• The impending bot backlash

    • June 7, 2016
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    The impending bot backlash

    Everyone seems to be jumping on the bot bandwagon. Chatbots are not only being touted as the end of apps, but also the next paradigm in human-computer interaction — and, if you believe the hype, the end of many customer service jobs, too. But bots are unlikely to live […] Click here to go to

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  • Sean Rad says Tinder will be more trans-friendly

    • June 7, 2016
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    Sean Rad says Tinder will be more trans-friendly

    Tinder is set to unveil a new experience for transgender users within the next couple of months. Thus far, the app has never accounted for the non-gender-conforming demographic, instead exclusively serving cisgender users through filters for male and female only, both to self-identify and to search. In a talk […] Click here to go to

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  • Hands-on with Ricoh’s new waterproof action cam, WG-M2

    • June 7, 2016
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    Hands-on with Ricoh’s new waterproof action cam, WG-M2

    When you think action cams, any number of brands spring to mind. Ricoh may not be one of them, but on paper, the WG-M2 from Ricoh has the perfect combination of features if you like your adventures on the wet and rough end of the spectrum. The camera is […] Click here to go to

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  • Microsoft Accelerator startup DefinedCrowd connects machine learning with native speakers

    • June 7, 2016
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    Microsoft Accelerator startup DefinedCrowd connects machine learning with native speakers

    Part of Microsoft Accelerator’s batch 3 of startups, DefinedCrowd is filling a niche in the big data and machine learning community, providing near-real-time feeds of rich language data, checked by actual well-informed humans all over the world. The need comes from the Catch-22 that often arrests deep data analysis, […] Click here to go to

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  • The Rise of the Bots – What marketers need to know about chatbots

    • June 6, 2016
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    The Rise of the Bots – What marketers need to know about chatbots

    2016. A Bot Odyssey Bots are the marketing equivalent of drones, but a couple of years behind. A few years ago no one had heard of them and they didn’t really work very well (except the sinister military sort), but now everyone and their mum seems to have a […] Click here to go to

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  • The social network landscape [#ChartoftheDay]

    • June 6, 2016
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    The social network landscape [#ChartoftheDay]

    Facebook is dominating the social media landscape. But by how much? The average Smartphone user spends in excess of 2 hours a day looking at their screens, either texting, browsing the internet, scrolling through emails and more often than not using apps. Now it’s the use of apps in […] Click here to go to

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  • eBay does not want to be a lesser version of Amazon

    • June 6, 2016
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    eBay does not want to be a lesser version of Amazon

    Image: lance ulanoff/mashable From left to right: Walt Mossberg, Jason Del Ray and eBay CEO Devin Wenig Remember eBay? It’s no longer just the auction site or a destination for other people’s used stuff. It’s a commerce destination with more than 100 million users that, according to eBay CEO […] Click here to go to

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  • The 11 most impressive social good innovations from May

    • June 6, 2016
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    The 11 most impressive social good innovations from May

    Image: Mashable Composite, LaeRDAL, York University, Saltwater Brewery, Adaptoys When innovators develop new ways to tackle global inequality and crisis, even the world’s biggest problems can become slightly more manageable. These “a-ha” moments happen every day, whether it’s a low-tech invention, like recyclable shoes that pose fewer health risks […] Click here to go to

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  • Brand New may have announced plans to break up in 2018 with T-shirts

    • June 6, 2016
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    Brand New may have announced plans to break up in 2018 with T-shirts

    Image: mashable composite. chris mckay/getty. merchdirect. Brand New fans have come to expect two things: music that speaks to their eternal suffering and cryptic messages. Now the band’s back at it with some new merchandise , including T-shirts featuring a floral upside-down cross (for spring!) and another portraying a […] Click here to go to

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  • Average age of tech company’s employees [#ChartoftheDay]

    • June 6, 2016
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    Average age of tech company’s employees [#ChartoftheDay]

    Does the age of the employees affect the culture of the company? The average age of the engineers that built the most powerful rocket ever built in human history, which landed a man on the moon, had an average age of 28. Now the average age of a NASA […] Click here to go to

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