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So you’ve validated your startup idea. What next?

Sep02
by on September 2, 2014 at 3:36 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Ariel Rosenthal is a co-founder at Xprt, a new startup looking to provide instant technical support and shopping advice from reliable and vetted experts. Working on startups for the last 10 years, I had some successes and some failures. Six months ago, I pulled the curtains on a startup I had dedicated years of my life to, but today I am working on a new venture.  After experiencing so many highs and lows, I now feel much more prepared, and confident that I gained tools and learned lessons that will help me avoid another failure.  In my previous post, I shared…

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BlackBerry announces invite-only ‘See The Bigger Picture’ event for September 24

Sep02
by on September 2, 2014 at 3:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Canada, Gadgets, Insider, Mobile

BlackBerry today announced its plans to host an invite-only events in Toronto, London and Dubai on September 24. The company wouldn’t reveal what it plans to unveil, though it is using the tagline “See The Bigger Picture.” Our best guess is the company is planning to debut the BlackBerry Passport, a smartphone with a square 4.5-inch 1440×1440 pixel display. Almost everything has already been detailed about the device, meaning it won’t be much of a big reveal, but the event does align with BlackBerry CEO John Chen statements for a September launch.

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Facebook confirms Europeans can again use Tag Suggest facial recognition in photos, for US friends only

Sep02
by on September 2, 2014 at 2:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Facebookers in Europe can once again use the Tag Suggest feature to automatically recognize people in photos they upload, however it will only recognize their friends based in the US. To recap, way back in December 2010, Facebook introduced a new feature called Tag Suggestions in the States, which used facial recognition techniques to suggest people you should tag in your Facebook photos. It was shortly rolled out internationally too. The feature caused a bit of a stir in many parts of the world, particularly among privacy groups. It was subsequently suspended in Europe in September 2012, when Facebook revealed…

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Become a WordPress pro with the 0-100 Starter Kit: 93% off

Sep02
by on September 2, 2014 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers

Want to design and code quality themes and plugins for the world’s most popular CMS? We’ve got just what you need to develop your WordPress skills and make your Web projects shine. The 0-100 WordPress Starter Kit includes lifetime access to six great tutorials from Udemy, with over 30 hours of content, to teach you everything you need to build a WordPress site from the ground up. The range of courses cover code-free CMS management, setting up e-commerce, customizing commercial theme frameworks, securing your site from hackers, and designing your own themes for personal use and profit. In addition to…

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Netflix now lets you privately recommend TV shows to your Facebook friends

Sep02
by on September 2, 2014 at 1:11 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Netflix today launched a new social recommendation feature to let its users suggest TV shows to their Facebook friends. It is available starting today on the Netflix website, iOS, PS3, Xbox, and many set-top boxes and smart TVs, though the company says it will be adding additional platforms “in the coming months.” It’s worth emphasizing that the feature is only available when you finish watching an episode (and Netflix specifically says “shows” multiple times, but not movies). This should, in theory, reduce the chance of being spammed with recommendations by your friends. After watching, you’ll be prompted to connect your…

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