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Qikfox is on a mission to democratize the internet

TechCrunch

Qikfox, which has already raised seed capital from longtime venture investor Tim Draper and is exhibiting at TechCrunch’s Startup Alley this week, first started life as a browser extension. Not because the technology isn’t there, but because nobody knew how to control spam,” Gaur said. “So

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Fintech veteran Jitendra Gupta is ready for his new inning — now he is going after banks in India

TechCrunch

Banks in the South Asian market are notorious for making unannounced spam calls to upsell customers loans and credit cards, even when they have been explicitly asked not to do so. It is now in its third month in figuring out who exactly in its relationship with Amazon is supposed to re-issue me a credit card.

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Scary Security Stories to Tell in the Dark

Tech Soup

Honan learned the dangers of not backing up your online accounts the hard way, but he also exposed some vital security flaws in Apple and Amazon's services. Find out what happened and how he resurrected his digital life. Paranormal Email Activity.

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Create the ultimate nonprofit email newsletter

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If you try to use your regular email, you run the risk of being marked as spam, looking unprofessional, and not being able to measure open rates. CAN SPAM laws so you don’t have to worry about it. A system like Constant Contact complies with U.S. ONE Success story. Cheap cause marketing. Seriously, please don’t promote these.

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Robert Sweeney on the Hard Lessons Learned from Launching Startups

DataRobot

When I was at Netflix and Microsoft, I would get contacted about these low-paying jobs —just recruiter spam,” he says. “At It has had a checkered history in that realm: Amazon famously developed a recruiting algorithm that excluded women, a project the company later scrapped. At Facet, we’re kind of like a Bumble for jobs.”.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. Imagine someone who can offer to mashup your Advocacy Campaign results with Google Maps, or Fundraising Campaigns with Amazon and eBay. For now I’m having fun learning the ropes and hope to hold off on sending out an RFP for a MySpace campaign for as long as I can.

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The Coming Wave of Web 2.0 Consultants and Vendors - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

Care2

And I’ll keep my eye out for a good Second Life consultant. Imagine someone who can offer to mashup your Advocacy Campaign results with Google Maps, or Fundraising Campaigns with Amazon and eBay. For now I’m having fun learning the ropes and hope to hold off on sending out an RFP for a MySpace campaign for as long as I can.