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Beats 1 radio is now taking your song requests

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Beats 1 is off to a great start, and it’s about to get a lot better. The streaming radio service is about to start taking requests. If you want to hear a particular song, Beats 1 has local phone numbers set up for users in the US, Canada, UK, France, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Australia, Italy, Ireland and New Zealand. There’s a toll free number set up for the US, but Beats 1 suggests users not in the above mentioned territories use the number that directs to their Los Angeles office. For a full list of numbers, see the…

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YouTube now streams 60fps video on Android and iOS

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 9:52 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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YouTube introduced the ability to play videos in 60fps back in October of last year, but that was limited to the Web. Now it’s introducing the same functionality on the mobile YouTube apps as well. The new high frame rate support appears to have been turned on via a change on the server end, so you shouldn’t need to update your app to check out the new quality settings – just look for any 60fps video and you’ll be set. Here’s one clip such from Far Cry 4, for instance: Once you’ve found an appropriate video, if it doesn’t start…

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10 tactics to grow followers and engagement on Instagram

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 9:33 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Growth, growth hacking, instagram, Social Media

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It’s an exciting time to get to know Instagram. The popular photo-sharing app is fun, simple and growing—Instagram has more than 300 million users and sky-high user engagement levels. And for marketers, it’s an especially interesting time. The company just announced that it will open its feed to all advertisers and begin testing a “Shop now” button that allows users to click on a link to buy a product advertised. With such brand-friendly features on the way, it seems like marketers might be more keen than ever to get acquainted with Instagram for their business. I know we are at Buffer! Lately we’ve been sharing, liking and commenting more on Buffer’s Instagram account,…

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Firefox 39 beta lets users link Hello to social accounts

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 7:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Mozilla has a new beta version of Firefox (version 39), which notably brings in the ability to invite others to Firefox Hello chats using social networks. The update is available now for Mac, Windows, Android and Linux. With Firefox Hello sharing, you can now link your Hello account to Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn. Those who click on the link will be able to initiate a chat with you in Firefox Hello. Firefox 39 for Android notably allows users to paste clipboard content into editable Web content. Additionally, Project Silk brings better animation and scrolling to OS X, and SafeBrowsing malware detection…

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First impressions: Beats 1 is exactly what radio should be

Jun30
by on June 30, 2015 at 7:24 pm
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There’s something to be said for human curation. Beats 1 hopes to deliver the best in curation without the headaches we have with terrestrial radio — like ads. Aside from routinely (and excitably) reminding us we’re listening to Apple Music, Beats 1 delivers on that promise. Mostly. Zane Lowe might have had an interesting beginning to his Beats 1 endeavor, but that was forgotten about an hour in. Once the music started rolling, Beats1 showed its muscle. The aim of Beats 1 seems to be a worldwide, non-stop radio channel that is curated by actual DJs across the globe. Currently,…

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