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Hands on: Shutterfly’s ThisLife masters photo management for busy families

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by on August 6, 2014 at 7:32 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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There’s a new job title that you may or may not have heard of: it’s called memory manager. While there’s no discrimination intended, generally the person occupying this executive position is female, young-ish and very likely a mother. Memory managers are the volunteer army in charge of their family’s growing photo and video “memories” and they take this role seriously. Enter ThisLife from Shutterfly, the popular online photo company, which was among the first in the digital age to use its Website for uploading and storing photos, printing, creating photo CDs and generating personalized photo-based consumer products and gifts. ThisLife taps into your social networks and online…

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Yelp celebrates 10 years of marginally helpful reviews by random people

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by on August 6, 2014 at 6:29 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

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It’s hard to image a world without Yelp. Love or hate the reviews written by average people, it’s a good indicator if a restaurant is at least palatable. Today, the crowd-sourced reviews service is celebrating its 10th birthday with some interesting data nuggets. For example, there are over 61 million reviews on the site, and approximately 24,000 photos are uploaded every day via Yelp’s mobile app. And because companies love infographics, here’s one filled with big moments from Yelp’s history. Today’s inforgraphic-filled celebration comes on the heels of Foursquare launching its updated app with a focus on location-based recommendations. In addition…

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Internet Explorer update will block out-of-date ActiveX controls, starting with older versions of Java

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 6:23 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Microsoft today announced an important Internet Explorer update that will block out-of-date ActiveX controls. It will be released along with the next Windows update and other security updates coming on August 12 (this month’s Patch Tuesday). The update will let IE use a Microsoft-hosted file (versionlist.xml) to determine whether an ActiveX control should be stopped from loading. Microsoft says it will start by initially flagging older versions of Java, “but over time will add other outdated ActiveX controls to the list.” By default, users will be warned and given options to update the control or override the warning. Users with…

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3 smart decisions to make before advertising on Facebook

Aug06
by on August 6, 2014 at 6:15 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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Brian Honigman is a marketing consultant, a professional speaker and freelance writer. This post originally appeared on the Adknowledge blog. The most common issue businesses face when trying to advertise on Facebook is not being properly prepared from the very beginning. Before your organization pulls the trigger on a Facebook ad spend, and way before working with a social advertising partner, it’s essential that your team understands your company’s ongoing objectives. Facebook is a powerful advertising platform for advertisers to reach highly targeted customers at scale at various points through the conversion funnel. For advertisers, the Facebook platform offers a variety of tools, ad units and targeting…

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Square launches bug bounty program with rewards starting from $250

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by on August 6, 2014 at 5:52 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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Square today launched a bug bounty program in conjunction with HackerOne. Rewards start at a minimum of $250 and no maximum is given. The company has outlined requirements in order to identify legitimate security research as opposed to malicious attacks against its services. Square promises not to bring legal action against researchers who: Share the full details of any problem found with Square. Do not disclose the issue to others until Square has had “reasonable time” to address it. Do not intentionally harm the experience or usefulness of the service to others. Never attempt to view, modify, or damage data…

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