In terms of social media filler, it’s often relevant content, images, graphics, and videos that come from a source outside of your own team. There are a few general, informal rules about this, but typically you split content 70/30 or even 80/20. The larger portion of content goes to relevant fill, with the smaller portion being your blog posts, feature updates, and other ways you want to direct your followers to your websites....

Tech.Co has been creating experiences for innovators, creatives, and entrepreneurs for a decade. We work with brands and organizations to connect them with our community at South by Southwest and beyond. Our team, in front of thousands of attendees, will showcase approximately 30 of the most innovative new startups from around the world while enjoying a night of great conversation, giveaways, and of course, libations. The Prizes After pitching to a panel of esteemed investors, industry leaders and serial entrepreneurs, a select few startups will be chosen for an impressive array of prizes....

And remote workers are increasing in number: According to 2015 research from Gallup, approximately 37 percent of U.S. workers telecommute, a stat that’s way up from just nine percent back in the distant year of 1995. Numbers of freelancers in general are also on the rise, and the gig economy is almost too successful. Employers who hope to build out the remote side of their team should read on: Here’s a new survey that digs into the needs and values of remote workers from around the globe....

The National Sleep Foundation conducts yearly studies on the importance of sleep in our lives. In 2015, they focused on how pain is related to your nightly rest. In the study, researchers found that healthiness is directly related to how well people are sleeping. In fact, those with “excellent or quality health” were typically sleeping for half an hour more than their “fair or poor health” counterparts. While 30 minutes might not seem like much to write home about, in this context, it was the difference between 6 hours and 55 minutes and 7 hours and 25 minutes of sleep....

The study was conducted through a computer guessing game that asked participants to lift a series of rocks. Occasionally, there would be a snake waiting from them under the rock, in which case they were given a minor electric shock. Participants were split into two groups: a group that knew they were getting shocked, and one that didn’t. Measuring for stress, pupil dilation and perspiration, the study found some interesting results....

Created by Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack, the founder and CEO of Seattle, WA-based Fizzmint, Women in Tech: The Book aims to provide a good mix of both career- and skill-building advice in tech. Including herself, the book will feature chapters from various contributors, including Giant Spacekat CEO Brianna Wu, Hackbright Academy vice president and Women 2.0 founder Angie Chang, LinkedIn software engineer Kamilah Taylor, Code Fellows CEO Kristin Toth Smith, and Urbane Security managing partner Erin “SecBarbie” Jacobs....

Here are both of the results from the report, which relies in data from a national survey of 1,040 adults in the spring of 2016, and what exactly those results might mean. Americans Don’t Trust Institutions The majority of Americans, 64 percent, have “personally experienced a major data breach.” 41 percent of Americans have seen fraudulent charges on their credit cards, and 16 percent have had their email account taken over, the report indicates....

The Syma X5 SC-1 is an excellent entry level quadcopter to get you started, featuring HD video, Headless mode, and can easily take a beating. Specs and Features For a quadcopter under $50, the Syma X5 SC-1 is filled with a lot of great functionality and add-ons. For starters, this model is especially great for first-time flyers primarily due to the “Headless” mode. Headless mode allows you to face a direction, signal to the drone which direction should be North and South, and you then have simplified controls....

Erec Makes a Fire highlights the story of Erec, a caveman who discovered fire and saw a need for it in his community. Throughout the book, kids learn how Erec recognizes this opportunity to serve the people around him by providing this commodity. According to Shadmand, the fire not only represents a product, but also the more basic concept of an idea or a sparked interest that plays as the motivating figure for all entrepreneurs....

Tickets for Tech Cocktail Celebrate will be on sale Monday, June 10th, 2013, at 10:00 am Pacific Time for an early-bird price of $99 for a very limited time. We’re also excited to announce a partnership with the Life is Beautiful Festival (music, arts, culinary, and learning) that’s happening in Downtown Las Vegas on October 26th-27th (right after Tech Cocktail Celebrate). There will be headlining acts like The Kings of Leon, The Killers, and Beck....

