The merger between social intelligence firms Brandwatch and Crimson Hexagon — announced Thursday — will lead to a new platform that integrates social media listening and research about markets, brands and consumers. That’s according to Brandwatch CEO and co-founder Gilles Palmer. He acknowledged that both companies have essentially “solved the same problem” of helping brands […]
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Supreme court appointments are a media circus that’s amplified online while friends and family go to war on Facebook and other social media channels. Justices are supposed to uphold the constitution, yet the left and right go to war in a partisan battle to stack the court in their favor. Liberty-minded individuals like Judge Napolitano are […]
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Nicolas Cary’s Blockchain.com wallet service has come in ninth place in this year’s Top 25 startups list by LinkedIn. LinkedIn has ranked cryptocurrency wallet provider and data firm Blockchain.com (formerly known as Blockchain.info) in its top ten most “sought-after” U.K. startup employers in new listings September 30. Part of a list featuring 25 UK-based startup […]
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A Chinese magazine has made the rare decision to promote Bitcoin payments by accepting the currency for subscriptions. Beijing Sci-Tech Report (BSTR), China’s oldest media publication covering the tech industry, has announced it will offer subscriptions payable with Bitcoin (BTC), local media outlet Guangming reported Sunday, September 30. An evidently rare occurrence from China, were […]
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Want a nod to the power of a message – to the power of social media? Look no further than the weight of a single WhatsApp message, which sank a stock in India, erasing almost three quarters of its value. Bloomberg reported Friday that eCommerce firm Infibeam Avenues Ltd shares plunged 71 percent after a […]
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After coming across a breach earlier in the week, Facebook said on Friday (Sept. 28) that roughly 50 million of its users had their data exposed through an attack on its network. Facebook found that attackers were able to take control of user accounts through a function within the platform’s code, The New York Times reported. […]
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Bitcoin Cash (BCH) staged an unlikely comeback September 27, rising almost 25 percent after news mining giant Bitmain had finally filed for an initial public offering (IPO). BCH Hits Multiweek Highs Data from Coinmarketcap shows BCH 00 beating out competition from all of the top twenty cryptocurrency assets for the 24 hours to press time, […]
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There is no shortage of app and eCommerce platforms out there looking to match up consumers with personal shoppers. As a well-established part of high-end luxury retail experiences, the digital migration of personal shopping makes sense in the current retail context. Consumers shop online more often, since they are shopping digitally more often – but more […]
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To connect directly with their customers in the supermarket, food brands are turning to quick response (QR) codes. Foster Farms, which offers chicken and other poultry products, decided to put the codes on its product packaging. Their offering is dubbed DORI, which stands for deals, offers, recipes and information. In order access the resources that […]
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The tech stack and IP address history for Beadfest.com, per Notablist Two New York City-based companies are — separately — making available their internal marketing data: Parse.ly is unveiling its “attention map” of Net topics, and Notablist is detailing the tech stacks behind brands’ emails. About the Currents platform. Parse.ly’s new Currents attention platform […]
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