The Next Web

MAY 16, 2017

After the long, arduous, ideating-to-prototyping slog, from building and testing to scrapping your way to meet funding goals to creating some sort of momentum and hype through PR, your product has finally been released to the masses. Congratulations. But hold on, young jedi.

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Engadget

MARCH 17, 2025

With all the hype around AI PCs, computer makers are rushing to release new designs featuring efficient new chips from Intel and AMD. If youve held on to an aging Windows laptop for too long, its now a great time to upgrade. You may even find a Windows laptop that suits you better than an Apple MacBook if youre looking to make the switch.

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The Verge

AUGUST 24, 2021

Besides clear parallels to what Instagram and Facebook have been working on, TikTok Shopping might be familiar because the company has been testing it in a more limited form. Earlier this year, TikTok piloted the shopping tab with streetwear brand Hype in the UK.

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The Verge

MAY 11, 2021

The publication writes that TikTok is testing in-app sales in Europe by partnering with several brands, including UK-based streetwear company Hype. The Hype account page on TikTok shows what looks like a shopping tab. We’ve also reached out to TikTok for further confirmation the shopping test is happening.

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

This comes as at least six Tesla employees have tested positive for COVID-19 in California since CEO Elon Musk reopened the company’s facilities there last month — initially in violation of stay-home orders, and then with the blessing of local officials — according to new reports from The Washington Post and Electrek.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Mark Cuban is getting in on the audio and podcasting hype. Twitter is also testing Spaces , its own take on live broadcasted conversations. While these aren’t formal podcasting apps — there’s no way to record a Clubhouse conversation natively — they all seem to take advantage of the podcasting hype buoyed by Spotify.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

Already, weve lived through years of AI hype. It’s technically intended for developer-level testing, but anyone with the link can access it. We need to talk about AI. Have you noticed it often just isntwell, very intelligent? Weve watched companies pitch AI as a great tool for writing boring corporate emails. Were all exhausted.

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2022

I had a chance to test-ride near-final engineering prototypes of both the S5 and A5 at the company’s new Amsterdam HQ. In my brief test rides with the prototypes, I can confirm that the S5’s slightly smaller wheels and lower overall frame height make it noticeably easier to mount than VanMoof’s notoriously tall S-series bikes.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Need to change the way you engage donors or implement A/B testing? Cloud platforms implement "clicks not code" customization, allowing relatively unskilled users to change existing workflows and adopt new ones on the fly. Just do it.

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The Verge

AUGUST 12, 2020

Since he left Mixer, Blevins has streamed on both YouTube and Twitch to massive numbers both times — it’s clear he’s testing the waters and figuring out where he’ll stream next. And that’s why their returns were so big: there’s no hype quite like the hype generated when a streamer switches platforms or returns home.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 29, 2022

The pandemic stress-tested these business models, with some companies seeing that consumers weren’t willing to pay fees in exchange for advice they could find on Twitter, while others realized that focusing on a target user was more important than finding the biggest total addressable market possible. Clubhouse’s product-market fit.

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NTEN

MARCH 18, 2010

Need to change the way you engage donors or implement A/B testing? Cloud platforms implement "clicks not code" customization, allowing relatively unskilled users to change existing workflows and adopt new ones on the fly. Just do it.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Some say they’ll be testing, testing, and testing – throwing virtual pasta at the wall and see what sticks and how much time and effort it takes to throw that pasta. ” The early adopters have jumped in and pages are set up and waiting for some SMART objectives, content strategy, and tips on engagement.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Theranos could have likely saved itself from a future fraud trial if it was honest about the shortcomings of its blood testing device. The venture and startup industries have long had a problem with transparency. Amid volatile markets, VCs and startups must embrace transparency by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 14, 2014

But with all of the hype, it’s easy to want to just slap on badges and tiers and call your program gamified. they used a personality test where the consumer answered questions by selecting images and at the end was given a travel personality. Gamification can add value to your loyalty program.

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.orgSource

JULY 17, 2023

Should we believe the hype? It is still in beta testing. You can also enroll to try Midjourney but you will need to be invited to actually test it. So, association marketing executives embrace, AI’s alliance, a remarkable embrace. With vision and grace, strategies refine, And the marketing world reaches its prime.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

There may be less of a hype premium attached to Mobileye when it does list. This year, Mobileye is set to return to the public markets as Intel seeks to spin it off, but the IPO market is so frozen, all eyes are on how well the computer vision company is received. ” Intel’s plan to free Mobileye brings welcome IPO heat check.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 18, 2022

Wayve CEO Alex Kendall says Wayve’s test vehicles have managed to successfully negotiate not only London but also cities its vehicles have never been to previously. When we started the business in 2017, that was the peak hype cycle point of autonomous vehicles, with billions of dollars already invested.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 8, 2023

SpaceX hype machine: More and more hype is building for the first orbital flight test of Starship, SpaceX’s ultra-heavy launch system. The hype started to reach a crescendo this week as the U.S. But Post doesn’t want to be just another Twitter clone.

