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(1) I love your book recommendation; however, it dedicates maybe one or two pages to safe-cracking, so I would not recommend it for this purpose. Instead, I would read the material…

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1. Volunteer 2. Participate in recreational activities suited for small groups, such as dance, rafting, backpacking 3. Join a local hackerspace 4. Practice the art of disinhibition…

No, GA provides a variety of reporting options and formats - from simple to complex - out of the box, it has an active expert community, and its best practices are very well-docume…

One reason, I imagine, Facebook made this choice as a company is to increase the amount of real estate their apps have on the app store and 'top 10 most popular apps' lists, simila…

Another startling Glassdoor review that seems planted by the company: 'Cons Not a con, more of a note - It is a start up environment, which means that it is very fast and dynamic. …

Yup – and, as a result, at least one ad tech company has emerged to meet advertisers' need for video caption copywriting, design, and automated testing. And they have customers.

On mobile, Imgur has the most distracting, obstructive, and bewildering modal window I've seen. I'm not being hyperbolic; it's worse than the dark patterns on Forbes.com. It's in t…

I believe an emoji dictionary is only helpful if emoji senders universally rely and agree upon its definitions. I find myself confused by emojis from time to time, and for me the c…

High Output Management by Andrew Grove [1]. Leadership requires good management of oneself, and this is an excellent book on management. [1] http://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Manag…

I highly recommend Vox [1] as a lightweight alternative to iTunes. I've used it as a compete replacement for iTunes with the exception of when I want to add music to my iPhone. [1]…

Marketing is a sprawling category. Can you be more specific so that I can make a helpful recommendation? E.g. Are you interested in learning about marketing at a high-level (positi…

I see at least one exception: Optimize 360. Google Analytics used to offer the ability to run very rudimentary experiments. If they now provide a point-and-click, WYSIWYG solution …