... →

If you're using social media channels such as Twitter to promote your content, then this show is for you. This week, Hit Publish host Amy Harrison is looking at different ways you can 'beef up your tweets' and write multiple updates to promote just one post (without sounding boring or repetitive). When you're posting tweets (or other social media updates) to get people to your content, it can feel like you are broadcasting again and again,... →

After promising all summer to launch its Twitch competitor, YouTube is finally getting into the game. YouTube Gaming, the video site’s centralized hub for everything related to the digital medium, launches tomorrow. This will give fans one place to get live and recorded content about the biggest, smallest, and most popular games. That’s because YouTube […]... →

Google research says yes, counting the ad format among negative ranking factors. However, Yelp's CEO - and industry experts - remains skeptical of the company's reasoning.... →

451 Media Group , the digital media company co-founded by Transformers director Michael Bay, is launching a new publishing division for graphic novels. The company was first announced this spring with a large investment from China’s Guangdong Alpha Animation. In addition to Bay, the company’s founding partners include John and Anthony Gentile (who were involved in creating… Read More... →

Analysts at IDC have lowered their projections about how much they expect the smartphone market to grow in 2015. Earlier this year, IDC said shipments would grow at 11.3 percent year-over-year, but today’s report says that figure is being revised to just 10.4 percent growth instead. Both numbers represent a dramatic drop from the 27.5 percent growth the market saw in 2014, the firm… Read More... →

Apple’s professional-level music creation tool, Logic Pro X, just received a major update today (10.2) that adds the well-known Alchemy synthesizer into the mix, while also allowing artists using the product a more seamless means of sharing their work with fans via Apple Music’s Connect feature. This is the second major update to come to Logic Pro X this year, and like the… Read More... →

Dhruva Interactive, a major South Asian game development company, has opened a new game studio in the city of Dehradun in the foothills of the Himalayas in northern India. The move will give the company an avenue for expansion and greater ability to attract talent in the sprawling Indian market. Rajesh Rao, the chief executive […]... →

It's finally here, the release everyone some of you have been waiting for: v201508. I know you're excited and probably want to go download an updated version of the client library right away, but give me a second to tell you why you should be excited. We've improved the reconciliation services in the DFP Sales Manager API, making for easier updates and reporting.... →

Today's guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a scientist turned digital artist, animator, entrepreneur " as well as an academic escapee. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo and has over 15 years of experience in research. During this time, she has generated $340,000 in funding, prepared manuscripts, and lectured. Today, she is the founder of Sciconic.com , where she explains scientific concepts by creating simple graphics, infographics, custom animations,... →

Join the SEJ Marketing Thinktank for a video webinar presentation by SEJ Founder, Loren Baker titled "How to Build Links Using Content Marketing & Blogger Outreach" on Septemeber 2nd, 2015 at 1 pm Eastern. The post Next #SEJThinkTank Webinar: How to Build Links Using Content Marketing & Blogger Outreach by @dantosz appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →