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Friday, February 13, 2015
Facebook introduces 'Relevance Score' for ads
In another effort to refine and improve ads that users see in their Facebook News Feeds, the company introduced a Relevance Score for ads this week.
The scores, which are based on a scale of 1 to 10, measures how well the ad will perform for its targeted audiences. The numbers are a reflection of the ratio of positive to negative interactions.The new measurement is not used for ads with guaranteed delivery — those bought through reach and frequency. "Relevance score has a smaller impact on cost and delivery in brand awareness campaigns, since those ads are optimized for reaching people, rather than driving a specific action like installs," Facebook explained in a blog post.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
legacy contact - How to decide who inherits your Facebook account
Facebook introduced a new legacy contact feature in the U.S. on Thursday — allowing users to choose who can manage their accounts once they've died — and it's something we should all think about activating.While no one wants to think about his or her own death, this kind of option is going to become increasingly common as we share more of our lives online
As Facebook says, "When a person passes away, their account can become a memorial of their life, friendships and experiences." While you might initially cringe at such an option, remember: It could provide comfort to your friends and family.
Facebook bug would have allowed hackers to easily delete your photos
A blogger named Laxman Muthiyah discovered the issue. This was all able to happen by exploiting Facebook's Graph API, which is the HTTP-based software that allows the website to function. Graph API requires a token to mess with someone's data, but Muthiyah tricked Facebook, using his own token, into deleting other people's pictures.
Alert! 4GB iOS apps are coming soon
Apple doubled the size limit of iOS apps from 2GB to 4GB, the company told developers Thursday. So app makers "can include more media in their submission and provide a more complete, rich user experience upon installation," Apple said.The 2GB limit had been in place since the launch of the App Store in 2008
This move from apple is a huge deal for game devolopers. It will help them to overcome the size restriction of upgrade game versions.
Upping the limit may suffer little for iOS users with lower capacity devices. As display quality continues to improve and developers make bigger apps, 8GB and 16GB iPhones and iPads will feel more and more restrictive.
Threat Exchange - Social Media platform from facebook for sharing Cyber Security threats
Facebook launched a new platform called ThreatExchange for security, professionals to exchange information about cyberthreats with greater ease.
"Our goal is that organizations anywhere will be able to use ThreatExchange to share threat information more easily, learn from each other's discoveries, and make their own systems safer," Mark Hammell, Facebook's manager of threat infrastructure, wrote in a blog post announcing the project.
Advantage of this new platform is researchers and professionals can learn from each other, and help keep everyone's systems safer.The new platform builds on Facebook's ThreatData, a framework that stores cyberthreat information (such as bad URLs) for analysis by security pros.Currently, ThreatExchange is in beta, but for those interested in participating, there's a sign-up form over on its website.
Security threats aren't typically relegated to just one target, and the lack of communication between malware targets ends badly for everyone, according to ThreatExchange. So far, some pretty big-name Internet players have joined Facebook on ThreatExchange, including Bitly, Dropbox, Pinterest, Tumblr, Twitter and Yahoo. The platform expect to attract more partners as time goes on.
Facebook thinking about this new idea about a year ago because malware attack for thier websites. Any way Threat Exchange is a good news for social media companies to keep thier data safe.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Google offering 2 GB Free Google Drive Storage - Offers runs until Feb 17
On this Safer Internet Day Google is offering a super easy way to get 2GB of extra storage on Google Drive.
You can get this offer simply By completing the company's Security Checkup, users will get 2GB of storage space added to their accounts.
How to stop videos from auto-playing on Facebook
Facebook says the videos that play automatically in your News Feed make for "an easier way to watch," but it's highly unlikely you want every native video in your stream coming to life.
If automatically playing videos drive you insane, here is a solution. With only a few simple change in your settings, it's easy to keep clips static as you scroll through your feed.
