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Microsoft’s new iOS app lets you keep up with news from your favorite celebs

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by on August 10, 2014 at 8:07 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Are you into celebrity news and the owner of an iOS device? If so, Microsoft has you covered with a new app that quietly launched over the weekend. Snipp3t is a celebrity news app for Apple devices that lets you follow your favorite famous people to get news of their latest activities as it happens. To get started, simply follow the celebs that you want to keep up with… and that’s about it. News is presented in a timeline-style format that mixes updates from those you subscribe to with general “trending” stories from other famous folks. Microsoft has put a lot of emphasis on media…

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What really happens when someone clicks your Facebook Like button

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by on August 10, 2014 at 5:45 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. Funny, we’ve had the Facebook Like button along the side of every Buffer blog post for the past several years. And I don’t think I’ve ever clicked it. I’ve hoped that others would, of course. I hope they click all the share buttons. But until now, I’ve never known what that experience was like for the end-user. What’s it like to actually share a story to Facebook? And how can I make it a better experience? We talk a lot about reversing the decline in organic Facebook reach and succeeding with Facebook marketing. Maybe we’ve been overlooking a…

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The psychology behind optimizing your website for goal-oriented and unintentional visitors

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by on August 10, 2014 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Investigations

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Dr. Liraz Margalit is the Customer Experience Psychologist at ClickTale. This article was co-written with Udi Zisquit. After a long day at work, people often find themselves in need of a mental break, and one of the most popular ways to relax in the 21st century is to immerse oneself in digital media. This mental escape from the “here and now” into the online world is mediated by cognitive modification; as the task guiding our behavior changes, the human mind is trained to automatically change the route by which it processes information – from strenuous mental effort to passive absorption of…

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How to get more TNW in your diet. You know you want to…

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by on August 10, 2014 at 1:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Roundups

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Maybe you visit this site once a week and browse through our channels. Or maybe you follow us via RSS, or maybe you receive our weekly or daily newsletter? Maybe you are very aware of the many different ways to get to the news we publish, or maybe you missed a few options. Here are the many ways to follow our reporting in a useful list: Via our site | TheNextWeb.com It doesn’t matter whether you have a desktop PC, a tablet or a smart phone; our website is optimized to look good and handle well on all platforms. Give it a…

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Should you constantly evolve your software, or stick with what you do best?

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by on August 10, 2014 at 11:04 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Insider, startup, YEC, Young Entrepreneur Council

Samsung Debuts Its New Flagship Smartphone, The Galaxy S IV

Quick evolution and rapid progress seem like hallmarks of startup success. But what if your software or product is already working well? To learn what other entrepreneurs were thinking, I asked a panel of startup founders from Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) the following question: Beyond needed updates, is there ever a good reason to stick with a certain version of your software or product, or should you constantly evolve, and why? Their best answers are below: 1. Constantly Evolve Technology is never stagnant — it is always shifting with the tide. That’s why it’s important to always be updating, never resting. This is not a plan for the weak, but rather for…

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