Most of the free applications in this cluster, however, lack real-time virus blocking capacity, scheduling options and things like behavioral analysis or phishing protection – to eliminate these restrictions, users need to upgrade to paid edition of the software if available. Another limitation is that these products are intended for personal use only, therefore, it’s technically a no-go to run them on computers within an enterprise network. All in all, based on impartial lab tests and user feedback, here’s the chart of noncommercial anti-malware apps that rank the highest:...

What does all that mean for a lowly tech startup hoping to create a community platform? You’re going to need a crash course in managing the trolls. Luckily, The Coral Project is here to help. It’s a journalism-oriented collaboration between Mozilla, The New York Times, and The Washington Post that’s designed to help outlets learn how to build a community, and they’ve recently published an article on MediaShift about managing abusive commentators....

Marketing and sales are making a transition to digital platforms and communications. In terms of advertisements, physical ads like billboards and posters are no longer as effective. Consumers have become weary of cold callers, and so phone calls aren’t as effective either. For mass marketing, it’s going to be done digitally in 2016. As critical as it has been recently, email marketing will be extremely important this year. A company’s success or failure at email marketing will reflect in their performance and ability to acquire new business and generate profit....

Bizzabo, a company that offers a networking and event management platform, compiled a list of some of the most best upcoming tech and innovation events hitting the city this fall. From the Finovate conference in September – a conference aimed at those wanting to innovate the finance industry – to WomanCon, an event aimed at connecting female entrepreneurs, the city has a lot to offer this fall. While you’re at it, make a trip over to Las Vegas and come to Tech....

Reasons to Develop Travel Mobile Apps And here are some numbers to prove it: Almost 85 percent of tourists use cell phones while abroad.30 percent of travelers found accommodation via smartphones.72 percent of post-vocation photos end up on social networks.15 percent of leisure travelers download tourism apps prior to their trips. In 2012, 40 percent of Web users worldwide purchased goods and services online, while tourism and hospitality transactions contributed to 15 percent of the global ecommerce revenue....

Twitter will send emails to users when their tweets are blocked, including who requested the block, and mark the censored content on Twitter (see below). You can also find notices on Twitter’s Chilling Effects page. Twitter further admits that they “will not be able to exist” in countries with radically restrictive ideas of free speech. As an example of objectionable content, Twitter cites illegal pro-Nazi speech in France and Germany....

For more on the idea of City as a Startup and creating a Startup Ecosystem, you can check out some of the panel discussions that we hosted at the Tech Cocktail Celebrate Conference, and check out this video as Sara Hill discusses the types of activities that help feed the Las Vegas ecosystem with other community leaders from across the country.

Lyons had always wanted to do charity work, and he had finally saved up enough money to quit his job. He was planning on starting a company, but he wanted to mull over some ideas first. One of his ideas was a car insurance comparison site. When he met other travelers, he often chatted with them about it, and he discovered that car insurance sites were huge in Britain – something he might not have realized had he stayed put in the United States....

The new way to access Snapchat follows on the heels of the announcement of the service’s paid-for tier, Snapchat Plus, and it’s clear that the social media brand is looking to offer its users more value with additions like Snapchat for Web. Currently the service is only available in a handful of regions (don’t worry, the US is one of them), and will be rolled out to others shortly. The announcement comes a month after Snapchat’s parent company, Snap, introduced its new paid-for subscription service, Snapchat Plus — a premium service “designed to give users access to a collection of exclusive, experimental, pre-release features” of which now includes Snapchat for web....

Whether you’ve already made freelancers a part of your team or you’re merely thinking about it, there are many options open to you. Here are a few freelance work models to help you decide on the one that works best within your environment. Multiple Freelancers Under One Manager Organizations with freelancers often face a variety of challenges, especially if managers are expected to oversee both salaried and contract workers. Failure to follow freelance employment laws can result in hefty fines for businesses....

They’re pitching their Kickstarter campaign, Grow the Greenest Green, on the vision to use cannabis as a springboard to eliminate barriers to entry for non-growers and ultimately launch into the consumer and restaurant markets. What do they make, exactly? The duo has built a fully automated grow box, and the applications extend far beyond the realm of cannabis. Long time friends, the pair went to Clemson University where together where they were completing degrees in Civil Engineering....

The numbers are still trickling in, but some sources say that 80% of firms saw an increase in cyberattacks across 2020, with attempts occurring every 39 seconds and a total impact affecting 700 million people living across 21 countries. In the next year, we may see a total cybercrime toll hitting $6 trillion in damages annually. How can we know what to expect? By taking a closer look how online security suffered in the (very) recent past....

Traction has become this ubiquitous term that too many VCs use to meekly pass on companies, especially early-stage or pre-seed startups. According to Nick Chirls of Notation Capital, modern day seed funds invest more like Series A/B investors of previous generations. Wonder Ventures likes to be the first institutional capital in, which often means we invest in startups before there’s any meaningful traction. We do this because we think it will provide outsized risk-adjusted returns when compared to many other stages in the market....

But before the event begins, we want to know what you think – who is San Francisco’s Hottest Showcasing Startup? Let us know your thoughts by answering the poll at the end of this post. The winner will be announced live at the event and will receive five minutes on stage to pitch their startup in front of all attendees. Don’t miss out. The confirmed startups are listed below. (Startups, you can still apply for the event)...

At the center of that community is Lighthouse Labs, a startup accelerator that was recently ranked as a top 25 accelerator in the U.S. by Seed Accelerator Rankings. Lighthouse Labs has not only helped Richmond startups build sustainable high growth businesses, they have built a network of mentors and companies who contribute to the startup community and provide invaluable resources to startup founders. One of those mentors is Jyot Singh, founder and CEO of RTS Labs....

And that’s good news. When leveraged correctly, data really fortifies content. Case in point? See if you can pick out the most convincing statement: Statement A: To anyone who’s paying attention, George W. Bush is clearly the nation’s worst president. With endless wars and a terrible economy, what’s to like about the guy? Statement B: George W. Bush is the best president of all time. It’s as simple as that....

SelfStatr reports that only 36 percent of marketers actually use Instagram, compared to 93 percent of marketers who use Facebook. A startling figure given Instagram’s engagement with brands is 10 times higher than Facebook, 54 times higher than Pinterest, and 84 times higher than Twitter. Accentuated by the fact that Instagram’s visual content, which features more predominately on Instagram than Facebook, is proven to perform better than text-based content; with 40 percent of consumers responding better to visuals than plain text....

That’s why, each Friday, we bring you a new story of an entrepreneur’s “failure”. #FailureFriday is about helping you avoid common startup mistakes, it’s about squashing the stigma, and it’s about peering inside the minds of entrepreneurs who’ve achieved success because of their failures. This week’s failure comes from Justin Johnson, co-founder at Late Labs. #FailureFriday: Underestimating the Impact of Team Dynamics We should probably change the saying ‘fail fast’ to ‘learn fast’, it just doesn’t sound as good....

The report from WEF utilizes a Human Capital Index, which quantifies how various countries are developing and deploying their human capital,and tracks that progress over a period of time. The index takes into consideration several factors, including the education levels of those members of the population who are employed, unemployed, and inactive, as well as measuring the qualifications of all entrants to the workforce. Primarily, the goal of the report is to find which countries invest more heavily in their human capital per education and skills training....

To Do List One good way to improve your productivity is to start with tasks you know you can complete easily. Prepare a to-do list for the beginning of the day that only includes quick tasks that you can get through quickly. Starting your day with a burst of productivity will motive you to take on bigger tasks as you continue working. As you complete and check off each task, you will feel good about your accomplishment, and it will motivate you to move on to the next task....