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How to get your first 1,000 followers on every social network

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 3:29 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. You’re taking the dive into a new social network, or you’re itching to grow your existing profile. You’ve got a social media strategy in place and a plan in mind. You’re raring to go. What would be one of the most encouraging signs when you’re first starting off? I imagine it’d be gaining followers. So how do new social media accounts do it? How do you gain your first 1,000 followers on social media or grow an account from dozens to hundreds? Follower count is one of those metrics that has tons…

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Atomic Floyd’s latest premium earphones are made of titanium, and they pack a punch

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 3:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Reviews

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Earphones and sunglasses don’t have a great deal in common, but for me they do have one shared trait: They’re both indispensible accessories that I’m generally averse to spending a lot of money on. This goes against the grain of my general philosophy of buying the best things within my budget for items that I use a lot. But some things are just more prone to getting lost, dropped, forgotten or smashed to smithereens than others. So why waste a lot of money on them, right? That said, with a good pair of earphones, you do notice a marked improvement…

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Voting for our startup pitching competition is now live!

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 3:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Voice

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At The Next Web USA Conference on December 10th in New York, 16 of our 50 Boost startups will have the chance to pitch their product on stage to an expert jury, our entire audience and a whole host of investors. The decision of which companies will get to take part is yours. Public voting for our startup pitching competition co-hosted by WeTransfer, Boost Demos, IS NOW LIVE. Click the big orange button below to see the full list of startups, their twitter pitches, the current leaderboard and most importantly, to post your vote. Good luck to all the startups involved and…

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9 Mac apps, 1 bundle: Name your own price!

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 2:30 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Offers

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Black Friday isn’t only about great gadgets: we’ve got an incredible bundle of nine must-have apps for your Mac, plus a tutorial to master them all, valued at over $540 – and you get to name your price. What’s more, your order also covers a donation to any of the three participating charities. So do your Mac some good, and do some good while you’re at it with this bundle. Here’s what you can look forward to: Typinator Insert text snippets and graphics quickly into any app you’re working to save time and keystrokes. Documents, spreadsheets and forms are a…

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Google launches Play and Analytics in Cuba following Eric Schmidt’s call to end the US embargo

Nov26
by on November 26, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Latin America

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Following on from the recent release of its Chrome browser in Cuba, Google is expanding its product offerings in the Communist state. The company is launching Google Play and Google Analytics in the country today. As the United States’ long-standing embargo heavily restricts exports to Cuba, Google is only offering free apps on Google Play, and only the free version of Google Analytics. Third-party developers wishing to offer their free apps in Cuba will be able to do so via the Play developer console. While we were unable to obtain any official figures for the Android user base in the country, Google Executive…

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