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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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Google celebrates Project Loon’s birthday with first LTE experiments and launch near the equator

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 4:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Google’s Project Loon is drifting to even greater heights. The company recently tested its balloon-powered internet access venture in Brazil, marking its first LTE experiments and launch near the equator. In the countryside just beyond Campo Maior – located inside the state of Piaui, and roughly two hours outside of Teresina – Google was able to propel its high-altitude balloons into the air and connect a school called Linoca Gayoso to the internet for the very first time. That alone is arguably cause for celebration, but it’s also the first time Google has tested LTE delivery. Google shared a video…

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Microsoft is adding machine learning to its Azure cloud platform

Jun16
by on June 16, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, azure

Microsoft today announced the upcoming release of Azure Machine Learning (ML) as it adds a predictive analytics service to its cloud platform. With the new service, Microsoft is offering the machine learning technology that it built for Xbox and bing through Azure. Some Microsoft partners already have access to an early preview, and a public preview is set to arrive next month. ➤ Microsoft Azure Machine Learning Thumbnail credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

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