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10 unscalable tactics Quibb used to build a community of influential professionals

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by on September 14, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Insider, Profiles and Interviews, Social Media

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Carrie Melissa Jones is the editorial director of CMX Media. This post originally appeared on the CMX Hub. When you’re building a community from scratch, it may seem like you have far more questions than you do answers. Where do you begin? Who do you connect with first? How come this is taking so long? For Sandi MacPherson, founder of Quibb, these questions were really the tip of the iceberg. When she first started the site, a professional network based on sharing industry news, she described herself as a “tech newb,” looking for ways to help colleagues and professional peers…

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Windows Phone is great, but requires you go all-in on Microsoft

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by on September 13, 2014 at 10:23 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Windows Phone has come a long way from its beginnings in 2010. I was one of the very first adopters of the Windows Phone 7 platform, but eventually left after two years of disappointments for brighter shores. I was recently given the opportunity to try Microsoft’s latest flagship, the Lumia 930, to see just how far Windows Phone has come from those early days and I’ve been impressed by just how well Microsoft has featured matched other platforms. Windows Phone 8.1 is incredibly beautiful; perhaps the most attractive part of the phone which certainly sets itself apart from Android and…

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How many megapixels does your camera really need?

Sep13
by on September 13, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web

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Jo Plumridge is a British writer and photographer who specializes in design, travel and comedy pieces. As a photographer, she focuses on portraiture, and, if you’re asking, she will have a cup of tea — black, no sugar. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. Technology moves fast, and with it, the increasingly relevant question: Can my smartphone replace my camera? The answer may lie in the megapixels. When I consider that my current iPhone has far more megapixels than my first DSLR did, it’s an easy illustration of the shifting parameters. But…

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