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Google Cloud announced a new pair of tools in beta today designed to simplify the process of integrating its cloud services with applications that are managed by a Kubernetes cluster. The Kubernetes Service Catalog and Google Cloud Platform Service Broker API provide programmatic access to other cloud services like Pub/Sub, Cloud SQL, and Cloud Spanner....
How your bottle of beer found its way into the fridge when you sat down last weekend to watch a football or basketball game on TV is hardly of consequence when you're looking to relax. What you know is that you picked up a six-pack at your local market, but the circuitous route it traveled...
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OpenAI today launched Microscope, a library of neuron visualizations starting with nine popular or heavily neural networks. In all, the collection encompasses millions of images. Like a microscope can do in a laboratory, Microscope is made to help AI researchers better understand the architecture and behavior of neural networks with tens of thousands of neurons....
Amazon is making it easier for Alexa developers to tap into connected security cameras and doorbells. The retailer today introduced three new APIs -- Doorbell Event Source, Motion Sensor, and Alexa.RTCSessionController -- that let third-party smart home apps for Alexa, its intelligent voice platform, triggering actions with doorbell presses, motion alarms, and more. They're available in...
Deepak Jannu is the vice president of product marketing at OpsRamp. Despite the economic uncertainty due to the global pandemic, worldwide technology spending in 2021 increased by nearly 9% to $4.2 trillion. The U.S. economy grew sharply across the past three quarters of 2021, leading to stronger consumer spending, higher price inflation, and persistent employee...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries, streamlining processes, and, hopefully, on its way to improving the quality of life for people around the world — all very exciting news. That said, with the increasing influence of AI systems, it’s crucial to ensure that these technologies are developed and implemented responsibly.
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Here are the top 10 programming languages used on GitHub | VentureBeat | Dev | by Emil Protalinski. GitHub today shared a closer look at how the popularity of programming languages used on its code…
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If you can’t trust humans to update your software, teach it to do the job for itself. That’s the thinking at the enterprise software firm Oracle, anyway, which has just announced that its 18c database system now uses machine learning to “automatically upgrade, patch, and tune itself while running.” VentureBeat reports that system administrators provide…
David Scholberg is the founder of KBSD , the international digital intelligence company specialized in Reputation Management and Digital Bodyguarding™. Founded in 2009, with offices in Geneva (Switzerland) and New York City (USA), KBSD is a registered brand in Switzerland and the USA , and Digital Bodyguarding is trademarked since 2014, when the term was coined as a brand name for the leading cyber security and cyber-threat mitigation technologies , used by the company's specialists, as well as by their clients. Scholberg is Co-Founder of the Digital Future Forum, a non-profit association based in New York and has been key speaker & organiser at multiple events (such as 'Digital Diplomacy' in Washington, DC or 'Mobile Journalism' in NYC and Miami). Scholberg's professional insights are consistently published by leading press & media publications both in Switzerland (LeTemps, Bilan, RTS, Agefi, etc.) and worlwide (Mashable, Vice, Venturebeat, Collision, etc.) . He also acts as marketing, communication & online security consultant for a number of companies, including banks, sport & tourism industry and luxury brands . He is a regular speaker and lecturer at Swiss and international schools and universities, such as SAWI, Webster University or Geneva University . In 2016, he is part of the select ''100 people who make (french-speaking) Switzerland'' - the yearly forum by the Swiss economic magazine l'Hebdo . He was born in Montreux (Switzerland) and raised on the sides of Lac Leman in the French speaking part of Switzerland where he still resides at this day . He holds a swiss degree in Business & Administration (Economist) and a Master certificate in Internet Marketing (University of San Fransisco), is a qualified snowboard instructor and Swiss mountain sports professional. He is extremely well versed in action, adventure & tribal sports, having worked in the ski & snowboard industry for many years, as well as having been a representative for Salomon Sports and consulted for multiple sports brands. Since 2014, he has been the main marketing and communications consultant for RealFly, the Swiss indoor skydiving windtunnel in Sion . He is a keen skydiver, base-jumper, (mountain-)climber, surfer and diver - to cite a few among other ''extreme sports''. Digital savvy since playing with DOS command lines on his dad's IBM PC-XT at the age of 6, he enjoys traveling the world, yoga, green smoothies and Cuban cigars - and is quite proud to be one of the first hundred verified profiles on Everipedia .
