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On PR is Dead, host Doyle Albee has been talking about what reporters (editors, bloggers, etc.) like and don't like, and this week you hear it straight from the source. ColoradoBiz Magazine's Lisa Ryckman talks about what she looks for in contributed content and what irritates her (not much, as it turns out!). She also gives some great nuggets about how you can write for media outlets. In this 16-minute episode of PR is Dead,... →

Lucasfilm’s special-effects department is working on a new frontier of immersive entertainment, and you can get a taste of that on Facebook. This morning, the Star Wars account on Facebook launched the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Immersive 360 Experience. This is a new kind of video on the social-media website that enables viewers to point a camera […]... →

Following the release of Firefox 41 just yesterday, Mozilla today updated its Firefox Beta channel to version 42 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. This is a massive release, as Mozilla wants its users to test a slew of features, including its new experimental private browsing mode with tracking protection. This is by far the […]... →

Qualtrics spent most of its life bootstrapped and trying to be profitable. Then it raised $220 million — and Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith was worried he’d have to move to Silicon Valley. But the company has become a success story coming out of Utah, and the company’s focus on profitability and being a sustainable business from day one has taught Qualtrics’ employees to… Read More... →

В 2015 году объём рынка видеорекламы в рунете составит 5,6 млрд рублей, следует из прогноза крупнейшего российского селлера рекламы IMHO Vi. По сравнению с прошлым годом рост рынка составит всего 11%, что намного меньше, чем ранее, пишут «Ведомости».... →

We’re back with a special TechCrunch Disrupt SF edition of Fly or Die, where we had an early preview of the new iPhone 6s. As is now routine with iPhone releases, the 6s is an off-year incremental upgrade, focusing on upgraded internals instead of exterior aesthetics. The most notable upgrade is probably the rear-facing camera, which is now 12MP and capable of capturing 4K video. The… Read More... →

Amazing design isn’t just for us humans. What about the cats who want a toy to play with like the new pretty iPhone? Nobody is really trying to make a cat’s playtime as enjoyable as possible. WHERE IS THE CAT TOY DISRUPTION? Well, it’s here. Since I’m the resident cat reporter at TechCrunch, I’ve found the new hotness. The “Obi” bills itself as a… Read More... →

Hold up your phone, spin around, and Facebook’s newest News Feed videos will spin with with you, showing you every angle of a scene. Today, Facebook announced that it’s News Feed will now support 360-degree videos on Android and web, and they’ll work on iOS within a few months. At launch, publishers including Star Wars, Discovery, GoPro,LeBron James & Uninterrupted… Read More... →

Facebook is rolling out support for 360-degree videos on its social network. The company revealed that Web and Android users should begin to see these new video formats within their News Feed soon, but support within its iOS app will be coming soon. The first publishers that will be supporting this includes Discovery, GoPro, LeBron James […]... →

In 2009, Pearltrees started out as a bookmarking service with a quirky interface. Since then, the service has added a number of new curation features like support for uploading files, taking notes and managing your photos. Today the company is announcing a major new feature with the launch of its Smartcloud service. The idea here is to allow Pearltrees to automatically import and organize… Read More... →

Pebble, the company that arguably sparked the whole smartwatch trend with a $10M Kickstarter back in 2012, is shifting things up today. After years of sticking with square-faced displays, the company is today introducing its first round-faced smartwatch. It’s called, aptly, the Pebble Time Round. Pebble Time Round will come in a few different styles: a leather strap in a variety of color… Read More... →

In the beginning, back in 2006, Lending Club – the marketplace where borrowers and investors connect – was nothing more than an idea in the head of a French lawyer-turned-tech-entrepreneur. Today, it’s the among the leaders in the marketplace lending space. Read More... →

Pebble announced a brand-new entry to is product line today, a far smaller and lighter — and round — smartwatch, called the Pebble Time Round. Pebble smartwatches have a lot of loyal followers, but the devices are far from mass market adoption (like most smartwatches). “We asked the question: ‘How can we get our watches […]... →

CliniCloud, a company that is building a connected home medical kit, has just announced a $5M seed funding round and a new retail partnership with Best Buy. The round was led by Tencent and Ping An Ventures. Founded by Dr. Hon Weng Chong and Dr. Andrew Lin, Clinicloud is a device that digitally records respiratory and cardiovascular sounds. The devices records these biometrics by… Read More... →

Компания «Яндекс» на сайте new.yandex.ru начала очередное тестирование нового дизайна главной страницы сайта. Представители поисковика сообщили vc.ru, что дизайн является «экспериментальным».... →

Daily fantasy sports are going electronic. DraftKings, one of the top companies in the daily-fantasy market, is expanding to include professional gaming. The site announced this morning that it will take wagers on the League of Legends World Championships starting October 1. Fans can either play for free or in game that include cash prizes — […]... →

We're excited to be keynoting PubCon, October 8th in Las Vegas. Join Rich Zippel and me at the event to hear more about how our AdSense Program policies are enabling a healthy advertising ecosystem. In our keynote panel discussion , we plan on providing an overview of AdSense policies, answering questions from publishers, and offering a glimpse into the future as we discuss upcoming policy directions and new initiatives designed to help publishers.... →

Со временем многие из нас «обрастают» счетами в банках, телефонных компаниях, у провайдеров. За всеми этими счетами нужно следить, причем лучше всего — в режиме реального времени. Компания Krawlly создала инструмент специально для решения всех этих задач — приложение AnyBalance+.... →

Two days down, one to go. We’ve seen the likes of Ron Conway, Yuri Milner, Aileen Lee, and John Doerr cross our stage. Snoop Dogg and Andre Iguodala also sat down for a chat. And then, of course, major entrepreneurs like Drew Houston, Nick Woodman, Tim Westergren, and Andrew ‘Boz’ Bosworth taught us a little something about building products that not only delight but make… Read More... →

19 сентября на телевидении началась трансляция рекламного ролика йогуртов «БиоМакс» компании PepsiCo, в котором бренд сравнил своих потребителей с потребителями продуктов конкурента, использовав традиционный для рекламы «Активии» образ танцующей девушки с полуобнаженным животом.23 сентября представители группы компаний Danone, выпускающей «Активиу», сообщили на официальном сайте о том, что считают рекламу неэтичной, нарушающей принципы добросовестной конкуренции и выразили намерение отстаивать свою позицию ... →