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Taffy Williams discusses ways businesses can develop a product strategy This month, we talk in depth with entrepreneur and author, Taffy Williams on " 4 Ways That Help A Business Standout " based on the same article he wrote for his blog - Startup Blog . Taffy draws on his years of experience(aka bumps and bruises) to discuss the 4 ways in details with some relevant stories about uniqueness, preference, repeat business and pricing. Check it out.

Will Star Wars Get the Automatic Nod for Visual FX? Photo Courtesy of Conde Nast Entertainment I know. It is no big surprise about the Star Wars Oscar Nomination in visual FX(effects). Thanks to our friends at Conde Nast Entertainment and Wired, Film producer Mike Seymour goes behind the visual effects that earned  Star Wars: The Force Awakens  an Oscar nod. See how Industrial Light & Magic crafted complex action sequences, detailed environments and realistic characters with the help of advanced motion-capture technology and performances from actors like Lupita Nyong’o. Check it out!

Entrepreneur Debra Chen Share C-Level Executive Stories By Women and For Women Meet Debra Chen. She created a media channel to help women professionals share stories. Debra entered the work world on the male dominated trading floor of Lehman Bros. and is currently working with IRTH Communications working in the Investor Relations communications consulting area where she has a chance to share thoughts and ideas with other C-Level executive women. We interviewed Debra recently to talk about her new channel called - Vanity + Trade . Debra shares her story and her motivation to create this unique on-line channel for women. 

Tribe of Noise Head Noise Maker Updates us on his Indie Music Tribe Business model evolution is constant and a must. After our initial interview with Hessel Van Oorshot last year, we learned that there is some new noise coming from the Tribe of Noise . If you still don't know the Tribe of Noise, it is a web service allowing indie musicians and media makers to collaborate. Hessel talks about new Tribe of Noise Pro features coming in the next few months which will allow media creatives to find the right music for their project with a new way to search. Partnered with IBM Watson, filters are out the door for for media music search using feelings like Energy Level and Emotions - makes sense to us. Hessel also talks about the new streaming music for restaurants  where services like Spotify, Pandora, Deezer don't offer multiple country commercial licenses so you can't just stream them at your business place (wink-wink). Finally, Hessel talks about their relationship with S...

Crewmix App Hopes to Make Meeting People Frictionless The Japanese have been doing group meetings for singles for some time. These group meetings for singles or "Gokon" are very common in Japan.  Gokon are organized group parties where men and women can meet and get to know each other.  This type of meeting comes to the US. Crewmix brings that style to the US. According to Norman Wang, CEO of Crewmix , "we found meeting people in a group setting is a lot less stressful." This is what Crewmix brings to the party. It starts by taking a group shot or "crewie" and by the magic of geo-location you can see other "crewies" nearby for a casual meetup at a bar, event or concert. We caught up with co-founders Norman Wang and Michael Becerra about this new way to meet people. Check it out.

Learn Faster with foc.us Go Flow. An easy to use tDCS brain stimulator for people who want to accelerate their learning. Countdown Timed Sessions Put away that alarm clock. Simply set the session length you want and Go Flow will ease up the current when you start and ramp down the current when the time is s up. No more guessing or leaving session length to chance. The unit starts at $14.99. Connect 9v Battery Simply attach the foc.us Go Flow to a 9v battery to get started Accurate Current Delivery Microprocessor controlled current with voltage step-up circuit. Orange indicator gauge to show you the actual current during sessions. Increase or decrease during a session for your own personal comfort. The current you set, is the current you get. Change stimulation settings Push up to increase the current or duration, and push down to decrease the current or duration. Easy. Maximum Current 2.0mA

The team at Alphanso shows how many eyeballs were on Super Bowl 50's ads. Were they memorable? Well, if they make the overall top 25 list then yes. We listed the popular commercials as listed by Alphonso and their rating system. See if you remember any of these commercials. To see the entire list visit their page here .

Ace Metrix ®, the leader in measuring the impact of video advertising, released the 25 most-liked Super Bowl ads of the last five years. The last five years is relevant because brands have been more aware of social video channels as part of its reach. Ace Metrix claims that "t he number of ads released ahead of time, either on social media or through teasers, has gone from 8 percent in 2011 to 61 percent in 2015."  This is evendenced as we were able to embed each video you see below.  Budweiser dominates the list, producing six of the top ads, including the top three overall. This list uses Likeability  as the measure which is like the Nielsen  "likeability index" -- the number of people who liked an ad they saw and can remember the brand .  Led by its 2014 60-second “ Puppy Love ” ad with a Likeability score of 831 1 , the brand’s 2013 “ Brotherhood ” (804) and 2015 “ Lost Dog ” (802) closely follow. This list below is by rank, brand, title and (likeability)...

Adolfo and Greg Discus Their Top Tech Picks of the Week Adolfo Foronda and Greg Viloria discuss the weekly tech news in their mind's eye. Check it out!