Lauren Gilmore
The Next Web
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Tech's Biggest Douchebag of 2017
From misogyny to the President’s Twitter handle being used to peddle goods, who made it to the top of TNW's naughty tech list? → Read More
6 tricky SEO challenges – and how to overcome them
You don’t have to spend money on an SEO expert to improve your search visibility. Staying up-to-date on changes can achieve major SEO success. → Read More
4 proven strategies to quickly conquer new markets
Sustainable growth is among the biggest challenges any business. We identified four systematic approaches towards globalization. → Read More
These 4 companies are winning the online branding race
The internet has completely revolutionized how consumers engage with brands and transformed the economics of marketing. → Read More
5 UX tips from Facebook’s VP of Design
Julie Zhuo, VP of product design for Facebook, has been at the company since 2006. Since joining, she’s helped grow the service from eight million college and high school kids to ... → Read More
How chatbots are pumping up customer service
It’s no secret that in this instant gratification economy, customers demand immediate responsiveness from brands and expect fast and reliable customer service across all channels. Customer ... → Read More
The internet of insecure things
In 2016, attacks against vulnerable IoT devices featured prominently in the daily news headlines. Hundreds of thousands of IoT devices were used to build botnets and wage some of the ... → Read More
Semantic banks and why you shouldn’t be scared of the financial future
Since the dawn of time – or at least since Chris Skinner, Chair of the European networking forum The Financial Services Club and Nordic Finance Innovation, says farmers traded goods ... → Read More
How AR and computer vision will impact our lives for the better
Technology moves at breakneck speed, and we now have more power in our pockets than we had in our homes in the 1990s. Augmented reality (AR) has been a fascinating concept of science ... → Read More
Best of the hack battle: 10 finalists from TNW Conference 2017
Each year at its annual conference in Amsterdam, TNW hosts an epic hack battle. In a mere 36 hours. This year, we were proud to count our friends at MessageBird as hack battle co-hosts ... → Read More
Why outsourcing isn't a bad word
Outsourcing got a bad rep when it became synonymous with the concept of sending services to cheaper countries. Here's why it's no longer a dirty word. → Read More
7 interesting laws blockchain will force to change
With the advent of blockchain technology, code is assuming an even stronger role in regulating people’s interactions. → Read More
I reviewed an e-signature product and now a co-worker is legally bound to adore me
Call me old fashioned, but nothing feels as good as putting pen to paper. That’s one reason I write professionally… if I could handwrite this article, I would. And when I applied ... → Read More
The world’s population just passed 7.5 billion: Here are some fascinating facts about all of us
The world’s population has just passed 7.5 billion, according to the ‘World Population Clock’ hosted by worldometers.info. Worldometers uses projections based on a variety ... → Read More
13 global markets TNW recommends for business expansion
If you have a product or skill with the potential to benefit thousands, or even millions more, it doesn’t make sense to confine your business to a single community. It's not unlikely, ... → Read More
13 global markets TNW recommends for business expansion
If you have a product or skill with the potential to benefit thousands, or even millions more, it doesn’t make sense to confine your business to a single community. It's not unlikely, ... → Read More
13 global markets TNW recommends for business expansion
If you have a product or skill with the potential to benefit thousands, or even millions more, it doesn’t make sense to confine your business to a single community. It's not unlikely, ... → Read More
Third-party Twitter app hijack caused high-profile accounts to spread swastikas
Several hundred Twitter users were hacked early Wednesday morning amid heightened diplomatic tensions between Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands. According to Gizmodo, hijacked accounts ... → Read More
Go forth and kick the gender gap’s ass with these quotes by women in tech
The climb to the top can be tough going for anyone. But as women, there are particular hurdles that can make the journey upward toward positions of power and influence especially ... → Read More
How to create a successful corporate-startup collaboration
If you’ve found yourself wondering what the secret-sauce of collaboration is, here are seven tips to a rewarding relationship. → Read More