500px’s free platform uses algorithms to determine photo ratings, largely based on likes, dislikes, and how old the photo is. You can browse the most popular or newest photos; view categories like fashion, nature, or underwater; or do a basic keyword search. Once you find a gorgeous snapshot, just add it to your favorites and leave some praise in the comments section. But 500px wasn’t always a standalone site. The name refers to the 500-pixel width requirement that 500px – then a LiveJournal community – imposed on users submitting photos....

Here’s how Slack is getting ahead of the pandemic-spurred retreat to remote work. Microsoft Teams Integration with Slack The biggest new integration is for Microsoft Teams, the team collaboration hub for Office 365. Through it, Slack users can access Microsoft Teams calling features without leaving the Slack chat window. These features include the ability to preview the call before joining, to see both when it started and who is currently in it....

During a joint press conference with DC Mayor Bowser and Chief of Staff for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Vikrum Aiyer to discuss, Social Tables CEO Dan Berger officially unveiled the space to the community. During the event, Berger announced their commitment to hosting 100 community events in their 10,000 square foot event space, even if they are not directly tied to the tech community. Besides ensuring the company has plenty of room for future growth, Social Tables also has a few themes throughout, with a strong focus on collaboration and featuring how they work with hotels....

Commonly referred to as the dark web, this secret section of the internet effectively acts as a kind of black market, giving criminals access to a variety of unsavory elements like weapons, drugs, and a bunch of other stuff you’d best avoid. Thanks to the use of cryptocurrencies and the special software required to access it, transactions on the dark web go widely undetected, an understandable perk when it comes to engaging in these decidedly illegal activities....

If you have the means to ship goods worldwide, there’s even more money to make. Forty percent of worldwide Internet users spend money online. That’s an enormous chunk of the population, if you consider there are nearly 3 billion people connected. Quality Content Delivered Seamlessly to Devices Ecommerce content can include marketing materials, product descriptions, blog posts, and informative articles. If you’re established in ecommerce, or you’re looking to make the most of its growth, you will benefit from well-written content....

Explaining this absurd state of affairs, and how we got here, is the central aim of technology journalist Yasha Levine’s remarkable new book. Levine details the creation, privatization, explosion and perfidious nature of the web in Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet. It might be a cliche to say at this point, but the internet has revolutionized the world we live in. And, as we’re often told, according to Levine, often for the better:...

Need more funding news? You can get the Tech.Co Deals Roundup sent directly to your inbox by subscribing here. Funding Walker & Company Raises $24M, Gets Distribution Deal from Target Walker & Company Brands – the health and beauty startup most notable for the Bevel shaving system, announced that it has raised a $24 million Series B round of funding. Additionally, the Tristan Walker-founded company has landed a major distribution deal with Target stores....

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We’re fast approaching the twenty five year anniversary of this measure going into effect, and that’s something to be celebrated. To be clear – it’s not just me who thinks that, but entire communities of entrepreneurs as well. Dallas is one such place, and given the makeup of their incredibly supportive ecosystem it’s not surprising in the least. So, because they want to do something special, members of the Dallas disability community and area tech developers have been invited to Tech Wildcatters....

Here are twelve e-rides, including one very awesome motorcycle, that will get you from point A to B, the cooler to the beach, and even the hispter to the cold brew tap. Superpedestrian – The Copenhagen Wheel Perhaps one of the most anticipated pieces of tech for cyclists is Superpedestrian’s Copenhagen Wheel. First announced in December 2009, MIT’s Senseable City Lab began teasing a back wheel with a built in motor that could be added on to most bicycles....

This week at Tampa Bay Startup Week powered by Chase for Business, hungry startups, thriving entrepreneurs, and interested investors will head to this warm Florida paradise to make connections, trade secrets, and learn more about the startup world than anywhere else. They’ll be treated to informative workshops, mentoring sessions, and celebrity talks that will make the entrepreneurial hairs on the back of their neck stand on end. Plus, with beautiful beaches, delicious food, and enough pirate lore to make your inner child jump for joy, this week will be nothing short of breathtaking....

In my experience, there are specific qualities that cofounders must have in order to make them right for the role. If you’re looking to form a partnership, here is what you should look for in your potential cofounder: 1. Look for a Team Player Find a team player who is willing to take the lead but also knows when to roll up his sleeves. A great leader knows that he is only as good as those on his team....

And while coding bootcamps can be a valuable place to gain support and learn these valuable skills, it can be confusing to understand what languages will be the best to learn. With the help of this list from Codingdojo, here are the nine most in-demand coding languages that you should learn, no matter what profession you’re in. 1. SQL There’s little surprise that SQL tops the list – it’s one of the top languages used to run database technologies....

Feel like jumping on the bandwagon, but don’t know where to start? Here’s a simple 5-step blueprint to help you with that. Step 1: Understand What Your Audience Wants In this case, video marketing isn’t much different from content marketing in general. Before creating anything you need to understand what your audience actually likes to see. An explainer video, tutorials or some short and intriguing behind-the-scene captures? To get your answers, start with the simplest thing: just ask....

I’m a skeptic. I’ll admit that data and stats don’t always tell the full story, but they can offer a few solid points of understanding to begin a discussion with. If we don’t turn to the facts about how automation has already affected the business world across the past four decades, we’re stuck at a “they said, we said” impasse. And boy, are the facts depressing. Case Study: The Oil and Gas Industry Here’s the chart that points out the problem with automation in our bottom-line-driven society....

When we think about the northeast, the Constitution, nation’s capital and Liberty Bell might come to mind. These symbols are also representative of hardworking people striving to achieve the American dream. At Innovate! and Celebrate, we’ll have startups from a number of northeastern ecosystems competing in the Startup of the Year competition. You’ll find employee matching services, integrated cooking platforms, and home blood-testing health devices from cities like Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Bethlehem, and Germantown....

But back to the film… What a story of human spirit, adventure and persistence. From the very end of the film, here’s my favorite quote: If you are an entrepreneur or have ever been interested in what drives people to continue on in the face of adversity, watch this film. It took Bricklin 5 years and over 1500 hours of footage to create this stellar combination of humor, determination, success, defeat and spirit....

IDC Research projects that revenue from sales of big data and analytics will hit $187 billion in 2019, up from the $122 billion recorded in 2015. One of the areas that stand to benefit greatly from this growth is the manufacturing industry, with revenues from this industry projected to reach $39 billion by 2019. The manufacturing industry has come a long way from the age of craft industries. Back then, the manufacturing process involved slow, tedious production processes that yielded a few products at a time....

If you’re one of the many individuals running a business from your personal phone number, you could be in for some problems down the road. Considering the power and capabilities of modern smartphones, the allure of running your business from your personal device is more than understandable. After all, it’s not too hard to compartmentalize your work life and your out of office life on a smartphone with enough digital storage to store thousands of contacts, dozens of 4K movies, and more cat pictures than you can count....