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Facebook’s Slingshot app now lets you react to reactions

Jul31

by Sindy Cator on July 31, 2014 at 8:20 pm

Facebook has released the first big update to its Slingshot photo messaging app, which launched last month. Now, you’ll be able to reply to friends’ reactions to your photos and videos with a reaction of your own. Similar to Snapchat, Slingshot allows you to draw on photos and add text. The app differs, however, by requiring friends to send a photo back to see your own content and by letting friends send quick reactions to your photo. Now that you can react to reactions, you can start an infinite selfie loop with your friends. Facebook has also added a My People…

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Crowdfunding site Crowdtilt has changed its name to Tilt

Jul31

by Sindy Cator on July 31, 2014 at 7:02 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Startups can end up with awkward names. Crowdfunding site Crowdtilt was no different. But today the company changed its name to the easier to remember Tilt and it’s celebrating with cheap clothing. The newly renamed service is commemorating its name change by offering a t-shirt with its name and logo for $1 (limit two shirts per person). As you would expect, the company is using its own crowd-funding service to distribute the marketing device disguised as a deal. The Tilt service lets anyone create a campaign to pool funds from friends for virtually anything. Post a short description and minimum dollar amount needed…

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Microsoft Office for iPad updated with export to PDF and Presenter View

Jul31

by Sindy Cator on July 31, 2014 at 6:18 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

After taking more than a few years to get Office on the iPad, Microsoft is wasting no time updating the productivity suite. That’s good news for anyone about to give a PowerPoint presentation. The iPad version of Office now supports exporting files to PDF from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. This can be done even without an Office 365 subscription. For PowerPoint users, today’s update is extra helpful with Presenter View available on the iPad when the presentation is being shown on another display like a projector. Plus, you can now embed photos and videos into your presentations directly on the iPad…

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The customer is mostly wrong: How to use “No” to keep your competitive edge

Jul31

by Sindy Cator on July 31, 2014 at 6:08 pm

Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

Gregory Ciotti is the marketing director at Help Scout. This post originally appeared on the Help Scout blog. One of the more iconic phrases in customer service is “give ‘em the pickle,” drawn from a story by Bob Farrell regarding an unhappy customer who couldn’t get extra pickles for his hamburger. The customer actually wrote a letter detailing the frustration he felt in his inability to get said pickles. The phrase stuck thanks to the important lesson Bob learned that day — a little extra effort in service is often all it takes to make for a great experience. The benefits…

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