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Twitter launches new analytics home page and promotion feature

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter wants to make it easier to promote your business on its platform. Starting today, businesses will see a new homepage on analytics.twitter.com. The new dashboard provides a holistic view of your tweet activity, including info such as: How many times you’ve tweeted How many people have seen your tweets, visited your profile, mentioned your username or followed your account How many times people have shared your links Your top Tweets and followers per month There’s also a new feature for small business advertisers. A little over a month ago, the company introduced a ‘quick promote‘ feature that lets users…

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Win a DJI Phantom 2 drone!

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 3:45 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

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We’ve featured a lot of drones at TNW Deals that are great for a bit of outdoor R/C fun. But if you’re serious about flying one and capturing the action like a pro, take a good look at the gorgeous DJI Phantom 2. This powerful, lightweight, rugged quadcopter can fly for up to 25 minutes on a single charge, with a range of 1,000m using the included precision remote control. It includes advanced features like throttle locking, an integrated GPS for auto-pilot mode and altitude lock, and support for hi-resolution action cameras to capture all the action from your amazing…

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European innovators vs. regulation

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 3:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

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This essay is part of a series written by speakers featuring at our upcoming 10th anniversary TNW Conference Europe. Gary is president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and author of two New York Times best-selling books. In many ways, Europe has proven to be a driving force in innovation. Consider how the continent is leading the world in mobile payment technology. The European Central Bank says just 27 percent of retail sales in Sweden are paid for in hard currency, as cash transactions are supplanted by contactless smartphone payment systems. Europe is also home to one of the most robust high-speed rail…

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Is your product ripe for disruption?

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 2:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, disruption, Insider, Investigations, product management

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Des Traynor is the co-founder of Intercom, the easiest way for Web and mobile businesses to understand and communicate with their customers. This is an excerpt from the book Intercom on Product Management, available for free download. Let’s start at the beginning. You’re a product manager? A startup founder? CEO? CTO? Whatever your job title let’s assume you’re making the decisions about your product. What features to develop, when to develop them, how to get users to start using them – that kind of thing. As product people we all have great hopes and dreams for our products and how they are going to fare…

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Last chance to get the Ultra-Premium Mac Bundle – ends tonight

Mar11
by on March 11, 2015 at 2:34 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

Our most popular deal of February, the Ultra-Premium Mac Bundle ends tonight! Before it’s gone, get over 90 percent off 8 apps in one of the best bundles ever. The Ultra-Premium Mac Bundle contains eight must-have apps, including the much-loved ScreenFlow and the latest sensation in Sci-Fi strategy games, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth — all at an incredible price. In fact, six of the eight apps normally cost more than this entire bundle! Priced at just $44.99, you can save even more and get all these apps for just under $40 with our $5 off coupon: ULTRAMAC5 Here’s what’s…

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