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FullContact taps Zapier to let you scan your business cards into more than 250 third-party services

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by on May 14, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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2011 TechStars alumni FullContact is introducing Zapier integration to its business card scanner app for iOS and Android. For the uninitiated, FullContact offers a unified digital address book for Gmail, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and other digital contacts-based services. It taps publicly-accessible data to automatically complete missing information in your contacts list, thus eliminating duplicate, partial, and out-of-date records. And with its Card Reader app, users simply snap a picture of a business card, letting humans (rather than OCR) add the information to your account. Zapier is a service that syncs data between apps through triggers and actions to automate tasks….

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Impulse buy: You can pick up a Nintendo 2DS for $99 at Target until May 17

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by on May 14, 2014 at 4:58 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Product Updates

Between now and Saturday (May 17, 2014) you can pick up a Nintendo 2DS for $99 at Target stores across the US. The portable gaming console would usually retail for $129.99, so the temporary price-cut isn’t earth-shattering by any means. But, it’s a 24 percent discount and dips the system under the magical $100 mark, making this an excellent deal. The limited-time discount covers the ‘Electric Blue’ and ‘Crimson Red’ models, both of which feature a predominantly black design and a smattering of color on the sides and back. The two consoles are out of stock on Target’s website though, so you’ll need…

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Can online apps change real life behavior?

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by on May 14, 2014 at 4:15 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Apps, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider, Investigations, LifeHacks

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Max Ogles is the head of marketing for Coach Alba, a mobile health startup. Visit his blog to read more about behavior change, technology, and psychology. Weight gain happens pound by pound, over many years, and that’s how Dave Haynes found himself 60 pounds away from a healthy BMI. In his career, Dave was immersed in the startup world; he helped start SoundCloud, which allows anyone to share and produce music and has over 10 million users. So when he ultimately resolved to reverse this disturbing weight trend, he naturally looked to technology for the solution; he downloaded the popular fitness…

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Eyefi links up with Best Buy for Wi-Fi card-cloud deal

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by on May 14, 2014 at 4:00 pm
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Eyefi, the maker of wireless SD camera storage cards and mobile device companion software, has inked a deal with Best Buy to offer customers an exclusive hardware-cloud package. It features the Eyefi Mobi 16GB Wi-Fi SD card paired with a one-year membership to the company’s new Eyefi Cloud service. Eyefi Mobi, a class 10 memory card, is compatible with thousands of cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Fujifilm, and others. Eyefi Cloud, which was launched last month, makes newly shot photos immediately available on smartphones, tablets, desktop computers or smart TVs, but emphasizes private photo sharing and strict user control over who sees your images. The…

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Giphy now lets you share GIFs on Twitter that point to other URLs

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by on May 14, 2014 at 3:40 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Product Updates

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If you love GIFs, you’ve probably heard of Giphy. The site offers a gargantuan database of short animated images, helping you easily find and link to the perfect internet skit at a moment’s notice. On Twitter, many brands and publishers upload images to complement an important link. Posting two URLs is pretty inefficient, however, and gives you even fewer characters to write a tweet. Enter Giphy. The company has effectively smashed the two together. You can now find any GIF on Giphy and then pair it with a link of your choosing. The site will create a shortened URL which, when…

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