For those of us who remember the early-ish days of the internet, today marks the official end of an era, that if we’re honest with ourselves, ended long ago: the heyday of AOL Instant Messenger.Read more…
Face ID on the iPhone X works pretty perfectly most of the time, though it does seem to have some issues telling the difference between family members. But what if Apple’s new facial-recognition technology can’t tell the different between you and some random person, like a co-worker?Read more…
Fingerlings are this year’s Hatchimals. Or, if you don’t have a clue what either of those words mean, this year’s Tickle Me Elmo. This year’s Teddy Ruxpin. This year’s Beanie Babies. In short, they are the hottest toy of 2017.Read more…
Hello all you exploding bed cobras, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column ready to give you the love advice you need while you’re in line for The Last Jedi.Read more…
Net Neutrality isn’t dead yet, but FCC Chairman Ajit Pai (and internet providers like Verizon, Comcast, and AT&T) took a big step towards victory after Thursday’s vote. However, if all the planned dissents, appeals, and protests fail and net neutrality really is done for, it may be time to seriously think about…Read more…
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Saving for your kids’ college and retirement, reaping the rewards of the stock market—all of these things take years to accomplish. But there are financial goals you can accomplish in one year that can make a big difference, too.Read more…
Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, sums up years of research in this one-minute video. There are three areas where you can best improve your own happiness: Relationships, self-knowledge, and energy. Above, Gretchen explains why.Read more…
Now that the weather’s nice enough to exercise outdoors (or at least tell yourself that you will), Nordstrom Rack’s running a pretty solid sale on Adidas apparel and shoes for men, women, and kids. It’s a good time to stock up on basics to throw on for the gym, or running errands.Read more…
Happy weekend, everyone, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. Continuing my trend of transforming winter warmers into chilly sippers, I’d like to introduce you to my friend, the Winter Wassail Spritz.Read more…
News stories about parents forgetting their children in cars are most concentrated in the hot summer, but kids also die of hypothermia in parked cars in the freezing winter. So what I’m saying is that we need to think about this terrible topic year-round.Read more…
The 10-day countdown to Christmas has begun. If you need to finish up some gift shopping, check out discounts on a Dewalt multi-tool, a PS4 Slim 1TB Star Wars Battlefront II Bundle, our readers’ favorite VPN service, and more.Read more…
One day last December, Tanisha Coley visited a Kia dealership in Stamford, Connecticut and filled out a computer-based credit application to figure out what kind of car she could afford. Soon after, she left without buying a vehicle, but ended up more than $17,000 in debt anyway.Read more…
If you’ve ever wanted to hit a button underneath your night stand that turns off all of your lights, locks your doors, and plays your favorite 12-hour playlist of box fan sounds so you can get to sleep, you should look into getting a Flic button. It’s a $35 button that connects to your smartphone and lets you trigger…Read more…
The next time you get your hair cut or your eyebrows shaped, don’t make the mistake of trying to describe what you want. Instead of saying “just a trim” and hoping your stylist knows what that means, pull out a selfie and show your stylist exactly what you want to look like.Read more…
It’s not easy to find a really good laptop for under $1,000. There’s always some kind of compromise—usually related to speed, usability, or size. But everyone deserves to have a laptop that they can use in a coffee house without shame, carry to classes without pain, or use to tweak a few photos on without frustration.…Read more…
In How Do You Take Yours?, The Takeout solicits staff and outside expertise for secret tips on improving one dish.Read more…
Disclaimer: This blog post is not legal advice for your company to use in complying with EU data privacy laws like the GDPR. Instead, it provides…
Pack your holiday travel stuff in a new Timbuk2 bag. Amazon is discounting almost 30 styles, today only, and that includes their ever-popular Commute and Command bags, both some of your favorite laptop bags. There’s also a bunch of backpacks as well as messengers to make travel a little bit easier. Plus, they make…Read more…
Even if you don’t have an immediate need for it, a good oscillating multi-tool is one of those things everyone should keep in their toolbox for various cutting and sanding jobs around the house, and this highly rated (4.7 stars on almost 300 reviewsa) cordless DEWALT model is on sale today in Amazon’s Gold Box.Read more…
