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Bop.fm’s music-streaming aggregator now lets you import playlists and share with anyone

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 3:33 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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With the likes of Spotify, Rdio, Beats, Deezer, and many others locking horns, the online music-streaming realm is becoming increasingly competitive. But given that you and your friends may subscribe to different services, and the availability of these platforms varies from country-to-country, what we end up with is a fragmented listening experience that makes it difficult to share music with all your buddies. Want to share your Spotify playlist so your Rdio-tethered brethren can listen effortlessly? No cigar. This is where Bop.fm comes in to play. As we noted in our original coverage back in December, Bop.fm doesn’t actually host…

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YouTube for Xbox One now lets you upload your gameplay videos directly

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

Good news gamers: Google has just announced that the YouTube app for Xbox One now lets you broadcast your gaming prowess to the world by uploading clips from your DVR directly to your YouTube channel. While it was already possible to share to YouTube using SkyDrive as an intermediary, it’s now gotten a whole lot easier. Additionally, with the latest update YouTube also now supports Xbox One’s Snap Mode, which basically lets you juggle multiple apps simultaneously. In this case, you could shift a YouTube video to one side, and move on to watch something else in the main area…

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5 ways technology has changed recruiting forever

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 2:52 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, Social Media

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Franklin Morris is a senior writer for Rackspace. A recent CareerBuilder report finds that 77 percent of full-time workers are either looking for a new job or are open to a change this year. Candidates who haven’t applied in a couple years will quickly find that the rules are different. Anyone who still thinks dropping off a resume at the front desk is enough will have better luck uploading it to their MySpace page and rushing to the nearest pay phone to place a follow-up call. Meanwhile, companies of all sizes are in a mad dash to recruit talented candidates using the…

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Microsoft’s first original TV content for the Xbox One and 360 reportedly set to debut in June

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 2:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Product Updates

Microsoft’s efforts to go up against rivals like Netflix and Amazon in the TV arena by commissioning original TV programming for its Xbox service will bear its first fruit in June this year, according to Bloomberg. Reported today, comedians Sarah Silverman and Seth Green, “aspiring World Cup players” and human-like robots will star in some of the first content to come out of Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studios. Additionally, Microsoft announced today that it had signed a deal with UK broadcaster Channel 4 to co-produce “a bold new drama” called ‘Humans’, which will air on the Xbox platform in North America and Channel 4 in the UK in…

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Microsoft targets broadcasters with the new studio-grade Skype TX

Apr07
by on April 7, 2014 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Microsoft is extending its reach into the broadcasting realm with a new product called Skype TX, which it calls “studio grade software that delivers high quality audio and video output to seamlessly connect broadcast and media productions with people around the world.” Skype TX will be available “in the coming year”, and the product is a result of a recent acquisition of its long-time partner Cat and Mouse. This basically now means that Skype will be better integrated into a professional studio set-up. Indeed, the Cat and Mouse URL now redirects to a ‘Skype in Media’ section, which in turn…

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