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Hands on: Flickr for iPad — it’s like the iPhone app, only larger

Oct18
by on October 18, 2014 at 10:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

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Do you know how to use the Flickr app for iPhone? If the answer is yes, then you already know how to use the brand new Flickr for iPad, which hit the app store today. The new app, for iOS 8 on both the iPhone and the iPad, allows the app to feature the new operating system’s sharing extension as well as streamlined search functionality. Flickr for iPad has been a long time coming, but now that it’s here, there are few surprises. It’s everything the iPhone app is, only writ large and vastly easier to see and operate. Apply filters as you…

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How publishers and brands can measure the value of native advertising

Oct18
by on October 18, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, Social Media

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and a freelance writer. This post originally appeared on the Skyword blog. There’s undoubtedly widespread interest in native advertising among publishers and brands as a new way of reaching audiences with engaging content that brings more value to a reader than traditional ads. According to Shareaholic, 70 percent of people want to learn about products through content rather than through traditional advertising—a statistic that further stresses the importance of quality content to building trust with and educating your audience about your offerings. As native ads become a more valuable way to reach your customer…

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How publishers and brands can measure the value of native advertising

Oct18
by on October 18, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's, Social Media

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, speaker and a freelance writer. This post originally appeared on the Skyword blog. There’s undoubtedly widespread interest in native advertising among publishers and brands as a new way of reaching audiences with engaging content that brings more value to a reader than traditional ads. According to Shareaholic, 70 percent of people want to learn about products through content rather than through traditional advertising—a statistic that further stresses the importance of quality content to building trust with and educating your audience about your offerings. As native ads become a more valuable way to reach your customer…

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BBM goes all Snapchat with new ephemeral timer feature, will let you retract messages manually too

Oct18
by on October 18, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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BlackBerry has announced a new update is a-comin’ to BBM, with a couple of privacy- and control-focused features in tow. The Canadian company is following in the footsteps of numerous messaging apps with an ephemeral ‘timer’ feature, a trend that was popularized in recent years by Snapchat. With the timer, you will be able to control how long your messages and pictures can be viewed within BBM. Before you send some text or a photo, all you need to do is hit the little timer icon and select how long you wish it to be visible for. The recipient won’t be able to see…

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a couple of laughzillas on a blue diamond background

BBM goes all Snapchat with new ephemeral timer feature, will let you retract messages manually too

Oct18
by on October 18, 2014 at 4:32 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

bbm_android_2
BlackBerry has announced a new update is a-comin’ to BBM, with a couple of privacy- and control-focused features in tow. The Canadian company is following in the footsteps of numerous messaging apps with an ephemeral ‘timer’ feature, a trend that was popularized in recent years by Snapchat. With the timer, you will be able to control how long your messages and pictures can be viewed within BBM. Before you send some text or a photo, all you need to do is hit the little timer icon and select how long you wish it to be visible for. The recipient won’t be able to see…

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