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Must Reads: “Liking” Everything, HD Phone Calls, And More!

As a blogger, I spend more time reading than I do writing, so I come across a lot of fantastic articles every week. Here are some of the recent, interesting articles you can’t miss. “I Liked Everything I Saw on Facebook for Two Days. Here’s What It Did to Me” By Mat Honan (Wired) Facebook is not one-size-fits-all. It’s engineered to adapt to our...

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10 Hours Of Elon: Binge-Watch Elon Musk’s Vision Of The Future

Visionary. Entrepreneur. Sci-Fi Nerd. Elon Musk is just one of those people who you can watch for hours. Instead of rewatching Orange Is The New Black, or Arrested Development, why don’t you revel in the future, and binge-watch Elon Musk. We’ve gathered over 10 hours of Elony goodness, talking Tesla, Spacex, Solar City, and the Hyperloop. Watch him interact with journalists, and venture capitalists,...

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Top 25 Most Annoying Email Newsletters

Here at The App Store Chronicle, we try to make all of our emails helpful. Sadly, many major companies don’t share our values, and in return, people flee their email lists at the first opportunity. Who are the worst offenders? Who makes the worst, most annoying, or boring email newsletter? We’ve gone through the data to find the 25 worst email newsletters. #15 Runner’s...

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Uber, And 5 Other Overvalued Companies

At Recode’s Code Conference a few weeks ago, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick hinted at a new funding round that would be “record-breaking”. Raising  $1.2 billion at an $18 billion valuation, Uber delivered on that promise with its latest funding round. As of December though, Uber was only pulling in around $20 million per week, of which it kept 20%. Their investors are counting on high growth,...

Why the Beats Acquisition is Uncharted Territory For Apple

Today, Apple acquired Beats for $3 billion. When I first heard the rumors, I didn’t believe it. The deal didn’t seem to make sense, until you really dug into the core of this complex transaction, and all the value that Beats provides. Let me explain what’s so fascinating about this deal… What’s so different about this acquisition? The Beats acquisition represents entirely new ground...