Test Driven Development (TDD) – An Instrument to Deliver Projects More Efficiently

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Test Driven Development (TDD) – An Instrument to Deliver Projects More Efficiently
By Ambadapudi Sridhara Murthy
Projects have been moving at a very rapid pace since the past ten years and everyone has been talking about quicker delivery, early dispatch of product and short project completion schedules. While projects have been completed and the respective products have […]

Overworking Can Kill You

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Overworking Can Kill You
By Patricia Goh
Just this year in March, a 26 year old factory worker abruptly died after working for 12 hours every single day assembling Apple iPhones. Two years ago, a 24 year old advertising employee from China suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at his desk and died, having working overtime the month […]

Welcome To Hipster Hell, Tumblr Now Has Its Own Clothing Line

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Screen Shot 2015-09-11 at 2.52.08 PM If the pervasiveness of shitty memes on the web weren’t enough, it seems they’re soon going to be inhabiting the real world… worn by people walking on the streets of Earth.
Tumblr just announced a new clothing line designed by 10 different Tumblr artists at New York Fashion Week, The New York Times reports. Read More

Rep A Cause With Facebook’s New Temporary Profile Pics

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11667534_10102203860243201_2713296330820668368_n Your profile picture is the message you send most. There’s no easier, more ubiquitous way to raise awareness for a cause then splashing your pic rainbow for gay rights or green to promote the Arab Spring. Now Facebook is giving people a tool to leverage this tiny billboard. With its new Temporary Profile Picture feature that’s slated for a broader rollout, you can change your pic… Read More

The Nest Is Being Robbed

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2495538130_9f01ab1a01_b Another day, another Tweetstorm by Chris Sacca about Twitter’s CEO situation. His tune is the same, with the volume turned up ever so slightly. Most importantly, the signal he’s sending out is very similar to an S.O.S.
Since July 1st, Twitter’s interim CEO has been Jack Dorsey, and the chatter around who would be the next permanent CEO, succeeding Dick Costolo, has been nonstop. Read More

Is Your Program Board a Help or a Hindrance?

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Is Your Program Board a Help or a Hindrance?
By Peter Osborne
Best practice in program management states that ‘Successful delivery needs an engaged senior management team as part of the Program Board’. But as someone tasked with the responsibility for delivering major change, how do you avoid your Program Board operating as a talking-shop, or worse, […]

Fama Helps Businesses Find Social Media “Red Flags” Before Hiring Someone

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fama logo Fama Technologies aims to help companies screen potential employees by analyzing their social media posts.
You might not like the idea that something dumb you posted years ago on Twitter could affect your chances of getting a job, but Fama CEO and co-founder Ben Mones said employers are already performing this kind of social media screening — they’re just not doing it very… Read More

Fender Goes Digital So You Don’t Quit Guitar

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shutterstock_171708257 90% of people trying to learn guitar quit in the first year. That’s a big problem for the musical instrument industry, but also a big opportunity for one of the top guitar makers — Fender. If Fender can use digital tools like a new tuner app it’s building to keep musicians engaged, it stands to sell them a lot more guitars, amplifiers and more over their lifetime.… Read More

Facebook Gives Verified Profiles Its Mentions App With “Live” Streaming And Posts Just To Followers

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Mentions for Profile - Live Journalists might start sharing a lot more of their links to Facebook, as now they can finally opt out of spamming their friends and instead only post to their public followers. Today, journalists and other Verified Profiles on Facebook are getting access to the Mentions iOS app previously reserved for Verified Pages, as we reported they would. It includes Periscope-esque Live streaming and… Read More

Social Marketer Unified Raises $30M Round Led by iHeartMedia

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Unified team Unified is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, plus a $10 million credit facility from Silicon Valley Bank. That sounds like a nice chunk of change, but equally noteworthy is the fact that the equity funding was led by iHeartMedia (the radio and digital media company formerly known as Clear Channel). The two companies previously announced a strategic partnership… Read More