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What the Tech?! Wireless Charging
Quick Summary Wireless charging, v; The powering up of devices like smartphones, tablets, and computers without a wired connection to a source of electricity. Also called “inductive charging,” the process transfers energy between two objects by way of an electromagnetic field.…
The UPS Store profiles Maria Seidman, Emerging Entrepreneur of 2014
Quick Summary “It takes a certain amount of faith and naiveté to start a business,” Seidman says. “It’s much easier to see the competition, see the risk and what could go wrong when you really focus on that. Research yields…
What the Tech?! Ubuntu
Quick Summary Ubuntu, n; An open source operating system for computers, tablets and now, phones. Ubuntu — which translates into “human-ness” — offers developers the opportunity to contribute to the code that builds the platform for the purpose of personal learning…
Tips & Tricks: Settings to Keep Your Videos Private in Yapp
Quick Summary Adding videos to your Yapp is a stellar way to increase engagement and repurpose your content. Whether it’s footage from an event, a trailer or recap from a last event, a playlist of the best Super Bowl commercials,…
What the Tech?! Microsoft HoloLens
Quick Summary Microsoft HoloLens, n; A head-mounted display that uses computer technology to broadcast holographic imagery (i.e., virtual reality) before your eyes. HoloLens is like a cross between the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset and Google Glass. The goggles are designed to bring…
Tips & Tricks: Take RSVPs Digital
Quick Summary Hosting an event is an organizational bear in and of itself. Once you start inviting people, the madness truly begins. And, because there’s a BIG difference in planning for 40 and for 400, the RSVP was born. While…
Maria Seidman, Yapp Win Emerging Entrepreneur of 2014
Quick Summary Thanks to votes from our users and supportive community, our co-founder and CEO Maria Seidman was named Entrepreneur Magazine’s Emerging Entrepreneur of 2014! Meet the Winners at Entrepreneur.com And check out the video that helped us get there below.
We won! Yapp and Maria Seidman Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year
Quick Summary Back in August, our CEO and co-founder Maria Seidman was nominated by Entrepreneur Magazine as a finalist for their Emerging Entrepreneur of the year contest. We asked you to vote, and overwhelmingly, you did. Thanks to your support, Maria was…
Our Favorite Chrome Extensions to Make Your Life Easier
Quick Summary One of the best things about the popular Google Chrome browser is the ability to add helpful and easy extensions to your navigation bar. Kicked off by Pinterest’s “Pin It” button, nav bar tools have become abundant. Our…
What the Tech?! Top Tech Trends of 2014
Quick Summary 2014 brought a ton of new tech hardware and software to the world. We covered a lot of it in this What the Tech?! series! This week, we’re looking back using Google Trends. These were five of the top searched-for…
Tips & Tricks: Color Your Yapp Users Impressed with Custom Colors
Quick Summary With our new style picker, we’re modernizing the look of your Yapps and making the back end of our system more suited for adding awesome custom features. One of our favorite new features so far? Custom color. As a…