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Technology
I protected my privacy by ditching Chrome for Brave–and so should you
Fast Company - Michael Grothaus
This web browser looks and works like Chrome–if Chrome were built to shield your data from prying eyes. Google’s Chrome is the world’s most popular web browser, with an estimated global market share of
Writing
10 Easy Steps for Writing and Publishing a Book in 2 Weeks
Inc Magazine - Stephen Shapiro
What if you could conceive a book, write the book, and have physical copies in your hand in just two weeks? And what if it cost you nothing (other than the cost of the books)? I did this for my first book.
Digital Marketing
What Business Owners Need To Know About Digital Marketing
Forbes - Young Entrepreneur Council
I was in college when I first started running what was then called Google AdWords (now Google Ads). I was amazed that I could, after some practice, effectively run useful ads to complete strangers about
Google Analytics
3 Tips for Making Passive Income This Year
Inc Magazine - Young Entrepreneur Council
By Chris Christoff, co-founder of MonsterInsights Passive income is when you bring in revenue without having to constantly monitor or maintain the work. People assume that because you’re getting paid doing
Content Marketing
10 Things Your Content Marketing Strategy Must Include - Copyblogger
copyblogger.com
With last year’s sale of our StudioPress division, I found myself with something I hadn’t seen in a long time — bandwidth. And to my surprise, what I …
Business Strategy
The 5 Likeliest Reasons Your Business Isn't Generating Sales
Entrepreneur - Rahul Varshneya
Startup founders must do more than create a business and a product. They have to create an internal sales process to get it to the right customer. Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their
Advertising Industry
Instagram’s Long-Awaited Checkout Feature Is Finally Here
Adweek - By Ann-Marie Alcántara
After rolling out a series of shopping features over the past year, Instagram is finally debuting its ultimate retail tool: checkout. The new tool, …
Social Media
Flipboard is the Future of Content Marketing and PR – AMA with Janette Speyer
growmap.com - Gail Gardner
I have to admit that I’ve looked at Flipboard before. And I just didn’t “get it”. But I had no idea of the benefits to site owners and bloggers until …
Long-form Journalism
Facebook's About-Face
Fortune - Michal Lev-Ram
Mark Zuckerberg wants to talk about how Facebook is changing. It is early February, and the 34-year-old CEO sits on a couch in his glass-walled …
Social Media Marketing
Three Of The Most Innovative Marketing Strategies To Pursue In 2019
Forbes - Scott Douglas Clary
Although we’re well into 2019, we would be amiss to neglect some of the most innovate feats of marketing ingenuity we saw agencies and brands implement throughout 2018 (and earlier). True marketing innovation
Google Chrome
Grammarly Referral: These Are the 10 Best Free Chrome Extensions
mostlyblogging.com - By: Janice Wald
The longer you blog, the more time-saving tools you learn about. Many of those tools include plugins if you’re self-hosted. Even if you’re not …
Note-Taking
The 10 Best Productivity Apps of 2019
Lifewire - by Jody Emlyn Muelaner
Productivity means getting more done. Your core tools are often task specific. If you’re writing a report you’ll need a word processor and if you’re …
Donald Trump
Justice Is Coming For Trump and He is Terrified: Saturday's Good News
dailykos.com - GoodNewsRoundup
Yesterday, I went with a couple of friends to pray at a local Mosque to show our support and love of our Muslim brothers and sisters at this awful …
Politics
Defamation lawsuit grows even more serious for Trump
MSNBC - Steve Benen
Close video The Rachel Maddow Show, 3/14/19, 9:20 PM ET Zervos ruling clears path for new case against Trump Foundation Rachel Maddow explains how the …
African-American News
10 Overlooked Apple iPhone Features & iOS Tricks That You Need to Try.
thyblackman.com
Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry (ThyBlackMan.com) The new version of iOS 12 has been released by Apple and it introduces some fantastic features. We’ve …
Influencer Marketing
5 Key Trends in B2B Influencer Marketing Plus Critical Do’s and Dont’s
toprankblog.com - Lee Odden
Overall Influencer Marketing attracted a lot of attention in 2018 for some good and not so good reasons. Luckily, most of those unfavorable reasons …
Instasize Video: How to Easily Use the Best Video App for Free
mostlyblogging.com - By: Janice Wald
Do you know how many searches there are each month for Instasize video? According to the keyword tool KWFinder, 5,415. Why are so many people …
Profit
A Step-by-Step Guide on How to Make Money from Blogging
mostlyblogging.com - By: Janice Wald
Are you hoping to make money from blogging? In this post, guest author Maria Martinez offers a 3-part guide. Although she explains once you make money …
Social Media
What is Web Marketing?
mostlyblogging.com - By: Janice Wald
Marketing strategy plan. Three words that include so much. This post will suggest ways to make money online using a marketing strategy plan that …
Google
Who is Neil Patel?
mostlyblogging.com - By: Janice Wald
Are you operating your website without a budget? Have you heard SEO is more competitive than ever before? Did you know you need to do more research to …
App Store
How to Cancel App Store Subscriptions
MacRumors - by Tim Hardwick
Several TV and music services and other apps offer free trials through the App Store that automatically renew to become paid subscriptions after the trial period ends. If you want to prevent an App Store
Artificial Intelligence
This Long-Exposure App for iPhone Uses Artificial Intelligence to Help You Create Amazing Pics
lightstalking.com - Kehl Bayern
If you think there’s an app out there for everything in photography, you’re pretty much right. There are few things that apps don’t do anymore, and, …
Quora
Quora Answers: How to Boost Your SEO, Traffic, and Brand, 12 Ways
mostlyblogging.com - By: Janice Wald
Quora answers. Why compose them? Too many benefits exist for you not to compose Quora answers. When you provide Quora answers: You extend your reach across …
Advertising Industry
Why Marketers Should Care About ‘Once-a-Day’ Moments
Adweek - By Ann Mack
We’re all already familiar with the once-a-year or once in a while moments that brands activate around, whether its Taco Bell offering Friendsgiving …
What KPIs Should You Measure in Your Content Strategy?
business2community.com - Jenny Traster
Your content is everywhere – your website, your social media, your email campaigns. Having a good strategy linked to your content is critical to your …
Business
Hulu's Latest Influencer Marketing Campaign Should Give You Second Thoughts About Using One
Inc Magazine
Apps
7 security tips to stop apps from stealing your data
CNET - Shelby Brown
We asked data privacy experts how to protect your personal information when downloading and using apps on your phone.
Technology
Google vs. DuckDuckGo vs. Bing—is it time to switch your search engine?
Popular Science - By David Nield
Google vs. DuckDuckGo vs. Bing—is it time to switch your search engine? Google vs. DuckDuckGo vs. Bing—is it time to switch your search engine? Comparing the top search engines. Is your search engine choice
8 Other Sites Just Like Amazon
apartmenttherapy.com
by Caroline Biggs Look, we love shopping on Amazon as much as the next person, but sometimes, it’s nice to switch it up and look for good deals on …
The Case for Writing a Book Even If It Sells No Copies
psychologytoday.com - Marty Nemko Ph.D.
I’ve written 11 books, most published by Wiley, Random House’s Ten Speed Press, etc. Yet perhaps surprisingly, I feel best about the few I …