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How being more self-aware can help your brand succeed on social media

Nov17

by Sindy Cator on November 17, 2014 at 9:10 pm

Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and freelance writer. For more insights on how to be a better marketer, sign up for Brian Honigman’s weekly newsletter. This post originally appeared on his blog. Brands are not people. The recent case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby is just one amongst a string of Supreme Court decisions that have legally classified corporations as people. Even if corporations are considered people from a legal standpoint, the notion of corporations as people is, intuitively speaking, pretty absurd. Yet, if you’re online, you will likely encounter corporations pretending to be people every day as branded profiles…

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Google Keep now lets you share notes and collaborate in real-time

Nov17

by Sindy Cator on November 17, 2014 at 8:48 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google Keep has proven to be a popular app in the productivity realm, letting users put down impromptu thoughts or create to-do lists on the fly. Now, however, not only can you share them with others to view, you can collaborate on them in real-time – so if you and your other-half use shared shopping lists, for example, you can see items being scored off in real-time. The feature will be hitting the Android app today, but is already available on the Web and the Chrome app incarnations. This brings Google Keep into line with other similar productivity apps,…

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Snapchat launches Snapcash to let you pay friends through the app

Nov17

by Sindy Cator on November 17, 2014 at 8:28 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Snapchat has today announced a surprise partnership with Square that will allow users of the photo app to send payments to one another. In a blog post, the company said that the new feature, dubbed ‘Snapcash,’ allows users to simply swipe into chat and send cash directly to friend’s bank accounts. The company says it built initially built a prototype of Snapcash and sent it to Square, who loved it and wanted to build the new feature together. Developing….

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Meet MICA, an Intel-engineered and Yelp-powered smart bracelet targeted at women

Nov17

by Sindy Cator on November 17, 2014 at 7:59 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Take a look at some of the most fashionable wearables on the market and chances are you’ll find the Intel name somewhere on the press release. This year alone, Intel acquired smartwatch maker Basis and teamed up with Fossil Group to engineer more high tech accessories. So it comes as no surprise that Intel’s next venture in fashion tech is MICA, a smart bracelet designed for women that can send Google, Facebook, Yelp and text notifications to your wrist – all while adorning a snakeskin strap and gemstone embellishments. You can control the notifications from the touchscreen located on the wrist-facing side of the…

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New York City’s payphones are being replaced with kiosks armed with free gigabit Wi-Fi and charging outlets

Nov17

by Sindy Cator on November 17, 2014 at 7:47 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

When was the last time you used a payphone? For New Yorkers, the answer is probably one they can’t remember, so the city today announced it will replace those payphones with up to 10,000 new kiosks armed with free gigabit Wi-Fi. The kiosks come in two sizes and are being dubbed “Links.” Wi-Fi should work seamlessly from kiosk to kiosk and maintain their speed within a 150 foot radius. The city says the internet connection will be about 20 times faster than the average broadband service in the area. What if you just want to make a phone call though? Good news, the…