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Mashable Tech

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Get Deal I have tested enough 4K TVs to know that not all of them live up to the hype, but the 85-inch Hisense U7 is solid. That’s a $900 discount on one of the best Mini-LED TVs you can get right now. Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense Hisense U7 85-inch 4K TV $1,299.99 at Amazon $2,199.99 Save $900.00

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Facebook has a well-known pattern of testing new fundraising tools with a small, select group of nonprofits and then expanding them to all nonprofits. 7) Utilize Facebook Messenger. Facebook Messenger has 1.3 billion users worldwide and that number will skyrocket as Facebook continues to merge Messenger with Instagram and WhatsApp.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2022

Last week, a number of video game industry professionals reported testing positive for COVID-19 after attending the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. As news of E3’s cancellation broke, consummate video game hype-man Geoff Keighley smoothly stepped in to announce that his Summer Game Fest is confirmed for June of this year.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

” A decade of fintech failures: 4 innovations that didn’t live up to the hype A Black YC alum explains how he raised $107M Image Credits: Andrew T. “As startups grow, so do their marketing budgets and the rigor of testing required,” he writes. “All that begs for more defined team structures.”

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2021

Like the similarly over-hyped mmWave 5G, Starlink is remarkably delicate. I did not test this because my partner is a literal divorce lawyer, and I was not eager to tell her the Wi-Fi network she relies upon for work would be intermittently brought to a halt by the presence of trees.). Look, I know you’re hyped up about Starlink.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

One part definition, one part aspiration, one part hype In recent months you may have heard about something called the metaverse. Microsoft’s Minecraft gets less hype than Roblox these days, but it enables similar activities through modding. Didn’t we have a whole metaverse hype cycle around Second Life in the ‘00s?

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Medium Technology Section

APRIL 11, 2025

That's because he's recently tested the new, heavily hyped augmented reality Microsoft product. Sam Murley, my developer colleague, hasn't had much sleep lately. As much as Sam assumed he knew what

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Autonomous vehicle developers often rely on a combination of simulation and on-road testing, along with reams of datasets that have been annotated by humans, to train and improve the so-called “brain” of the self-driving vehicle. developed software that can understand sensor data as well as a human — a goal not unlike others in the field.

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Care2

JANUARY 27, 2014

Just because this tactic works for Upworthy (who is driven by a ton of testing on their own website) does not mean it will work for your organization. However, trying to amp up your creativity with headlines and testing them to see if they resonate with your audiences is something you should always be investing resources into.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

“We’ve seen the hype cycles around massively open online courses that were going to transform education,” Waltzer says. “Generative AI is distinct from some of those trends, but there’s definitely a lot of hype. Three years lets things settle. We will be able to see the future more clearly.”

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 4, 2021

Humanity has also been playing out the invite-only strategy famously employed by startups like Clubhouse to keep the hype building and users beta-testing the app, reaching over 10K users, with, they say, a “waiting list of tens of thousands” This strategy seems to have paid off.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

While the specific tactics and techniques for a tool may change, the concepts generally hold constant. Over the years, as I have watched Facebook roll out features and changes, it seems takes a predictable pattern: the big announcement, hype, backlash, more tweaks to the platform, experiments by users/organizations, and learning what works.

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Yes, nonprofits should test new technology…after they have done the following: 1) Website – is there a donate button on every page that leads directly to a donation form? And please, remember the technology hype-cycle. (I’ve Can people easily sign up for your email list? I’ve included it here in fact).

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A former scientist at the company testified that Theranos changed a report the blood-testing startup had made to include the unauthorized use of the Pfizer logo. Theranos proprietary technology runs comprehensive blood tests from a finger stick,” one read. Runs” is present tense and indicates that the tests are currently happening.

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DataRobot

JULY 13, 2021

Despite the hype, their chatbots could only fulfill about 30 percent of requests without the intervention and assistance of human agents. Beware the hype. Beware the hype. But after only ten months, when its AI bots hit a 70 percent failure rate, Facebook scaled back its ambitions and focused its efforts elsewhere.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2022

You’ll hear and learn from mobility’s leading founders, CEOs, VCs and policymakers as TechCrunch editors shove the hype aside to ask tough, thought-provoking questions during one-on-one interviews, panel discussions and fireside chats. Here’s a quick reminder of what goes on and why you don’t want to miss out. The FOMO is real. Not a chance.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 5, 2022

As companies unveil their new smart home devices at the 2022 CES tech show, underway now in Las Vegas, much of the hype involves Matter , an open-source connectivity standard built around a shared belief that smart home devices should seamlessly integrate with other systems and be secure and reliable.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

At other points, they tested a live texting app called Typo and many other social experiences. The app blew up, primarily among high schoolers, who were testing the app via TestFlight. Poparazzi hypes itself to the top of the App Store. Like many apps now, it smartly leveraged the TikTok hype cycle to drive App Store preorders.

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