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‘Mission critical’ teamwork tool Convo launches completely rebuilt Web and Mac apps

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by on July 7, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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While Slack has scooped up most of the hype in the enterprise collaboration space over the past year, Convo has been busy rebuilding its own offering from the ground up. Today it’s launching new Web and Mac apps that showcase an improved feed, rich with third-party integrations. For the uninitiated, Convo is actually more of a rival to the likes of Microsoft’s Sharepoint than Slack. Here at The Next Web, we use it to collaborate on the stories we write. Its threaded comments and the ability to annotate documents and images make it much more of a serious tool for newsrooms and…

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Record your life with a Penzu Pro Digital Journal lifetime subscription from TNW Deals

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by on July 7, 2015 at 1:05 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

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There is no better way to record life’s events than in your own words. Penzu lets you keep a media-rich digital journal across all your devices, while keeping it securely stored in the cloud. In addition to providing an easy way to write down your thoughts, Penzu presents your back-story beautifully. There are several elegant fonts to choose from, and you can add photos to your entries. You can also create multiple journals, and everything is synced to the cloud. You can add entries via the iOS and Android apps, and on your computer via the Web. Penzu encrypts journals…

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10 do’s and don’ts of UI and UX design

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by on July 7, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, UI design, UX design, UXdesign

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User experience online is very similar to the user experience you get when going to a grocery store. You want a pleasant time without any hassle. You want to be able to navigate the store quickly, get what you need right away, head to the checkout line without a wait, and get back home. You don’t want to deal with a slow cashier, items not where they should be or out of stock, hostile employees, or a crammed parking lot. You simply want what you came for (groceries) and be on your way. Stores understand this and have spent a considerable…

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This selfie stick microphone will make reporters look dumb(er)

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by on July 7, 2015 at 12:31 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, journalists, microphone, reporters, Selfie stick, socialcam

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The selfie stick is both hugely popular and much maligned. Disney has banned them from its theme parks, for instance. But a (seemingly ill-fated) Indiegogo campaign is trying to turn them into must-have tool for reporters. The $149 Solocam melds a handheld microphone with a selfie stick to create a one-person reporting rig. It looks utterly ridiculous. However, its Israeli creator, Benny Goldstein, claims the HD mic combined with Bluetooth and an app makes it “a studio in the palm of your hand!” So far, it doesn’t seem that many people agree with him. The project has raised just over $9,000 of its…

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5 reasons behind Israel’s startup success

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by on July 7, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Middle East, startup

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With a population of eight million people, Israel has over 6,000 startups and attracts more venture capital per person than any other country in the world. The Israeli startup scene extends from the tech hub of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and all the way to the southern desert city of Beersheba. The country’s success story can be traced back to many complementary or competing factors. I recently wrote about 10 Israeli startups to watch in 2015 and while it’s interesting to observe the individual movers and shakers, it’s fascinating to delve deeper into the underlying factors that have produced Israel’s highly…

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