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Grab yourself a new TNW t-shirt while supplies last

Apr24
by on April 24, 2014 at 10:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Voice

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Do you love The Next Web and want the world to know? Good news – our 2014 range of t-shirts has just gone on sale. Whether you want to celebrate Edward Snowden’s revelations of mass-surveillance, good old-fashioned people power (the theme for our European conference this year) or even your own Internet addiction, we have something for you. While stocks last we have have a much-requested Illuminati-themed design, ‘The New Internet Order’, too. If you’re at The Next Web Europe Conference you can pick one up in person. Otherwise, you can order online now. Which one will you choose?  …

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Kevin Rose wants to launch another startup, wishes he had stayed CEO of Digg

Apr24
by on April 24, 2014 at 9:36 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Events, Google, Insider, Next Conference, tnw-europe

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Google Ventures partner, Digg, Milk, and Revision3 co-founder, and raccoon enthusiast, Kevin Rose sat down with The Next Web co-founder Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten at The Next Web Conference Europe today. During the interview that touched on Rose’s many startups and being the target of San Francisco protesters, the serial startup-founder shared his desire to return to the startup scene and his regret of giving up power at Digg. While talking about the demise of aggregation site Digg, Rose told Veldhuijzen van Zanten that he regrets giving up the CEO role during his tenure at the site. He said, “You might…

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Duolingo announces Duolingo Test Center, a $20 mobile alternative to standardized language tests

Apr24
by on April 24, 2014 at 8:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Kicking off our TNW Europe 2014 conference in Amsterdam this morning, Duolingo co-founder Luis von Ahn announced the upcoming launch of its Duolingo Test Center, a new standardized language test that you take on a mobile app. In order to verify your test results, the app will monitor you by using your camera and microphone and ask you to stand in a corner to make sure no one is behind you feeding you answers. Duolingo will use human proctors to ensure that you’re playing by the rules. The test will cost $20, as compared to $300 for equivalent in-person certification tests. Duolingo plans to…

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Wist for iPhone now recommends the top 5 best places to eat and drink anywhere in the world

Apr24
by on April 24, 2014 at 7:01 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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Following a ‘soft launch’ in a handful of US cities late last year, Wist is rolling out its personalized travel recommendations iPhone app globally from today. Wist actually began life as Triptrotting before its pivot and re-brand back in November, a move that saw it shift from more of a traveler/host matchmaking service to one that simply taps local and friends’ knowledge to learn where all the best places to visit are. Less ‘cultural exchange’, more brass tacks. Though Wist was available in Miami only originally, it has since been rolled out to LA, Santa Monica, Boston, Chicago, Washington DC,…

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