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Facebook is reportedly prepping an e-money service, and is close to getting approval in Ireland

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 6:28 am
Posted In: Around the Web, e-money, financial services

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Facebook wants to be more than a social network — it is planning to facilitate financial services in the form of electronic money and remittances, the Financial Times reports (as spotted first by Benedict Evans). The report cites sources as saying that Facebook is weeks away from getting regulatory approval in Ireland for a service that lets users store money on Facebook and use it to pay others — what’s known as “e-money”. This means that Facebook will be able to issue units of stored monetary value that represent a claim against the company, and the e-money can be used…

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Microsoft rolls out pricing changes to support universal Windows apps

Apr14
by on April 14, 2014 at 3:43 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates, Windows, Windows Phone

At its Build Conference earlier this month, Microsoft announced universal Windows apps, which work across PCs, phones, tablets, and eventually the Xbox One. It also revealed plans to let developers sell apps across multiple platforms, extending to in-app purchases too — if you buy something on your phone, you’ll get the same access on your PC. This week Microsoft has started rolling out pricing changes to support universal Windows apps — which means you may be seeing changes in your app prices. Microsoft says it is providing a single set of price tiers across Windows and Windows Phone to simplify app…

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Built by you: Google-owned Waze’s biggest asset is its community

Apr13
by on April 13, 2014 at 6:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Profiles and Interviews

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Navigation app Waze hit the headlines over the past week for the $1.15 billion that Google paid to acquire it last year – not to mention hints that the company might not have quite been ready to become a small cog in a big machine. Now several months down the line from the closure of that deal, TNW sat down for a chat with Julie Mossler, senior director of communications at Waze, to catch up with the social navigation company’s progress and talk about the potential future growth – and independence – of the service. Hands-off Billion-dollar deals and the backing of…

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12 ways to extend the life of every article you write

Apr13
by on April 13, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. Do you have a “Hall of Fame” for your best pieces of content? I can recite a list of top content for the Buffer blog as quickly as I could recite the Pledge of Allegiance. We have Belle’s post about 10 simple ways to be happier, Leo’s post about why Facebook is blue, Courtney’s post about emotion in marketing and my Twitter tips for beginners. Our archives have a lot of helpful, popular content. It’d be a shame to just let them sit there! That’s why repurposing content is such an exciting idea. You can breathe new life into…

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