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It surprises me how many companies don’t keep a press list (also known as a media list). It’s honestly one of the most important things you can do for your business no matter what size you’re at. I…

A smarter way to bookmark web pages

Your Apple ID is the account you use for all Apple services

Google’s endeavors in typography are the subject of an article this week at New York Magazine’s Web site called “Google Is Designing the Font of the Future.” Writer Kevin Roose details …

Wait, who sees my credit card bill, again?

How one feminist publisher is taking on the worst of Silicon Valley (and some of her allies, too)

People feel deceived when they realize an article or video is sponsored, and believe it hurts a site's credibility, according to a study.

A summary of all iOS 8 Security and Privacy updates and their importance.

Leigh Alexander on the art, culture & business of interactive entertainment, social media and stuff

As Americans celebrate the Fourth of July in blazing red, white and blue, the emphasis this year is on the blue.

Scientists at Facebook have published a paper showing that they manipulated the content seen by more than 600,000 users in an attempt to determine whether this would affect their emotional state. The paper, “Experimental evidence of massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks,” was published in The Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences. It shows how Facebook data scientists tweaked the algorithm that determines which posts appear on users’ news feeds—specifically, researchers skewed the number of positive or negative terms seen by randomly selected users. Facebook th...

Just another period western meta comedy short film. Featuring the mellifluous voice of Nick Offerman. I hope you enjoy it! WINNER Audience Award for Best Short Film - LA Film Fest WINNER Audience Award for Best Short Film - Napa Valley Film Festival WINNER Audience Award for Best Narrative Short - Sidewalk Film Festival WINNER Jury Award for Best Short Film - Macon Film Festival WINNER Jury Award for Best Short Film - Hill Country Film Festival WINNER Jury Award for Best Comedy - LA Shorts WINNER Jury Award and Audience Award for Best Short Film - Hell's Half Mile WINNER Jury Award for Exce...

Reach the right audience with the right message – at exactly the right time. That's the golden rule of direct response advertising. Marketers live and die by this concept. But when it comes to digital media? We struggle – simply because it's physically impossible to reach millions of people with personalized messages. We give up easily and convince ourselves that digital media has limited value beyond basic brand-building.

Smart marketers know social media is a customer engagement power tool. The problem? They can’t prove it.

IT has become central to marketing, and many companies are creating hybrid executives who straddle the two functions.

The iPhone is good at many trivial tasks such as playing games and watching videos, but this week I experienced firsthand how much its portability and apps matter when dealing with an emergency situation. Yesterday, my friends and I went to see Arcade Fire at Rock in Roma, an annual event where artists play in

The new app faces two major challenges: health records systems’ inability to share information, and people’s unwillingness to do so.

The nature of the Internet and the business-models of social networks means that privacy as commonly understood is dead; tech companies need to learn to self-regulate or governments will do it for …

From Yahoo’s GIFs to Coca-Cola’s cinemagraph that got 80,000 notes on Tumblr, this form of media should be taken seriously by businesses of all sizes.

Starbucks is planning to foot part of the bill for an online bachelor's degree for U.S. employees who work at least 20 hours a week in its cafes, corporate offices and roasting plants.

Between a feature-by-feature review (members only) and an analysis of strategic underpinnings, I’ve written nearly three thousand words about Apple’s WWDC announcements. Still, though, it fee…

Nearly everyone seems to think they’d make a great PM (engineers, consultants, you name it), but the reality is that most folks just can’t hack it.

Nerdy guys aren’t guaranteed to get laid by the hot chick as long as we work hard. There isn’t a team of writers pulling for us to triumph by getting the girl.

How DAYS OF FUTURE PAST removes all continuity issues completely.

You're churning out a lot of content, but are they optimized to be found by search engines? Vertical Measures President Arnie Kuenn shows how in this guide.