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Cranberries are quite pretty but, unless you pickle them, they’re not the tastiest garnish. Rather than let them skate by on looks alone, I make them pull their weight by performing double duty as a beverage chiller.Read more…
Today, the Federal Communications Commission, in a 3-2 vote spearheaded by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioners Michael O’Rielly and Brendan Carr, repealed the Obama-era legislation deeming broadband internet a Title II utility. In short, the FCC has voted to relinquish the ability to regulate ISPs, giving…Read more…
I consider myself an authoritative scholar of the pizza arts, but until 30 minutes ago, I’d never heard of a Minnesota-style pizza. A recent story in the St. Paul Pioneer-Press noted that a well-known chain in the Twin Cities called Red’s Savoy Pizza had laid claim to a state-sanctioned pizza style—which must be…Read more…
Four years ago we talked to Gretchen Rubin, bestselling author of The Happiness Project and Better Than Before, about how she works. Since then we’ve had her on our podcast The Upgrade twice, first to talk about happiness, then to talk about personality types. Now, in a special video installment of How I Work, we’re…Read more…
A friendly reminder that we only have 11 days left until Christmas, so your gift-buying days are down to the single digits when you account for shipping time. We see a lot of great deals every day, but these were our 10 favorites from Thursday.Read more…
It’s not hard to find good deals on VPN subscriptions, but our readers’ favorite service, Private Internet Access, is notable for hardly ever running sales. This is the holiday shopping season though, so for a limited time, you can sign up for two years of the service for just $60, down from its usual $70. That’s just…Read more…
Dreidel is the kiddo’s version of gambling, or so I grew up thinking! As history would have it, it came all the way across Europe from Ireland before becoming a Yiddish and then Hebrew favorite. A spinning top with four rules is chill, but playing with a little enhanced chocolate could help you take it to the…Read more…
Want to get a robotic vacuum for someone you love this holiday season, or just buy one for yourself? A couple of models are back on sale today.Read more…
Socks are the go-to example of a bad holiday gift from an uncaring gifter (or a relative who doesn’t really know you), but that’s an unwarranted reputation, if you ask me. If you’re in a cold weather climate, you wear thick ones every day, but chances are you don’t have 10 or 15 or even seven pairs to last you through…Read more…
Ever since Pandora Premium launched, fans of the service have been faced with a choice: stick with the free radio-style service or upgrade to à la carte streaming for $10 a month. Now, Pandora is offering free access to its premium tier—as long as you don’t mind watching a few ads first.Read more…
More than half of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings account. But we can do better than that.Read more…
You’ve probably got some downtime during the holidays, whether you’re taking a few days off from work (you should), or enjoying your winter break after studying for exams (you didn’t). With 2018 on the way, you can start the new year on the right foot by prepping your resolution plans beforehand. Of course,…Read more…
With 2.2 billion active users, it might seem like turning followers into paying customers on Facebook would be easy. At least a few of those…
Google Flights is my go-to for finding cheap travel, but they haven’t always been great at predicting the best time to book, which is why I also rely on other travel planning tools, like Hopper. However, Google just released a few useful upgrades to their travel planning suite that make it even easier to find cheap…Read more…
If you have dreams of getting extremely sideways but don’t quite have the courage to try and slide your car inches from a wall, believe it or not you can start by doing donuts. And luckily for you, Formula D pro drifter Ken Gushi has some tips for us on how to make a sweet tire-slaying circle. Pay attention to him and…Read more…
Peppers, of any variety, are a pain in the ass. Irregularly shaped, filled with bitter ribs and somewhere between 12 and 850,000 tiny seeds that make their way into the darker recesses of your kitchen, hoping to be found one day by anthropologists who proclaim “They were just like us!”Read more…
Google released its Top 10 list of most-searched items in 2017 this week, and frankly, the overall list was a bit underwhelming, as people demanded more information about Hurricane Irma, Matt Lauer, and fidget spinners. Getting more granular, though, when we dive into the most-searched recipes in the U.S., the results…Read more…
When you’re a kid, there’s no party like a slumber party. Staying up late, learning how to burp the alphabet, eating candy until you puke—what’s not to love?Read more…
