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How to become someone worth talking to, or even better, worth talking about

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, branding, How-To's, Insider, self-improvement

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Matthew Capala is an Internet entrepreneur, SEO strategist, speaker, and author. He is the founder of Alphametic, an organic growth accelerator, and SearchDecoder. Mathew is an Adj. Professor at NYU, and is the author of Amazon-bestselling book, “SEO Like I’m 5.” This article was first published on Medium. Being interesting isn’t just about learning how to become a good conversationalist. You need stories to tell. I realized it early in life. In every job and at every stage of my life I had unique content that gave me an edge, and eventually propelled me ahead of the pack. You need to offer…

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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Sometimes staying in touch with all the latest and greatest in tech news and features over a weekend just isn’t viable. You’re a busy person. You’ve got things to do that don’t include staring endlessly at your phone or computer screen. Plus you’d already promised to paint that spare room/hangout with friends/see your in-laws this weekend. Luckily for you, we were paying attention while you were doing other things – and with SXSW taking place over the last few days, there was a lot you might have missed too. Now all you need to do is make yourself a coffee and carve…

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Offline over the weekend? Read all the tech news you missed right here

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 12:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Sometimes staying in touch with all the latest and greatest in tech news and features over a weekend just isn’t viable. You’re a busy person. You’ve got things to do that don’t include staring endlessly at your phone or computer screen. Plus you’d already promised to paint that spare room/hangout with friends/see your in-laws this weekend. Luckily for you, we were paying attention while you were doing other things – and with SXSW taking place over the last few days, there was a lot you might have missed too. Now all you need to do is make yourself a coffee and carve…

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Sony Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact Android Lollipop upgrade now rolling out in select markets

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 11:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

As promised way back in October 2014, Sony is now starting to roll out an upgrade to Android Lollipop for users of its existing Z3 and Z3 Compact devices. Announced today in a blog post, it says that other Z Series products will start to get the upgrade in about two weeks. For now, it’s only Z3 and Z3 Compact devices for users in Nordic and Baltic countries, but a wider European release is expected shortly after. While the update will usher in the flatter new look and feel ushered in by Google’s changes to Android, there are also a few manufacturer-specific tweaks, like a…

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Yahoo’s new on-demand passwords mean never having to rely on your memory

Mar16
by on March 16, 2015 at 10:20 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, SXSW

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Yahoo has announced some new initiatives that the company promises will make using its email service easier and more secure. At an SXSW session today, Yahoo launched ‘on-demand passwords,’ which it says will eliminate the need to ever have to remember your email password; it gets sent via SMS to your mobile phone whenever you need it. Yahoo’s Tumblr outlines the steps: 1. Sign in to your Yahoo email account. 2. Click on your name at the top right corner to access your account information page. 3. Choose Security in the sidebar. 4. Click on the slider for on-demand passwords, in order to…

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