Your tech job just laid you off. Now what
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 by Matt Martin
Between March 11th and May 31st more than 600 startups have let nearly 60,000 employees go, according to Layoffs.fyi. If you’re among those, my sincere condolences. This guide should help you avoid some common pitfalls and help you get back on your feet as quickly as possible.
If you’re still employed, now is a good time to get a game-plan together for wh...
Millennial documentary explores relationship with money
Friday, February 2, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
In tandem with the announcement of their Series B funding, Varo Money, Inc. has debuted “Money Diaries,” a series of videos that looks at the lives and financial issues of the core demographic - ambitious, professional millennials - that Varo is serving. The series of short, documentary-style videos will explore their passions and how their relationship with money shape...
New progressive web app framework introduced by Marfeel
Thursday, January 18, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Marfeel has announced the launch of its Marfeel PWA technology, which enables publishers to benefit fully from the next big thing in the mobile ecosystem. As an early adopter of progressive web app technology, Marfeel offers such forward-looking capabilities as 0.7-second page loads for first meaningful paint, push notifications, offline access to content, and striking ...
How iOS 11 will hurt developer revenue
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 by Richard Harris
With the new release of iOS 11, Apple has made a profound change to its Safari browser that is likely to affect users, advertisers, and, most dramatically, publishers. What’s at stake is a previously dependable source of revenue for content providers: third-party cookies. Browsers generate cookies for each URL a user visits, which, until now, could be spun off into thir...
Ascensia Diabetes Challenge starts Oct 1
Friday, September 29, 2017 by Richard Harris
Ascensia Diabetes Care has announced the launch of the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge, a global innovation competition that is seeking innovative digital solutions to support diabetes management and improve the lives of those living with type 2 diabetes. The challenge aims to find new ways to help tackle the management of the global epidemic of type 2 diabetes by unearthin...
A discussion on cloud sandboxes with Quali's CMO Shashi Kiran
Monday, October 17, 2016 by Richard Harris
DevOps processes are used to accelerate the development of cloud applications, and sandboxes can help by providing actual replicas of production environments for developers to try out new code, or for test teams to get access to holistic real-world environments without the risk of harming a live production environment. We recently had an interesting conversat...
Continuous Delivery Drives Business Advantage: Six Leading Edge Companies
Thursday, July 9, 2015 by Dan Juengst
Several years ago, the application lifecycle process known as continuous delivery was a new concept being tried by a small group of early adopters. Things have changed. Now, continuous delivery, or CD, is a practice that companies big and small are not only trying out, but embracing as part of a new, faster moving, on-demand business culture. We’re now hearing the ...
New API Allows Developers to Find Millions of User Comments Across the Web
Thursday, April 2, 2015 by Richard Harris
Diffbot is an artificial intelligence startup and creators of visual learning robot technology that lets developers analyze, extract, and enhance Web content. Diffbot offers a robot that examines the Web using computer vision and natural language processing providing developers with tools to find, extract and understand the objects from any Web page for use in their app...
ComboApp Launches ComboStore Mobile App Marketing Platform
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Richard Harris
ComboApp, a mobile full-cycle marketing and communications agency that provides services to mobile app owners, has just announced the launch of ComboStore, a “one stop checkout” mobile app marketing site designed to assist app owners and mobile developers leverage their marketing budgets.The ComboStore features a number of tools to promote app products across multi...
Why You Should Get Your App Endorsed By a Mommy Blogger
Thursday, June 19, 2014 by Artyom Dogtiev
You may not realize it, but - on average - you encounter product endorsements a couple times each day. Watching TV, walking by into your local mall, launching the Facebook app on your smartphone - these are all places where consumers intersect with product endorsements.
The concept behind product endorsements is an age old one: Using the celebrity of an individual to...
Best Practices for Developers and Publishers for Pitching Your App to the Media
Monday, May 19, 2014 by Artyom Dogtiev
When it comes to putting together a marketing plan for a mobile app promotion, a public relations component is always part of the mix. (Or at least it should be!) The most prominent part of public relations is media pitching: An effort to get your mobile app reviewed on relevant blogs and app review sites. Experience shows us that media relations is one of the most misu...
