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SocialRank’s Instagram analytics are a secret weapon to find out more about your followers

Apr22
by on April 22, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: analytics, Around the Web, Insider, instagram, Product Launches, Social Media, socialrank

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It’s debatable whether Instagram has outstripped Twitter in terms of active users, but what’s certain is that brands and individuals love the photo-sharing social network. What many of them don’t love is the lack of useful tools for understanding more about their followers. That’s where SocialRank comes in. We’ve written about the company’s Twitter tool before and got 100 lucky TNW readers early access to the beta release of its Instagram analytics solution back in March. From today, that product’s opening up to everyone. Building a big following on Instagram is only the first step. SocialRank is trying to help you understand who those people are and what…

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Get 70% off lifetime access to over 5,000 Adobe training videos

Apr22
by on April 22, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

If you’re looking to get into graphic design or front-end Web development, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better online training course to round out your skill set. Train Simple, an Adobe-authorized training partner, has over 5,000 tutorial videos featuring experts to teach you everything from premium software like Photoshop, Illustrator and Lightroom, to essential languages for the Web like HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery. And it’s not just for beginners – you’ll find a wide range of courses for every skill level, with new ones added frequently. And best of all, you can watch and learn at your own…

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Blink brings New Yorkers on-demand vision tests to their home or office

Apr22
by on April 22, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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There are many things in life that you may not enjoy doing, but you do it out of necessity: Eat green vegetables, keep your house clean, be nice to your best friend’s weird new beau. Near the top of that list? Making the annual pilgrimage to your doctor’s office. While services like ZocDoc have made booking appointments easy, it can still be hard to find time to make the meeting. That’s why Blink, a new vision testing service, will bring the tools to your doorstep to get your glasses prescription without leaving your home or office. Today, Blink is launching in New York City to…

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What3words wants to give every place on Earth a unique address

Apr22
by on April 22, 2015 at 2:23 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Boost, Insider, mapping, Profiles and Interviews, What3words

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Each week we’re profiling one company that has been selected for Boost – our early-stage startup growth program. Catch up with these companies in person at The Next Web Conference Europe this week.  You might have an easy address to receive packages, food deliveries and all the bills you’d rather not open, but there are plenty of places on the planet that aren’t so easy to find. What3words’ mission is to give every single spot on the globe a unique and easy to remember address – literally three words that translate to a specific set of coordinates, a total of 57 trillion…

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Amazon tests delivery to trunks of Audi cars in Munich, Germany

Apr22
by on April 22, 2015 at 1:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Its drone delivery service may still be a few years away from prime time, but Amazon is about to start testing something almost as unexpected right now in Munich, Germany – delivering orders to the trunks of Prime subscribers’ Audi cars. Yes, if you pay your monthly subs to Amazon, live in Munich and drive a car with some ‘Vorsprung durch Technik,’ you may be invited to try the experimental new service from next month, as noted by the Financial Times. Delivery agents will be given the ability to temporarily track your vehicle and will be given one-time keyless access to…

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