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Love video games? Valve just kicked off its annual Steam Summer Sale

Jun19
by on June 19, 2014 at 6:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web

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Own a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer? Enjoy video games? It’s time to load up Steam, because Valve just kicked off its beloved annual Summer Sale. The celebrations run from June 19-30, giving players a whole host of daily deals and flash sales – the latter of which rotates every eight hours – to take advantage of. The summer months are typically quite low-key for the video game industry – publishers save their biggest titles for the autumn and winter seasons – so this is a good chance to catch-up with older releases you may have missed. At the time…

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Simple drastically reduces transfer times for its down to earth banking service in the US

Jun19
by on June 19, 2014 at 5:12 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

If you use Simple in the US, the company is making it easier to transfer money to and from your account. Starting today, moving cash out of your Simple-managed piggie bank will take one business day rather than four; likewise, deposits will take three rather than five. Furthermore, if you move money out of your Simple account before 7pm PST, the company says it could be in the receiving bank “as soon as the following morning.” That’s up to 75 percent faster – an achievement which Simple says is integral to its long-term goals. “When you apply for a Simple…

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Hire learning: 5 ways to craft an unforgettable anti-resume

Jun19
by on June 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, How-To's, Insider

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Lindsay is a New York-based writer, photographer, and editor. Her work has appeared in publications including American Photo, PDN and Rangefinder. This post was originally published on the Shutterstock blog and has been reprinted with permission. The act of printing out documents has increasingly become a relic of the analogue world, so why think of your resume in terms of 8.5 x 11 inches?  Landing that dream job requires standing out in a sea of boxed, one-dimensional lists of accolades, where the curriculum vitae can be as carefully curated as your social-media presence. In the spirit of helping to reinvent the old standard, we’ve rolled…

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Facebook retools its Android app so it works better in Africa and other emerging markets

Jun19
by on June 19, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Facebook is turning its attention to users in emerging markets, and Africa in particular. The company has retooled its Android app to bring a multitude of speed and performance improvements to those with low-end devices and modest internet connections. Earlier this year, the company ran a series of fact-finding missions to Africa in order to test how the app behaved under native conditions — that means lower quality devices and basic mobile networks. The fruit of that initiative is this Android app update, which the company says includes performance gains across the board, including: Up to 50 percent reduction in initial start time…

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The minimalist’s guide to boosting brands’ Instagram engagement

Jun19
by on June 19, 2014 at 4:45 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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Eric Dahan is co-founder and CEO of InstaBrand, the Web’s premier Instagram/Vine influencer platform. The recent release of Instagram 6.0 and its array of 10 new advanced photo editing features gives users more control over the look and feel of their photos with increased customizability. Now, in addition to choosing a filter, users have the option to straighten, adjust brightness (contrast, warmth, saturation, highlights, shadows), add a vignette, apply tilt shift, and sharpen an image. This is a big shift for the photo-sharing platform originally hailed for its streamlined UI and straightforward, user-friendly photo editing tools. For brands hoping to utilize…

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