World celebrates today as Birth Day of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin
One who leads a nation to top of the world - President Abraham Lincoln
One who opened secrete behind human Evolution - Charles Darwin
One who opened secrete behind human Evolution - Charles Darwin
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
A touchscreen that 'touches' you back
Touch is so important in our real world, but it is neglected in the digital world.Can you imagine touchscreen of your smartphone or tablet touch you back? Yes it comes to reality- researchers report.
This study done by touch-based (haptic) systems from Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Theory behind this technology
In a study of people drawing their fingers over a flat surface that has two "virtual bumps", the team from Northwestern University and Carnegie Mellon University found that, under certain circumstances, the subjects feel only one bump when there really are two.
Forces felt by the fingers as they travel along a flat surface can lead to the illusion that the surface actually contains bumps. This so-called "virtual bump illusion" is well known in the haptics field.The team's experiment presented two "virtual bumps" to subjects participating in the study. When bump and finger spacing were identical, subjects reported feeling two bumps as one.
In this case, the brain thinks it is too coincidental that there should be two bumps at the same time so it registers the bumps as one. The new model could one day lead to flat-screen displays featuring active touch-back technology such as making your touchscreen's keyboard actually feel like a keyboard.
Tactile information also could benefit the blind, users of dashboard technology in cars, players of video games and more. The findings also provide insight into how the brain makes sense of data from fingers
The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
Tips for online Security on Safer Internet Day
It's Safer Internet Day! Every February 10, the occasion is meant to be a reminder — particularly to young people — of the perils of the Internet.
Here is 5 easy tips for better online security
It's Safer Internet Day! Every February 10, the occasion is meant to be a reminder particularly to young people of the perils of the Internet.
Here is 5 easy tips for better online security
Inventor's Day
Inventors' Day is observed on February 11, 2015. Inventors' Day is celebrated as birth anniversary of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison, who held over 1,000 patents. On this day a country recognise the contributions of inventors. Ronald Reagan as President of the United States proclaimed February 11, 1983 as National Inventors' Day in the USA.
iPhone 7 : 10 things iPhone lovers like to see
Apple always brings some magical experience for thier users.iPhone 6, iPhone 6 plus are pretty great, but there are still some things we'd like to change. These are the top features we think Apple should add to the iPhone 6S and iPhone 7.
See more at - http://www.futureofdubai.com/2014/12/iphone-7-10-things-wed-like-to-see.html#.VNnuOi781dh
Monday, February 9, 2015
Microsoft Office 2016 preview available for download
Microsoft opening up its Preview for touch-optimized Office 2016 suite.Anyone who agrees to non-disclosure agreement can download the software and test it before it goes on sale.
Whats new on Office 2016 ? There is two notable new features
1: Tell Me tool to help users get acquainted with Office
2: Automatic image-rotation feature.
How to Download
If you're interested in previewing Office 2016, you can head over to Microsoft's Connect site and sign up. The sign-up process asks you to enter the email where you'd like to receive an invitation to participate in the beta, but as Foley confirmed earlier, any email address will work. Just remember that what you're seeing and testing is under non-disclosure agreement.
After entering your email address, you'll be able to download the necessary bits to install the preview on your system.
Skype for Android now lets you share photos offline and use other apps while on a call
Microsoft has updated Skype for Android devices in the Google Play Store, adding in a feature that will allow users to share photos with both online and offline contacts. The 5.2 version also loads chats faster, "especially when opened from a notification" and has some improvements in call quality, particularly in low bandwidth situations.
Microsoft says
Gone are the days when you and your contacts need to be online at the same time for you to share photos using Skype. With this update, you can now send photos to your Skype contacts at a time that's convenient for you, regardless of your contacts' online status. When they are back on Skype, photos you shared show up beautifully inline in the chat history, whether or not you're online – allowing you to easily carry on the conversation.
Source : Microsoft
Microsoft has updated Skype for Android devices in the Google Play Store, adding in a feature that will allow users to share photos with both online and offline contacts. The 5.2 version also loads chats faster, "especially when opened from a notification" and has some improvements in call quality, particularly in low bandwidth situations.
