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21 free SEO tools to instantly improve your marketing

Sep04
by on September 4, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. Whenever I dream up a home improvement project for my place, I end up working smartest and fastest when I have the right tools at my disposal. It’s amazing the difference a good tool can make – and the extra time it takes to get work done without a helpful tool. Fast-forward to online marketing. How can you work smarter and faster with SEO? It starts with having the right tools. I’ve collected a big sampling of the best free SEO tools on the market—tools with a wide variety of uses and covering a number of common needs. These…

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Facebook changes the only unique Slingshot feature: You can now send unlocked photos and videos

Sep04
by on September 4, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Facebook today updated its Slingshot app for Android and iOS, changing the only feature that makes the app unique. When you receive a photo or video, you may not be required to send something back to see the content. Senders can now choose whether they want you to send them a shot in return to unlock their photo or video. In addition to the usual bug fixes, the changelog states “Sling a shot to see a shot? Not necessarily! After shooting a photo or video, now you can choose whether to sling it as a locked or unlocked shot.” Following…

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Facebook changes the only unique Slingshot feature: You can now send unlocked photos and videos

Sep04
by on September 4, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Facebook today updated its Slingshot app for Android and iOS, changing the only feature that makes the app unique. When you receive a photo or video, you may not be required to send something back to see the content. Senders can now choose whether they want you to send them a shot in return to unlock their photo or video. In addition to the usual bug fixes, the changelog states “Sling a shot to see a shot? Not necessarily! After shooting a photo or video, now you can choose whether to sling it as a locked or unlocked shot.” Following…

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Apple announces livestream of September 9 event

Sep04
by on September 4, 2014 at 6:18 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Apple is really going all out for the September 9 event. The company just announced that there will be a livestream of the event. Apple is expected to announce new iPhones and a smartwatch available in two sizes. But don’t expect to fire up Chrome or Firefox to watch the video feed. Apple posted the following requirements: Live streaming video requires Safari 5.1.10 or later on OS X v10.6.8 or later; Safari on iOS 6.0 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later. We will be reporting live from the event,…

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Twitpic to shut down on September 25 after Twitter pressured it to abandon trademark application

Sep04
by on September 4, 2014 at 5:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Photo service Twitpic has announced that it will close on September 25th after Twitter threatened to cut off its API access if it didn’t drop its trademark filing. Here’s the relevant part from the post: A few weeks ago Twitter contacted our legal demanding that we abandon our trademark application or risk losing access to their API. This came as a shock to us since Twitpic has been around since early 2008, and our trademark application has been in the USPTO since 2009. Twitpic had recently overcome the last obstacle to its application when Twitter contacted the company during the “published for…

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