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March 7, 2014
This Snooping Camera App Secretly Registers Users For Paid Messaging Service
Antivirus software company Avast has found another bad app(le) on Android: Cámara Visión Nocturna, a night-vision video recording app.
Beware of what you download--that free app could cost you.
Punk-Rock Branding: The Clash Teams With Converse For Three Artists, One Song
David Bowie for Lincoln. Iggy Pop for Royal Caribbean. And now the Clash for Converse. Is big-name advertising death or glory for punk rock stars?
The Clash's Mick Jones and Paul Simonon are joining Frank Ocean and Diplo for the next installment of Converse's Three Artists, One Song series. The song, titled "Hero," is scheduled for release on March 10, the latest in a long line of inter-genre collaborations sponsored by the popular clothing brand.
If You Heart Instagram Food Porn, Read This Before Your Next Meal (#srsly #delish)
Use the hashtag #TimeOutFoodAwards and your tasty pic could land on the March 27 cover of Time Out New York.
If your photos of Ramen Burgers and Cronuts tend to kill it on social media, here's something that might interest you.
A New Survey Reveals Which Social Media Brands People Are Most Attached To
See where Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and other destinations rank.
To which social media brands do consumers feel the most attachment? Facebook ranked number one in a Brand Dependence Social Media Survey conducted by UTA Brand Studio in partnership with uSamp, a technology and consumer sampling company. Laurence Vincent, chief brand officer of UTA Brand Studio, the brand strategy arm of United Talent Agency, will present the findings of the survey at SXSW March 7.
How NBA Player Analytics Opened Up A Whole New Business For SAP
Once the analytics giant learned how to talk to franchise owners, suddenly a long tail of SMB analytics customers appeared out of nowhere.
When SAP launched their sports analytics division in 2013, they never dreamed that it would end up creating a whole new adjacent business: small business analytics. That's right: SAP's work with the NBA taught them how to sell into mom-and-pop businesses, a market they had previously never touched.
Did Adidas Rip Off Nike's Flyknit Shoes?
With the World Cup fast approaching, the two sporting giants have new soccer cleats to add to their catalogs. And they look awfully similar.
Nike and Adidas unveiled new soccer cleats for this summer's World Cup within a week of each other, and colors aside, they look incredibly--incredibly--similar. On Wednesday, Adidas announced the Primeknit FS, a boot-and-sock combo. The following day, Nike announced Magista, a shoe that uses the company's Flyknit technology to also create a boot-and-sock combo. Who's copying whom?
March 6, 2014
Another Bitcoin Exchange, Another Heist
Attackers stole 76.69 Bitcoins, worth roughly $50,000, from the exchange Poloniex.
Further rattling consumers' faith in Bitcoin, attackers stole 76.69 Bitcoins, worth roughly $50,000, from the exchange Poloniex. The company made the news public on the Bitcoin Talk forum and said it will temporarily reduce all account balances by 12.3%, the overall amount stolen from the exchange.
A Spotify IPO? Recent Moves Suggest Yes
Is that the sweet sound of success the music-streaming service is hearing? They also buy the Echo Nest to amp up music-discovery features, just as Beats Music nabs merch masters Topspin.
It's a busy moment for music-streaming services.
QuizUp, The Addicting IPhone Trivia Game, Finally Comes To Android
"To be honest we never anticipated that QuizUp was going to be such a hit."
QuizUp, the super addictive iPhone trivia game that lets you battle it out one-on-one for knowledge supremacy, is finally coming to Android.
Amazon's First 3-D Printed Products Marketplace Is Now Open For Business
Powered by the startup 3DTL, Amazon sends a strong signal about the future of 3-D printing and consumer demand.
Cincinnati-based startup 3DTL, home of the "the first store for 3-D objects," has gone global with the launch of a new storefront on Amazon. The storefront showcases an array of 3-D printed products, from lampshades to jewelry, and, according to the company's CEO, John Hauer, is part of a pilot program by Amazon to introduce 3-D printed products to a wider market.
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