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November 18

Jim Cramer’s Tweet of 2017: “Facebook should try stories”

Jim Cramer just had a brilliant thought: If Instagram/FB comes up with something like “snapchat stories” then i think SNAP will be in real trouble as that’s my favorite feature, esp featured snap where kids get their news! — Jim Cramer (@jimcramer) November 18, 2017 Just one problem: Instagram unveiled stories in August of last year. Facebook has also introduced the feature into its...

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July 16

Meet Hoodmaps: The Unfiltered Map of Your City

Entrepreneur Pieter Levels has a history of odd, entertaining products. Among my personal favorites are Go Fucking Do It (a motivation tool) and GifBook (Turn GIFs into flipbooks). His products are fun to use, but often they are more “startup as art” than ” daily must-use”. They pay his bills and make people happy, but they aren’t essential. His latest project, Hoodmaps.com, has me stumped....

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July 16

Tinder’s New Logo: What It Means (2017)

What’s that weird red app on your homescreen? It’s familiar-old Tinder, behind a fresh coat of paint. Tinder has given its app icon a refresh (see below), inverting the traditional red-and-white color scheme, and shifting the vibrant red of the flame into a subtle, pink-ish gradient. Part of this is simply an engagement trick. The new logo draws the eye in with its use...

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October 22

Rejoice! Make Facebook caption videos In 10 minutes or less (with one free tool)

We’ve all seen them: those short Facebook videos with text-overlays that gets millions and millions of views. They’re optimized for Facebook’s algorithm, and they go crazy viral. And they look super-simple to create. They’re short, with standard text-overlays, stock audio, and pre-made gifs and clips. Companies like Futurism build their entire social presence around them. Yet, most of these companies are using old, expensive,...

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September 13

Hosting WordPress Sites with Flywheel – The Honest Review

What’s the mark of a great WordPress host? After 10+ hosts I’ve learned that it all comes down to this: How often you have to think about them? When you have to ask “Why is my website so slow?” or “Why is my website down?” or “Should I update to the latest version of WordPress?”, that’s time away from things that actually matter to...