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Here are the most popular words used in viral headlines

Mar20
by on March 20, 2014 at 4:35 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Roundups, Social Media

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This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog and has been republished with permission. There is no one way to create viral content. So many different variables go into a viral post—timing, emotion, engagement, and so many others that you cannot control. There is no viral blueprint. The greatest chance we have to understand viral content is to study the posts and places that do it best, figure out what worked for them, and try it for ourselves. Thanks to some incredible work by the team at Ripenn, we have access to headline analysis from four of the top viral sites on the…

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Pinterest is now available in Hindi

Mar20
by on March 20, 2014 at 4:29 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, India

Pinterest, the service that helps you bookmark, organize and share inspiring images as curated pinboards, is now available in Hindi. Under account settings, you should now be able to pick the new language option from the drop-down menu near the top of the page. This will affect almost all of the typography across the Pinterest site, including links, the navigation menu and other options. Pin captions, user-submitted comments and pinboard titles will continue to be shown in their original language, however. Hindi is one of the most popular languages in the world, making the top five in the 2007 edition…

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Samsung Galaxy S5 preorders start at AT&T on March 21 for $199.99, devices ship in ‘early April’

Mar20
by on March 20, 2014 at 4:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Mobile

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AT&T today announced pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S5 will begin tomorrow (March 21) at att.com and AT&T stores. The Galaxy S5 is priced at $199.99 with a two-year contract, $25 per month with AT&T Next 18, or $32.50 per month with AT&T Next 12. If you’d rather pay the full retail price, with no commitment, you’re look at a $649.99 price tag. Shipping for the pre-orders will begin in “early April” with no specific date given. AT&T also announced that it will offer pre-orders on the same day for the Samsung Gear 2, Samsung Gear 2 Neo, and Samsung…

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WillCall launches its last-minute ticket app for live shows in Los Angeles

Mar20
by on March 20, 2014 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

WillCall, the mobile app that makes it easy to find tickets to see live shows in NYC and San Francisco at the last minute, has now extended its reach to cover Los Angeles too. If you’re new to WillCall, here’s how it works. The folks behind the service select events in key locations then work with the various parties to arrange special prices or packages, then you receive a push notification directly to your smartphone and you can book directly through the app. It arrived first for San Francisco in early 2012, followed by New York in 2013. And now…

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Dark Energy Reservoir review: An 8,000mAh slimline battery pack for charging two devices at once

Mar20
by on March 20, 2014 at 2:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider, Product Reviews

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While modern smartphones, tablets and all kinds of other devices offer up a world of possibilities, they all require one thing – power. They mostly share a common trait too, they’re generally not that power-efficient and can burn through a full charge in what seems like no time at all – this is certainly true for a lot of the power-hungry high-end smartphones you can buy today. It’s no surprise then that there are a wealth of portable battery chargers (like the Satechi 10000 mAh or the Fluxmob) on the market promising to keep your devices fully juiced when you’re away from…

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