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On sexual harassment in the tech industry

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 12:23 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Voice

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Yesterday, Valleywag published an article about an email that was sent to New York-based Gesche Haas by Pavel Curda, an investor and mentor on the European startup scene. Haas has published a blog post and an Evernote document with screenshots of the email that Pavel Curda sent her after he met her at an event in Berlin: Yeah, not pretty. The Next Web is mentioned in Valleywag’s post, and by Haas, because Pavel Curda has contributed ten articles for us in the past 32 months and mentions that on his About.me page. Every now and then he has pitched us a story, which…

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27 of the best Chrome extensions you should check out today

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 10:18 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews, Roundups

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We love the Web. Seriously, we do. But sometimes, achieving what you want is a little harder and takes a little longer than you’d really want. It’s for that reason that we’ve put together a list of 27 of the most useful extensions for Google’s Chrome browser. We’ve broken them down into groups of a few per category to keep it organized, which means we’ve invariably missed out a few of your favorites – let us know in the comments or on our Facebook page and we’ll keep this list updated. Before jumping in, it’s worth noting that you should only…

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User-created stickers on Line have racked up $12 million in sales over the first three months

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 10:07 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Asia, messaging apps, Product Updates, stickers

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The cutesy stickers that messaging app Line is famous for are not just popular — they help to rake in the money. After all, Line makes over $10 million a month just from selling stickers. Line further rode on the potential of stickers by opening a marketplace in April that lets anyone create and sell their own stickers, with sales starting on May 8. Today it announced that the Line Creators Market has drawn over 149,000 creators from 124 different countries, who have submitted 30,000 stickers, of which 10,000 sets are currently on sale as of August 19. What’s impressive is that 12.41…

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Google adds some of Iceland’s breathtaking waterfalls and geysers to Street View

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 9:05 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

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Google has added yet more awe-inspiring imagery to its Street View repository. The latest batch of high-resolution photos were captured in Iceland, a beautiful island known for its gushing waterfalls, icy glaciers and explosive geysers. The new panoramic, 360-degree photos cover the raging Gullfoss Waterfall, located on the Hvítá river, as well as the Haukadalur Geothermal Area, known locally as the “Geysir.” The latter is notable for what’s been coined the Srokkur, a powerful geyser that erupts like clockwork every five to 10 minutes. Google’s Street View team also ventured to the Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður national park (try pronouncing that one after a few…

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Evermind allows you to keep tabs on a vulnerable relative from afar

Aug20
by on August 20, 2014 at 8:49 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets

Launched last week by Nashville entrepreneur Dave Gilbert, Evermind is a smart system that allows you to monitor a vulnerable relative The idea here is that by using the device, you’ll be able to take a step back from constantly going round to a relative’s house, which can cause a lot of worry. It’s very easy to get to grips with, simply requiring you to plug each sensor into your relative’s AC outlet and then appliances they use regularly into that. What will happen then is that when they turn that device on, you’ll be sent a text message straight to…

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