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Google plans to support its Android Studio IDE instead of Eclipse

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 6:08 pm

To streamline Android development efforts, Google will focus on building tools for Android Studio. The company will also stop supporting other Integrated Development Environments (IDE) at the end of this year, like Eclipse. Noting that Google would like to focus exclusively on Android Studio moving forward, Android Product Manager Jamal Eason writes, “to focus all of our efforts on making Android Studio better and faster, we are ending development and official support for the Android Developer Tools (ADT) in Eclipse at the end of the year. This specifically includes the Eclipse ADT plugin and Android Ant build system.” Android Studio is…

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33 powerful tools to get the most out of your users

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 5:44 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, hacks, Social Media

On one hand, “growth hacking” is quite an overused buzz word which personally makes me cringe, on the other one it well communicates the essence of experimental online marketing techniques adopted by startups and small businesses so as to extend their user base fast and cheap. Big enterprises with copious budgets can usually afford to pour tens of thousands of dollars into traditional (e.g. print, TV, radio) and digital (e.g. search engine advertising, web banners, mobile advertising) marketing channels. Starting entrepreneurs, by contrast, truly need to think out of the box in order to assert their position on the market — by…

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Google is helping stop you from accidentally clicking on mobile ads

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 4:57 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Google

Being redirected to an advertiser’s page when you didn’t mean to click a banner ad is frustrating. Today, Google has announced changes that will help eliminate those mis-clicks and feverish taps on the back button. Clicks that happen too close to an image’s sides will now be blocked from redirecting you to a new page. Google says its studies show the edge of images are prone to accidental clicks, so it’s taking the border out of the click-through equation. App icons can no longer be used for installs when a call-to-action button exists. According to Google, “on in-app interstitial ads, users…

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How tech companies are celebrating the same-sex marriage ruling

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 4:52 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

In case you haven’t heard, today is a great day for love in the US. Same-sex marriage was just legalized across the entire country in a historic Supreme Court ruling, and the internet is basically a big pride party right now. Here are some of the big names in tech are joining in on the celebration – this post will be constantly updated with more voices sure to pop up throughout the day: Apple Tim Cook took to Twitter to voice his support for the ruling. Today marks a victory for equality, perseverance and love. — Tim Cook (@tim_cook) June…

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Meerkat now lets you embed its livestream videos on the Web

Jun26

by Sindy Cator on June 26, 2015 at 4:37 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Not to be outdone by Periscope’s Web replay integration this week, Meerkat is now allowing users to embed its videos on any website. Previously, to watch Meerkat videos, you had to click through from the direct link or watch via the Meerkat app. Now, users have the option to embed a video from any Meerkat account in portrait, square, or big square formats. They can also opt to autoplay the video in mute, upload a custom cover image and choose to display viewer interactions. The hope, of course, is to still be able to steer users away from Periscope by making its content more…