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Box acquires file-streaming service Streem to help with content management

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 6:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Online storage provider Box has acquired YC-backed Streem, a cloud-based filesystem that allowed users to mount virtual drives on their desktops and get streaming access to their files. Streem’s three technologies, which include its filesystem, custom streaming and buffering algorithms, and a video transcoder, will be incorporated into Box. There’s no specific timeline on when Box will integrate Streem’s technology, but it plans to “rapidly” make it happen. Existing Streem users can have their files transitioned over to a Box account, or they can choose to download a ZIP file with their data. The firm will share more information on the migration process in…

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Amazon’s smartphone doesn’t have to beat Apple to succeed, it just needs to be your pocket salesman

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 5:47 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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The smartphone market is brutal. It destroys companies that can’t keep up and makes established tech juggernauts look like a bumbling startup. It’s harsh, unrelenting and Amazon is getting ready to shoulder its way into the fray. On Wednesday Amazon is expected to reveal its long-rumored smartphone. Judging from the teaser video Amazon released with the event’s announcement, a 3D display is all but a given. Then Jeff Bezos, the company’s CEO, shipped members of the press that are attending the event a book, Mr. Pine’s Purple House. The book is about being different with an emphasis on being purple. Even the note that accompanied the…

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Wikipedia now requires its editors to disclose all paid contributions

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 4:50 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Wikipedia Imposes A 24 Hour Shutdown To Protest Over Web Piracy Bill
Wikipedia now requires its contributors to declare any employer, client or affiliation that gives them compensation in exchange for contributions. Editors must make this relationship clear either through a statement on their profile page; as part of the edit summary that accompanies their paid contributions; or on the talk page alongside applicable edits. Wikipedia warns that specific guidelines and policies set up by the Wikimedia Foundation or Wikipedia community may require a more detailed disclosure, or simply limit the extent to which editors can receive paid contributions. “The amendment is not intended to impact participants in gallery, library, archive and…

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7 best practices for using GIFs and cinemagraphs for business

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 4:23 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, 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 Brian’s blog. GIFs and cinemagraphs are a fun and innovative way for brands to connect with their audience in the era of Tumblr, BuzzFeed and other media platforms attempting to hack the virality of the Internet. GIFs and cinemagraphs are similar pieces of media, but have quite different features and uses. GIFs are image files that are compressed to continually loop the same motions over and over again — basically, a small portion of a video that repeats. A cinemagraph is an image file where the whole…

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iHeartRadio adds new personalization features to its Android app as it preps Chromecast support

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 4:09 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio released today version 5.0 of its Android app with a new section for deeper recommendations of radio stations. The related iOS update is scheduled for release next week. The new “For You” personalization service suggests stations based on location, genre, and music you previously listened to and liked. iHeartRadio has also rebuilt its search functionality in order to make it faster. Along with today’s announcement, iHeartRadio confirmed that it is readying Chromecast support and other integrations in “the coming months.” ➤ iHeartRadio for Android Image Credit: Shutterstock

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