Anker dash cams, a phone-charging camping stove, Star Wars movies and comics, and more are all part of today’s best deals.Read more…
If you’ve ever eaten at a nice steakhouse, you were probably eating sous-vide meat. Here’s a secret though: It’s really easy to get those kinds of results yourself, and Amazon’s here to help with a $120 deal on the newest Wi-Fi version of Anova’s top-selling immersion circulator, as well as a $99 deal on the older…Read more…
Originally posted by smallbiztrends.com here: https://smallbiztrends.com/2014/06/psychology-of-colors.htmlLast Updated: Nov 2, 2017 by DashBurst Do you feel tranquilly calm when surrounded by green fields and blue skies? Or perhaps slightly alarmed when staring at a red stop sign? Color has been known to have a powerful psychological impact on people’s behavior and decisions, and this knowledge has […]
Originally posted by ColorPsychology.org here: https://www.colorpsychology.org/color-psychology-marketing/ For retailers and most outlets, marketing is an art of persuasion. Many different factors influence the buying decision of the shoppers who walk into your store. The most common influences are the subtle and the obvious visual cues around the outlet, from the order of arrangement and colors to […]
BENTON HARBOR, MI—Calling the rugged utensil a necessity for those who bake as hard as they live, KitchenAid on Thursday unveiled its new all-terrain rolling pin. “The DuraDough rolling pin features a larger cylinder diameter lined with specialized treads to take on heavy-duty dough prep,” said company spokesperson…Read more…
I remember talking with an acquaintance a few years back who had recently graduated from college about how she envisioned her career progressing. Here’s how…
Update 12/14- This was gone for a few days, but now it’s back in stock if you missed out on Monday’s resupply. Read more…
The way we ask for recommendations has evolved. Whereas once upon a time we may have asked a neighbor to recommend a product or service,…
“We’ll miss you, Cliff.” said Andy, my manager. His face looked long when he was sad. We were both working for a company that just…
We have been using the iPhone X for two weeks and have found the fluidity of the touch-based interface and the beauty of the new…
New Premium Themes: Small Business and Photo Blog Introducing two new premium themes: Small Business, made for your entrepreneurial endeavors, and Photo Blog, designed to make your photography shine. Today we’re excited to announce two new premium themes: Small Business and Photo Blog. Small Business Small Business is a new premium theme for your entrepreneurial endeavors. At […]
Have you ever accidentally wasted an entire day in Photoshop? I have. It’s not like you start out aimlessly. You have a simple goal in…
I don’t know about you, but I have an odd fascination with LinkedIn’s “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” feature. There’s a natural curiosity about who’s checking…
In September, we released an early version of the [Open Neural Network Exchange format](http://onnx.ai/) (ONNX) with a call to the community to join us and help create an open, flexible standard to enable deep learning frameworks and tools to interoperate. Today Facebook, AWS, and Microsoft are excited to announce that with the support of the community and new partners the first version of ONNX is now production-ready.
December 6, 2017 2:48 pm Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/rss.xml?tabid=6307&moduleid=8441&maxcount=250 Link: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brainstorming-doing-it-wrong
It’s a situation familiar to many of us: That moment when something just feels off. You have a less-than-great feeling about your work environment, and…
The past three months, it seems, have been a nonstop parade of major tech events and the new product announcements that come with them.
The holidays are coming, and I’m feeling cheerful.
Original Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/free-instagram-tools More than 700 million people use Instagram and 400 million of those users check the app daily. With such a large audience, and some incredibly business friendly updates such as Instagram Ads, Stories, and Business Tools, Instagram is becoming a must-have channel in many social media marketing strategies. So how can you […]
Original Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/instagram-marketing-tips With over 600 million users across the globe, Instagram is quickly becoming a focal point for businesses of all sizes who use social media. 600 million! That’s a huge number. And the impressive stats don’t stop there… Instagram is the fastest growing social media platform and around half of its user base […]
Click. Click. Click. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. Tick-tock. That’s the sound of an unproductive day passing by.
Invoicing. Seems pretty straightforward, right?
