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ChoreMonster 2.0 lands for Web and iOS, bringing Amazon integration and new interactive monsters

ChoreMonster, the platform that wants to encourage your kids to do their household tasks by rewarding them for achieving goals, has today released a major update for its Web and iOS apps that brings new features and makes the platform completely free for the first time. In brief, it allows children to earn points by completing chores to work towards goals set by parents, like an hour of gaming or TV time, or something larger like a family holiday. Based on feedback from parents, the company tweaked some of the features for the second iteration. For example, the previously subscriber-only…
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Mightybell has officially launched its platform for creating micro social networks, allowing anyone to sign up and begin connecting with like-minded people. During its beta phase, Mightybell signed on several notable clients, including American Express, Lean In and The Gates Foundation. The product is similar to Google+ and Facebook by allowing small groups to self-organize around a common topic or interest. However, the startup differentiates itself from mainstream social networking companies by suggesting that its service is smarter and more about engaging with the people “you should know,” rather than those you’re already acquainted with. CEO Gina Bianchini said in…
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Livefyre today announced LiveReviews, a new tool for enabling user-generated ratings and reviews for publishers. This service is launching with four partners – Time Out, Allure, Universal Music Group Australia and CNET. LiveReviews syncs up with Livefyre’s existing commenting, live-blog and chat services, so publishers that use the firm’s commenting system and other tools can manage their data in one place. Livefyre CEO Jordan Kretchmer said the company originally expected LiveReviews to work for about 25-30 percent of its customers, but the product now looks like it could have broader reach, as some of its initial partners are using it…
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If you’re a user of popular personal productivity service IFTTT (If This Then That) who also has an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, maybe you’ve wished that you could use iOS push notifications in your recipes. Well, from today you can, and there’s also a new universal version of the iOS app, complete with full iPad support. Push notifications work exactly the same as any other output from the service. Set up an input (for example, ‘If the Weather Channel says it will rain tomorrow’) and select iOS push notifications as the result. Voila! You’ll get a message on your…
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