While there are already several different companies that let consumers turn their Instagram photos into printed products, My Year Printed is the only tool out there that easily collects all your photos from 2014 and turn it into a poster (current Instagram printing companies make it way more complicated than necessary). Simply by linking your Instagram account, the service automatically picks out all the photos taken in the last year....
New business owners are also caught up in this booby trap. They pour all their energy into their work in order to build businesses that’ll thrive amidst several competitors. But these exploits often come at a price. Being too busy, more often than not, impacts their state of health and fitness levels negatively. It could be as a result of irregular exercise, poor eating habits, or inadequate sleep. The overall effects are reduced productivity, burnout and deteriorating health....
Like many local farms, Frinklepod Farm runs a community-supported agriculture program, or CSA, that delivers fresh vegetables to its members on a regular basis throughout the growing season. But the food a CSA member usually receives is a lot of what’s being harvested that week without any forethought into what a person should do with a excess of beets. Frinklepod Farms wants to improve on their CSA program by developing a business more akin to meal-delivery startups like Blue Apron and Green Chef....
Just recently, the developers of this app took a step forward and launched a new update, one that makes QUICKIE stronger next to its competition implements a new and important feature: support for video messages. Just like the app in general, this new feature is very easy to utilize: users just need to press and hold the camera or selfie icon and that is it, the video gets recorded and sent....
The plan is for the social media giant to be “somewhat smaller” by the end of 2023, Zuckerberg explained. It will be the first large budget cut since Facebook was founded in 2004, and it’s a true sign of the times: Tech companies from Google to Microsoft are slowing hiring and contemplating layoffs amid a looming recession. Meta Aims to Reduce Annual Expenses by About $3 Billion Mark Zuckerberg revealed the news during weekly Q&A meeting with Meta employees, Bloomberg reports....
Facebook has been under heavy fire for the past few months. It has been either the perpetrator or victim of data leaks, disinformation and association with serious crimes. However, these problems have not tripped Facebook up, as they’re seeking to expand massively with this new project. As hybrid and home working becomes the norm, Facebook is looking to ride the wave and potentially promote their own Oculus as a tool for professional workspaces....
There’s no denying that cybersecurity vitally important for every business. Unfortunately, few take it seriously enough, with 90% of businesses not ready for a major cyberattack to hit their business. Subsequently, these helpful cybersecurity tips from Microsoft could make a big difference for your company, providing you with the bolstered security you need to fend off a data breach. Password security Passwords are the first obstacle for hackers when trying to access your accounts....
After releasing a translation feature in March, the software company has now added a host more languages to the mix and made it possible for users to view transcripts within Teams meetings. But with Zoom enabling background blurring for desktop users for over a year, are these upgrades really competitive enough to beat the video conferencing giant? Microsoft Teams Rolls Out New Web Features As part of its mission to make remote communication easier than ever, Microsoft Teams has some more exciting features to share with its web users....
The ability offers a simple way to talk someone through a process that might otherwise be tough to explain. And unlike a typical Teams meeting, it doesn’t requiring the participants all be present at the same time. Here’s what to know about the new messaging ability and how it might be able to help remote and cross-time zone workforces. How Team’s Video Messages Work According to Microsoft’s public roadmap, the new feature is called “video clip....
The three phones, the Moto G8 Plus, Motorola One Macro, and Moto E6 Play are all set to take a stab at the low- to mid-range markets, costing £239, £179, and under £99, respectively. That means the G8 Plus should cost roughly $350 in the US, while the One Macro and E6 Play should come in at around $250 and $120, respectively. Here’s a more in-depth look at each remarkably cheap phone:...
Better yet is the amount that Netflix was able to add to its market cap once this news was unveiled: $10 million. Looks like Netflix, which this year began rolling out a price hike of $10 from $8, is going strong. The News TechCrunch has both the actual numbers and the expected ones: Previously, Netflix appeared to be reaching its limits, as subscribers had begun to slow. Why? The number of films and TV shows available on Netflix has dropped by half since 2012 — from around 11,000 shows to exactly 5,302....
Healthcare.com, a Miami-based online healthcare company focused on improving how consumers shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage, has refocused their efforts to make the health insurance process easier for everyone. By releasing a new healthcare-focused knowledge hub, they hope to bridge the gap for those without the information they need to make an informed decision. The platform is rife with helpful information that will guide you through your health insurance journey....
Apple is planning to reveal its new iPhone range on 12 September, but it appears to have been upstaged already. The 9To5Mac website has shown off leaked images of two new iPhone XS models and a new Apple Watch. 9To5Mac says “with certainty” that the two phones will be called both be called the iPhone XS. The Apple specialist publication also revealed a new Apple Watch, set to be the Series 4 – the big difference is the new Watch has an edge-to-edge screen with no bezel....
Amy Jo is the New York Times bestselling author of Renegades Write the Rules, a guide book to how top celebrities, brands, and sports icons interact with social media, growing their audiences to nearly mythical numbers. As the founder of Digital Royalty, a social media agency dedicated to impacting your online presence, she’s able to put her bestselling book practices to good use, innovating new ways for her clients to get traction online....
On Tuesday, the Rise of the Rest Tour continued in Denver, Colorado. We had a great time around the community, watched Steve Case make sugar mushrooms for a specialty cake at Craftsy and listened to Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars, managing director at Foundry Group and author, talk about startup life in Denver. We also learned that the city of Denver metro area is called home to some top industries including aerospace, healthcare, telelcommunication and energy....
On Wednesday, The Rise of the Rest tour continued in Salt Lake City-Provo area to check out the entrepreneurial activity. Within the Salt Lake City area, one can find a long history of tech innovation with classic companies such as Adobe, WordPerfect and Novell to the four unicorns Domo, InsideSales.com, Pluralsight and Qualtrics. With a focus on education, young talent is popping out of the seams from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University where both schools have top MBA and competitive computer science programs....
During a recent US expansion exploration tech trip with eight growth-stage German companies, the question arose repeatedly: where should you startup in the US, NYC or Silicon Valley? As a European company, where you decide to set up shop in the US is directly related to a number of factors – proximity to current/future investors, personal networks, industry synergies, location of potential customers, access to talent, and lifestyle choices. Here is the case for the two largest US venture capital markets – NYC and Silicon Valley – and why an EU company may need to choose rather carefully....
It’s not often that you see Mark Zuckerburg smile these days, given the microscopic focus that has been put on Facebook’s practices of late. But, bless him if he wasn’t beaming like a child when he unveiled the Oculus Quest on stage last week. Zuckerberg was revelling in the release of what he thinks will be the next generational leap in console gaming. He might even be right. VR has its supporters and naysayers in equal measure – we recently covered ongoing struggle of VR to take off with buyers....
The Picture it on Canvas website already has upload functionality that users can tap via their desktops of Instagram accounts. When it comes to the Picture It Retouched app though, users are afforded a new feature to order a photo retouching by simply selecting it from their phone; all a user has to do is tap on the photo where they would like their retouching done. From there, the information is sent to a certified professional editor who hand-retouches the photo per the user’s request....
Cofounders Peter Vogel, Bryan Tyler, and David Asseoff have been working to make Plink this simple since 2011. Below, Vogel offers some tips for younger startups on how to survive the startup life. Tech Cocktail: How do you keep your team motivated? Peter Vogel: By over-communicating and being 100 percent transparent. Many of us are dealing with very disparate parts of the company, ranging from fundraising, sales, technical development, etc....
