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Free WordPress Themes: May 2014 Edition

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June 5, 2014

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May was a good month for free WordPress themes, and the official repository saw many new additions, especially towards the end of the month. In fact, even Automattic released 2 free themes recently! In this roundup, let’s take a look at some of the best free themes of May 2014. 1. Fictive Released by Automattic, Fictive is a WordPress theme meant for personal blogs and tumblogs. It supports post formats and has a custom social links menu, and is also translation ready. Demo | Download 2. Pictorico The second theme by Automattic, Pictorico caters to the needs of photobloggers and photographers. It […]

A Discussion Featuring Dennis Crowley, CEO and Co-founder of Foursquare

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June 4, 2014

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Imagine you’re vacationing in Belem, Brazil. You want to know which pubs to drink at, which restaurants to eat at, or which cafe make the best arroz doce. Now, imagine if instead of searching aimlessly for recommendations on the internet, you can simply open up an application on your smartphone, and have immediate access to a database of suggestions. Or better yet, your smartwatch or heads-up display automatically feeds you suggestions as you walk around. While we haven’t yet reached the point of ultimate geolocation domination, there is a location-based social networking website that provides location details from places all around the world—including […]

Why Your Business Needs to Be on Google+

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June 4, 2014

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When you think of Google+, you don’t exactly think “popular social network,” especially when comparing it to powerhouses Facebook and Twitter. However, from an SEO (search engine optimization) standpoint, Google is undoubtedly king. In other words, if you’re looking to market your brand, your business must be visible on Google+. Here are the reasons why: Google is the most popular search engine in the world You might be asking, “So what does this have to do with Google+?” The answer is: everything. Any content that is associated with Google+ (Google+ posts, pages, and people profiles) is favored in Google search […]

Mobile Devices Are The Big Story in Mary Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends Report

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June 3, 2014

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Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends report 2014 came out last week. At 164 slides, it’s a pretty long read. Josh Constantine of TechCrunch has consolidated down to a summary of 54 slides, which is still hefty, but more manageable. The Mobile Device Story It could be that I have mobile apps on the brain, following my double dose of app education last week. But for me, the biggest story of the report is the evolution and growth of mobile devices, and what they are doing to disrupt and benefit the wider economy. Check out these stats: 30% of all mobile […]

An Insider’s Look at Ninja Demo

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June 3, 2014

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The problem is fairly common. You’re a WordPress developer that builds themes or plugins and you want to offer users visiting your site a simple demo so they can explore your product a bit. You can set up a dummy account somewhere, install your product, create a user with limited capabilities and add some dummy content. But what if you want users to each have their own sandbox so they can add and delete content without permanently effecting the site? What if you want to give instructions only to these users? How on earth can you prevent spambots from polluting […]

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