If you think November is too early to be dreaming of sugarplum fairies and hanging the stockings with care, then consider this your official warning:…
Everyone makes mistakes. Even (especially?) marketers. Usually, we learn from them and move on with our lives, maybe escaping with just a touch of public…
November 28, 2017 1:00 pm Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/rss.xml?tabid=6307&moduleid=8441&maxcount=250 Link: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/video-marketing-metrics-should-pay-attention-to
November 21, 2017 The Best-Performing CEOs in the World 2017 By Harvard Business Review Staff HBR’s annual ranking To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It by Rebecca Shambaugh Executive voice is a skill. We Interviewed 57 Female CEOs to Find Out How More Women Can […]
November 21, 2017 Spot the Trends That Will Actually Affect Your Business It’s always smart to pay attention to big-picture trends and patterns. But how do you translate those signals into usable insights for your business? Start by figuring out which trends matter. For example, a bank manager may not need to spend much time […]
November 23, 2017 Acknowledging Your Achievements Is a Form of Self-Care Most of us are focused on all the things we have yet to accomplish at work. But constantly staring at a long to-do list can take a toll on your emotional well-being. It’s important to occasionally recognize and appreciate all that you’ve accomplished, too. […]
November 22, 2017 Transform Setbacks into Possibilities by Shifting Your Mindset Many of us can recall an experience that felt negative at the time but turned out to be a good thing in the long run. When faced with a setback — you were laid off, or your unit didn’t meet its revenue goals — […]
Posted by HBR.org: 2017-11-17 18:35:55 UTC Harry Haysom/Getty Images Link: http://feeds.hbr.org/~r/harvardbusiness/~3/xXx1FiK6Qhc/why-the-entire-c-suite-needs-to-use-the-same-metrics-for-cyber-risk When it comes to cybersecurity, the chains of communication that exist within an organization, if they exist at all, are often a mess. Multiple conversations about cyber risks are happening across a multitude of divisions in isolation. At the same time, members of the […]
Posted by HBR.org: 2017-11-17 13:05:42 UTC dave Wheeler for HBR Link: http://feeds.hbr.org/~r/harvardbusiness/~3/TcjBtx3SvkQ/how-to-reduce-the-costs-of-salesperson-turnover Even the best sales forces can’t keep every good salesperson. Loss of salespeople to competitors occurs frequently in high-growth industries in which the demand for experienced salespeople exceeds the supply, such as in fast-evolving technology markets. Poaching of salespeople also occurs when sales […]
Posted by HBR.org: 2017-11-16 17:33:06 UTC Issara Willenskomer/Unsplash At some point, we all confront a stressful life event or personal crisis that threatens to distract us from work. Perhaps it’s tending to a sick family member, coping with your own illness, or dealing with a divorce. These are all incredibly tough situations to navigate personally […]
Posted by HBR.org: 2017-11-16 15:00:15 UTC rosmaro/Getty Images Can a large incumbent company rediscover how to act like an agile start-up? I believe the answer is yes, though success depends largely on another question: Can the executive team learn to get out of the way? Behaving like an agile start-up implies speed, a sharply defined […]
We’re continuously evaluating how to best serve our developer community. To support this effort, we recently reviewed our product offerings to ensure our resources are focused on building and enhancing the solutions that create the most value for developers.
In the newest Graph API (v2.11), we’re making updates, including changes to the Pages API and App Links Host. We support each version of the Graph API two years from the next version release so you always have two years to upgrade. Check to see how much longer we will be supporting the version of the Graph API (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/graph-api/changelog#v2_2_90_day_deprecations) you are running.
Blogging is a powerful tool for driving organic traffic. But getting readers is not easy. That’s why it’s critical that bloggers learn how to write…
As of March 2017, Facebook had 1.28 billion active users each day, and over 85% of those users were outside of the U.S. and Canada.
When Brian McGrory, Editor-in-Chief of The Boston Globe, gave a talk at HubSpot’s Cambridge office this summer, he told us a story about a crucial…
The intimidators. The slackers. The credit-takers. The “I actually have another favor to ask”-ers.
Viral videos, articles, gifs, and images don’t spread like wildfire around the Internet randomly. There’s always a reason behind its virality. To become a viral…
Think about the last time you were on a conference call with someone in a different location. Did you run into any communication challenges –…
Gone are the days of the CMO who isn’t fluent in metrics, analytics, and spreadsheets. The internet has made marketing far more measurable (and therefore…
When it comes to deciding where to get their car serviced, consumers have so many options. They can go to a national chain, a privately…
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F8, our biggest conference of the year, is happening at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, CA on May 1 and 2, 2018.
