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Socialbakers’ new site is a treasure trove of social media data

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by on December 4, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Social Media

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Prague-based social analytics platform Socialbakers, which recently disclosed it could go public in the near future, has completely overhauled its website, offering users a wider range of free statistics across countries, industries and social networks. The website, which according to Socialbakers sees about 1 million monthly users, allows visitors who log in with Facebook to view a huge selection of ratings and stats for Twitter, Google+, YouTube and Facebook itself. This includes most popular profiles of brands and celebrities, as well as country and industry-based monthly reports. Digging through dozens of metrics and categories, we were very pleased to find…

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Wickr’s self-destructing secure messages are now on OS X, Windows and Linux

Dec04
by on December 4, 2014 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

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The Wickr mobile apps for iOS and Android are known for incredibly secure messaging that feature a self-destruct option for text, images and videos. Now those messages are available on your desktop. The new Wickr app for Windows, Linux and OS X, is available today with the same security features found on the mobile apps. All the messages use multi-layer encryption with AES256 and ECDH521 and are never stored on any servers. The desktop app also removes all metadata and is completely anonymous with only your devices having the key that can read messages directed at you. In addition to…

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Amazon launches Elements, a line of ethically-sourced home goods exclusively for Prime members

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by on December 4, 2014 at 2:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

If you care about where your product comes from and are a member of Amazon Prime, the company’s latest product line might be right up your alley. Amazon today announced Amazon Elements, a line of premium home goods that’ll offer Prime users information about where the product was made, the ingredients used, where those ingredients were sourced and more. Each Amazon Elements item comes with a QR Code on the packaging so customers can learn more about the product’s origin. The company will launch the line starting with baby products such as diapers and baby wipes – putting it in direct…

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App Annie’s new tool tells developers who’s using their app and why

Dec04
by on December 4, 2014 at 2:39 pm
Posted In: app annie, Apps, Around the Web, audience data, Insider

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App Annie, an analytics firm that focuses on app market data, has launched a new product to help developers find out more about their users Audience Intelligence is an expansion of the company’s existing App Annie Intelligence platform and offers insights on user demographics and habits. Using the tool, developers can dig into metrics including the age, gender and income of their app’s users. It also offers breakdowns by country, month of use and the specific app store used as well as the ability to track trends on different mobile platforms. A “Related Apps” section allows Audience Intelligence users to see…

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Square launches a mobile app for its Caviar food delivery service

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by on December 4, 2014 at 2:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Earlier this summer, payments processor Square bought Caviar, a startup that offered the ability to order food straight to your home from places that typically don’t deliver. Today the company is introducing the first mobile app for the platform. Square also announced that Brooklyn , San Jose, Curpertino and Sunnyvale are being added to its coverage area. You can grab Caviar’s mobile app (currently for iOS only) from the App Store now. Developing…

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