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Welcome (Back) to The Next Web, Robin Wauters.

Back in 2008, @Boris put a tweet out looking for a replacement for one Robin Wauters, a contributor, who after a spell with The Next Web was being snapped up…

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Social Recommendation Startup Myreks Expanding to the US

One of the key trends in the Latin American startup scene in 2011 was the emergence of regional tech hubs. This is also true in Brazil, where startups born outside…

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You're Guaranteed to Tear Up Watching This Commercial

Advertising is a harsh, manipulative mistress. I do my darndest not to let it get its claws in me whenever possible, but sometimes there are spots that do their job…

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Fab Expands Lanches Weekly Speciality Shops

Way back in December of 2010, Fabulis, a social network for gay men turned into Fab.com, a daily deals site for gay men. Then, last spring, Jason Goldberg, Fab’s CEO turned the…

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7 Marketing Examples Using Facebook Fan Pages

Though it’s important to register an account on multiple social media platforms, companies must do more than simply maintain a steady presence and gradually grow their followers. Outgoing messages must…

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Facebook Mobile Hack Roadshow Heads to Europe

Back in October Facebook launched its platform for mobile, essentially making all the social channels that have helped apps and games flourish across the Web, available on iOS mobile apps…

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Entrepreneurial Lessons From Jeremy Lin

I arrived in New York City (my former home town) just in time to watch the NY Giants win the Super Bowl. But that hasn’t been the only big news…

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Google Public DNS Sees 70M Requests Daily

In December of 2009 Google launched a service that the company said would help make the web faster for everyone, called Google Public DNS. Since Google crawls the web daily…

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Apple May Test an 8" iPad, But Don't Count on Seeing It

As has become the norm when the release of a new iPad model nears, rumors have begun circulating about Apple producing a smaller version of the tablet. This time, the…

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Tumblr Tuesday: CEOs with Shake Weights

Welcome to our twenty-fifth Tumblr Tuesday, where every Tuesday we celebrate our love of Tumblr by interviewing the mastermind behind a new blog. Tumblr, a New York City based startup, is…

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9 Sites for Diving Head-First Into HTML5

So much has been said about HTML5 and the new innovations that surround it. For a lot of people, it signals an end to Flash and a time where all…

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Nokia's Six-Eyed Social Media HUD

It’s Social Media Week right now, and so companies with, what they find to be interesting takes on how to leverage and use new social tools are out in force….

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One More Executive Leaves LoveFilm

LoveFilm‘s CTO Mike Blakemore is leaving the online film and TV streaming and DVD rental company to join Guardian’s digital development team, the British newspaper has announced. While this is certainly…

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Uniiverse, a Sharing Economy Platform, Grows 400% in One Week

Last year, we saw innovative companies like Airbnb and Skillshare take off. We’ve also seen a slew of smaller startups like Eventup and GetAround spring up in this “sharing economy”…

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Ford B-MAX: First Ever Car to Launch at MWC

There’s sure to be a slew of cool new tech products launching at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in two weeks, but who would’ve thought that the mobile-focused conference could also…