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If a picture says a thousand words, how many characters does an emoji constitute? A lot, considering Twitter is testing a new way for users to interact using a new range of emojis. Happy face Twitter user Ben Cunningham (@codeblue87) first tweeted the news. Select users can choose additional emojis to add to tweets Some
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Most would agree that less workplace meetings are a good thing, but that doesn’t mean they can't be great opportunities to generate ideas and boost productivity. At least that’s the thinking behind new service Solid. Solid start Solid’s first step in getting you up-to-speed is sending you an agenda for your upcoming meetings. It does
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Facebook has just launched Music Stories, a new service that lets mobile users discover and share music. Tuning in Music Stories is now available on the Facebook iOS app and streams content from Spotify and Apple Music. The feature lets users listen to a 30-second preview of a shared song or album that's played directly from
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Twitter is testing a way to deliver ads to Tweeters, even if they're logged out. Virtual reach Twitter explained the update in a blog post. "Earlier this year we broadened the availability of ad syndication, so that marketers can —with a single click — expand their campaigns from Twitter to a much larger audience. "Now,
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Google Drive, Apple Music, Netflix, Amazon. Have you lost track of all your online subscriptions and sign-ups? A clever new free service called Trim lets you track and trim your subscription list. Trim and terrific Here's how it works. You enter the details of your primary credit cards with Trim (which uses bank-level security). Trim then scans
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Yahoo, Google, Twitter. Yelp continues the time-honoured trend of digital giants adopting wacky names while delivery a very sophisticated service. So today we're having a closer look at the location and review-based service. Yelp all about it Yelp was founded in 2004 and today has 142 million monthly unique users. Over 90 million reviews have
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If Android users were feeling a little left out by Facebook's recent updates, this week brings some respite. The social network has just launched Work Chat, an app that allows Android users to use Facebook at Work on-the-go. Chatterbox Work Chat looks and operates a lot like Messenger. Users can connect individually and in groups,
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Social video is a Brave New World – and Facebook is betting Virtual Reality is going to play a bit part in moving pictures. The social network has just released 360 Video support for iOS. In a spin While VR support has been available for Android and web-based Facebook users since September, now iPhone users
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Microsoft has just released Social Share, a new service that lets users repost PowerPoint presentations on social networks. Sharing is caring Social Share has been developed by Microsoft Garage, an initiative that encourages Microsoft employees to trial experimental projects. The free plugin for PowerPoint lets you share slides on Facebook and Twitter as either a photo
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Do you use GiFs in your marketing plan, or just because they're so damned fun? Now you can rewind your GIFs with Twitter's ScratchReel. Scratch the surface ScratchReel's Twitter account advises that certain types of GIFs can now be manipulated using either a mouse, or finger gestures on mobile. You can hover over the GIF to
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