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JD.com starts taking pre-orders for Microsoft’s Xbox One in China via WeChat

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 2:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Product Updates, xbox one

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Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com, although still arguably very much overshadowed by its larger rival Alibaba, is starting to pick up steam through its alliance with Tencent, which gives it access to vastly popular social networking channels in China. JD announced today that it will be exclusively accepting pre-orders for Microsoft’s Xbox One game console in China from today till Wednesday through its mobile QQ and Weixin official accounts. Interested buyers need to place a deposit of CNY499 ($80) to reserve a console, though the full pricing of the Xbox One is still unclear. The latest move taps on JD’s partnership with Tencent…

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Update: Uber seems to have blocked a hack that let you check your user rating

Jul28
by on July 28, 2014 at 2:10 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables, uber, uber passenger rating

Uber regulars know that the service’s rating system isn’t just reserved to passenger opinions on drivers — that’s right, drivers themselves give you a rating out of five every time they take you on a trip. That passenger rating is kept between drivers… until now. Update: It looks like the fun is over as Uber is now masking passenger ratings. If you didn’t check yet then your chance has passed. A Medium post from Aaron Landy shows you how to get your rating in four easy steps. (The hack uses a Javascript code — which comes with some risk, as ever.) 1. Go…

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Why last click attributions breed bad decisions in a multi-device world

Jul27
by on July 27, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev

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Sam Barnett is the CEO and co-founder of Struq. The last click attribution model has always been flawed. It attempts to simplify complex conversion paths on a last come first served basis, and allows advertisers to ignore the vast amount of data available to them. With the rise of the multi device user, it is now actively driving bad decisions. We need to rethink the way we measure effectiveness without resulting to traditional methods. Measure your performance not your clicks How we measure performance is the first crucial part of the issue; Click Through Rate (CTR) is one of the…

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The toolkit for mobile ad buyers: Steps to scaling your advertising on mobile

Jul27
by on July 27, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, a professional speaker and freelance writer. This post originally appeared on Adknowledge. Whether your business is focused on mobile gaming or travel, it’s essential that your organization continue to scale your advertising on mobile devices year over year. This growth is critical to your business in order to outpace competitors, reach a larger audience, engage your customer base where they are most active and to increase your relevant messaging at different points in the purchase funnel. This year alone, mobile ad spending is estimated to reach $31.45 billion, according to eMarketer. The time is now to start scaling your mobile…

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How to shoot, edit and publish videos from your Android smartphone

Jul27
by on July 27, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, How-To's

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Without meaning to stray to far into truism territory, the core raison d’être of smartphones is that they are designed for many tasks. In a single, compact device you have a mobile phone, digital camera, PC, MP3 player, video player, travel guide, supermarket and any other service you can think of that works online. Yes, your smartphone is a jack of all trades. But is it a master of any? Dedicated point-and-shoot digital cameras and lower-end camcorders are surely facing a slow road to extinction, with many modern phones capable of shooting ridiculously high-quality photos and videos. But can your…

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