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There are plenty of reasons for the surge in food videos: Facebook‘s biggest algorithm tweaks prioritize both videos and immediately-shareable content, which recipe videos fall into the Venn-diagram-center of. As I’ve argued before, recipe videos are their own pseudo-narratives, relying on a sense of suspense about what the final product will look like to carry viewers through a fast-paced minute of visually entertaining ingredient mixing. But why are they so shareable?...

In case you missed it, we’ve gathered together some quick advice from a variety of speakers imparting their knowledge on how to grow your business. Fintech Startups We learned that Ohio has a burgeoning ecosystem of fintech startups. In a panel with Kevin Pohmer, cofounder of Financial Guard with Jason Strle, CIO of Consumer and Banking at Chase, discussed the unbelievable importance for founders to have a security-first mindset when building their product....

Those 17 long months were spent in and out of the hospital. He would do five days of chemotherapy, after which his immune system was completely devastated. He would spend two weeks recovering, avoiding raw fruits and vegetables because they might contain mold spores. If someone hit him, he risked bleeding to death internally. Then the chemo would start again. And over and over. By the end, he was exhausted and his body needed longer breaks to recover....

Or at least, any “unauthorized use” of VPNs is banned, which is arguably even worse, given the lack of clarity around what might or might not be allowed. The community guideline update is clearly aimed at protecting the platform’s young userbase, but one question remains: Is it more safe to use a VPN because you’ll avoid identity theft, or less safe to use a VPN because Roblox will delete your account?...

Given the dozens of high profile security breaches at reputable companies across the world, it’s harder than ever to guarantee the safety of your passwords. However, with far too many users making that classic mistake of repeating the same password on multiple sites, the risk increases if even a single site is affected by a breach. We explain how Google is putting the power into Chrome users’ hands with this helpful new security feature....

Leaks are a big part of the consumer tech world. From smartphones to video game consoles, bloggers, journalists, and avid enthusiasts alike are itching to get their hands on new tech as soon as possible, if only to tell the world about the innovations coming round the corner. However, the Google Pixel 3 XL has endured more leaks than most. From Russian bloggers that apparently stole a shipment of smartphones from Google to rogue devices found on the subway, nearly every aspect of this phone has been reported about in one way or another....

It might seem a little backwards, but think about how much your first ten employees can make or break your company’s success. The first people you hire shape the future and culture of your company, and the process should be just as important as the product or service you’re selling. Follow these tips to hire the people who will help your company reach new heights: Hire a Recruiter Unless you have an extensive background in recruiting, you probably don’t know how to find and hire new employees....

Over the course of years the world’s most famous automobile manufacturers like McLaren, Ferrari, and Porsche have been implementing sophisticated technologies in order to craft an energy efficient car. I wouldn’t call the attempts successful; yet, those companies succeeded on their own terms and paved the way for newest approaches. And then, all of a sudden, Tesla Motors released the hyper car – to extensive media attention and criticism. What the Tesla car concept is about?...

For three days each September, the Life is Beautiful (LIB) festival takes over 18 city blocks of downtown Las Vegas (DTLV). No, we’re not talking about the famous Las Vegas strip where all the behemoth hotels reside – we’re talking about downtown, where Fremont Street and Las Vegas Boulevard collide in a mass of old school neon, casting a glow on dozens of empty lots and small businesses that have started to undergo a revitalization of their own over the past five years....

Benefits of Landing Page Videos So, why is it that landing pages with videos tend to convert more visitors? Consider these points: Reduced Bounce Rates – When someone arrives on a landing page and is presented with a wall of text, they often assume they’ve read it all before and quickly click away elsewhere. When they’re presented with a video, however, they’re more likely to stick around long enough to at least watch it....

Once upon a time, getting a crane or an aerial shot was an expensive, time-consuming process that left plenty of mid-budget films and TV shows with limited access. Now, unmanned drones can nail a shot in a fraction of the cost. Measuring Up Measure, a company that was already the largest U.S. provider of drone services for enterprise customers, has been dipping a toe in the film and TV waters for the past two months, and has racked up an impressive list of customers, from ESPN, ABC, and CBS to Rihanna, NBC Sports and The Olympic Channel....

Without surveys, your visitors may leave your website and you’ll never know why. When a consumer does make a purchase, do you know if they are happy with it, and the service you provided? If not, you may never see them again, and won’t be able to make the changes that will keep other consumers from going to the competition for their products. Here’s how to best use online survey software to enhance customer experience: Value Your Customers and Their Time No one wants to spend an hour to giving information to make your business better....

In 2015, finalist LiveAnswer placed in the competition thanks to its unified communication platform. Today, CEO Adam Boalt is planning his next startup. I spoke to him about his new company and how he was able to build on his 2015 Innovate! and Celebrate win. Celebrate 2015: “Tremendous Exposure” Adam first discussed the company that landed him the 2015 finalist honor. The small business call center platform, which they called LiveAnswer, didn’t have a huge amount of traffic at first....

Indeed, the fintech industry is becoming the most disruptive tech trend of this decade. If fintech is your disruption of choice, the right niche and the perfect tech will not be enough. You will have to build your brand so that it appeals to funders of course, but also so that it is understood and trusted by your target market. Here are some tips to build a successful fintech brand....

With 150 million daily active users and over 10 billion daily video views, it’s hard to believe that Snapchat is still growing. But, it is – particularly with users over 25. According to Snapchat’s Senior Vice President, Nick Bell, two-thirds of their audience is over 18, with 50 percent of new daily users over the age of 25. If your brand isn’t on Snapchat yet, then what are you waiting for?...

You may have felt that a second screen was a luxury when you first started working with one. But now it’s been taken away, it might just be feeling downright essential. The good news is that you can recreate the second display at home with a variety of methods – we take a look at some of the best options. Sidecar – Add a Second Screen with an iPad If you’ve fully invested in the Apple ecosystem, and have both a Mac and an iPad at your disposal, then you can use what the company has dubbed “Sidecar”....

The new HTC Exodus 1s phone is expected to hit the shelves at the end of Q3 (so think September) and should cost between $250-300. The Exodus 1s isn’t going to replace HTC’s original blockchain-enabled phone, the Exodus 1. Instead, the 1s will sit alongside the Exodus 1 as a cheaper, more accessible option for crypto-newbies and consumers in developing economies. What is a Blockchain Phone? Let’s get one thing straight — the Exodus 1s will work as a regular phone....

The new dog friendly space, previously the Maurice Electrical Supply building, boasts just shy of 12,000 square feet of space. Prior to the renovation, it was a vacant industrial warehouse. It is now home to D.C. United, startup Venga, and local production company Good Fight Media. Formally in Shaw, the new Union Market space is about 3,700 square feet larger, and will be home to about 55 team members. Following with the DC theme throughout, their offices are named after notable figures Marion Barry, and their phone spaces named after presidential pets....

AnnoTree, Silith.io’s first product offering, is a tool that allows for more efficient and effective collaboration during the software development stages. The platform allows designers, developers, managers, testers, and even clients (essentially anyone involved, at all, in the process) to come together on a single platform and contribute to the discussion throughout each step of the development process. It aims to fix the roadblocks that prevent Web and mobile applications from being produced on time or produced in the way that they should have been....

One crowdfunding platform you likely haven’t heard of yet, has just launched in the United States. Idea.me has expanded to Miami in conjunction with the launch of the Create Miami campaign. Idea.me was previously only available in six Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay) where it has promoted over 1700 creative, social and entrepreneurial projects with more than 110,000 backers. The Create Miami campaign has come together through a partnership between Idea....