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ClarityRay Battles Ad Blockers With $500K In Funding

Some of you are probably reading this post with ad blocker right now — and to be honest, I don't blame you. Sure, there's the occasional amusing or genuinely useful ad, but not terribly often, so why not install a plugin and avoid the whole mess? Of course, those ads make money, so if ad blockers become widespread enough, it could be a real problem for online publishers (who have enough problems already). Israeli startup ClarityRay says it's not something looming in the misty future — it's happening now, and it's only going to get worse.

From A Hackathon Win To A 650K Round And 10,000 Users, Docracy Tells All

The tale of Docracy's year-long journey is a fun one. When Matt Hall and his partner John Watkinson first went into the Hackathon last year, the only goal was to get a prototype working for an idea they had, a GitHub for legal documents. Sure, a win would've been nice, but the main goal was to push out a prototype they could pitch to investors (instead of just an idea) with a firm deadline hanging over their shoulders. But alas, Docracy took home the top prize despite the fact that they were the first of more than 100 presentations that day. And after last year's Disrupt NYC ( tickets to this year's Disrupt here ), the story only gets better.

Tracks Releases Most Ambitious Update Yet: Custom Camera, New Filters, And Real-Time Video

How timely. After launching a year ago at Disrupt NYC 2011 , Tracks is today releasing one of its biggest updates to date. The service is much like Color, but without the creepy factor as any and all members of a specific photo-sharing group must be invited. I like to think of it as the place where Color and Google+ Circles intersect, but I far prefer Tracks than either of the former. Thus far Tracks has offered iOS , web- and real-world versions of your tracks (the collection of photos shared with a specific social network, which can be both geo-temporal or last forever). Today, however, the service gets much more beefy, with the ability to shoot and send real-time video and the addition of new filters, Instagram-style. There are now ten filter options on the app, and they'll all work on both photos and videos. But that's not all.

$FB Is Blowing Up On StockTwits, Too

Another startup cashing in (figuratively speaking) on the FB IPO: StockTwits . Earlier this week, the social network for investors added Facebook to its StockTwits Social Heatmap , a feature on the site that provides a visualization of what the StockTwits some 200,000 investors and traders are talking about. Usually, the heatmap looks looks like a bunch of little squares - the bigger the square means more conversation. But today, Facebook ($FB) is dominating, even pushing fan favorite $AAPL aside.

Ready To Talk FB? Social Finance Site TradingView Debuts Real-Time Chat

Social finance site TradingView , which launched in September of last year, is rolling out a new feature just in time for the Facebook IPO (c'mon, you knew there would have to be at least one story about "just in time for the Facebook IPO" today, right?). But anyway, this one seems relevant at least: TradingView is launching interactive real-time chatting on its site, which lets users talk about stocks in a slightly more private forum than Twitter.

XKCD: Punch Me In The Face If I Use Klout

I don't understand Klout . I've convinced myself that it's best that way. I just avoid it, really. Grading a person's social media influence on a scale of 100 seems like something popular girls would do in high school. Like Alexia said last year , nobody gives a damn about your Klout score. I honestly didn't give a damn about my Klout score until I heard about the deals with airlines. That said, free perks do not outweigh worrying about a seemingly arbitrary scoring system. Today's XKCD comic nails it . Please, Internet, if I ever write about Klout in any way, punch me square in the face.

Backed By Mark Cuban, WhiteyBoard Launches v2 Of Its Paint That Turns Walls Into Whiteboards

Two years ago, WhiteyBoard founders Saachi Cywinski, Sherwin Kim and Jason Wilk set out to re-think those clunky, inflexible whiteboards found in classrooms and offices around the country. They developed a portable, flexible alternative: An inexpensive, "instant" plastic board that weighs less than two pounds and adheres to any surface without screws. Wilk tells us that WhiteyPaint has since found an eager audience, leading to the fortunate problem of demand quickly outpacing supply. Struggling to finance demand on a bootstrapped budget, the founders reached out to Dallas Mavericks owner, Shark Tank investor, and HDNet Co-founder Mark Cuban . Seeing a billion-dollar market dominated by a few bloated players, Wilk said, Cuban believed WhiteyBoard was onto something.

Gasp! Thanks To These Startups, Teachers Are Making Money On The Web

On the whole, teacher compensation in the U.S. is embarrassing. To pick on marketers, some might see the fact that the average marketing manager makes twice the average salary of just about every type of teacher as just a wee bit backwards. Luckily, there are a number of startups that are starting to change that, thanks to the Web and the growing popularity of open, online educational platforms. For example, Udemy , a web platform that allows anyone to host and take online classes, this morning announced that its top ten instructors earned a combined $1.6 million over the last 12 months.

The Smart Si Thermostat Aims To Upset The Nest

This is the age of thinking thermostats and, not to be outdone by a well-known circular model, hardware startup Ecobee has released the Smart Si . It is a smart thermostat with small color screen and a web interface so temperature wonks can update their heating models on the fly. The Smart Si is not quite as sleek as the Nest but offers more accessible settings - think of this as the Linux to Nest's OS X. The web interface allows you to see your home's current status, set a vacation profile, and view reports on your system's performance including HVAC and heater usage.

Twitter Wants An Interest Graph: Now Tracking Your Browsing To Make Follow Suggestions

Twitter does a lot of things right, but it still hasn't solved the problem of turning its noise into signal. After joining Twitter, it can take a lot of following and unfollowing scores of accounts before you've curated a stream that makes sense for you. With its platform growing fast, Twitter is looking to make the onboarding process a little easier (and more personalized) for new users, which is why it announced today via its blog that it will begin serving users tailored suggestions of who they should follow.

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When it comes to identifying the right candidates, we believe that experience and process is everything. Given the challenges in today's volatile work environment, we know that your next career move is very important to you and your family. We develop a relationship. We learn about each other and we constantly listen. We can then begin to discuss your situation, your needs and under what circumstances, and in what conditions, you succeed.

Do you know what you want your career to look like in five years? Three? A year from now? If so, we'll help you get there. If not, we'll help you develop the vision you'll need to get there. And if your company is looking for just the right person to meet a critical need (and, really, aren't they all eventually critical?), the relationship we build with you will allow us to present candidates who have not only the technical skills but also the competencies you desire.

What do you want your operations to look like in six months? What type of person will help you attain that goal? We prioritize identifying people with similar backgrounds or beliefs, individuals who enjoy the same type of lifestyle as those who are currently part of your corporate culture. Why? Because like-minded people work together better than those who aren't. Because 'corporate culture' is more than just a trendy concept; it is what distinguishes a company as a place where people simply go to work from an organization that challenges its workers to strive, to thrive and, because they succeed professionally, to lead more enriched lives.

We do things differently. We are hands on, involved whenever and wherever necessary. We learn the dynamics of each of your teams, and we match them up with those individuals whose skills and competencies will lead to greater success for all involved. Yes, for all involved. When the team wins, everyone wins. It's that philosophy that sets us apart.

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