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How to skillfully architect a successful blog strategy

Feb03
by on February 3, 2015 at 7:14 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, Social Media

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Firas Kittaneh is the CEO of One Mall Group. Most entrepreneurs commit to starting a blog then sporadically produce content about their respective industry or niche. Months later, their aimless content campaigns are quickly abandoned in favor of a new, trendy marketing tactic. To avoid throwing money into a bottomless pit (and receiving nothing in return), here is how you may launch, grow and monetize your business’ blog. Decide on goals Creating quality content is expensive, so before you make a large investment in a brand blog, set revenue goals with the aim of quickly offsetting costs and eventually driving…

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OnePlus teases upcoming Lollipop update

Feb03
by on February 3, 2015 at 5:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Are you a OnePlus user? Have you been eagerly anticipating the latest version of Google’s mobile OS? Then you may be in luck. The company today showed off a brief teaser video of its OnePlus One phone running Android Lollipop on its Google+ page. When the phone was released in back in June, we thought it was one of the best Android phones around – Lollipop would only make it better. We’ve contacted the company for specifics on when users might see the new OS and will update if we hear back. ➤ OnePlus

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Dojo overhauls its London going out app for iOS to make it easier to discover new events and places

Feb03
by on February 3, 2015 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, UK

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Dojo, an iOS app for finding places to eat or drink and things to do in London, has been updated today to include new features aimed at making it easier to discover the capital’s hidden gems. Available to download now, the update follows hot on the heels of an £800,000 funding round and has taken into account extensive user feedback, according to the company. “At one point, we had an Excel spreadsheet containing 973 rows of comments from our users. We spent a week identifying trends and basically honing in on what our users wanted to improve,” Dojo’s CEO Robin Shimmin said. As a…

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Android vs. Apple: Can’t we all just get along?

Feb03
by on February 3, 2015 at 4:50 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Mobile, Opinion

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Pep Rosenfeld is co-founder of comedy theater Boom Chicago and Boom Chicago Creative in Amsterdam. He loves both nerd chic and chic nerds, and can be seen hosting events where they meet — like #TNW2015. Mobile World Congress is coming up which means Samsung is getting ready to surprise no one with the announcement of the Note 5 and some minor improvement on their so-so wearables. But how can you not love a conference dedicated to our mobile world? We live in a golden age of mobile devices. Whatever your particular phone need, there is a phone for you. It’s like when you watch the video for ‘Bang…

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3D scanner app for iPad can now fashion full-body scans for cute figurines and more

Feb03
by on February 3, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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Mobile scanning software maker Itseez3D has released an update to its 3D scanner app that can accommodate full-body 3D models. Designed to work with Occipital’s Structure Sensor ($499), a snap-on hardware device, itSeez3D now allows the iPad to create realistic full-body models from 3D scans. Previously, it could only scan head and shoulders. The new technology provides a convenient tool for the 3D printing industry, facilitating scans of color figurine models within a couple of minutes. The updated app also offers the option of scanning more than 50 percent higher resolution textures than the previous version, the company said.  “This technology is used to print color figurines,…

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