Digital Gift Card Platform Gyft Raises $5 Million “We are expanding the way consumers use gift cards and retailers think about their gift card programs,” MacDonald explains. “The current model of breakage does not work for consumers or retailers. Consumers often forget that they even have gift cards and the dollars go unused and retailers have no … Read more
Two Weeks Of iPhone Charging For $9.99 A device that fits in your hand is claiming to be able to charge your iPhone up to 14 days in a row, without plugging it in. The best part about this. It only costs $9.99 for the hand sized charger. You practically need a chemistry degree to … Read more
Apple App Ranking Algorithm Cracked According to sources, App developers have “cracked” the code in the Apple ranking algorithm. Reportedly it takes somewhere around 4k downloads per day to rank in the top 10 on the apple app store in the paid category. Presumably the free category would be a lot higher than the paid … Read more
Facebook Allowed in Shanghai Free Trade Zone China has been for a long time cracking down on internet restrictions. They block certain sites, and have their own government run sites that compete with the site, for example Facebook. For years, Facebook was literally “blocked” and not allowed in China. Just recently China has lifted the … Read more
LinkedIN Sponsored Jobs On Mobile LinkedIN is now showing sponsored jobs on mobile. The Sponsored Jobs offering launched on the network last fall, allowing employers to target candidates through paid postings. Employers can bid for top placement in the job recommendations, and pay when candidates click through. The benefit to these listings is that they have the … Read more
Facebook Partners With PayPal and Stripe to Autofill Payment Info In Apps It’s now easier than ever to autofill your payment information into a Facebook app. Facebook decided to partner up with PayPal, Stripe and Braintree in an effort to make it easier for people to pay for in app purchases and paid apps. Facebook … Read more
Poshmark Sells 1M Items Poshmark, a marketplace for woman to buy and sell clothes just crossed the 1 million items sold barrier this month. App downloads are a key part of Poshmark’s business model. They purchase app installs on a cost per install basis, that allows them to grow at a very rapid rate. In … Read more
Pinterest Will Soon Have Advertising Have you ever wondered on Pinterest makes money? Well truth is, up until now, they basically don’t. Soon, the service will be offering advertising to companies that want to feature their pins. This will allow an advertiser to feature pins at the top of a users page for a fee. … Read more
iOS 7 Finally Puts Timestamps On All iMessages One feature that Apple iPhone users have wanted for a long time was the ability to see the timestamp on any given message. The way it worked before all of your messages during a day until the other party responded would be grouped together and only allow … Read more
Atlantis The Silk Road Alternative Closes Down Atlantis was supposed to be an anonymous, more accessible version of The Silk Road, that allowed users to purchased drugs, contraband and other illegal items with bitcoins. The highly illegal site, which operated behind the encrypted web browser and network, Tor Project, is now closing its doors. This … Read more
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