Microsoft says:
Gone are the days when you and your contacts need to be online at the same time for you to share photos using Skype. With this update, you can now send photos to your Skype contacts at a time that's convenient for you, regardless of your contacts' online status. When they are back on Skype, photos you shared show up beautifully inline in the chat history, whether or not you're online – allowing you to easily carry on the conversation.
Source : Microsoft
A computer algorithm can now find Wally faster than you
Where's Wally? Don't worry, a new algorithm can now tell you exactly how to find him in the shortest time possible.
Developed by Randal Olson, doctoral student at Michigan State University in the US, the algorithm was created using data collected from all 68 of Martin Handford's Where's Wally? books, or Where's Waldo?, as they're called in the US and Canada
To do this, he inputted all his data on the location of Wally into a genetic algorithm (GA), which mimics natural selection to find the most efficient method of doing something by trialling something slightly different over and over again. This helped him to optimise the fastest route that someone's eye should take across the page to find Wally.
The algorithm also came up with a few helpful tips for all those Wally-watchers out there desperate to find him quickly.
The bottom of the left page is a good place to start. If Wally isn’t on the bottom half of the left page, then he’s probably not on the left page at all.
The upper quarter of the right page is the next best place to look. Wally seems to prefer to hide on the upper quarter of the right page.
Next check the bottom right half of the right page. Wally also has an aversion to the bottom left half of the right page. Don’t bother looking there until you’ve exhausted the other hot spots.
Olson is yet to test the algorithm-prescribed path in “This path represents one of the shortest possible paths to follow on the page to find Waldo, so if we followed this path exactly, we’d most likely find Waldo much faster than someone following a more basic technique,” Olson wrote.
Read more : http://www.sciencealert.com/a-computer-algorithm-can-now-solve-where-s-wally-faster-than-you-can
Find all tweets that you've ever posted. Check here How?
Twitter only lets you see a portion of your tweet history, but there's an easy way to get a copy of everything.You can request to download your Twitter archive, which contains a searchable collection of every tweet and retweet you've ever made since first making your account.
Here's how to request your own free Twitter archive.
Step 1 :Go to your account settings by clicking on the profile icon at the top right of the page and selecting Settings from the drop-down menu.
Step 2 :Click Request your archive.
Step 3: When your download is ready, Twitter will send an email with a download link to the confirmed email address associated with your Twitter account.
Step 5: Once you receive the email, click the Go now button to download a .zip file of your Twitter archive.
Step 6: Unzip the file and click index.html to view your archive in the browser of your choice.
Ref : Twitter Blog
Sunday, February 8, 2015
How To Get A Shining Social Media Presence
Plan First, Build Second - There are so many people rush to get their brands up on a bunch of social media platforms, only to find themselves completely overwhelmed with what to publish and when to publish it within a few weeks.By creating a better plan you can get comfortable with creating a page, posting content, engaging followers, and tracking your analytics. A good foundational knowledge will make the daily publishing and engaging feel less daunting.
Get Organized - Once you have content regularly scheduled on your social media accounts, set reminders for yourself to post and engage throughout the day so you don't get caught up in the rest of your busy day and forget to do it. Some Apps may help you to schedule your content.
Leverage Your Content - While you want to post the exact some content on every single platform, leveraging your best content across different platforms can seriously boost your social media efficiency.
Find Some Great Tools - You can install and use @SocialNetGate App for managing all your needs in social media.This App will helps you to handle all your social media accounts from single point.You can schedule your post at any time. Get it now : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ephron.socialnetgate
Let's Start! Be a topper at social media
How to get back notifications you accidentally dismissed on Android
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/how-to/How-to-get-back-notifications-you-accidentally-dismissed-on-Android/articleshow/45953281.cms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOITech
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Friday, February 6, 2015
10 qualities for successful mobile App
Platform Friendly - Your app should be optimized for a mobile user, taking advantage of the natural qualities of the smartphone or tablet in any platform
Attractive - Your app needs to look amazing. Even the best app idea could falter if it isn't packaged in a fully branded, colorfully enticing way.
