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LinkedIn acquires Newsle, a Google Alerts-style service for you and your network

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by on July 14, 2014 at 1:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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LinkedIn’s has announced it has acquired Newsle, a service that lets you import your contacts from Facebook or LinkedIn and scans the Web to alerts you whether anyone in your network has been mentioned on the Web. The good news for current Newsle users is that it’s not being shuttered, and will continue to operate as a standalone service. Instead, Newsle will be integrated more deeply into LinkedIn’s existing products, as it continues its push to make online relationships more meaningful. “LinkedIn and Newsle share a common goal: We both want to provide professional insights that make you better at…

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3DBin photo app for iPhone helps you capture all the angles

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by on July 14, 2014 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Launches

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Increasingly, retail and e-commerce sites are using animated 3D images to let potential customers examine all visible parts of any item they are considering as a purchase. You can now create an animated photo of any item using 3DBin, an app that facilitates 360-degree or 180-degree photography from your iPhone. Just circle around your subject and shoot a series of shots. A convenient redo option allows users to retake photos, useful when you want to maintain the same distance from the object while taking pictures. A handy transparency feature helps you position and frame your shot. Shoot a series of images by circling…

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Lettrs now transforms your Android device into a personal writing desk

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by on July 14, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Way back in April last year, we brought you news on Lettrs, and app that transforms your iPhone into a personal writing desk, transcriber and post office. And today, it launches for Android users too. In a nutshell,Lettrs is setting out to revive and reinvent the concept of personal, handwritten letters by making them social. The Web-based incarnation serves as a virtual writing desk to write your letter, with a slew of handwriting-esque fonts and paper types to choose from. When you’re done, you can choose to deliver it digitally – email or the usual social conduits, or send as…

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Lettrs now transforms your Android device into a personal writing desk

Jul14
by on July 14, 2014 at 1:01 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Way back in April last year, we brought you news on Lettrs, and app that transforms your iPhone into a personal writing desk, transcriber and post office. And today, it launches for Android users too. In a nutshell,Lettrs is setting out to revive and reinvent the concept of personal, handwritten letters by making them social. The Web-based incarnation serves as a virtual writing desk to write your letter, with a slew of handwriting-esque fonts and paper types to choose from. When you’re done, you can choose to deliver it digitally – email or the usual social conduits, or send as…

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eBay will soon let you follow Sotheby’s live auctions through video

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by on July 14, 2014 at 12:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Sotheby’s, meet eBay. eBay, meet Sotheby’s. You two have a lot in common. So much, in fact, that the two brands are hooking up for a joint initiative this year that will see Sotheby’s live-auctions streamed through eBay for anyone to participate. Sotheby’s will offer a “mid-priced inventory,” so you won’t likely be seeing any Picassos on here, but it will feature “enhanced functionality” that draws on the stories behind the items on sale. While the auctions will still take place in New York, anyone will be able to follow the action on video through eBay. “The growth of the…

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