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Facebook takes another crack at ephemeral messaging with Slingshot [Update: app pulled off iTunes]

Jun09
by on June 9, 2014 at 8:26 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Facebook is trying once again to enter the increasingly crowded ephemeral messaging app market with Slingshot, a photo sharing app. But unlike Snapchat and other services, before you can see a photo, you need to reply with a photo of your own.  The app is the social network’s second attempt to take on Snapchat. The company’s Poke app launched to much fanfare only to fizzle out quickly and get pulled from the App Store. Unlike Poke, which was pretty much a Snapchat clone, Slingshot adds another element to the mix. By forcing you to send a picture (or “sling” as Facebook…

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The art of live tweeting: How to provide value without annoying your followers

Jun09
by on June 9, 2014 at 8:12 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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Matthew Capala is the author of  “Away with the Average,” an NYU Professor, and Founder of SearchDecoder.com. This post originally appeared on Matthew’s Medium blog. You’ve heard this before: live-tweeting can increase your social media engagement, expand your network, build brand awareness and position you as an industry authority. The list goes on. I’ve live-tweeted every conference I’ve attended for the past couple of years. I thought I followed the best practices. I would take a picture of the panel, tag speakers, use the event #hashtag and post it on Twitter. Over the course of the conference I would get a…

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Crowd-powered transit app Moovit debuts Lyft integration pilot program in select cities [Update: feature now available in all cities covered by Lyft]

Jun09
by on June 9, 2014 at 8:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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The transit-planning app Moovit is teaming up with get-a-ride-in-a-stranger’s-car service Lyft to help users get where they need to go in a timely fashion. The update available for iOS and Android adds the ability to request a Lyft pickup to Moovit’s planning a trip feature. The integration gives travelers an additional option when getting around. The Lyft integration pilot program starts in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Moovit CEO, Nir Erez says that new cities could come online soon based on what happens in the launch cities, “We want to start with select cities to be more focused and to measure the impact of…

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Everything EA announced during its E3 2014 press conference

Jun09
by on June 9, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Continuing our coverage of E3 2014, here’s everything that EA announced at its annual press conference on Monday. Star Wars: Battlefront EA gave attendees a look at “early in-game footage” for Star Wars: Battlefront, before promising more details in “spring 2015″ A short mini-documentary showed how developer DICE has been examining the original Lucasfilm assets and locations from the Star Wars movies to maintain authenticity in its next video game. It’s too soon to make any real comment on the game, but it shows EA is at least interested in preserving the heart of the Star Wars franchise. Dragon Age: Inquisition Dragon Age: Inquisition is…

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Secret introduces Dens, a private network feature for your work and school

Jun09
by on June 9, 2014 at 7:21 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Secret has announced an invite-only beta for its newest on-the-down-low feature, Dens. The latest addition to the app creates a company or school-wide private network of Secret postings. When an organization creates a Den, anyone within that company or school can create posts that are viewable only to the members of that organization. It’s like having your own Secret club house. The Den posts have the name of your organization in the lower-left hand corner where the location or friend indicator currently resides. Secret says that the Den posts are not shareable outside of the app. But, of course a screenshot is all you…

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