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Spark’s gone out. Getty Images Amazon appears to have closed down its Spark social networking platform. The closure comes less than two years since Amazon launched Spark as its social media play back in July 2017. Spark was focused on users posting images, stories and ideas about products and purchases, …

Who’s behind Prenda Law? View more stories A federal judge in Minneapolis has sentenced Paul Hansmeier to 14 years in prison for an elaborate fraud scheme that involved uploading pornographic videos to file-sharing networks and then threatening to sue people who downloaded them. “It is almost incalculable how much your …

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are one of the best ways to make your internet connection more private and secure. They keep people from snooping on your connection and stop potentially disastrous hacks. But pulling up the VPN app every time you get on the internet is a pain. And PC- …

Beyond serving our customers as best as we possibly can, we here at WordStream pride ourselves on our thought leadership—that is, our commitment to introducing new, outside-the-box ideas that help business owners and marketers succeed in a world where online advertising changes almost every day. In fact, thought leadership is …

Samsung’s low-end fitness wearable Galaxy Fit went from leaked to announced back in February, but didn’t get an official release date or a price. Today, Samsung confirmed that it will ship to customers in the United States for $100, starting on June 18. Galaxy Fit is a more budget-conscious alternative …

Mary Meeker has released her annual internet report, giving marketers a glimpse of where we are globally in terms of social media use and online ad spend, among other trends. While overall internet usage keeps growing, social media usage is flattening — but that’s not slowing down online ad spend. …

Rep. Will Hurd of Texas is no longer scheduled to give a headline speech at the Black Hat cybersecurity conference. Bill Clark / Getty Images In an abrupt about-face, the organizers of Black Hat USA removed Rep. Will Hurd as keynote speaker on Friday, a day after they had announced …

Imagine your workplace ten years from now. Chances are it’ll be very different from today thanks to fast-evolving technologies that are changing the nature of work, the dynamics of the workforce, and the notion of the workplace. To stay relevant and competitive, you need to understand the impact of emerging …

Kickstarter is cracking down on hyperbole, asking creators to be more honest when pitching their products. While Kickstarter isn’t going to enforce these rules with an iron fist, it is incentivizing creators to start following the guidelines. Kickstarter has been the source of some amazing products over the years. And …

You want your Facebook content to convert. But given that Facebook algorithms change and prices for ads are rising like crazy, this sounds like some fantasy. Right? The good news? It’s not crazy if you consider alternative tactics to engage users. Concentrate on their needs and emotions rather than your product. …