Instagram is constantly evolving and making the platform better for their users. They have updates every month, but this recent update could have impact on the social proof of organic marketing. Around May, Instagram planned testing a version of the app that removed the public “like/view” counter on users’ posts. The owner of the post
For all start-up companies, product innovation is the lifeline in keeping their products relevant in the space that they want to own and be recognized. Innovation triggers often are problems that we have experienced ourselves, or what we’ve seen that others are experiencing. Innovation does not develop in a vacumm, and the ideas developed needs
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(Photo from left to right): Geoff Seyon (Co-Founder and Chief AI Officer), Clare Lee (Product Manager), Afsana Akhter (Co-Founder and CEO), and Janhavi Singhal (Customers Advocate) (Note: An edited version of this article will be published as my tech/start-up column in the Los Altos Town Crier shortly) This article is part two of a two-part
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Computer science engineers Siva Nattamai, left, and Pavan Kumar aim to advance Telehealth technology through Cocoon Cam, their Mountain View-based startup. Cocoon Cam’s smart baby monitor uses artificial intelligence to track the vital signs and sleeping patterns of infants and toddlers. Artificial intelligence has helped us navigate our computer searches for work, school and leisure
“Crowdservice’s vision is to put a personal assistant into everyone’s pocket” Founder Michael Duran Living in Silicon Valley can make us feel like we are constantly driving in the fast lane, with little time to slow down and enjoy life. Between work and life demands, and tending to daily routine chores that take up most
Woohoo! I have been asked to cover marketing, technology, start-up companies for the Los Altos Town Crier newspaper, which has a regular distribution to 16, 500+ households in the Los Altos Hills, Los Altos, and some Mountain View residents. They also have an online section where my bi-monthly article write up will be posted. Read
I’ve heard from clients who are newbies to social media about the challenge of doing posting on a consistent basis. I feel their pain because as a marketer, I have started with posting rituals that I thought I could follow, based on the pace and rhythms of my work week. Not to anyone’s surprise, when
In this hyper-connected world, social media plays an important role in influencing us on where and how we are spending our time on a daily basis. Given that there are many social media channels to choose from — LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, Tumblr, YouTube and Reddit, among others – they all are screaming
