Saturday, April 30, 2016

How Beyoncé Is Redefining The Future Of The Music Industry

The release of "Lemonade" proves again that innovating in the industry means changing the way music is created, distributed, and promoted.

Beyoncé's new visual album Lemonade, released last weekend, is a masterpiece of a short film. It's also the new pinnacle of popular music-a multi-genre epic full of anger, heartbreak, and power. It is a perfect culminating moment for how we make, distribute, and consume popular music.

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New Set Photos From Star Wars Episode VIII Show Off Some Interesting Locations

The Daily Mail just posted up a whole bunch of new photos from the Star Wars Episode VIII's filming location at Pinewood Studios, and they show off some interesting locations.

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Friday, April 29, 2016

Marketing Day: IAB's LEAN scoring, Echo/Alexa sales & LinkedIn's earnings report

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Here's our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.


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10 Snapchat features we wish existed

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We here at Mashable are obsessed with Snapchat - the filters, the live stories, and of course, the Discover channels.


But of course, it's not perfect. In addition to a confusing, non-intuitive interface - Snapchat makes you work just to find that black drawing tool - there's a lot we wish it had. Plus, there are older, now-removed features, we want back too, like the "best friends" feature which highlighted who you snapped with the most. 


See also: 7 hidden features in the latest Snapchat update


While the app is always improving and adding new features, we've rounded up our wish list of Snapchat features, from an eraser tool to different fonts. Let's take a look. Read more...


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Watch How Dead Silent an Owl Flies Compared to Other Birds


Watch How Dead Silent an Owl Flies Compared to Other Birds

When a pigeon flies, you can hear it sloppily slap its wings as it makes its way through the air. When a peregrine falcon flies, the flight is powerful and beautiful but you can still hear the movement. When a barn owl flies? Complete silence. It's amazing to see. BBC Earth set up microphones along the flight path of the birds to let us hear the difference.

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Why Innovative Companies Like Google Are Letting Employees Craft Their Own Jobs

More employees are mapping out ways to make their jobs more meaningful, and it's making them happier and more effective.

Creative ideas come from "putting new things in old combinations and old things in new combinations," according to organizational theorist Karl Weick. The concept of job crafting comes from that exact definition: If you take parts of your work and reconfigure it, you'll end up with a more meaningful job to better suit your talent and interests.

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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Here's How Tesla Is Designing The Model 3 To Be The Most Aerodynamic Car Ever Made 

Shortly after the unveiling of Tesla's Model 3 earlier this month, Elon Musk took to Twitter in a storm of information about the new car, mentioning that the target drag coefficient was 0.21. If that target makes it to production, it would make the Model 3 the most aerodynamic high-volume production car ever made. Here's the plan to do it.

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Marketing Day: Snapchat hits 10B daily video views, Facebook earnings & more

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Here's our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.


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Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:



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How Jeffrey Katzenberg Created, Built, And Sold DreamWorks Animation

With the sale of DreamWorks Animation to Comcast for $3.8 billion, Katzenberg ends his two-decade journey to redeem himself.

And so it ends.

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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Inside Three Companies That Are Innovating Flexible Schedules

Studies show flexible hours are the second most important benefit. Here's how some employees are getting more control over their workday.

A new study by career site FairyGodBoss shows that, after compensation, flexible hours trump every other factor when women are deciding on a job offer, regardless of their age or whether they have children. A recent study by McKinsey & Company finds that millennials of both genders are more likely to accept a job offer from a company that offers flexible work schedules.

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Samsung Is Developing Standalone VR Devices

Samsung's Gear VR is one of the cheaper ways to get into good VR, but it's soundly surpassed by the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. But Samsung is determined to stay in the game, which is why it's developing at least one standalone VR devices.

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Marketing Day: Facebook e-commerce trends, Cranberry.FM & Twitter earnings report

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Here's our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.


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#Womancard takes aim at Donald Trump's controversial comments

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On Tuesday evening, after winning all five primaries at stake, Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump took a celebratory swipe at Hillary Clinton's credentials. 


“Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5% of the vote. The only thing she's got going is the woman's card,” Trump said during a news conference. 



His audience barely applauded the controversial comment, which became a top-10 trending hashtag in the U.S. on Wednesday. 



Twitter users, many of whom identified as Clinton supporters, began pointing out that the so-called #womancard actually isn't worth much because of historic and persistent gender inequality.  Read more...


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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Marketing Day: YouTube's new 6-second Bumper ads, email marketing tips & more

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Here's our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.


From Marketing Land:



Recent Headlines From Search Engine Land, Our Sister Site Dedicated To Search News & Information:



Online Marketing News From Around The Web:


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Analytics



Blogs & Blogging



Business Issues



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Copywriting, Design & Usability



Domaining



E-Commerce



Email Marketing



General Internet Marketing



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