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I’m tired of startups asking us to take the risk on their ‘pre-order’ products

May13
by on May 13, 2015 at 2:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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This week’s hot new gadget is a Lily – an autonomous drone that takes to the air and follows you filming whatever you’re doing. I watched the video and immediately got excited about the prospect of taking drone selfies. That was until I saw the big blue pre-order button. Still, I figured the wait time couldn’t be too bad. I clicked and my fears were realized – it doesn’t ship until February 2016 This approach to selling products is becoming more and more common with the rise of hardware startups who can’t or won’t take on the risk of building,…

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Why Snapchat is outliving and outpacing the competition

May13
by on May 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Opinion

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There’s no shortage of startups telling us that they’re the future of communication or solving a problem we never knew we had. Not so long ago, Snapchat was one of them. Since its launch on iOS in 2011, the service has amassed more than 100 million users. Its success isn’t because it was the first app to do anything notable or solve a pressing issue, it’s because it represents real life better than the rest by telling it like it is. Web 2.0 brought with it the emergence of user-created content, and Facebook and Twitter in particular have become key communication tools of our…

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Why Snapchat is outliving and outpacing the competition

May13
by on May 13, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Opinion

Snapchat
There’s no shortage of startups telling us that they’re the future of communication or solving a problem we never knew we had. Not so long ago, Snapchat was one of them. Since its launch on iOS in 2011, the service has amassed more than 100 million users. Its success isn’t because it was the first app to do anything notable or solve a pressing issue, it’s because it represents real life better than the rest by telling it like it is. Web 2.0 brought with it the emergence of user-created content, and Facebook and Twitter in particular have become key communication tools of our…

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Learn to code with 94% off this course bundle

May13
by on May 13, 2015 at 12:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers, TNWDeals

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Ready to begin coding your own apps from scratch? Whether you want to experiment with an idea or give your career a boost, our latest training bundle is perfect for getting started with programming. Learn to prototype and build dynamic, responsive websites for desktops and mobile devices using core technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL and more. Build powerful apps with Python and Ruby on Rails. And finally, deploy them on the Web using Node.js and Heroku. With eight courses spanning more than 70 hours of quality tutorials, The Learn to Code 2015 Course Bundle from Udemy is a…

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Learn to code with 94% off this course bundle

May13
by on May 13, 2015 at 12:55 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Offers, TNWDeals

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Ready to begin coding your own apps from scratch? Whether you want to experiment with an idea or give your career a boost, our latest training bundle is perfect for getting started with programming. Learn to prototype and build dynamic, responsive websites for desktops and mobile devices using core technologies like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL and more. Build powerful apps with Python and Ruby on Rails. And finally, deploy them on the Web using Node.js and Heroku. With eight courses spanning more than 70 hours of quality tutorials, The Learn to Code 2015 Course Bundle from Udemy is a…

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