10 Tools, Tips, and Tricks to Hack Your Workflow

I spend a lot of time on the Internet, reading articles, following startups, and collecting tools. Most things I find don't stick, for generally one of three reasons: it sucks, it's cool but not something I need, it's cool but I don't need it right now.

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YC-Backed Referly Raises $1M To Bring Affiliate Commerce To Everyone

Referly, a YC-backed company that makes it easy for anyone to earn a bit of money while sharing links to products they adore, just raised $1 million in seed funding. Investors include New Enterprise Associates, Ignition Partners, 500 Startups, Jeff Lawson (CEO of Twilio), Elliot Loh, Eileen Burbidge, Ullas Naik, Michael Liou, Damien Tanner, Matt Monahan, and Carter Rabasa.

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Move Over, LG: Sony's New "Nexus X" Smartphone Reportedly Caught On Film

At this point LG's rumored Nexus phone is pretty much a lock, but a newly-leaked pair of images may indicate that the so-called Nexus 4 won't be in the Google Play Store alone.

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Felix Baumgarter breaks YouTube record as 8 million viewers watch his space jump (video)

Felix Baumgartner might not have broken Joe Kittinger's world record for the longest time spent in freefall, but he did smash a fourth milestone during his dive. In addition to records for the highest ever jump, longest distance fall and fastest downward speed, the stunt was watched by eight million at the same time.

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TNW Academy: Sign up to take the first step to becoming an SEO expert

SEO - search engine optimization - can be overwhelming to beginners. There is a science to it, though, and this online class is fully focused on giving you the insights to immediately start improving your website. TNW Academy is the new online education and training chapter of The Next Web and this class - SEO Essentials - will be about the basics of SEO.

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