Spotify tries adding personalized songs in editor-curated playlists

One of the things Spotify is known for is introducing new music to users through its “Discover” algorithm. The music streaming service is taking advantage of this as the company tries inserting personalized tracks into editor-curated playlists. A company spokesperson confirmed that they’re carrying out this test on a limited number of users on “mid-tier” playlists or those playlists that get updated by Spotify staff on a weekly basis. It doesn’t exactly spell doom for human-curated playlists but it will add variety to the playlists you listen to. What do you think? Is this a feature you appreciate?

Source: GSMArena

Survey: One in five Canadians admits to distracted driving

Canadians know distracted driving is a big risk factor on the road. While 8 in 10 respondents (79%) to the latest Desjardins survey released today isay they regularly see other drivers using a smartphone behind the wheel, only 38 percent admit to having driven distracted at least once. A further 21% admitted to using their phone while driving within the past year.

Smartphone-related distracted driving is more pronounced with younger drivers. Eleven percent of drivers aged 16-24 admit to driving while using their smartphone on a regular basis, twice the national average (5%).

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Modern website design requires an integrated SEO strategy for success

Companies and brands realize the need to have an accessible and engaging online presence that’s unique as well as informative.  There’s a trend for companies and brands to invest in standalone websites which are suitable for accessing on web browsers of PCs as well as on various mobile devices.

Responsive web design has become the best solution for creating websites that can inform and entertain users no matter what device they are using. Companies and brands are relying less on platforms like Facebook to reach an audience and investing in web and mobile properties that they can fully control and optimize as needed.

The advantage of building website design from the ground up is that it is easy to integrate an SEO strategy up front. 

According to Parxavenue Ltd., a Canadian SEO Company, “Search engine optimization (SEO) is the method of increasing the numbers of visitors to your website through search engines. The higher the position in the search engine result pages (SERPs) your website ranks, the more visible it is to visitors and the numbers that visit your site will naturally increase. This is called organic search, and this is what SEO is focused on. Ignoring SEO will significantly hinder your ranking in the SERPs, and drastically limit your online visibility.”

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Suyee Wireless Powerbank 10,000 mAh charger review

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Suyee may not be as familiar as Mophie or Anker in terms of external battery chargers but I am glad I took a chance on their wireless powerbank 10,000 mAh charger on Amazon.ca.

What attracted me to the Suyee Wireless Powerbank was the slim shape and size, the wireless Qi charging functionality and the ability to charge up to three devices simultaneously even while it is being charged itself.

As I prepared for a month-long trip with multiple smartphones, Kindle ereader, my son's iPad and other gadgets, I decided that the Suyee Wireless Powerbank was a good buy at $29.99. This was a large-ish capacity 10,000 mAh battery that could replenish a smartphone's charge multiple times during the day.

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