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Google links up with ESPN to deliver in-line stats and highlights to World Cup searchers in the US

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 3:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

Google has worked a little World Cup magic for people looking for highlights from the competition by signing a deal with ESPN which will see visitors automatically sent across to the sports media company’s site. Confirmed in a tweet from the official Google account and in a post on ESPN’s site, visitors will now be able to catch-up on highlights of previous (or ongoing) games without having to navigate around to find the correct match or other details about the game. Instead, in-line search results will feature a screenshot from ESPN’s footage and link directly to ESPNfc when a user searches for a…

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TravelByDrone is a curated YouTube for awesome drone-recorded videos

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 3:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

They’ve been used for everything ranging from awesome surfing videos to birds-eye views of the Big Apple. Heck, even Facebook’s building them. Drones are very much the in thing, and with a camera planted firmly atop, you can capture some pretty amazing footage. With that in mind, TravelByDrone [as reported on Skift] is serving a growing demand for these videos, letting anyone share existing drone-recorded YouTube skits, alongside their corresponding location. A team curates the submissions to ensure everything’s legitimate, after which it’s pinned on a map for everyone to enjoy. You can scroll the world over, or search by…

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TravelByDrone is a curated YouTube for awesome drone-recorded videos

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 3:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables

They’ve been used for everything ranging from awesome surfing videos to birds-eye views of the Big Apple. Heck, even Facebook’s building them. Drones are very much the in thing, and with a camera planted firmly atop, you can capture some pretty amazing footage. With that in mind, TravelByDrone [as reported on Skift] is serving a growing demand for these videos, letting anyone share existing drone-recorded YouTube skits, alongside their corresponding location. A team curates the submissions to ensure everything’s legitimate, after which it’s pinned on a map for everyone to enjoy. You can scroll the world over, or search by…

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How to vacation-proof your SaaS business

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 2:15 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, LifeHacks

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Sahil Parikh is the founder of Brightpod, a Web-based project management software for marketing teams. “The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha For a busy startup founder, downtime is important to reflect on the things you have been working on. Everyone needs to stop, pause, relax and rejuvenate. The last thing you want is to burn out before your business takes off. I actually can’t believe that some entrepreneurs preach working all day…

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‘It’s like Uber for…’

Jun13
by on June 13, 2014 at 2:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Shareables, Videos

This video is like the pitches in my inbox some days. I’ve not had ‘Uber for pizza grease’ yet, though… Every week, Vooza – a video comic strip about the tech world – shares a new video with you lovely TNW readers. Sign up for Vooza’s email list to get exclusive access to more funny videos like this one. More Vooza: To-do lists? Really, there’s always been an app for that

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