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Facebook’s Paper for iOS updated with birthdays, events, photo comments, group updates, and more

Apr18
by on April 18, 2014 at 5:02 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Mobile

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Facebook today released the first major update to its Paper for iOS app, adding a slew of new features just 10 weeks after the initial launch. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store. First up, Facebook has added notifications for birthdays and events. Just like on Facebook, tap the globe icon to stay posted. Next, photo comments are exactly what you’d expect: sometimes words just aren’t enough to explain what you want to say. To add a photo comment, tap the camera next to the comments field, snap a picture, and post a photo as…

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Simple is as simple does: The downsides of avoiding complexity

Apr18
by on April 18, 2014 at 4:53 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Design & Dev, Entrepreneur

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Evan Hanlon is the Director of Audience Strategy at Xaxis. There’s a certain type of person I’ve learned not to trust: someone who insists that they can make things simple. I recognize how problematic that is for me, a person whose job it is to in fact make things simple. But I suppose it’s because I dive into what lurks behind the design studio slides and know just how deep the rabbit hole goes. It’s ironic that almost every eye-roll inducing invocation of the phrase “big data” is accompanied by a sales pitch for a tool that makes it easy….

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Tresorit opens its end-to-end encrypted file-sharing service to the public

Apr18
by on April 18, 2014 at 3:20 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

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Tresorit today officially launched its end-to-end encrypted cloud storage service after emerging from its stealth beta. The startup employs multiple layers of security that make its data extremely difficult to compromise. One key advantage to Tresorit is that it doesn’t have a master key to your encryption, so, unlike what happened to secure email service Lavabit, it can’t be forced to provide access to your data. The startup is also based in Switzerland, which should help keep it out of reach of NSA court orders. Tresorit uses AES-256 encryption on the client side before your data is uploaded. It also…

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Google Trends gets email notifications: Subscribe to search topics, Hot Searches, and US monthly Top Charts

Apr18
by on April 18, 2014 at 2:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

Google today added email notifications to its Google Trends service. As a result, you can now subscribe to any search topic, Hot Searches for any country, or any US monthly Top Chart and get updates delivered straight to your inbox. While navigating Google Trends, you should see a new “Subscribe” button all over the place. If you find yourself clicking it too often, there’s an easy “unsubscribe” link in every email you get, or you can manage your preferences directly in the new subscriptions section. See also – Google Trends now offers topic predictions and groups searches for 700,000 topics…

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A guide to creating your startup advisory board

Apr18
by on April 18, 2014 at 2:04 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Alana Muller is the President at Kauffman FastTrac, an organization that equips entrepreneurs with the business skills and insights, tools, resources, and networks to start and grow. This post originally appeared on the Clarity.fm blog. The entrepreneurial journey is full of twists, turns, ups and downs. That’s why you need the support of trusted advisors.  Take these examples: 1. The Accidental Founder Renee is in early stage mode. She has an “accidental business” – something that she happened upon as a result of her interest in helping people. To her surprise and delight, what started as a hobby, helping people decorate their…

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