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Google News gets a Publisher Center to let news sites directly update details, section URLs and labels

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by on August 4, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today introduced the Google News Publisher Center, a new tool that lets news publishers keep Google News current on the changes they have made to the structure of their site. In other words, media companies can now directly edit the Google News record of their news site. More specifically, the Publisher Center lets you make the following changes: Update your news site details, including changing your site name and labeling your publication with any relevant source labels (like Blog, Satire, or Opinion). Update your section URLs when you change your site structure (e.g., when you add a new section…

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Time and luck: Knowing when your startup should dine and dash

Aug04
by on August 4, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

Seminole Indian Reservation Opens New Casino In Everglades

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures, a growth consulting, advisory and executive staffing firm based in Chicago.  Timing and luck are key elements for success, but they are the hardest to identify and control. Here are the key drivers to consider when trying to optimize your odds of success: Market timing Market timing is basically the old adage of being in the right place at the right time. As an example, MediaRecall, my past company, had built the fastest, cheapest solution to digitize large archives of film and video content, for publishing on the Web. However, the…

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Time and luck: Knowing when your startup should dine and dash

Aug04
by on August 4, 2014 at 3:46 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

Seminole Indian Reservation Opens New Casino In Everglades

George Deeb is the Managing Partner at Chicago-based Red Rocket Ventures, a growth consulting, advisory and executive staffing firm based in Chicago.  Timing and luck are key elements for success, but they are the hardest to identify and control. Here are the key drivers to consider when trying to optimize your odds of success: Market timing Market timing is basically the old adage of being in the right place at the right time. As an example, MediaRecall, my past company, had built the fastest, cheapest solution to digitize large archives of film and video content, for publishing on the Web. However, the…

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UK operator Three confirms that all its phones are now sold unlocked

Aug04
by on August 4, 2014 at 2:19 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Mobile, UK

UK operator Three has confirmed it has been selling all of its handsets unlocked for some time, allowing them to be used on rival networks. The official announcement follows a report published today by regulator Ofcom, which reveals that Three is the only British mobile network to be offering unlocked handsets. Three hopes the move will attract more customers by allowing them greater flexibility to sell or reuse the handset on a different network in the future. If you are a Three customer with phone that was locked when you bought it, you can now unlock it free-of-charge using its…

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Electric Objects teams up with NY Public Library for artist residency

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by on August 4, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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As the Electric Objects Kickstarter campaign draws to a close — and on the heels of its newly launched artist in residence program — the folks behind the EO1 electronic picture frame have announced the company’s latest venture: a Net Artist in Residence program in conjunction with the New York Public Library. This creative project will explore the integration of the library’s historical collection of digital maps with Electric Objects EO1, a self-contained computer in the form of a picture frame that mounts on your wall or tabletop to display online art. This move comes as the library system continues to digitize its materials and make data available to the public….

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