Easy - Your app needs to be easy to install, easy to access, and easy to use.
Unique - Make sure your idea is unique enough to stand on its own.
Memorable- Your user should be left with a major impression.
Shareable - The most successful mobile apps are the ones that are easily shareable. Your app needs to have a feature that rewards users for sharing it with other users.
Spontaneous - Any app needs to be accessible for short bursts of user activity. If your app only is good for long, drawn-out sessions of use, it probably won't succeed.
Cheap - The cheaper something is, the more users are likely to download it.
Demographic targeted - Know your audience. Not everyone in the world will want your app, so focus on the users who will.
Fun - Take the time to entertain your users.
You cant escape from Facebook eye even after you left it
A new Facebook privacy policy allows the site to track your activity even after you've left it — and all users have automatically signed up to it.
The change enables it to gather data from activity across the internet, as well as the normal data it gathers on information you and your friends have added to the site. It also allows the site to pass on that information with its other branches, including Instagram.
Users can opt out of some parts of the new policy by customising privacy settings. The site has a special settings page for ads, where users can opt out of advertising that is shown on third party sites or is selected by comparing you with your friends. Adjustments can also be made on mobile devices.
To opt out of the site tracking your use across the internet, Facebook asks users to opt out through the European Digital Advertising Alliance, in the UK and Europe, or its equivalent in the US. Going through that service will allow users to opt out of the tool entirely, and once they have done so the preference will stay everywhere that Facebook is used.
Ref:TOI
Trends in mobile application development
Social networking – fastest growing mobile application category
Context-aware marketing – will improve user application experience
Location-based services – 1.4 Billion: Consumer LBS expected user base
Mobile search – Product and price comparison for consumer products
Mobile commerce – Will help streamline consumer shopping experience
Object recognition – Increase in sensor and processing capabilities
Mobile payment systems – 1 in 5 smartphones will be Near Field Communications enabled
Social networking – fastest growing mobile application category
Context-aware marketing – will improve user application experience
Location-based services – 1.4 Billion: Consumer LBS expected user base
Mobile search – Product and price comparison for consumer products
Mobile commerce – Will help streamline consumer shopping experience
Object recognition – Increase in sensor and processing capabilities
Mobile payment systems – 1 in 5 smartphones will be Near Field Communications enabled
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Facebook updates celebrity-loving Mentions app
Facebook introduced the Mentions app last July as a way for public figures, such as actors, musicians and athletes, to keep track of what fans are saying about them on the social network. For instance, if a Facebook user tags a celebrity in a status update, celebrity will be notified about it in the Mentions app, so they can potentially respond.
WhatsApp testing voice calls on Android
WhatsApp may be getting closer to launching its voice calling features. The company is currently testing the feature with a "small group" of Android users. The officials say it isn't testing the feature with iPhone users yet, but call buttons have appeared in the iOS version of the app, though they redirect to the iPhone's native phone dialer.
The new feature appears to function much like the voice calling in Viber, Facebook Messenger or WeChat.
Google to shut down Gtalk on February 16
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Google-to-shut-down-Gtalk-on-February-16/articleshow/46130314.cms
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Twitter targets Indian Market
Twitter plans to set up a research and design centre in the Indian technology hub of Bangalore, its first such facility outside the US, as part of wider moves to accelerate growth in major emerging markets
The San Francisco-based social network bought Bangalore-based mobile start-up ZipDial for about $40m last month, and plans to use ZipDial’s team as the basis for its new R&D facility, according to people familiar with the matter.
Twitter bought ZipDial in the hope that the start-up would help it attract users with basic mobile handsets, or those without mobile data connections.Before the deal, Twitter and ZipDial developed a technique allowing users to follow a Twitter account by dialling a phone number and then receiving tweets via SMS.
