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Growth in smartphone and social media usage is setting the basis for all types of retail marketing trends.

For example, devices and platforms are used as consumer touch points for retailers and measure the return on investment of social channels.

Beacons — in-store devices that wirelessly beam promotions to a consumer’s handheld device — are driving shopping interactions on smartphones. And affiliate marketing is taking on an increasingly important role within retail. Читать дальше...

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Chatbots are the future, whether we're ready for them or not. 

On Tuesday, Facebook launched Bots for Messenger, a step that could define the next decade in the same way that the Apple App Store launch paved the path for companies like Uber to build a business off your phone. Its new messaging platform will help businesses build intelligent chatbots to let them communicate in Messenger.

"Today could be the beginning of a new era," said Facebook Messenger chief David Marcus. Читать дальше...

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The NCAA has announced that they struck a new 8-year, $8.8 billion deal with CBS and Turner to broadcast men's college basketball through 2032.

The deal is just the latest example of how broadcast television rights for college sports continue to skyrocket and how everybody in college sports is getting wealthier while the kids doing most of the work are still receiving the same income, a scholarship.

In the NCAA's own announcement, they tried to get... Читать дальше...

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Facebook built a disc-shapped camera that shoots 360 degree videos, a move the company hopes will spur the creation of a new wave of virtual reality videos. 

Facebook unveiled the Surround 360 Camera at its F8 developer conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.

The camera, which looks like a UFO mounted on a stick, can capture video and images in a wide sphere, which is ideal for creating virtual reality experiences. 

Facebook won't actually be branding or selling the camera directly itself. Читать дальше...

The US State Department is offering between $10-25 million for information leading to the capture of these five men. These men operate in terrorist organizations like Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and more.

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Mexican and South American drug cartels and their broader networks are entirely dependent on an ability to get their product onto US soil. And if there's one thing that these organizations are good at, it's changing their operating methods in order to stay one step ahead of the game. 

As the United States, Mexico, and Colombia intensified their war on drugs throughout the late 1990s and the 2000s, the cartels had to reimagine various ways that they could smuggle cocaine into the US. Читать дальше...

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Most people are at least somewhat surprised when they hear the words "you're fired." Some are even shocked.

But upon looking back on the situation, almost everyone realizes there were signs — they just chose to ignore them, says Robert Dilenschneider, author of "50 Plus!: Critical Career Decisions for the Rest of Your Life."

Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss... Читать дальше...

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US companies have a looming problem of their own making, and it may soon come back to crush them.

According to Andrew Lapthorne, head of quantitative analysis at Societe Generale, the amount of debt that businesses have accumulated over the last five to six years has put them on the verge of a serious crisis.

Lapthorne wrote in a note to clients on Tuesday:

This level of borrowing in some sectors of the economy is now booming (with the risk... Читать дальше...

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Any guy who wears white dress shirts is familiar what usually comes along with them: an inevitable fight with yellow stains around the armpit area.

But it doesn't have to to be that way. By understanding the phenomenon, we can prevent and battle it together.

The unsightly stains are not just a product of the sweat your body produces — it's actually a mix of your sweat and the aluminum in your anti-perspirant deodorant, according to cleaning expert Jolie Kerr.

Yes... Читать дальше...

SHOPPERS ARE BEING RIPPED OFF BY FAKE E TAILERS THROUGH FACEBOOK ADS

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Consumers who are shopping through Facebook ads are getting ripped off by some fake e-commerce sites, a big problem for a social network that drove more than $1.4 billion in e-commerce sales in 2014, according to BI Intelligence.

These phony merchants are luring customers with stolen photos and steep discounts... Читать дальше...

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In 1930, the influential economist John Maynard Keynes coined the term 'technological unemployment” to describe what happens when mechanical labor makes human labor obsolete.

He predicted that by 2030 we could all be working just 15 hours a week.

That hasn't happened yet, because until now most technology has only been able to replace narrow slices of human capability, like physical strength or mathematical calculations.

But things are changing. A recent... Читать дальше...

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A 92-year-old Holocaust survivor held a hear-breaking Reddit AMA, in which he answers questions about his experience, how he survived the ordeal, and how he has come to terms with the world after World War II. 

