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Content marketing without the content: Scoop.it launches a new service to help SMBs

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Back when I first wrote about Scoop.it back at the end of 2010, I described it as “Tumblr without the blogging.” Since then the company has moved towards helping businesses curate online content for their staff and customers. Its latest move is into the increasingly busy area of content marketing. Scoop.it Content Director is a suite of features to assist small-to-medium-sized businesses with both creation and curation.To fill gaps where there’s no original content available, Scoop.it’s curation technology finds suitable material from elsewhere on the Web, building on the work the company has done around curation over the past few years. There’s a…

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Honor launches Holly, a £110 Android smartphone but pre-register and you’ll get it for less

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile, Product Launches

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Huawei-owned mobile brand Honor has today launched its third smartphone, called ‘Holly’, following on from the Honor 6 and 3C. The Honor Holly offers a 5-inch 720p display, 16GB of storage and a quad-core 1.3Ghz processor paired with 1GB RAM to keep things ticking over nicely. It also comes with dual SIM slots as standard. Software-wise, it will run Android 4.4 out of the box. On the rear of the device is an 8-megapixel F2.0 aperture camera sensor, and on the front is a 2-megapixel affair. The company says that there are also five sets of optical lenses, improved light capture and…

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30% off Revogi Smart Color Bluetooth LED Bulb

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 3:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

Experience the future in your own home today, starting with smart light bulbs. Shown off at this year’s CES, Revogi Smart Color Bluetooth LED Bulbs can change color, dim and brighten on command, and use just 10 percent of the energy consumed by a standard bulb. Revogi’s smart LED bulbs are easy to install — simply swap your old bulbs and twist them into place, just like a regular bulb. You can then control them from around the house with your smartphone! It’s compatible with iOS and Android. Use the companion app to cycle through 16 million colors, set mood…

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The TNW Europe Hack Battle is Back!

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, tnweu

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For the code-savvy amongst us, The Next Web Conference is just as famous for its Hack Battle as it is for its stellar speakers and unique networking opportunities. It was only a matter of time before we announce the 10th anniversary edition of TNW Europe. You can sign up by completing an application here, or read on for why it’s worth your time. Many aspects of The Next Web Conference are receiving an overhaul for our 10th birthday, but our Hack Battle at TNW Europe will be staying the same. Why? We proudly believe our 36-hour hackathons have always been pretty on-point. Firstly,…

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Twitter’s new quick promote feature lets you boost a tweet from the analytics dashboard

Feb04
by on February 4, 2015 at 2:22 pm
Posted In: ads, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates, Promoted Tweets

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Yesterday, Twitter announced that Promoted Tweets will be appear on other services. Now it’s revealed a new feature – quick promote – that lets users select their most popular tweets and pay to boost them directly from the analytics dashboard. The new feature is aimed at small and medium businesses (SMBs) to encourage them to make more Twitter ad buys. Previously they had to use the company’s self-service platform. That’ll still be available but Twitter realizes the analytics page is where customers spend most of their time. The company is clearly trying to push the idea of Promoted Tweets growing revenues for…

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