Here's life after a Michael Arrington retweet on Twitter http://t.co/ShulPA8m
July 18, 2012
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Here's life after a Michael Arrington retweet on Twitter http://t.co/ShulPA8m
July 18, 2012
The Mobile Operator’s Dilemma (And Opportunity): The Fourth Curve http://t.co/pogFbIQC
July 18, 2012
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The mobile operator's dilemma (and opportunity): The fourth curve
Mobile operator profits have more than doubled in the last 10 years. The trifecta of fast broadband networks, well-designed mobile computing devices, and the insatiable supply of content, applications, and services has unleashed consumer demand for more like never before. But operators can't rest on their laurels.
Why do we love SMS so much? http://t.co/3TRne8xp
July 18, 2012
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Acision, known for its mobile messaging solutions has conducted a study into the world of the SMS. It's a technology that is more than twenty years old but it is still one of the most widely used communications methods in the world. According to Ofcom, average SMS use is increasing for both pre-pay and post-pay users.
GroupMe has 4.6m users sending 550m messages per month, court documents show http://t.co/BV2Zd9WB
July 18, 2012
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GroupMe has 4.6m users sending 550m messages per month, court documents show
Microsoft-owned GroupMe, which enables groups of people to exchange messages on their mobile phones, has amassed 4.6 million users since it was started in May 2010, as of 27 June 2012. Furthermore, their users send an average of 550 million messages per month, The Next Web has learned.
Developers: Beeblex offers super secure and completely free In-App Purchase validation for iOS apps http://t.co/SCPweZb9
July 18, 2012
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Developers: Beeblex offers super secure and completely free In-App Purchase validation for iOS apps
Late last week, the topic of in-app purchases in iOS apps was drawn into sharp relief by a Russian hacker, who spun up a service that could fake receipts for many popular apps. It effectively bypassed the simple receipt system that Apple has in place for developers, allowing users to make over 30,000 free purchases of in-app content.
What’s The Best Online Transcription Service? http://t.co/fFE8Mqce
July 18, 2012
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What's The Best Online Transcription Service?
Yesterday's post on Searching For A Collaborative Writing Tool elicited some great feedback and suggestions from y'all. It was super helpful and I've got a lot of things to try. For now, Amy and I are working in Google Docs (which was a suggestion from a few of you) but there are a couple of neat tools that I'll definitely play around with.
Twitter, Reddit and the newsroom of the future http://t.co/noQykaZ4
July 18, 2012
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Twitter, Reddit and the newsroom of the future
By now, many people are becoming used to the idea that Twitter can be a source of breaking news, whether it's a report about the death of Osama bin Laden or details about the Arab Spring uprisings in Egypt.
Who’s that? YouTube gets face-blurring feature to help you disguise key figures in your videos http://t.co/xKca3DPv
July 18, 2012
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Who's that? YouTube gets face-blurring feature to help you disguise key figures in your videos
The issue of privacy and anonymity is never too far away where the Internet is concerned. And with that in mind, Google has announced a new face-blurring tool for YouTube, that lets you disguise figures within videos with a few clicks.
Apple launches ‘Apple Notifications’, offers text message updates on orders in the US and Canada http://t.co/WHJv6MFd
July 18, 2012
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Apple launches 'Apple Notifications', offers text message updates on orders in the US and Canada
As part of an overhaul of its online store, Apple introduced a new feature called 'Apple Notifications', a new text-message based service that is designed to keep customers up-to-date on their orders or notify them if an order is ready to be picked up in store.
Visual.ly launches redesign with social features for its growing community of nearly 145K users http://t.co/aKKnp287
July 18, 2012
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Visual.ly launches redesign with social features for its growing community of nearly 145K users
Infographics have quickly become the bane of the Web since exploding in popularity over the past year. The number of poor designs, empty stats, bias and sketchy sources are enough to make any design-conscious person cringe, but that's because infographics aren't any different from any other sort of design; there's good and bad work out there, and the latter always outweighs the former.