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Google Maps’ new Local Guides feature rewards you for writing more reviews

Feb06
by on February 6, 2015 at 5:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Google has long battled Yelp to be your go-to place for restaurant and business recommendations, but it just doesn’t have as large a community of reviewers as Yelp. The search company is aiming to fix that with a Maps update introducing a new Local Guides feature. Replacing the old City Experts program, it’s essentially a rewards system for Google’s most prolific reviewers. There are currently four reward tiers. Users with 5+ reviews can arrange meetups and gain access to try out new Google products before relese. Once you cross 50 reviews, your submissions will be highlighted in the Maps app with a special badge,…

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Android’s latest ad has gone full Buzzfeed

Feb06
by on February 6, 2015 at 5:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Shareables

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Google ads are known for that heart-tugging, emotional quality to them (who didn’t tear up at the “Dear Sophie” ad?) and the latest Android commercial is no different. Except this time, instead of making you sentimental, Google has gone in the adorable animals route, Buzzfeed-style – featuring various species intermingling. In the new ad titled “Friends Furever,” Google is continuing its “Be Together. Not The Same” tagline – promoting the various device options users have to experience Android Lollipop. The commercial doesn’t even show a single Android device, in fact, even our favorite green bot doesn’t appear until the very last second. But cute animals! Who can resist? Google has also broken…

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91% off 2-year subscription to Stuk.io Ruby on Rails Coding Courses

Feb06
by on February 6, 2015 at 4:20 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers, TNWDeals

Want to try your hand at programming? Ruby on Rails is a great choice for first-timers: thanks to a simple code structure, it’s beginner-friendly, quick to build with and has a thriving community that actively contributes reusable code and encourages others to learn. Plus, Ruby on Rails covers both the front-end and back-end, which means that you can build completely functional apps and sites, instead of covering only one aspect of a project. It’s great for creating simple prototypes and actually bringing your complex ideas to life. Stuk.io has 120 hours of courses for you to learn from at your…

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Evernote is down [update: it’s back!]

Feb06
by on February 6, 2015 at 4:09 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Update: And it’s back. That was speedy: Evernote service has been restored. Login and sync should be working. Thanks for your patience. May your productivity continue. — evernote (@evernote) February 6, 2015 Original story follows… Digital organization platform Evernote is down.  The company confirmed on its status site that it is investigating a problem and that login attempts and syncing from its apps will fail. We are investigating an issue with http://t.co/MurAScxWOe which is causing our site to be down. Updates to follow. Thanks for your patience. — evernote (@evernote) February 6, 2015 The problem reportedly occurred at around 10:40 AM ET. The…

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Digestible knowledge: How micro-learning is making its way on the education market

Feb06
by on February 6, 2015 at 3:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Just a few years after massive Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) disrupted the field of education by offering university-level education programs to everyone for free, they’re already in need of re-disruption. One of the ways to do so is to make courses shorter and easier to digest. That’s where quite a few startups have found their niches and even started making money, solving the monetization problem some MOOCs appear to have. Micro-learning or bite-sized courses are an emerging trend in the online education industry. Adapting to the shortening attention span of today’s audience, services try to wedge between busy schedules…

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