https://www.facebook.com/techcocktail/videos/10153561220896778/ Mastering the Basics Facebook Live, like other live-streaming platforms, require knowledge of angles. Even though it’s available on both Android and iPhone devices, streaming with an iPhone gives you the luxury of having access to more angles. It may seem like a minor detail, but planning out the details of your stream – what you will be doing or talking about, which angle you will commit to – will make your stream go so much smoother....

Establish a professional presence When someone searches for your name on the internet, what comes up? You need to look into this, since these days a majority of employers research prospective employees online to see what turns up. If unprofessional posts or photos are brought up by your search results, then you need to clean your online image up. First of all, start off by taking down photos and any other information online that you do not want prospective employers to see....

Buzzfeed broke the news, offering an explanation of the Hyperloop lawsuit: The full claims, as stated in the official document, cover defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, breach of contract, and assault. But it’s the details of the lawsuit that are the most interesting. If the case Bambrogan has laid out proves true, he’s certainly faced a hostile environment in his own company. Here are sections of the case, uncovered by The Verge:...

Immotor is the scooter of the future. For starters, getting around has never been easier than on this device. In addition to being completely electric, this scooter has more features than you can handle, from a Bluetooth speaker and GPS technology to accident awareness alerts and blinking brake lights. You can ride it for personal transportation, you can set it to “Power Mode” for simple hauling, and you can fold it for simple portability....

In fact, some experts might even argue that there is no such thing as an SEO-friendly site structure and might claim that search engines are quite capable of making sense of what’s on each individual web page. Siloing Your Website A website silo structure can be best described in the picture below. With this type of structure, the content is placed in a hierarchy in order of more broad to less broad....

Chicago Tech Rocks is coming to the Second City at the end of August and you won’t want to miss it. This benefit concert will show off some of Chicago’s best bands, along with an international garage band headliner that is going to knock your socks off. Perhaps most importantly, the proceeds from the concert will go to supporting six non-profit organizations that are committed to the Chicago tech and startup communities....

e-Cards YourCards is an app for iPhone or iTouch that allows you to send an animated app-based greeting via email, text, Facebook or Twitter. It’s actually an app you can use all-year round, with categories for Birthday, Anniversary, Thank You, Just Because, as well as Love and Dating. A bit of advice from one user (me) – make sure you preview the card before you send it, not all the cards on the home page are Valentine’s cards....

And Fried has shown he’s becoming as apt as Bezos, though on a smaller scale, in understanding media and product development. Since 37signals launched its blog, it has gained natural followings of 1,000, then 2,000, to now more than 100,000 viewers daily. Fried’s first book, which was launched online as a PDF for $20, sold over $1 million worth of copies in 2006. Since then, he’s launched three more books including REWORK and REMOTE, all rooted in the 37signals experience....

At Columbus Startup Week powered by Chase for Business, J.D. Vance talked with Todd Connor, CEO of Bunker Labs, about his upbringing, how the military shaped his approach to life and business and what is next for his life in Ohio. Small Town Complexities J.D. said the initial purpose of writing the book was to give people an understanding of the struggles of the American white working class, and a personal analysis of a culture in crisis....

Unlike some home-grown tech giants we could name, Kaspersky hasn’t recently faced any huge legal scandal. Guns aren’t smoking and whistles haven’t been blown. But, Kaspersky’s reputation has still fallen victim to the shifting winds of geopolitics. When governments fall out, tech brands can get caught in the political crossfire. For the brand, it can mean losing ground in a hugely lucrative market, while for consumers, it can mean missing out on products enjoyed by the rest of the world....

While earbuds in general are great, typically they are wired, which results in constant fiddling and the occasional tangle. Wired earbuds are a huge pain in the ass, which is why I really love JAM’s Transit Micro Sport Buds. They connect through bluetooth, have more accessories than you’ll know what to do with, and have a great battery life. The earbuds were tested during numerous four and five mile runs, and a ridiculous 5K where I dressed up as knight....

