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Facebook’s new Scrapbook tool makes it easy to collect all your kids’ photos in one place

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by on March 31, 2015 at 6:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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The people who first started using Facebook have grown up. As that core audience has aged, there are a lot more Facebook users with kids who now post thousands of baby photos onto the platform. Facebook is now making it easier to collect photos strewn across various albums with a new Scrapbook tool. It basically lets you tag your children in photos so that you can collect them all in one place, even if your two-year-old doesn’t have her own Facebook account. You can then share the Scrapbooks with your friends. Scrapbooks can be co-owned partners to make it easier…

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Google launches $100 Chromebit dongle that turns your TV into a Chrome OS computer, shows off flipping Chromebook

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by on March 31, 2015 at 5:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google is making a big push into Chrome OS today. The company just announced a $100 TV dongle that turns any TV into a Chrome OS computer, as well as new Chromebooks. The new ASUS ‘Chromebit’ is the most interesting announcement. Due this summer, the dongle attaches to your TV via HDMI and turns your screen into a full-fledged Chrome OS computer. Google says it will cost less than $100 and is smaller than a candy bar. Otherwise, there’s a new $249 ASUS Chromebook Flip, which folds into tablet mode and, naturally, features a touchscreen as well. It’s all metal,…

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Curator, Twitter’s answer to Storify, is now publicly open to media organizations

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by on March 31, 2015 at 4:43 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Earlier this year, Twitter teased Curator, its own media aggregation tool that combines select tweets and vines into an embeddable collection. Today, Curator is now publicly available to media organizations. Those qualified to try out the free service can head to curator.twitter.com and sign in with their Twitter account. Curator will let you search for content and pull in any relevant tweets and vines to create a collection. You can also use Curator to see real-time insights on different topics being discussed on Twitter, such as total number of tweets and authors, and even the genders of said authors. The tool is designed to accompany live events so organizations…

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Dropbox revamps its Web preview mode for docs, spreadsheets and PDFs

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

Dropbox has announced a revamped preview mode for users viewing documents, spreadsheets, presentations or PDFs in a Web browser. The mini revamp now allows for full-screen previews of all the aforementioned documents, and there’s now also a new document toolbar at the bottom of the preview window, which allows you to zoom, flip between pages or print. The company said it had designed the preview experience to be device- and OS-agnostic, making it easier to share and modify files with a group of people using different browsers and devices. The new look is due to roll out to everyone in “the…

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Diffbot’s new API allows companies to monitor forum and site comments around the Web

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by on March 31, 2015 at 3:59 pm
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Diffbot’s new discussions API, announced today, makes it easy for developers to monitor comment threads almost everywhere on the Web from a single place. Businesses are typically monitoring social media for negative comments or praise, but they can’t check every discussion thread everywhere on the internet. Diffbot’s new API aims to help them keep track of comments on any site, too. The idea is that using the new API, developers can build custom apps to monitor discussions on any site (be it a specific site or a wider search) for mentions of a business, product or keyword and pick up whenever it’s…

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