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Virtual Tour de France shows how esports has come of age during lockdown Virtually the same COVID-19 has accelerated the alignment of elite sports industries with esports – and even those who previously dismissed esports as not being like real sport now have the IOC president to contend with. Bach noted that platforms like Zwift were absolutely the same as sports, suggesting a future in which virtual sport may be a bigger part of the elite sports scene....

According toVisibli, a social media marketing and analytics company, artists likeThe Smashing Pumpkinsand companies like Zagat are using its services such as its “Engagement Bar” to extend their brand and promote their products. This week, Visibli is introducing a new feature called “Sneak Peek,” which is similar to a Compete.com for Twitter, allowing you to look at anyone’s Twitter link analytics. Users can see how their links have performed over time, as well as how much traffic others have driven to various sites through their sharing....

There is another thing you can learn from “Do you want to be a fisherman or do you just like fish?” the story I published yesterday. When you start a business you generally do so because you have passion for something or see an opportunity to make money or please people. Whatever the reason, over time you will go through several stages of being an entrepreneur, and every stage is different and has its own challenges....

It’s time to let Vista go, or at least one version of it according to Microsoft. Starting on July 12th, the company will no longer support Vista SP1. Vista SP2, on the other hand, will retain support. If you are a Vista user in need the second service pack,head herefor the software that you need. Since Vista SP1 will no longer be supported, it will no longer receive security updates. This will, over time, render the operating system rather insecure, hurting users who never upgraded to its second service pack....

Zootoolis a ‘visual bookmarking’ service that lets you gather text, video and image bookmarks from your web browsing – perfect for designers or anyone else who wants to keep a virtual scrapbook of visual inspiration. We recently covered thelaunchof its iPhone app and now it’s rolling out paid-for Pro accounts. There’s a twist though – you decide how much you want to pay. Yes, from $1 per year to $100 per year, you choose how much the service is worth to you....