Moderator Heather Wilde (Unicorn Whisperer/CTO at ROCeteer) led a panel that included Jimmy Jacobson, cofounder & CTO of online polling tool Wedgies, Andre Angel, Founder & CEO of restaurant app TangoTab and Hartej Singh, CEO & Co-Founder of electronic payment system Zuldi. Wilde describes partnerships as a “marriage” and asked the panel about what makes a partnership work for a new startup. While Jacobson’s Wedgies recently kicked off a new partnership with Reddit and Medium, he first talked about an early partnership that the company started with Twilio for emoticons, that later blossomed into a more formal partnership....

Motorola has just announced the Razr 5G, a slight but not insignificant update to the nostalgia-laden Razr folding phone from last year. LG, meanwhile, has also confirmed that its newest phone, the Wing, will have a unique sliding and spinning display. It seems then, at long last, that phone manufacturers are really doubling down on new form factors, and moving away from boring black rectangles. Motorola Razr 5G This isn’t the first folding Razr we’ve seen from Motorola....

Post-acquisition, Storify co-founders Xavier Damman and Burt Herman will be joining the Livefyre team to help integrate seamless drag and drop editorial capabilities. For users already on Storify, things will remain the same as Livefyre continues to operate it independently. However, over the next few months, Storify will be merged from multiple paid tiers into a singular enterprise offering that will include new features such as user participation tools, story and editor management, and engagement analytics....

LocalBonus, which launched last summer in NYC, has expanded their universal loyalty program to Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, and Denver with a network of over 800 merchants. In a nod to their strong business model, they also recently announced a round of seed funding to the tune of $500,000. Curious as to how are they going to cut through the noise in such a crowded space, CEO and Founder Derek Webster explained what sets them apart: Like the other loyalty programs, rewards are linked to your credit or debit card....

Mad Genius Radio started as nothing more than an idea roughly 15 years ago according to Neumann but it wasn’t until two and half years ago that the first lines of code were written for Mad Genius Radio after a talk with his Fulton over dinner. I will admit I was skeptical at first when I heard of this service, with heavyweights like Pandora boasting over 76 million active listeners and rising, it seems, monthly....

Big acquisitions have become part of the fabric of the tech world and this deal is no different. While the two companies seem to be at opposite ends of the business software spectrum, the deal could take both companies to the next level of the business growth market. Intuit Acquires Mailchimp for $12 Billion Intuit, most well-known for its QuickBooks and TurboTax platforms, announced in a press release today that the company would be acquiring Mailchimp, the popular email marketing provider, for $12 billion....

This time for the #StartupsEverywhere series, he talks with me about launching the first adult coding bootcamp in Cedar Rapids, rebuilding the ecosystem, and startups to watch. I am the Managing Director at the Iowa Startup Accelerator, which is powered by the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo). Prior to joining the Iowa Startup Accelerator in 2014, I had a 15-year career in the technical staffing industry recruiting highly skilled technical talent for critical positions in Iowa-based companies....

Trends in digital health include behavioral health technologies, online therapeutics, telemedicine and virtual visits, workflow optimization for healthcare professionals, wearables, and patient engagement apps. A number of venture funds and accelerators are now focused exclusively on health technology. Dreamit Health, for one, has a unique model focused on scaling startups with their extensive network of healthcare customer partners. Startups entering the program receive the standard accelerator offerings of mentorship, training, and general support, but they also get to work directly with healthcare leaders like Penn Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare, Dupont Healthcare, Northwell Health, Independence Blue Cross, and many other organizations....

For the fifth year in a row, TechCo is looking to crown the Startup of the Year at our annual conference, Innovate and Celebrate. The 100 semi-finalists represent a wide range of industries, from fintech to edtech and everything in between, showcasing all kinds of innovative products, services, and innovations. If you’re interested in getting a glimpse at the startups competing at this year’s competition, which takes place at Innovate Celebrate 2017 in San Francisco from October 9th to October 11th, take a look at all the companies hailing from the East Coast below....