| This week's top stories: Dark mode apps, Pixel 3 Lite, Google Black Friday, switching from Inbox to Gmail, more
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 In this week's top stories: We check out Google's ever-growing selection of apps with a dark mode, Black Friday deals off killer values on the Google Store, Night Sight hits Pixel devices, Inbox users are reminded to switch to Gmail, and much more. more… The post This week's top stories: Dark mode apps, Pixel 3 Lite, Google Black Friday, switching from Inbox to Gmail, more appeared first on 9to5Google.
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| An army vet and CEO says the advice his dad gave him at age 13 about 'résumé piles' helped him get into business school, start his own company, and decide who he'll hire
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 • Being different from everyone else in some capacity means you'll fare better in grad-school admissions, job hunts, and life in general. • That's according to Nick Black, the founder and CEO of GoodUnited. • "Life's about résumé piles," his dad advised him, meaning you want your résumé in a different pile than anyone else, because you have something that makes you stand out. • Black's military service and leadership experience have made him stand out for years, and now, when he hires, Black looks for people who stand out in some way. Nick Black, the founder and CEO of GoodUnited, recently posted on LinkedIn about the best advice he ever got from his father: "Life's about résumé piles." You can read the full post here, but the gist is that you want your résumé to sit in its own pile, apart from all the other candidates', because you have something that makes you stand out — and makes you irresistible. We called Black to get more detail on how this advice has shaped his career as a captain in the army, a ...
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| Facebook Messenger may soon let you watch videos with friends as you chat
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| In a bid to keep users more engaged while they communicate using its Messenger, Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature called 'Watch Videos Together'.As the name indicates, the feature allows friends in a group chat watch a synchronized video together, Cnet reported.Watch Videos Together also allows everyone in the chat to control the video and see who's watching. The feature was discovered by a user Ananya Arora who posted screenshots of the code.Facebook, on the other hand, said that it is always testing new features in Messenger, which basically means the said feature may or may not actually go live for everyone.
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| Quartz's new app is banking on big names like Richard Branson to help create a 'constructive and civil' alternative to Facebook and Twitter
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| • Quartz, the digital publisher acquired by Uzabase in July, has relaunched NewsPicks as a standalone app. • It has picked 50 "Quartz Pros," including Beth Comstock and Roger McNamee, to weigh in on the news. • Quartz execs want the app to be an alternative to social-media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. • Quartz also launched a membership model for $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year. "Where the future gets its news." That was the phrase splashed across posters and signage at an event Quartz held this week at New York's McIntosh Townhouse to celebrate the first two big projects to come out of the digital publisher's acquisition by the Japanese media company Uzabase in July: a new app, and a paid membership program. Both represent the direction Quartz is headed, from an advertising-supported business to a subscription-based model focusing on so-called community journalism. "Our vision of Quartz is a place that includes smart journalism, elevated conversation, engagement, and connection around ...
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| How an Open Approach Can Help Independents Survive as Walled Gardens Decline
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 Facebook and Google's share of online ad spend is slowly eroding, but that's mainly due to another walled garden: Amazon. But how can independents get a larger share of the action amid demand for a more diverse marketplace? Despite ongoing concerns over trust and transparency in digital advertising, CMOs are still willing to invest more...
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| The Morning After: Wait, how many notches?
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| Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. It's not Black Friday yet, but we're preparing for discounts from Google, Xbox and Amazon. Also, Facebook is still trying to figure out a way through its latest blow-up, and Sony is taking a hard pass on E3.
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