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Obama just joined Quora, and became its first verified user

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 5:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Question-and-answer service Quora has begun rolling out verified profiles for public figures, with President Barack Obama signing up as the first user to receive a blue checkmark. Obama has taken to Quora to answer questions about the Affordable Care Act ahead of the March 31 enrollment deadline. On-boarding the president of the US has become something of a milestone for social services. Reddit, for instance, reached a turning point in 2012 when Obama participated in an AMA on the site. Alex Wu, Quora’s Head of Product Marketing and Partnerships, told TNW that Obama’s participation is a “great signal of [Quora’s] growth…

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Apple adds NPR news station to iTunes Radio

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 4:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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iTunes Radio is no longer a streaming service strictly for music. National Public Radio (NPR) today announced that it’s jumping on board as the app’s first news provider, delivering a non-stop steady stream of headlines and in-depth reporting. Starting today, the new station will offer national newscasts and select stories from across its culture and news-based programming, such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. The broadcaster is also planning exclusive NPR member streams and seamless integration with listeners’ local stations. News is an unexpected twist for iTunes Radio. The service, restricted to the Music app in iOS 7, offers…

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How to raise prices without ruining your business

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 4:41 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Entrepreneur, How-To's

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Ilya Pozin is the founder of Open Me and Ciplex, and is a columnist for Inc, Forbes and LinkedIn. The Internet has been buzzing about Amazon Prime’s recent price hike. The service went from $79 to $99 for a year’s subscription. These $20 dollars sparked a lot of anger, irritation, and backlash among Prime customers unhappy about paying more for the site’s service. At some point in their run, most businesses, whether a giant company like Amazon or a small-scale startup, will need to raise prices. In an ideal world, you could always keep prices flat and customers happy. In the real…

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SkillPages for iOS gets design overhaul and now lets you post and manage jobs on the move

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 4:17 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

SkillPages, the startup that promises to help you find trusted people with specific skills, has rolled out a redesigned app for iOS. Besides a new design that that better aligns it with iOS 7, it’s now also introduced ‘improved’ search, including a list view for the search results, and a profile that includes recommendations – this makes it easier for users to see who has a good track-record. Additionally, you can now post and manage all your jobs directly from within the app. So now when your toilet starts leaking, all you have to do is pull out your iPhone…

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Basecamp hit with a DDoS attack, says blackmail attempt points to same group that targeted Fotolia

Mar24
by on March 24, 2014 at 3:36 pm
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Project management tool Basecamp has been struck by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. The company says it’s been contacted by a party claiming responsibility, who are also demanding payment in exchange for a virtual ceasefire. Basecamp said it “will not succumb to blackmail” and has alerted the relevant authorities to find the individual or group behind the attack. Based on the email address used for the blackmail attempt, Basecamp believes those responsible were also behind a similar attack on Fotolia.com last week. The firm is now collaborating with Fotolia to learn more and reaching out to GitHub and Meetup, who…

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