Rift Headset Launch, Final Hardware Design, Dogpatch Studios, And Release Timeline

We?ll be at Dogpatch Studios in SF to check out the latest from Oculus, which is most likely going to share some details regarding its upcoming consumer Rift headset launch (set for early 2016). Hopefully we?ll get a lot more specific on release timeline and price, as well as final hardware desig…

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Webinar: The 3 Reasons People Fail when Developing Online Products

By Sonia Simone

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I wrote a post last week about the awesome things that can happen when you build a business around selling your own products or services.

If you haven’t read that post, spoiler alert: You make more money.

It’s also fun, and interesting, and lets you connect with your audience in a deeper way, beyond the connections you make on your blog or social media accounts.

But it’s not all rainbows and unicorns.

If it’s so awesome, how come everyone doesn’t do it?

If it was as 1-2-3-easy as some of the gurus want you to think, we’d …read more      

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Square Tabletop Platform, Ostensibly 3D Image, Tabletop Device, And Interactive Holographic Experience

Launched on Kickstarter this morning, Holus is a tabletop device that converts digital content into a 3D hologram. Created by H+ Technologies out of Vancouver, the campaign has nearly doubled its goal of $40,000 in its first 2 hours.
Don?t expect to use this to summon Obiwan with a seven-inch im…

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How to Start Using LinkedIn (The Right Way)

By Rainmaker.FM

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Successful marketing on LinkedIn starts with optimizing your profile, and this episode of The Missing Link shows you how.

Your LinkedIn profile is one of the most important elements of any LinkedIn marketing effort.

But just because you filled in a few of the missing pieces does not mean your profile is ready.

In this episode of The Missing Link, Sean Jackson and Mica Gadhia discuss not only why you must be using LinkedIn, they also provide a detailed, step-by-step walk-through of:

  • What should and should not be in your profile
  • What types of images work well for your status updates
  • How to publish …read more      
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3 New Ways to Write a Headline (and When to Use Each)

By Rainmaker.FM

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Which desire you lead with in your headline matters. Get it wrong, and even the greatest copy won’t matter.

Get it right, however, and the world will beat a path to your door.

See, your headline is the bridge between your customer and your product. And there are basically three ways of channelling that desire in a headline.

In this 7-minute episode of Rough Draft with Demian Farnworth, you’ll discover:

  • The three different ways to channel desire (and when to use each one)
  • Why the New York Times will never write a fancy headline
  • The Men’s Health sales …read more      
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