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Twitter said today that it’s intent on delivering a “more unified” experience across iOS devices, admitting that the experience of using the microblogging platform is still “very different” on iPhone and iPad. The update comes the day before Apple’s big event at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco Wednesday, where it’s expected to announce new iPhones, iPad […]... →

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Пит Мейерс (Pete Meyers) из MozCast заметил, что Google тестирует новый – более плавный и простой – интерфейс блока платных товарных объявлений, которые появляются в выдаче сервиса Google Покупки. Ниже – скриншот тестового интерфейса: Для сравнения – текущая версия блока: Напомним, что блок товарных объявлений располагается с правой стороны интерфейса, аналогично панели выдачи Сети знаний. Основное отличие между ними в том, что контент Сети знаний – органический, а блока товарных объявлений – спонсирован... →

The legal battle between composer Marty O’Donnell and Bungie, the game studio that made Destiny and Halo, took a huge personal toll and it tore friendships apart, according to O’Donnell’s attorney. The story is like a plot from a video game — and not a happy one. O’Donnell. an award-winning composer of the memorable music […]... →

Instagram is expanding its advertising game globally and launching a couple of new capabilities for businesses to take advantage of. The company revealed in a blog post that advertisers can now create video ads of up to 30 seconds, leverage a new premium ad unit that benefits new product launches, and much more. And starting September 30, […]... →

Eight-year-old, San Francisco-based CrunchBase looks to become a standalone company in the very near future. According to several sources, the unit, which calls itself the “definitive database of the startup ecosystem,” is finalizing a term sheet with the venture firm Emergence Capital Partners for an investment of between $5 million and $7 million. AOL, we’re told, remains… Read More... →

Instagram is done experimenting and is ready ramp up ad revenue. It’s making three big changes today to attract marketing dollars from around the world and other ad mediums. Finally, Instagram will make back the money Facebook spent buying it. First, today Instagram ads become officially available in 30 more countries including Mexico, India and South Korea, and will be on sale globally… Read More... →

Live streaming app Meerkat announced today that users who save video streams they record can now log in to the app on the Web and download those streams. From there, it’s possible to watch streams offline — or upload them to other websites. The feature update was working live for me just now. I downloaded […]... →

On-demand shipping service Shyp has hired former Pinterest’er Everett Katibak as its Brand Creative Lead. He’ll be tasked with, among other things, extending the company’s brand identity beyond its digital confines and help spread it into the physical world. Since its founding in 2013, Shyp has operated like most startups when it came to recruiting talent: find […]... →

GUEST: In April 2015, a paper by Chinese scientists about their attempts to edit the DNA of a human embryo rocked the scientific world and set off a furious debate. Leading scientists warned that altering the human germ line without studying the consequences could have horrific consequences. Geneticists with good intentions could mistakenly engineer changes in DNA […]... →

The enterprise cloud has entered a new era of hyper growth thanks to a combination of dramatically expanded global markets, access to unprecedented later-stage private growth capital and the ability to scale sales organizations with remote talent. Read More... →

FEATURE: Apple makes billions of dollars from games every year, and starting tomorrow, it might introduce a device that could help it make a few billion more. But that will come despite the company’s historical ambivalence toward the hobby. Tomorrow, Apple holds one of its semiregular events to announce new products, and we’re expecting to get the […]... →

Fresh off of a DUI and gun possession arrest last month, software pioneer John McAfee has decided that the presidency of the United States is his next logical step. After hinting the move to Wired in a piece that was published earlier today, The Hill reports that McAfee has filed the necessary paperwork to enter the 2016 race. In the documents, McAfee also specifies that he is “founding… Read More... →

Luxe is releasing an update to its on-demand parking valet service that is designed to make dropping off and returning your vehicle to you a lot easier. The company has made generally available two product enhancements, namely its drop points and scheduled return features. With drop points, Luxe says that it’s responding to inquiries from customers […]... →

Posted by EricEngeYes, we all know that content marketing is all the rage. More and more brands are embracing content marketing as a basic way to engage with the community at large, and to build credibility, trust, and relationships with potential customers.You've probably also heard about content fatigue, or the oncoming content glut. Mark Schaefer attracted a ton of attention on this topic with his post, "Content Shock: Why content marketing is not a sustainable strategy." A key part of his thesis is that... →

Internet security watchdogs Sucuri are warning site owners about malicious "new owner" Google Search Console verifications. The post Beware of "New Owner" Google Search Console Verifications by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

John McAfee, the provocative millionaire founder of antivirus software company McAfee Software, which Intel bought for $7.68 billion in 2010, today filed a document to officially designate himself as a candidate in the U.S. presidential election next year. “I am founding a new party yet to be announced,” McAfee wrote in the document (PDF) submitted […]... →

Facebook announced several updates to Pages that are designed to help businesses engage with mobile users. The post Facebook Adds New Mobile-Focused Features to Business Pages by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

Fresco News has raised $1.2 million in seed funding. I first wrote about the startup back in June, when founder and CEO John Meyer (pictured above) explained that the company was working an app where users could both browse breaking news content and also accept assignments to contribute photos and videos to professional news organizations. Read More... →

Selfies might be the social currency of our generation, but the companies based around them still kind of need cash. Shots, a selfie app made famous by high-profile celebrity supporters like Justin Bieber, just raised another $4 million in funding led by DCM Ventures, adding on to its $8.5 million Series A from this past April. The company has raised $15.2 million to date. For how simple… Read More... →