16 October 2013

Find Any Symbol You Can Dream Of And Then Some With These Apps



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No one knows why, but symbols are fun. They’re like emoticons on steroids. While we mostly see the same three or four characters used over and over again, there are actually hundreds of characters and symbols out there. Using them will not only make you the coolest person ever while communicating with friends, it could even become an educational experience if you are interested in symbols. The website and the Android app below will help you discover and use more symbols than you’ve ever dreamed possible, on your computer as well as a smartphone. You really should try them out....


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Is It Time To Give Yahoo A Second Chance?



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From email and search giant to the butt of many jokes, Yahoo arguably had more downs than ups. Now that the company is experiencing something of a renaissance, is it time to Yahoo again? When I first started using the Internet in school, Yahoo was the web portal and search engine of choice. We’d chat for hours on their chat service, and only Hotmail’s integration with MSN Messenger trumped a Yahoo email address. Of late the company has been dusting off its repertoire, polishing old favourites and acquiring new blood – so maybe it’s time for the now-sans-serif Yahoo to...


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Ghost Launches Javascript-Based Blogging Platform As Simple Alternative To WordPress



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WordPress is more than just a blogging platform and that’s fantastic. But developer John O’Nolan wanted something simpler — he wanted “just a blogging platform”. And so he created Ghost, building it entirely on Javascript. “Like a ghost writer, Ghost is your ghost publisher. It does the hard work anonymously, getting your content online so you can focus on the most important things: Your ideas. Your content,” O’Nolan says. Now, Ghost.org is ready to let you sign up and download the new platform, which you can then install on your server. You can’t currently host a blog on Ghost.org, but...


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Ghost Launches Javascript-Based Blogging Platform As Simple Alternative To WordPress



Ghost-launches-just-a-blogging-platform-Wordpress-alternative

WordPress is more than just a blogging platform and that’s fantastic. But developer John O’Nolan wanted something simpler — he wanted “just a blogging platform”. And so he created Ghost, building it entirely on Javascript. “Like a ghost writer, Ghost is your ghost publisher. It does the hard work anonymously, getting your content online so you can focus on the most important things: Your ideas. Your content,” O’Nolan says. Now, Ghost.org is ready to let you sign up and download the new platform, which you can then install on your server. You can’t currently host a blog on Ghost.org, but...


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You Can Finally Publish Yelp Reviews From Android Devices



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Yelp has finally updated their Android app to allow users to post reviews from their devices, after adding the same feature to iOS last August. Previously, users could only post tips or draft reviews on their mobile devices, but had to wait until they got back to a computer to actually post the review. Tips are staying around for now, but are meant for much shorter notes rather than in-depth reviews. Along with this major update, photos uploaded with a review now appear directly underneath the review, and users can swipe down on the page of any business to see...


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Bing Improves Search With Klout Verified Snapshots Of Social Profiles



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Google has Google Authorship where users are linked to their Google+ profiles. Bing has now taken a page out of their rival’s social book by integrating Klout “Snapshots” alongside search results, which bring up LinkedIn public profiles. If you have a Klout profile, the Snapshots will be a reflection of your social media influence (as measured by the Klout score) alongside LinkedIn and any other social profiles connected to Klout. For anyone working on the Web, it is a good way to expand your social reach and get recognition for your work. It is also a nudge for you to...


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Awesome Things You Can Do With Google Scripts



A collection of top Google Scripts for Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar, Contacts and other Google services. No programming knowledge required to run the scripts.





This story, Awesome Things You Can Do With Google Scripts, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 15/10/2013 under GMail, Google Drive, Internet