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LinkedIn sends cease and desist to Sell Hack, which lets you see anyone’s email address on the service

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by on March 31, 2014 at 9:06 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Social Media

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A new tool called Sell Hack claims it allows anyone to see the email address of a LinkedIn user. We contacted LinkedIn about it this morning and the company responded in the evening to say the company’s legal team is delivering a cease and desist letter to Sell Hack “as a result of several violations.” “LinkedIn members who downloaded Sell Hack should uninstall it immediately and contact Sell Hack requesting that their data be deleted.” Krista Canfield, LinkedIn’s Senior Manager of Corporate Communications, told TNW in a statement. “We advise LinkedIn members to protect themselves and to use caution before…

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Roundup: All of Google’s jokes for April Fools’ Day 2014

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 8:43 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider

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Every year, Google tries to outdo itself for April Fools’ Day. The company’s various divisions pull together more jokes than any other tech firm we know, and it gets difficult to keep track of them all. As a result, like last year we’ve put together a roundup. Google Magic Hand First up, Google Japan has introduced the Magic Hand, a new input method for smartphones. In short, you no longer have to operate your own mobile device: the magic hand does all the hard work. The nonexistent device weighs just 800g and can be attached to any keyboard. There are…

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Google+ now shows the total number of profile, post and photo views on pages

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 8:13 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Product Updates

In an effort to shrug off its “ghost town” reputation, Google today updated Google+ with total content views for profiles and pages. On any page, you’ll notice the new figure underneath the user’s profile photo, just next to where their follower count is displayed. It includes the total number of views for their posts, photos and profile page. Clearly, this is a move to prove once and for all what the level of user engagement is like on Google+. Of course, that number will fluctuate depending on how many followers you have, how often you publish and the popularity of…

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Changing your startup’s name: A tale of crowdsourcing 843 domain names

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur

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Sandi Lin is the CEO and co-founder of Skilljar, which provides online course software for businesses. Every entrepreneur has faced the nearly impossible task of naming their startup. Branding sounds like a fun activity until you realize: There are virtually no decent .com domains available. Negotiations are very time-consuming and potentially fruitless, especially on a lean startup budget. Having a great name is important to your success, perhaps critically so. It’s a pain to change your name later, yet it’s very possible your company will pivot. Your team is wasting precious hours/days/weeks. In the meantime, you have no brand to…

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Square now lets sellers accept Bitcoin on their own storefronts

Mar31
by on March 31, 2014 at 7:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Mobile

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Square today announced it has added support for paying with Bitcoin. As a result, buyers can now use the digital currency to purchase goods and services on Square Market, which allows sellers to create an online storefront with online payment processing. The mobile payment company promises the experience won’t feel any different for sellers and they “don’t have to change a thing, except potentially expecting new trailblazing customers and more sales.” In other words, Square wants them to be able to offer Bitcoin as a payment option without any headaches. While Square says it “focused on making the experience smooth…

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