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Squarespace releases two Android apps, Note and Blog, to help customers manage their sites

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by on August 12, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Launches

After launching a major overhaul of its iOS apps last November, the website building platform Squarespace is doing the same for its Android apps. Today, the company launched two of its four iOS apps on Android in public beta: Blog and Note. The former is a complete app for managing a Squarespace site from a smartphone or tablet; users can easily create and edit posts, as well as moderate comments from multiple blogs. While writing a new post, customers can add photos, videos and format text – Squarespace supports Markdown, as well as its own LayoutEngine – before hitting publish. Note,…

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Apple reveals diversity numbers: 70% male globally, 55% white in the US

Aug12
by on August 12, 2014 at 4:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

Americans Mourn Passing Of Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs

Following a trend among major tech companies, Apple has released a diversity report for its workforce, as noted by Recode. According to the company, 70 percent of its global workforce is male and 55 percent of its US employees are white. When it comes to tech employees, Apple’s numbers jump up to 80 percent male globally and 56 percent white in the US. Apple’s global headcount currently stands at 98,000. Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted in a letter that he’s unhappy with the current composition. “[The numbers are] not new to us, and we’ve been working hard for quite some…

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Apple reveals diversity numbers: 70% male globally, 55% white in the US

Aug12
by on August 12, 2014 at 4:46 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

Americans Mourn Passing Of Apple Co-Founder Steve Jobs

Following a trend among major tech companies, Apple has released a diversity report for its workforce, as noted by Recode. According to the company, 70 percent of its global workforce is male and 55 percent of its US employees are white. When it comes to tech employees, Apple’s numbers jump up to 80 percent male globally and 56 percent white in the US. Apple’s global headcount currently stands at 98,000. Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted in a letter that he’s unhappy with the current composition. “[The numbers are] not new to us, and we’ve been working hard for quite some…

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Yahoo acquires Zofari, a location-based recommendation app

Aug12
by on August 12, 2014 at 4:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Yahoo has picked up a dizzying number of startups since its Tumblr acquisition in May 2013, and today it added one more with Zofari. The startup currently offers an Android and iOS app that helps you find new spots to explore. Part of the experience is what Zofari describes as “Pandora for places,” which offers personalized collections of venues and businesses that align with your tastes. As you move around, the location “stations” change to reflect the different restaurants, bars or places of interest in the area. “While we’ve built an experience we couldn’t be more proud of, we’re a…

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Twitter launches Promoted Video ads in beta, only charging advertisers when a user hits play

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by on August 12, 2014 at 4:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media

Twitter Goes Public On The New York Stock Exchange

Twitter today introduced Promoted Video ads in beta. The company is offering advertisers a new Cost Per View (CPV) ad buying model, which means they only get charged when a user starts playing the video ad in question. The beta launch expands on the company’s Twitter Amplify program, giving brands a new set of video tools for uploading and distributing video on Twitter. They can also measure the reach and effectiveness of their content with new video analytics, including completion percentage and a breakout of organic versus paid video views. Promoted Video ads follows the Twitter Video Card tests the…

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