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The Garage is a new blockchain-focused incubator based in ParisTECHCRUNCH.COM — Meet The Garage, a new incubator in Paris that is all about blockchain projects. Co-founded by Cyril Paglino from Starchain Capital, Fabrice Le Fessant from Dune Network and Oussama Ammar from The Family, the company will support blockchain startups, help big companies launch blockchain projects and educate engineers about blockchain development. |
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The Garage is a new blockchain-focused incubator based in ParisTECHCRUNCH.COM — Meet The Garage, a new incubator in Paris that is all about blockchain projects. Co-founded by Cyril Paglino from Starchain Capital, Fabrice Le Fessant from Dune Network and Oussama Ammar from The Family, the company will support blockchain startups, help big companies launch blockchain projects and educate engineers about blockchain development. |
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Why Your Social Media Isn’t Bringing You Any ClientsSOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — Nothing is more frustrating than putting time into creating content, showing up on social media, working to ensure your captions are just right… just to hear crickets. Trust me, I’ve been there. After leaving my traditional 9-I had to figure out how to build my personal brand in order to attract clients to my brand new social media consultation and management business, faster than I ever had to before. |
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5 reasons you need to be at Disrupt BerlinTECHCRUNCH.COM — We’re one month out from Disrupt Berlin (11-12 December) and no matter which part of the startup ecosystem you inhabit, Disrupt Berlin is a huge opportunity to learn, network and gain inspiration. Consider these five reasons why you should buy a pass to Disrupt Berlin and join thousands of founders, investors and technologists for two potential-packed days that could change the trajectory of your business. |
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Heetch adds $4 million to its Series B roundTECHCRUNCH.COM — Ride-hailing service Heetch has added a new investor to its $38 million Series B round. AfricInvest is investing another $4 million in the startup — in total, Heetch has raised a $42 million Series B round. Previous investors in the Series B round include Cathay Innovation, Idinvest and Total Ventures. |
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25 Fascinating Years of Digital Advertising [Infographic]SOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — Digital advertising has come to redefine the marketing landscape, an evolution which has been taking shape since the early 1990s. A key factor that’s led advertising to turn digital is ceaseless technological innovation, a phenomenon that’s unlikely to slow down. From banner ads to artificial intelligence, digital advertising has traversed an eventful journey in the never-ending pursuit of delivering the right message to the right person at the right time. |
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Facebook is secretly using your iPhone’s camera as you scroll your feedTHENEXTWEB.COM — iPhone owners, beware. It appears Facebook might be actively using your camera without your knowledge while you’re scrolling your feed. The issue has come to light after a user going by the name Joshua Maddux took to Twitter to report the unusual behavior, which occurs in the Facebook app for… |
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Twitter Releases New Political Ad Policy Following Announcement of Ban on Political AdsSOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was heavily praised last month when he announced, in no uncertain terms, that Twitter would ban all political advertising on its platform. This followed a speech from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in which he defended his platform’s decision not to subject political ads to fact-checking, under the guise of ‘voice and free expression’ – i.letting the people decide what’s true and what’s not from political candidates. |
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Tips for Responding to Negative Reviews [Infographic]SOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — But it’s how you choose to. respond to such that will dictate its true impact. If you choose to fight fire with fire, you could end up in an unending comment war, potentially damaging your broader reputation, but if you take a moment to consider the situation, and its impacts, you may come up with a more constructive, helpful and ultimately beneficial solution that will help improve your overall standing. . |
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Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investorsTECHCRUNCH.COM — Africa focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. Located in Lagos and founded by consumer internet company Opera, OPay will use the funds to scale in Nigeria and expand its payments product to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa — CFO Frode Jacobsen confirmed to TechCrunch. |
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Opera’s Africa fintech startup OPay gains $120M from Chinese investorsTECHCRUNCH.COM — Africa focused fintech startup OPay has raised a $120 million Series B round backed by Chinese investors. Located in Lagos and founded by consumer internet company Opera, OPay will use the funds to scale in Nigeria and expand its payments product to Kenya, Ghana and South Africa — CFO Frode Jacobsen confirmed to TechCrunch. |
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Yahoo Japan and Line Corp confirm merger agreementTECHCRUNCH.COM — SoftBank Corp announced today that it has reached an agreement to merge with Z Holdings (the SoftBank subsidiary formerly known as Yahoo Japan) and Line Corp, in a move they hope will better position them against competitors. The merger, which was first reported by Nikkei last week, is expected to be completed in October 2020. |
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Homelessness has become a problem in China’s citiesECONOMIST.COM — Nov 14th 2019BEIJING AND NANJINGEVERY EVENING around nine o’clock, dozens of homeless people start to trickle into Sanlian Taofen, a 24-hour bookshop in Beijing. Early arrivals jostle for one of the comfy chairs. Latecomers have to sleep on the cold floor. Guan Zhong, a homeless man from the… |
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TikTok tests social commerceTECHCRUNCH.COM — is beginning to dabble in social commerce. The short-form video app said it has started to allow some users to put links to e-commerce sites, or any other destination, as well as introduced the ability to have creators quickly send their viewers to shopping websites. The company said the roll-out of these two features are part of its usual “experimentation” to improve app experience for users. |
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This Year’s 11 Must-Read Books for EntrepreneursINC.COM — Business writers in 2019 remain fixated on technology–who developed it, how it is changing us, and why we should a) bring it to heel or b) stop worrying and love it. There seemed to be fewer titles by big-name executives than in previous years, with Bob Iger of Disney, Marc Benioff of… |
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Yodel.io is a digital receptionist for SMBs taking callsTECHCRUNCH.COM — Yodel.io, an Austria-founded startup that’s developed a “digital receptionist” to help SMBs and other small teams handle in and outbound phone-calls, has picked up $1 million in “pre-seed” funding. It brings total funding to just over $1.8 million. Backing this round is EXF Alpha, the fund of the European Super Angels Club, and various other unnamed European angel investors. |
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Indonesia’s Travelio raises $18M to help tenants rent apartmentsTECHCRUNCH.COM — More than 50% of residential apartments and other real estate properties in Jakarta are currently vacant, according to official estimates. A startup that is attempting to make it easier for tenants to rent these properties in Jakarta and other places in Indonesia said on Thursday that it has closed a new financing round. |
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Generation Z: Everything Social Marketers Need to KnowBLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Report – Social Media Trends 2019 Report Infographic – Social Media Trends 2019 Webinar Deck – Social Media Trends To Put Into Practice In 2019 Report – Where Social Networks Are Going CMO Trends Briefing: The Future of Social. Click here to access your 2019 Social Trends Toolkit. |
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Snapchat Spectacles 3 review: Pretty, priceyTECHCRUNCH.COM — No one’s going to pay $380 for decent point-of-view video glasses and some trippy filters. But that’s kind of the point of Snapchat Spectacles They’re merely a stepping stone towards true augmented reality eyewear — a public hardware beta for the Snap Lab R&D team that Apple and Facebook aren’t getting as they tinker in their bunkers. |
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Disney officially launches its streaming ‘crown jewel,’ Disney+TECHCRUNCH.COM — streaming strategy is here. After an initial test in the Netherlands, Disney+ is officially launching in the United States and Canada today, with a lineup of original content that includes the first episode of the very first live action Star Wars series, “The Mandalorian,” along with a deep library of Disney, Pixar and Marvel movies and shows — not to mention the first 30 seasons of “The Simpsons.” Disney+ is available on the web, iOS, Android, Roku, various smart TVs — and, as just announced last week, Amazon Fire TV, all for a monthly price of $6.99. |
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