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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
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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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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Google Drive for Work and Education add 5 settings for more control within organizations

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 3:59 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google today announced that it will add new control settings for organizations using Google Drive for Work and Google for Education. These settings will help groups control which departments can share and download files, receive alerts, reset passwords and establish trusted domains with whom to share documents. Specifically, Google’s five new settings are outlined below: Organizations can now prevent people from downloading, copying and printing files under Information Rights Management (IRM) to only allow select users access to these documents You can now send Drive files to non-Google users by sharing to their e-mail addresses Drive for Work admins can set sharing permissions based on…

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Amazon’s Dash Buttons let you re-order household essentials with virtually no effort

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by on March 31, 2015 at 3:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Amazon has today launched Dash Buttons, a new way for people to buy commonly required items for around the house at the literal press of a button. While it might seem like an early April Fools’ Day prank, the Dash Buttons are indeed real – and are designed as a follow-up to last year’s Dash Remote that let you buy things by dictating voice commands or scanning an item. The idea here is that you place a Dash Button somewhere where you often need to re-order household essentials – like attached to your washing machine – and can then re-order…

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SnapPower could add a USB charger to every power socket without rewiring

Mar31
by on March 31, 2015 at 3:36 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

SnapPower, the company that made the simple-to-install nightlight that clips onto power outlets, has launched a new crowdfunding campaign in a bid to bring easily retro-fittable USB-equipped power socket cover plates to market. Looking to raise $35,000, the project has already secured more than $65,000 with 44 days left to run. In essence, all you need to do to install it is place the device over your standard outlet cover. There’s no need to play around with your wiring either, as it draws power from the screws it connects to – this makes it particularly handy for people in rented…

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Adonit releases new Jot Script tablet stylus to work with Evernote’s updated iPad app

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by on March 31, 2015 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

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Adonit’s Jot Script, a stylus designed for non-artist notetakers, just got a refresh. The company is counting on updates to its Bluetooth-connected pen to make it easier for business and education users to take notes with Evernote’s newly updated Penultimate for iPad. Both the new pen and the app update are available now. Renamed Jot Script 2 – Evernote Edition, the pen features a slimmer build, rechargeable AAA lithium battery and improved precision and app integration. The pen has a more compact barrel that’s designed to sit more comfortably in your paw for writing, as opposed to drawing. Battery life is longer than the previous version,…

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