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10 ways you’re running your mailing list like a jerk

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 4:56 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Social Media

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Paul Jarvis experiments with words and design. His latest book is called The Good Creative: 18 ways to make better art. His own mailing list, The Sunday Dispatches, is thankfully, free from jerk moves. Everybody (myself included) is always going on and on about how important it is to have a mailing list for your business. It’s the easiest way to keep in touch with your audience and it nets the highest conversions when you’re selling things. The draw to build your list’s subscribers is heard far and wide. When someone subscribes to your email list, they’ve just given you…

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Instagram introduces new creative editing tools to help you fine-tune your photos

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

With version 6.0 rolling out today, uber-popular photo- and video-sharing service Instagram is introducing a slew of new creative tools to its Android and iOS apps. Instagram says it’s striving to give its users “everything they need” from a photo-editing perspective, directly from within the app. Now when you select a filter, you’ll see a new wrench icon which you tap to reveal a tray of photo-editing tools. You’ll be able to tweak your handiwork with Adjust and Vignette, as well as fine-tune the colors with Warmth, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, and Shadows.     Additionally, you can now double-tap on…

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Instagram introduces new creative editing tools to help you fine-tune your photos

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

With version 6.0 rolling out today, uber-popular photo- and video-sharing service Instagram is introducing a slew of new creative tools to its Android and iOS apps. Instagram says it’s striving to give its users “everything they need” from a photo-editing perspective, directly from within the app. Now when you select a filter, you’ll see a new wrench icon which you tap to reveal a tray of photo-editing tools. You’ll be able to tweak your handiwork with Adjust and Vignette, as well as fine-tune the colors with Warmth, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast, Highlights, and Shadows.     Additionally, you can now double-tap on…

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Motorola’s Moto Stream is a Bluetooth accessory that adds wireless music control to any speaker

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

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Motorola today unveiled some new hardware, but it’s not a smartphone or smartwatch. Called the Moto Stream, it’s a low-cost Bluetooth accessory that gives any external speaker wireless capabilities for social music streaming. The hardware gives the speaker up to 300 feet of “roam range” and supports up to five Bluetooth-enabled devices, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and laptops. Any connected user can “drop a track” for the Moto Stream-connected speaker to blare out, transforming it into a jukebox for the modern age. In a blog post, Motorola said the Moto Stream supports a number of apps including Google Play, Pandora…

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Motorola’s Moto Stream is a Bluetooth accessory that adds wireless music control to any speaker

Jun03
by on June 3, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Launches

Screen Shot 2014-06-03 at 18.15.55
Motorola today unveiled some new hardware, but it’s not a smartphone or smartwatch. Called the Moto Stream, it’s a low-cost Bluetooth accessory that gives any external speaker wireless capabilities for social music streaming. The hardware gives the speaker up to 300 feet of “roam range” and supports up to five Bluetooth-enabled devices, including smartphones, tablets, PCs and laptops. Any connected user can “drop a track” for the Moto Stream-connected speaker to blare out, transforming it into a jukebox for the modern age. In a blog post, Motorola said the Moto Stream supports a number of apps including Google Play, Pandora…

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