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LinkedIn just dropped $1.5 billion to buy online learning company Lynda.com

Apr09
by on April 9, 2015 at 12:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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LinkedIn announced today that it has acquired Lynda.com, an online learning company, for $1.5 billion. The acquisition is a combination of 52 percent cash and 48 percent stock, and is expected to be closed in the second quarter of 2015. A statement from the two companies says that “most” of the employees from Lynda.com will be joining LinkedIn. Welcome to the LinkedIn family, @lynda! http://t.co/DPS1SEngKL pic.twitter.com/4PyuPZxhG7 — LinkedIn (@LinkedIn) April 9, 2015 In a statement on the company’s blog, Ryan Roslansky, LinkedIn’s head of content products said: Together, I believe we can make it even easier for professionals around the world to…

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70% off a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited – just $39!

Apr09
by on April 9, 2015 at 12:35 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

If you want to stay safe from hackers and identity thieves on the Web, it’s important to secure your online activity. VPN Unlimited makes it easy to encrypt your traffic and browse anonymously on all your devices. That’s not all — with VPN Unlimited, you don’t have to worry about compromising on bandwidth or speed. The service gives you easy access to its high-speed servers around the globe, from your mobile devices or desktops. With VPN Unlimited, your traffic is completely safe from prying eyes. Order a lifetime subscription for use on up to five devices at a whopping 70…

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Uber adds auto rickshaws in New Delhi to allow for its first cash payments

Apr09
by on April 9, 2015 at 12:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Autorickshaw, India, Insider, Product Launches, ridesharing

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Uber announced today that it’s making auto rickshaws available to users in the Indian capital of New Delhi. The new UberAUTO service lets riders hail a rickshaw with the app and pay for their trip in cash only, with no extra fees. Uber told The Next Web last year that it would consider accepting other modes of payment. The launch of UberAUTO marks the first time Uber has accepted cash payments for rides on its platform. Opening up to cash payments could mean easier adoption of Uber’s service for riders in India, where credit cards aren’t as commonly used as…

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How to screen VCs for your start-up

Apr09
by on April 9, 2015 at 12:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, Investor, investors, vc, venture capital

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George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures, a growth consulting, advisory and executive staffing firm based in Chicago.  I have extensively written on what venture capitalists are looking for in startups (see my definitive checklist for startup success), to increase your odds VC’s will be interested in funding your business. But, what about the inverse? What do VC’s need to offer you, before deciding to take their capital? It is perfectly acceptable to interview them, at the same time they are interviewing you. Below is the definitive checklist of questions you need to ask VC’s before accepting their…

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Everyone.sucks: This new domain is the future of trolling

Apr09
by on April 9, 2015 at 11:47 am
Posted In: .sucks, Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, cybersquatting, domain registrations, Insider, trolling

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There’s a ticker at the bottom of the website promoting the new .sucks domain showing the latest sites to be registered. Just before I started writing this article I noted down a few of the most striking ones to glide by: Nike.sucks, NYPD.sucks, Blogger.sucks, iMovie.sucks, XBox360.sucks and Cortana.sucks. Vox Populi, the company behind the new domain suggests it will be used for “cause marketing (e.g. cancer.sucks), consumer advocacy and customer service,” but it certainly feels like brands and individuals are being held to ransom – grab your .sucks domain or let someone else build a custom space to shout about how terrible you…

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