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‘The Pitch’ is a podcast version of ‘Shark Tank’ for startups

Jul22
by on July 22, 2015 at 4:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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If you’re a fan of Shark Tank, or indeed pitch events in general, you’ll already be familiar with the format. Fledgling companies or entrepreneurs take to a stage to explain their ideas to potential investors in a bid to try and score some cash. It’s an approach that seems to be popular with both investors and startups – investors gain the chance of ‘getting in on the ground floor’ and entrepreneurs have the possibility of securing that important early investment and potentially even a mentor. While it’s common on TV and at startup events, there hasn’t been a podcast that delivers for…

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‘The Pitch’ is a podcast version of ‘Shark Tank’ for startups

Jul22
by on July 22, 2015 at 4:03 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

ThePitch
If you’re a fan of Shark Tank, or indeed pitch events in general, you’ll already be familiar with the format. Fledgling companies or entrepreneurs take to a stage to explain their ideas to potential investors in a bid to try and score some cash. It’s an approach that seems to be popular with both investors and startups – investors gain the chance of ‘getting in on the ground floor’ and entrepreneurs have the possibility of securing that important early investment and potentially even a mentor. While it’s common on TV and at startup events, there hasn’t been a podcast that delivers for…

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YouTube will now show 360-degree video ads

Jul22
by on July 22, 2015 at 3:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google is making your ads a bit more interactive – YouTube now supports 360-degree video advertisements on Chrome, Android and iOS. Beer brand Bud Light is the first advertiser to take advantage of the new feature, which runs on Google’s TrueView ad platform. You can use your mouse to pan around the field of view if you’re on a PC, or you can simply tilt your phone around if you’re on a mobile device. The feature isn’t surprising; Google unveiled 360 video support in March, so it was only a matter of time before we started to see it in…

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YouTube will now show 360-degree video ads

Jul22
by on July 22, 2015 at 3:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Coca Cola YouTube 360
Google is making your ads a bit more interactive – YouTube now supports 360-degree video advertisements on Chrome, Android and iOS. Beer brand Bud Light is the first advertiser to take advantage of the new feature, which runs on Google’s TrueView ad platform. You can use your mouse to pan around the field of view if you’re on a PC, or you can simply tilt your phone around if you’re on a mobile device. The feature isn’t surprising; Google unveiled 360 video support in March, so it was only a matter of time before we started to see it in…

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Apple Watch is the smartwatch market, accounting for 75% of shipments

Jul22
by on July 22, 2015 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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We still don’t really know how much of a hit the Apple Watch was, but Strategy Analytics says it’s dominating the market at over 75 percent of all smartwatches shipped. According to its latest research, global smartwatch shipments grew 457 percent annually to 5 million, from just 1 million units last year. That’s a lot of smartwatches, considering it was still a nascent category just last year. The report says that the Apple Watch saw 4 million units shipped last quarter, compared with 0.4 million by Samsung. “Other” smartwatches made up just 0.9 million devices. Notably, Kickstarter darling Pebble is missing…

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