You can’t go anywhere these days without hearing about the elusive, purportedly mystical powers of influencer marketing. But is this buzzword-laden tactic actually worth your…
From satire accounts to blatantly false accounts, fake news is an ever-growing concern among publishers and audiences alike. Everything, from presidential campaigns to local businesses…
Have you ever noticed that some URLs start with ” http ://” while others start with “https://”? Perhaps you noticed that extra “s” when you were…
When Facebook makes any change to its algorithm or News Feed, the standard response is that it’s cause for panic.
Halloween is a fun holiday, and it doesn’t get the attention it deserves. It doesn’t have recognizable songs or vacation days associated with it, and…
If you work long enough as a freelance writer, you will eventually encounter fraud assignments from people who don’t plan to pay you. Over time,…
SEO experts are always looking for the recipe of success to help clients increase search ranks and improve brand results. The problem is just relying…
Say you’re in the market for a new pair of headphones or a new guitar tuner. Where would you start your search? Google, right?
I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve deactivated Facebook, re-joined, and deactivated again, only to repeat the process.
Let’s cut right to the chase: At this week’s Samsung Developer Conference, the event’s namesake announced a bunch of really cool new stuff.
The increasing volume of information, along with accelerating industry trends, has made it harder for busy professionals and teams to keep up with emerging threats…
On August 11th, 2017, white supremacists carried TIKI Brand torches at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. This put the TIKI Brand company in a strange…
Hi. I’m Nick, and I’m new to the HubSpot Marketing Blog. But I’m not new to HubSpot. I’ve been working at HubSpot for over a…
Starting to notice some droopy shoulders around the office? Sounds like it’s time to plan a team outing. Team outings are a great way to…
Pitching is a good opportunity to develop and present your ideas. Pitching puts you in control of a blog post’s narrative and lets you build and enhance…
When it comes time to edit blog posts, do you hide under your desk, cross your fingers, and hope the editorial fairy comes along and…
Have you ever noticed that some URLs start with ” http ://” while others start with “https://”? Perhaps you noticed that extra “s” when you were…
The most effective marketers have their content strategies firing on four cylinders:
Have you ever looked through your Instagram feed and wondered how some people make their photos look just so good with just a smartphone and…
When asked about search engine optimization, the first thing you think of is keywords, right? With the influx in SEO experts and agencies that specialize…
Writing is easy. Most people can do it. If you’re reading this, you can write.
Empty space is not always wasted space. In fact, when it comes to web design, it’s a best practice to give your content a little breathing…
We all follow that one person on Facebook that loves to post long, rambling statuses. Whether it’s the latest news story or their thoughts on…
Content makes the marketing world go around, but the sheer volume required for campaigns can be overwhelming. HubSpot found companies that posted 16 times or more per…
One of the wisest things I’ve ever read about product marketing came from the writer of a children’s book. “If you want to build a…
I remember the days when I longed to be paid to write. I would daydream during my job of having the flexibility to work…
We’ve been following the competition heating up between Snapchat and Instagram since Instagram launched Stories last August. And in the year since, we’ve been keeping…
If you’re reading this blog post, there’s a good chance you arrived here by clicking on a link in an email we sent to you.…
If you want your content to live beyond today, you have to create content that is evergreen. Evergreen content increases your chances of gaining exposure…
Where marketing is concerned, content is king these days. From white papers and ebooks to Facebook and Twitter, content is everywhere. If you are a…
When was the last time you ran a competitive analysis for your brand? If you’re not sure, or if the last “analysis” you ran was…
Let’s say you’ve come to the difficult realization that quite frankly your brand — if you can even call it that — is all over…
In business, it’s easy to be swayed toward marketing tactics that generate fast results. If executed correctly, a pay-per-click (PPC) marketing campaign can help you…
Here it is: the fourth installment of one of Facebook’s biggest VR events, Oculus Connect. Today, things kick off with an opening keynote from Mark…
October 11, 2017 10:00 am Source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/rss.xml?tabid=6307&moduleid=8441&maxcount=250 Link: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/if-youre-not-building-a-bot-youre-already-behind-video
Most people have a love-hate relationship with their email inbox. On the one hand, email can be exciting — whether you’re making progress with a…