Henry Flescher, originally from Vienna, Austria, has taken to Reddit (with the help of his grandson), to help share the story of the Holocaust through the lens of a survivor of the tragedy. Flescher's answers, although at times difficult to read, are vital more... Читать дальше...

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April is Financial Literacy Month, an event designed to get people thinking about how they're managing their money. If you're diligent about your finances, you're saving for retirement and you're paying all of your bills on time, you may think there's no room for improvement. But you might be surprised.

If you've made any of the following money mistakes, it may be time for a financial refresher.

1. You think you have one credit score

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House Representative Elijah Cummings has accused Valeant Pharmaceuticals of withholding documents he requested regarding its controversial relationship with its defunct in house pharmacy, Philidor.

In doing so, he has become the second politician in the last week to accuse Valeant of not cooperating with government investigations into the company.

“Your refusal to cooperate fully with Congress is extremely troubling and reflects a pattern of obstruction... Читать дальше...

Corgi Beach Day is arguably the best festival in SoCal. Three times a year, around 600 corgis get together for limbo contests, costumes, and loads of dog-friendly treats.

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Let’s get one thing out of the way: The latest version of “The Jungle Book,” shot mainly in a warehouse in Los Angeles with green screen, is visually stunning. None of the CGI seams are showing as you make your way through an incredibly colorful and eye-popping rainforest. This is one of the rare occasions when it’s worth shelling out a few extra bucks for 3D.

If you know “The Jungle Book,” you know the story goes all the way back to Rudyard Kipling's 1894 book. A boy known... Читать дальше...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government posted a $108 billion budget deficit in March, more than double the amount from the same period last year, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday.

The government had a deficit of $53 billion in March of 2015, according to the Treasury's monthly budget statement. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a $104 billion deficit for last month.

Accounting for calendar adjustments, March would have shown a $102 billion deficit compared... Читать дальше...

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Tiger conservation is a story of contrasts.

Throughout Asia, wild tigers (Pantera tigris) face constant pressures from poachers, deforestation and development.

We saw the worst of this last week when Cambodia declared that its tiger population had gone extinct.

Despite these ever-present threats, however, tigers have started to claw their way back in other countries, most notably India and Russia.

Therein we find the other side of the story... Читать дальше...

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BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (Reuters) - The U.S. military is dropping "cyber bombs" on Islamic State for the first time as part of a stepped-up coordinated effort that has put increasing pressure on the militant group, Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work said on Tuesday.

"Those guys are under enormous pressure. Every time we have gone after one of their defended positions over the last six months, we have defeated them. They have left, they have retreated," Work... Читать дальше...

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Facebook has made a huge push into live broadcasting recently, including putting a new video discovery hub right in the center of its app.

And on Tuesday, Facebook debuted its first official camera hardware partner for live video, a nifty camera from industry pioneer Livestream called the Mevo.

The Mevo camera is a rebrand of a camera called Movi, which impressed critics earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The main pitch of the... Читать дальше...

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Harvard alumnus Ron Unz — the former publisher of The American Conservative — recently participated in the first-ever debate for a spot on the school's Board of Overseers, The Harvard Crimson reported.

Unz is running on a so-called Free Harvard Fair Harvard, which is seeking to do away with tuition at the Ivy League school, in part, to help it attract more non-wealthy students.

At the debate, Unz also said he opposes race-based affirmative action and would... Читать дальше...

Business Insider is launching a Facebook Messenger bot to deliver top stories via Messenger chat. Our readers will be able to sign-up to receive chat messages alerting them to the most important news, in real-time. The bot, "Business Insider Update," will be available soon.

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Sen. Ted Cruz said on Tuesday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie got trapped in his "own private hell" by endorsing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

In a Tuesday interview with Glenn Beck, the conservative commentator who has endorsed the senator for president, Cruz expressed sympathy for the governor, saying that he looked like he wanted to scream when he stood behind Trump at a rally in March.

"Look at the humiliation he inflicts on people like Chris Christie," Cruz said of Trump. Читать дальше...

Brent Kruithof started exercising at home instead of the gym because he was working long hours as an accountant. To maximize his workouts, he created the FLYUP, sliding resistance grips that aim to make working out at home more dynamic. Another pro? Kids love it, and Kruithof now gets to spend quality time with his family while working out.