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11 Android apps to make notifications more interesting

Apr19
by on April 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, chat head, evergreen, messaging, notifications, Product Reviews, Roundups

Notifications
I love Android as much as the next non-Apple owning guy, but there are times when I get bored of using the same old operating system, and seeing the same boring old notifications. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of different ways to liven things up without having to root your phone, or in some cases, even spend a penny. Sure, Facebook’s chat-head style notifications set a trend for a bobble-headed approach, but that’s not the only way you can modify how you get informed about new events, and for older handsets that haven’t been gifted with features like lock screen widgets…

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11 Android apps to make notifications more interesting

Apr19
by on April 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, chat head, evergreen, messaging, notifications, Product Reviews, Roundups

Notifications
I love Android as much as the next non-Apple owning guy, but there are times when I get bored of using the same old operating system, and seeing the same boring old notifications. Thankfully, there’s no shortage of different ways to liven things up without having to root your phone, or in some cases, even spend a penny. Sure, Facebook’s chat-head style notifications set a trend for a bobble-headed approach, but that’s not the only way you can modify how you get informed about new events, and for older handsets that haven’t been gifted with features like lock screen widgets…

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The single biggest reason most entrepreneurs fail in 2014

Apr19
by on April 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, LifeHacks

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Ali Mese is the CEO and founder of PIQERS. This post originally appeared on Mese’s Medium blog. Exactly two years ago today, I woke up at 5 in the morning. Yes, I was suffering from our generation’s new sleeping problem. It is caused by too much blue light, especially when you stare at your cell phone before sleeping, which leaves you awake after only a few hours of sleep. I thought it was useless to try sleeping any further, so I decided to get up and start working. After checking my emails, I found myself on Twitter. One of the tweets…

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The single biggest reason most entrepreneurs fail in 2014

Apr19
by on April 19, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, LifeHacks

distracted employee
Ali Mese is the CEO and founder of PIQERS. This post originally appeared on Mese’s Medium blog. Exactly two years ago today, I woke up at 5 in the morning. Yes, I was suffering from our generation’s new sleeping problem. It is caused by too much blue light, especially when you stare at your cell phone before sleeping, which leaves you awake after only a few hours of sleep. I thought it was useless to try sleeping any further, so I decided to get up and start working. After checking my emails, I found myself on Twitter. One of the tweets…

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How to grow an awesome community to fuel your social startup

Apr19
by on April 19, 2014 at 11:00 am
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, Social Media

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Nadia Hussain is the Community Director at Polyvore. When you’re starting a social company, building a loyal and engaged community is paramount. But that can also be one of the most nuanced and challenging elements of launching your startup. As employee #6 and community director at Polyvore, I’ve had the opportunity to watch our community grow and build relationships with many of our early users – some of whom have been on our site for more than six years now. Today, our site attracts 20 million unique visitors per month and our awesome community has created more than 100 million…

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