Pinterest continues to grow. Update: In September 2015, Pinterest surpassed 100 million monthly active members and appears to continue to be growing across the board. The company told VentureBeat that the numbers of Pinners “have doubled” in the previous 18 months and that about 70 percent of people aren’t just visiting the site, but are also finding items of interest and taking action (save or click-through). Brands can no longer afford to ignore Pinterest. According to Monetate, shoppers visiting e-commerce sites from Pinterest had the highest average order value, spending $80.54 per order, compared to $71.26 for Facebook and $70.17 for Twitter. A study by RichRelevance reports an average order of $169 from Pinterest traffic, compared to $95 for Facebook and $71 for Twitter. Whichever study is more accurate, the one thing that appears to be clear is that Brands, especially e-commerce brands, can no longer afford to ignore Pinterest as part of their online marketing efforts. Tools for Managing, Advertising, Marketing & Measuring: No matter what your budget, there are tools available to help you manage, create, improve or simplify pinning and sharing content on Pinterest. I have compiled a list of the current tools available and intend to review this list periodically, keeping it up-to-date. I also created a list on Listly that includes many of these tools. I am not recommending one over another, I am merely providing links and a brief description of each so that businesses and marketers are aware of everything currently available before making a decision. If you are aware of a tool that should be added to this list, or if you find that one is no longer available, please let me know in the comments below. Get more tips by following me on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/chrisdegraff/. Ahalogy Formerly Pingage, Ahalogy recently announced a pin-based platform called Content Network. Content creators who have opted-in to the network are given complimentary access to Ahalogy’s image editing and pin scheduling tools in exchange for allowing paying Content Network customers to source the pins for repinning on their own boards in a pay for performance model. Curalate A marketing and analytics suite for Pinterest and Instagram. Curalate’s scheduler feature enables brands to schedule pins and batch them into campaigns. Curalate also offers detailed analytics for marketers, monitoring and consumer engagement tools and promotions that can “live anywhere and everywhere” including your website, blogs and Facebook. A free demo is available to potential clients with a decent sized marketing budget. GoPixel Formerly known as Pinster, GoPixel offers powerful automated scheduling to help you spread out your pins evenly throughout the day. You can measure and monitor interactions and website referrals using their analytics tool that also integrates with Google Analytics. There is also an insights tool that provides recommendations for the best time and content to pin based on your data. The free version allows you to schedule 3 pins per day for 1 Pinterest account. Basic, premium and custom versions are also available. HelloSociety Formerly known as Pinpuff, HelloSociety is a premier Pinterest marketing and technology platform with a suite of tools, an exclusive influencer network, leading brand partnerships and powerful analytics. Contact HelloSociety for a price quote. Pinbooster For advertisers looking for a pay-per-click model, Pinbooster is a platform to connect advertisers to pinners who are willing to post your pin for profit. You only pay for the originating pin, so repins, likes and comments are “free press.” When a pin goes through Pinbooster, it is automatically tags to indicate that it is an advertisement so it is in compliance with FTC regulations. Contact Pinbooster for pricing. PinLeague There is a free starter version of PinLeague, but it seems to be pretty limited. Starting at $29/mo, the lite version allows for 1 Pinterest account, tracking for 2 competitors, basic profile and domain trends and tools to optimize your pins and engage your audience. The professional and enterprise versions enable you to track virtually everything and is used by brands such as Nike, Microsoft and Target. Pinterest Promoted Pins The idea behind ads on Pinterest is that they are non-intrusive, blending in with the rest of the content in the same way that native ads do on services like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Pinterest Web Analytics Businesses can access basic metrics including impressions and reach and is included free with your Pinterest account. You can use this to tailor your website and Pinterest boards by understanding which pins get the most repins and what else people pin alongside your pins. Pinterest Web Analytics Walkthrough from Pinterest on Vimeo. Pinterest Widget Builder The Pinterest Widget builder can help you create free buttons and widgets to add to your website or mobile app. Pinterest’s newest tool allows you to create “Rich Pins” and apply to get them on Pinterest. The types of Rich Pins currently available include: Product pins include real time pricing, availability and information about where to buy; Recipe pins include ingredients, cooking times and serving info; and Movie pins include ratings, cast members and reviews. Piqora Piquora (formerly Pinfluencer) is a tool for advertisers and provides the ability to customize, deploy and track contests, sweepstakes and promotions on Pinterest. Future plans for Piqora include a Social CRM (currently available for Instagram and Tumblr) to help brands identify and act on purchase intent. Contact Piquora for pricing information. Reachli Using Reachli (formerly Pinerly), you can create posts and publish to your Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr accounts at the same time from one place. The free version allows you to connect four accounts, includes a link shortener and offers tracking including the number of clicks, likes, reshares and reach per social site. If you want to reach a wider audience, Reachli has a pay-per-click option and your campaign can be pushed out to publishers’ blogs, websites and social sites. ViralHeat Social media management for various platforms; however, Pinterest is only included in the premier and enterprise versions. The premier version is $99.99/mo but only supports monitoring for Pinterest at this time. Viraltag The $12/mo basic account on Viraltag (formerly...