The event will showcase local technology startups plus give more established companies an opportunity to connect with and support the local tech community. Selected startups an opportunity to demo in an expo-style at the event, plus be profiled on techcocktail.com, further helping to shine a light on their latest developments. For more established companies looking to get the word out about a new product launch, hiring or just to support the local tech community we have multiple sponsorship opportunities....

In response to recent postings of Tesla Model S owners driving through floods without issue, Elon Musk took to Twitter to reveal that, yes, these modern marvels of automobile technology can in fact drive on water without ruining the vehicle. He insisted that the movement of the wheels would provide enough propulsion to keep the car moving. And while he did not recommend anyone try this feat, how could you not?...

Trackidz With Trackidz, parents are able to monitor and control their kids’ screen time and see from their own device how much time children spend on their phone or tablet. Besides that, Trackidz sends a notification to parents via Trackidz Dashboard app if it detects a significant change in the weekly usage on the child’s device, which could be a sign of cyberbullying. Other useful features are “allowed time” and “block schedule,” by which the parent can define how much screen time Trackidz allows for the child....

This week at Phoenix Startup Week powered by Chase for Business, the beautiful desert city will play host to a bevy of startup founders, entrepreneurs, and local influencers in hopes of spurring innovation. Participants will be fortunate enough to enjoy a jammed packed schedule filled with informative talks, enlightening mentor sessions, and more startup knowledge than the average entrepreneur will be able to handle. In addition, Chase Basecamp, the hub for activities at Phoenix Startup Week, will be held across five different locations this year:...

Since there’s no formula for how to do this and navigating this process can be overwhelming for budding entrepreneurs, we spoke to two seasoned VCs about some key things a fledgling entrepreneur needs to know when raising seed financing from a venture capital firm. Consider Timing and the Amount A common question among new founders is: When is a good time to raise a seed round? When a startup thinks they’re “onto something”, the time could be ripe to examine options for seed financing, said Florian Heinemann, founding partner of Project A Ventures, an early-stage investor and VC focusing on e-commerce, marketplaces and SaaS....

Supporting tech Kickstarter campaigns is a great way to show the people in your life that you know what they like; that you’ve put money towards some cool new product or initiative that can potentially take-off (especially if the pledge level you provide gives some kind of perk, whether it’s the product itself or even just a t-shirt). Plus, it’s très convenient: you can do it straight from your couch/bed/whatever and avoid the mall crowds that are surely running rampant across the country....

When you take time to analyze the process, the sequence and the methodology of SEO in your business development, search engine marketing, even with the constant and aggravating Google algorithm changes, will always be able to be justified. An Algorithm for Humanness? The brilliant engineers from Google are seeking new ways to ensure that their algorithms think more like people. This is why there are many SEO strategies that are looking to past efforts to learn lessons of what is simply going to make them fail – miserably....

Just how much influence has video chat had on the video interview? These are just a few ways video chat has helped to shape video interviewing: Video in the workplace With the creation of video chat platforms came the increasingly popular video conference. A recent Polycom and Redshift Research survey showed that video conferencing has become a business communication standard, with 76 percent of respondents saying they use video solutions at work today....

One recent trend that has come about in the last couple years thanks to crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter is the rise of microbrand watches. Big brands such as Omega, Rolex and Seiko, still dominate the market, but the allure of smaller brands that produce high quality, custom-made watches, is gaining appeal globally. This trend was brought to my attention by my friend, Bill McDowell, who recently saw his Kickstarter for his McDowell Time DelRay Auto-Quartz Watch get fully funded....

This morning during an opening fireside chat at Internet Week New York 2015, Broad City co-creators and -stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson sat down with Marie Claire‘s Editor-in-Chief Anne Fulenwider to discuss the shows journey from YouTube to mainstream cable. And, surprisingly, Glazer and Jacobson had a few things to say about growth hacking and how great content can continue to survive and prosper in a highly-saturated market. According to the duo, they released their first Broad City video back in February 2010 – back when there wasn’t as much online video content as there is now (although, that’s not to say that there was very little video content back then – far from it)....