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NYT: Facebook reportedly working on anonymous mobile app

Oct07
by on October 7, 2014 at 5:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

Facebook recently came under fire for its real name policy and how it enforces that policy. Now it looks like the company is exploring another way to interact on its billion-strong social network. The New York Times is reporting that Facebook is working on a mobile app that would allow users to interact anonymously with each other. The publication’s two sources say the app should be released in the “coming weeks.” The app will allegedly allow users to register multiple identities to discuss topics that they wouldn’t want to discuss using their real name. Helpful when a person wants to talk about a sensitive…

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Livefyre revamps Storify with Enterprise launch, real-time collaboration and a new story editor

Oct07
by on October 7, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Livefyre has launched a new version of its Storify social content service, marking its biggest update since acquiring the company a year ago. With the launch, Storify has rebranded its VIP service as Storify Enterprise and included real-time collaboration features. Multiple enterprise users will now be able to work on the same story simultaneously and see who’s making changes. The service also now has an autosave feature active for every keystroke. Additional Storify Enterprise features include undo and redo support, private stories, unrestricted API access, real-time updates for readers, SEO and Google Analytics support. Non-enterprise customers will also find a…

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Livefyre revamps Storify with Enterprise launch, real-time collaboration and a new story editor

Oct07
by on October 7, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Livefyre has launched a new version of its Storify social content service, marking its biggest update since acquiring the company a year ago. With the launch, Storify has rebranded its VIP service as Storify Enterprise and included real-time collaboration features. Multiple enterprise users will now be able to work on the same story simultaneously and see who’s making changes. The service also now has an autosave feature active for every keystroke. Additional Storify Enterprise features include undo and redo support, private stories, unrestricted API access, real-time updates for readers, SEO and Google Analytics support. Non-enterprise customers will also find a…

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GitHub announces free developer tools for students

Oct07
by on October 7, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Social coding community GitHub has announced that students will now be able to gain free access to a slew of developer tools. The new initiative is in partnership with a handful of third-parties, and constitutes part of GitHub Education, a dedicated site launched earlier this year to help schools use GitHub in their curriculum. It also offers discounts for students. Now, with the GitHub Student Developer Pack, students can access its hackable text editor Atom (which is normally free anyway, but hey) cloud-application tool Bitnami, ‘crowdsourcing and data-enrichment’ platform Crowdflower, database API Orchestrate and a host of other tools. Some…

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GitHub announces free developer tools for students

Oct07
by on October 7, 2014 at 4:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Social coding community GitHub has announced that students will now be able to gain free access to a slew of developer tools. The new initiative is in partnership with a handful of third-parties, and constitutes part of GitHub Education, a dedicated site launched earlier this year to help schools use GitHub in their curriculum. It also offers discounts for students. Now, with the GitHub Student Developer Pack, students can access its hackable text editor Atom (which is normally free anyway, but hey) cloud-application tool Bitnami, ‘crowdsourcing and data-enrichment’ platform Crowdflower, database API Orchestrate and a host of other tools. Some…

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