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YouTube partners with SiriusXM satellite radio for an hour-long weekly music show featuring trending songs

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by on July 11, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google

YouTube today is launching an hour-long weekly show on SiriusXM’s Hits 1 channel featuring songs that are trending on the video-sharing site. The SiriusXM Hits 1 team will select songs based on the view counts established artists get over recent weeks, as well as percentage growth in views emerging artists see. Called the YouTube 15, the show will air Fridays at 6:00 and 9:00 PM EST, Saturdays at 2:00 PM EST and Sundays at 8:00 EST, as well as on-demand via SiriusXM.com. Jenna Marbles, a YouTube personality with over 13 million subscribers, has been tapped to run through each week’s…

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ClassDo is a Google Helpouts on steroids that’s optimized for emerging markets

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by on July 11, 2014 at 11:38 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, Insider

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Late last year, Google launched Helpouts, which brought the idea of allowing people to receive instant help through live video feeds into the limelight. But the concept behind Helpouts has existed for some time, with one startup quietly building up a business based on the same premise since 2010. ClassDo is a Tokyo-based online education startup that connects people via one-on-one lessons conducted through live video. It operates in 90 countries where users can list their knowledge online and have students sign up for their classes. What’s interesting is that the service isn’t limited to countries with fast internet connections — it…

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Mind Candy’s CEO takes to YouTube to reveal he’s standing down, and it works brilliantly

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by on July 11, 2014 at 11:33 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Game developer Mind Candy is best known for its uber-popular Moshi Monsters series for kids, even though it has been pushing into additional territories of late. And one could perhaps be forgiven for assuming the London-based company was in rude health, but founder Michael Acton Smith has revealed that he’s passing on the CEO’s reigns to someone else, as things have become far more “complex” as the company has grown. “I love this company and I’m not going anywhere,” he says. “But now that it’s so much more complex, with multiple offices, a lot of staff, a lot of different projects…

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Amazon now makes users in France spend a penny to get around new book delivery rules

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by on July 11, 2014 at 11:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Amazon has changed its delivery fees and pricing structure for books sold through its French retail portal in response to a change in legislation. Under the new rules, the company is no longer allowed to offer a 5 percent discount and free shipping for customers in France purchasing books. It is, however, still offering free shipping for its Amazon Prime customers in the country. Other shoppers will be charged “1 penny per order”, which it says is the minimum permitted by law. The new law was put into place by the French government as it seeks to help try and restore…

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Seeking fashion inspiration? Looklist trawls the Web so you don’t have to

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by on July 11, 2014 at 10:32 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

There has been a steady slew of fashion-focused tech startups to emerge in recent times, with the likes of Mallzee’s Tinder-esque app making small waves, and the more-established StyleUp and Thread also setting out to help you dress better. The latest chic startup to throw its proverbial hat into the fashion ring is Looklist, which touts itself as an “inspiration engine for street style.” In a nutshell, Looklist’s technology trawls all the top fashion blogs and sites and categorizes the images to make it searchable with filters and keywords. The homepage is essentially a constant stream of images which link…

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