Twitter launches new advertising tool for small businesses
#Twitter #quickpromote
Twitter is making it easier than ever for small businesses to advertise on its platform.The company introduced quick promote Wednesday, a new advertising feature that allows businesses to promote tweets directly from their analytics dashboard.
how it works: Businesses choose a tweet from their analytics dashboard — Twitter recommends using a tweet that already has high engagement— and select "promote this tweet to drive engagements." From there, they can set a budget based on how many people they want to engage with the tweet.Twitter will then automatically target it to users with similar interests. On its part, the social network says users who see promoted tweets on their timelines are 32% more likely to engage with that company.
Ref : http://mashable.com/2015/02/04/twitter-quick-promote-small-business/
Android 5.1 Lollipop looks like next major version, already spotted on Android One
#AndroidLolipop #Android5.1 #AndroidOne #Google #Android
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-51-lollipop-looks-next-major-version-already-spotted-android-one
Twitter 'Instant Timelines' — with tweets from users you don't follow
Twitter began testing a new feature called Instant Timeline last week. The goal is Making the sign-up process easier for new users to create an account and dive into relevant content.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Google to mentor startups in India
#GoogleLaunchpad
Google will mentor 100 early-stage startups in India this year through its globally successful mentorship programme called Google Launchpad.Launchpad is a five-day intensive mentoring programme for early-stage startups focused on areas including product strategy , user experience & user interface, technology, and go-to-market
The first Launchpad programme was flagged off in Bengaluru. #Google will host four such events in the city this year, the maximum number that it has held so far in a single Launchpad city anywhere in the world.Globally, Google Launchpad has mentored over 350 startups in the last two years across Rio, Tel Aviv, Barcelona, Berlin and Paris. It plans to host 60 Launchpad events this year, said Amir Shevat, global startup programme manager.
#WorldCancerDay
You have the power to fight �?�#cancer�?�. About half of the most common cancers can be prevented by healthy lifestyle choices such as:
- maintaining a healthy body weight
- keeping active
- protection from ultraviolet radiation
- not smoking
- eating healthy, balanced diet
- cutting back on alcohol
WhatsApp bug - shows private pictures to strangers
#WhatsAppbug #Security
A new security bug found in WhatsApp now lets anyone see your profile photo even if you have set it to ‘Contacts-only’.Basically, people usually prefer to share their profile pictures only with their contacts, and the security bug makes your private picture available to strangers. This bug is found in Whats app web version that launched recently.
Security expert Graham Cluley said, “Sure, it’s not the most serious privacy breach that has ever occurred, but that’s missing the point. The fact of the matter is that WhatsApp users chose to keep their profile photos private, and their expectation is that WhatsApp will honour their choices and only allow their photos to be viewable by those who the user has approved.”
Read more : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/computing/WhatsApp-bug-shows-private-pictures-to-strangers/articleshow/46105368.cms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOITech
MIcrosoft promoting Bing for Android users
Android device pulls the daily image from Bing's homepage and makes it your picturesque 'Lock Screen'. Search, latest news, weather, phone notifications and regional calendars and muhurthas(Indian User) are all set on the lock screen.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Social Media Platform Overview
Pros and Cons of the most popular social media for website promotions and small businesses
Call-To-Action button for Facebook pages
Facebook officially announced the introduction of call-to-action buttons for pages an making apposite promotion possible at the glance of the page. Facebook signifies 7 different CTA button for the Page admins.
Book Now
Contact Us
Use App
Play Game
Shop Now
Sign Up
Watch Video
Few of them in the US location have got this button set up on their pages. But the rest of the worl will have this option only by next year. Find more about this feature on
Facebook's new feature- Place Tips
Facebook testing new feature called Place Tips. This is useful for finding the relevant information according to the user's location in their News Feed.
When you tap on place tips, you’ll see a series of cards with info about the place you’re at.
Navigate and know more
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