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| An Online Toy Company Turns to Facebook for Design Ideas | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:43 PM | Adam Popescu |
| Toy companies like Lego have experimented here and there with crowdsourcing, listening to customers' input and churning out products they're looking for. But it's the core of Squishable's mission. The New York startup allows fans to choose and design plush, furry stuffed animals.
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| Sean Parker's 9,500-Word Wedding Defense, by the Numbers | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 4:50 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster and an early insider at Facebook, gave the media he loathes much to chew on Thursday afternoon when he unleashed an impassioned, 9,500-word essay on TechCrunch defending his recent wedding. Parker's June 1 wedding in Big Sur, Calif., became national news after reports emerged that the wedding caused damages to a campsite used for the wedding and Parker had to pay $2.5 million in penalties.
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| Tesla vs. Local Car Dealers: White House Petition Nears Deadline | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 3:26 PM | Charlie White |
| Tesla sells its electric cars directly to customers, but car dealers in many states in the U.S. don't want to face the competition of direct sales of new cars. This is a crucial issue for Tesla, whose business model depends on direct sales. One Tesla stockholder has petitioned the White House to prevent states from forbidding the direct sales.
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| Study: Global Ecommerce to Hit $1.2 Trillion This Year, Led by Asia | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 1:50 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Ecommerce sales are forecast to increase 17% to $1.2 trillion worldwide this year, led by growth in the Asia-Pacific region. Indonesia is expected to experience greater ecommerce growth, proportionately speaking, than any other country this year, according to estimates published Thursday by eMarketer. Online sales are expected to increase 71.3% to $1.8 billion.
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| Happy 5th Birthday, Evernote! | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:37 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Five years ago this week, Evernote launched to the public. Now, it has more than 65 million users.
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| The History of Advertising at Cannes Lions | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:25 PM | Denise Lu |
| This year's annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which wrapped up on Saturday, commemorated the 60th anniversary of the most prestigious awards in creative communications. Ninety-two countries submitted a record 35,765 entries.
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| How'd He Do It? Magician Levitates on Bus in PepsiMax Stunt | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:29 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| PepsiMax, which had a huge viral hit with its Jeff Gordon test drive stunt back in March, is back with another head-scratcher. British magician Dynamo appears to be holding on to a double-decker bus with his right arm in this ad as he rides through the streets of London. The effect is certainly striking, as the faces of astonished pedestrians illustrate.
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| Yahoo News Redesign Is Faster, More Personalized | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 11:10 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| Yahoo News unveiled a redesign Thursday, promising a faster, more personalized experience for readers. Unlike most website redesigns, the focus here was not on aesthetics — in fact, the few visual differences are hard to detect, and it's possible that many regular readers won't notice any changes at first.
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| Windows 8.1 Preview Now Available and Other News You Need to Know | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 9:37 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. The Windows 8.1 preview is available for download starting on Wednesday, and it brings some familiar features to Microsoft’s OS.
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| 30+ Events in Augmented Reality, Travel and More | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 9:07 AM | Sarah Ang |
| There's nothing more important to your career than expanding your network and building your skills. That’s why Mashable's Events Board is here to help you make valuable connections when you attend your industry’s leading conferences. Whether you work in advertising, technology or media, we can help you find the perfect conference.
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| 25 Top UK Startups | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 8:14 AM | Monty Munford |
| The London startup scene is well-documented. But the UK innovation ecosystem is not confined to the city. All types of companies are emerging from surrounding places, in Cambridge, Edinburgh, Brighton, Manchester, Birmingham, small Welsh villages, an island in the English Channel. SEE ALSO: 20 Important African Startups to Watch Here is a list of the top 25, although we could've easily named 125.
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| Innovative Ad Takeover Coming to 'New York Times' iPad App | | Thursday, June 27, 2013 7:56 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| Open up The New York Times on your iPad this Sunday, and you'll catch a glimpse — or more likely, several — of one of the first ad takeovers on the app. To promote its latest summer series, Ray Donovan, the Showtime network has purchased every single ad slot in the Times' iPad app for a single day. Ads come in the form of videos, appearing interstitially and in expandable banner units alongside article and section pages.
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