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The question of how much content to give away for free (and what to charge for) always vexes online content creators. Fortunately, there is a rather simple rule of thumb to guide you. The Showrunner hosts Jerod Morris and Jonny Nastor begin this episode by following up on last week's listener question regarding which link is better to include in weekly episode emails: the platform link or the iTunes link. They looked at The Showrunner data and have a better answer for you.... →

Popular Pays, a Y Combinator-backed startup connecting Instagram users with marketers, has raised $2 million in funding. Under the Popular Pays model, businesses describe the kind of campaign they’re looking to create, then Instagrammers can apply and list how much money they’d want to participate. The marketer chooses the users they want to work with, those users starting posting… Read More... →

The platform offers drag-and-drop web-based tools for creating videos that show apps like Google Maps, Twitter, or Eventbrite working in an overlay.... →

Apple launched its 2015 Back to School deal today, offering those who purchase a new Mac, under education pricing, a free pair of Beats Solo 2 on-ear headphones. Users will also be able to upgrade to a pair of wireless Beats Solo 2 headphones for $100. The education deal is open to qualifying students, parents of students, faculty and staff that purchase a Mac between now and September 18. Read More... →

LinkedIn today provided a glimpse into Nurse, a piece of software that engineers built to help automate the process of solving IT infrastructure issues. The idea is to increase the efficiency of operations people at the business-oriented social networking company. “The design of Nurse is simple. Nurse acts as a broker between many systems,” LinkedIn […]... →

Федеральная антимонопольная служба Московской области оштрафовала МТС на 400 тысяч рублей за рассылку SMS-сообщений без согласия пользователей. Об этом сообщается на сайте ведомства.... →

LinkedIn doesn't want you easily accessing your own contacts.... →

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. European cloud computing startups get $120M boost thanks to fresh Notion Capital fund Notion Capital, a venture capital (VC) investment firm based in London, has launched a new $120 million fund to back Europe’s […]... →

Kamcord, the YC-backed company that enables game recording on mobile, is the latest company to jump on the mobile live-streaming bandwagon after it added the feature to its Android and iOS apps. Read More... →

Are you sending the right people, the right messages, at the right time? Or are you annoying people with irrelevant, unhelpful clutter? In this episode of The Mainframe, Chris Garett and Tony Clark reveal: How to get started with segmentation What segmentation can do for your business and also your customer experience Why you should go beyond simple email suppression How to turn your email segmentation into a choose your own adventure The magic of onboarding,... →

Leaked information about Microsoft’s upcoming flagship Windows phones has been showing up this summer, but some new information today fills in some important gaps. Microsoft is working on a pair of phones — right now codenamed Cityman and Talkman — that will showcase Windows 10 and set expectations on how Microsoft wants its new OS to interact with […]... →

Flickr announced today it’s bringing back its “Pro” subscription plan aimed at power users of Yahoo’s photo-sharing service, which will introduce a variety of new features, including access to improved analytics, software discounts, and more, as well as allow for an ad-free experience. Pro users will also again receive a “Pro” badge highlighted on their… Read More... →

If you’re an avid sharer on Pinterest, you’ll probably be interested to know that the interest-based social network just made it easier to save stuff when on your iPhone. Starting today, everyone will be able to use the Pinterest button for the iPhone to save Pins to the site. If you have an iOS device, […]... →

EXCLUSIVE: The acquisition will add over 100,000 classes to Noodle's database and give its technology a major boost.... →

Your team has spent many many months perfecting your mobile app, so of course you want people to download it. You want to get your app high up in the app store charts. I get it. Totally. However, you (and a lot of companies) have gotten overly aggressive with how you go about “suggesting” that we download your app. You know what I’m talking about. The… Read More... →

On average, about 40 percent of e-mail opens come from mobile devices and tablets. Unfortunately, many mobile subscribers are less engaged because they are being forced through an experience that is not optimized for them. It’s daunting, as a marketer, to figure out how to address this... Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.... →

Toronto-based teaBOT is a robot that whips up customized cups of loose leaf tea in under 30 seconds. The startup launched in 2013 as a way to eliminate long lines at cafes by delivering automated grab-and-go cups of tea. teaBOT is now in the U.S. with the current Y Combinator batch. Most tea needs at least 10 minutes to brew, after getting the water to the desired temperature. Each type of… Read More... →

Photography social network Flickr has unveiled a new paid plan for users called Flickr Pro. The company hopes existing and new users will find it worth paying for since it includes discounts on Adobe software, improved analytics, and even a Pro badge. Available for $5.99 per month (or $49.99 per year), Flickr Pro is the company’s enticement to […]... →

Ten months after the last Panda refresh, Google announced yesterday that they had actually begun rolling out another Panda refresh this past weekend. They proceeded to say that the rollout might last months. This means its effects will be drawn-out and potentially more difficult to diagnose. The refresh impacted between 2% and 3% of English queries. Due to the nature of this latest refresh, websites that have addressed issues following... [Read More...] The post Google Panda is Slowing Refreshing: Download ... →

The Harman Kardon AKG N90Q headphones are, in short, awesome. Harman has long been one of the top names in audio, but its newest pair of over-ear headphones — the latest in Quincy Jones’ signature line — add a new type of technology called TruNote, which uses microphones to custom tailor music to your environment. And it goes beyond loud cars driving by or noise from being on… Read More... →