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Livestreaming game site Twitch is about to hold its first ever fan event later this month, and the company is starting to share some of the big panels and booths you can look forward to. We’ve gone through the list and picked out some of the participants that look the most interesting to us for […]... →

Instagram has announced that, as of September 30th, self-serve advertising will be available to all users. The post Instagram to Open its Advertising Platform to All Users on September 30 by @mattsouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal .... →

Frameworks, methodologies, and processes are abstract constructs that leave a lot of confusion about their purposes, how they're different, and where and when they are used. Despite sounding like "language lard," understanding these three ideas can unleash the power in your business. When Technology Translated host Scott Ellis was working in corporate consulting,... →

AdWords Scripts now support negative keyword and excluded ad placement lists, and the ability to share them across campaigns. Follow these links for implementation details and code examples: Shared negative keywords: docs , code snippets Excluded placement lists: docs , code snippets We have also released a new solution named Master Negative List that uses this feature to maintain a master list of negative keywords and placements for AdWords accounts.... →

90% of people trying to learn guitar quit in the first year. That’s a big problem for the musical instrument industry, but also a big opportunity for one of the top guitar makers — Fender. If Fender can use digital tools like a new guitar tuner app its building to keep musicians engaged, it stands to sell them a lot more guitars, amplifiers and more over their lifetime.… Read More... →

A lot of digital ink has been spilled over Apple’s new stylus input device for the iPad Pro over the last 24 hours. The collective hot takes of the internet have been asking whether Steve Jobs’s Apple would have ever released a product like this. Well regardless, Apple did introduce the Apple Pencil on Wednesday, and it has a lot of creatives getting pretty excited about a tablet… Read More... →

News aggregation service Digg has unveiled a set of community guidelines it hopes will encourage “very open debates, very free discussions, and very searching dialogue” while also setting sound boundaries on what will be tolerated by the community. The establishment of this policy appears to be the result of similar issues that have plagued other […]... →

FEATURE: Daily fantasy sports have been growing exponentially in the last five years, largely thanks to two sites: FanDuel and DraftKings. In a Fortune report earlier this year, FanDuel had a valuation of $1.5 billion, and the Wall Street Journal reported that Disney (which owns ESPN) was investing some $250 million into competitor DraftKings for partnership […]... →

There’s a new addiction sweeping college campuses, and it’s not a drug. A Baylor University study last year noted that “approximately 60 percent of college students admit they may be addicted to their cell phone, and some indicated they get agitated when its not in sight.” Pocket Points is aiming to rehab students with its app that rewards users for not using their… Read More... →

Toby Lyles of TwentyFour Sound is the audio wizard behind the curtain here at Rainmaker.FM. With Jonny Nastor out this week, Jerod Morris takes over The Showrunner and invites Toby to share some insights on how you can improve the quality of the audio you are delivering to your audience. This week's episode begins with Jerod sharing a quick story of an exciting convergence of showrunner worlds that occurred literally just hours before he sat down to record.... →

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today...... →

Hey friends, and welcome back to a partially new episode of the TechCrunch bitcoin podcast, better known as TCBTC. A few weeks back, this little show hosted Jason Rowley on the program, shooting video in the mix. However, due to production overlaps, we didn’t get the full audio version up. So, without further ado, here is our show with Mr. Rowley, in proper sonic format. If you… Read More... →

Your brand isn't what you say it is ' it's what your customers and clients say it is. That doesn't mean you can't influence the space you occupy in the minds of your intended audience, as long as you understand the role you're playing. Beyond your logo, and your site design, and your copy, your brand is how the right people perceive the value and assistance you provide for the journey they're going on. In short,... →

Years ago, it was probably easier for a developer to create a game: you just had to worry about building for game consoles — yes, you did have to deal with how it would play on the Nintendo, Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, and maybe even the Sega Genesis and PC. But fast forward to today […]... →

On the second day of Content Marketing World, it is apparent that one of the huge pain points of this industry is the struggle between quality and quantity of content. We all seem to feel the need to create more content and publish more often, in order to be seen. However, we also feel the squeeze of resource and time constraints. Given this struggle, it is no surprise, that the room is packed front to back for 101 Ways to Repurpose Content, a session from Amy Higgins ,... →

A study by Brandwatch says that Twitter users used the #AppleEvent hashtag more than 217,000 times around Apple’s big product announcement event yesterday, and that the tweets came fastest when Microsoft took the stage during the event. The moment when the most #AppleEvent tweets appeared was when Microsoft’s VP of Office products Kirk Koenigsbauer took the stage to […]... →

Tracy Young is anything but a typical startup founder and we’re excited to announce she will speak at TechCrunch Disrupt SF in late September. Young was working as construction engineer in 2011 when she saw a problem, an industry operating on paper. In her case, she was dealing with paper architectural drawings and after spending a couple of hundred dollars out of her own pocket to… Read More... →

In the final part of this series on The Mainframe, hosts Tony Clark and Chris Garrett discuss how to use your tools to apply metrics processes that provide you with the information you need to take action. And please note: Chris had a bit of audio trouble in this episode. Normal service will resume next week!... →

My customers always lie to me. They don’t lie about what they can afford. They don’t lie about how much (or how little) customer service they’ll need. They don’t lie about how quickly they can pay us. They lie about how much data they have. Read More... →

You don’t need to carry cash or credit cards to make payments at GameStop — all you need is your Android or Apple smartphone. The world’s largest gaming-specific retailer revealed today that it will support Google’s newly released Android Pay app, which enables consumers to tap their phone on a point-of-sale kiosk to enact a […]... →