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Who’s winning the social war at Wimbledon?

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by on July 3, 2015 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, djokovic, murray, Social Media, Wimbledon

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The battle for social media engagement during the Wimbledon tournament is being dominated by four tennis heavyweights: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Serena Williams. While Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova are still big names in the tennis game, their social strategy is failing them. A major sports tournament is a big deal for any athlete, not just for the chance to win a title, but for the opportunity to build a brand.While some of the Wimbledon competitors are nailing this, Kvitova and Sharapova are proof that scoring social engagement is about more than just being a big tennis…

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France reportedly rejects Julian Assange’s request for asylum

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 11:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 19 2012, but according to Reuters, he’s still making requests for asylum to other countries, with the most recent being France. Unfortunately for Assange, his latest bid for escape from the embassy was declined for various reasons. “France has received the letter from Mr. Assange. An in-depth review shows that in view of the legal and material elements of Mr Assange’s situation, France cannot grant his request,” President Francois Hollande’s office told Reuters in a statement. The statement also noted that while Assange doesn’t present immediate…

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France reportedly rejects Julian Assange’s request for asylum

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 11:19 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Wikileaks_assange_feat
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since June 19 2012, but according to Reuters, he’s still making requests for asylum to other countries, with the most recent being France. Unfortunately for Assange, his latest bid for escape from the embassy was declined for various reasons. “France has received the letter from Mr. Assange. An in-depth review shows that in view of the legal and material elements of Mr Assange’s situation, France cannot grant his request,” President Francois Hollande’s office told Reuters in a statement. The statement also noted that while Assange doesn’t present immediate…

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Facebook has released the latest beta of its React.js user interface library

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 10:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, developers, github, Open source, React.js

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Back in March, Facebook released React Native, which allows developers to build native iOS and Android apps, on GitHub. Now, you can get your hands on the first beta of React v0.14, its Javascript library for creating user interfaces. The social network made the announcement to coincide with the ReactEurope conference, which is currently taking place in Paris. Facebook engineer Ben Alpert writes: “We think the true foundations of React are simply ideas of components and elements: being able to describe what you want to render in a declarative way.” The beta is a prelude to major changes in the way React and…

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Facebook has released the latest beta of its React.js user interface library

Jul03
by on July 3, 2015 at 10:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, developers, github, Open source, React.js

Screenshot 2015-07-03 11.24.48
Back in March, Facebook released React Native, which allows developers to build native iOS and Android apps, on GitHub. Now, you can get your hands on the first beta of React v0.14, its Javascript library for creating user interfaces. The social network made the announcement to coincide with the ReactEurope conference, which is currently taking place in Paris. Facebook engineer Ben Alpert writes: “We think the true foundations of React are simply ideas of components and elements: being able to describe what you want to render in a declarative way.” The beta is a prelude to major changes in the way React and…

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