There are quite a few social media platforms, each specializing in their own type of communication. Gaddr is the one stop app that lets you browse all your social profiles under a single umbrella.
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We have a fake news problem on social media and both Google and Facebook have committed to helping fight the tide of misinformation. What they’re doing in the background isn’t something that’s going to affect most people but Facebook has a way you can get hands on with your help. They’ve updated their reporting feature specifically to help target this.
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Most of us spend a good deal of time online with social media. Although many of the people we follow are likely to be people we know, there’s a good chance you’ve got a few people that you watch on social media who you aren’t friends with. What do you do when you think they need help if you don’t know them well enough to send a note? Instagram has rolled out new features to get people support when they…
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We’re all getting used to having a clean social media presence for employers who may Google us but now we may have to make sure our social media faces are scrubbed clean to find a place to live. Tenant Assured is the service for landlords that will check your social media profiles to make sure you’ll pay your rent.
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If you live around other people, either urban or suburban, chances are, you live in a neighborhood and there are small things that happen hyper-locally that aren’t reflected in your daily social media newsfeeds. If you don’t want to add all your neighbors to your Facebook but you do want to stay abreast of the local going-ons, check out Nextdoor, the social network for your neighborhood.
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It’s 2016 and we’ve managed to develop a host of technologies based around the need to communicate with one another. Whether you do it with funny pictures, videos, or just straight up actual words, chances are you’re talking to someone throughout your day. If you do so through the use of apps, Franz is the software that will combine all your messenger services in one place.
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Once upon a time, being popular on the internet meant nothing but today, that’s just not the case and having a huge social media following can translate to real world money, even for businesses that exist primarily in the 3D world. Flapit is the social media counter for the physical world.
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People want to do things to help the world but not everyone can take to the streets in protest. Luckily thanks to the digital age we live in, there are options. If you want to do something more than denounce wrong doing on Facebook, Buycott is the app that helps you hit corporations that aren’t on the ethical up and up where it hurts most, their profit margins.
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Many people spend a lot of time on the internet. Some people spend too much time on the internet. Addiction is no laughing matter but there are people who could stand to unplug from time to time. If you’re looking to spend less time on the net or know someone who is, the Internet Addiction Token may help you stay unconnected.
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Keeping up with the news is hard. In our ever connected culture it seems like it’s either dominated by a single incident so you’re never sure what you’re missing or by a million different events so you’re sure you’re missing something. If it’s all too much (or too little) for you, check theSkimm, the daily newsletter that delivers all the top headlines right to your inbox.
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So you’re looking around your home and thinking, “Man, I’ve got a lot of stuff I could just get rid of” but Craigslist seems like too much work and having a yard sale would involve a serious commitment of your time. Lucky for you, there’s Depop, a new way to sell your gently used goods.
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Our robot overlords have arrived and they’re much smaller than we thought they would be. It’s our phones. Most people are attached at the hip (literally in some cases) to their tiny screens. You can help break away with Dotti, the LED notification cube.
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Digital technology doesn’t always stay digital. As we become more plugged in, we start finding new ways to bring our technology into the real world. Picattoo is a company that turns your Instagram, Facebook, and other digital photos in temporary tattoos.
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Ever wish there was a social media site that you could just share things with family? You could do that with Facebook but you either have to make a separate profile or go through the process of building lists. Cabin is an app that works like a social media site, just for family, so you don’t have to go through all that work.
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There are like a million social networks to keep up with. At least it feels that way. Between Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc, how does one even keep up? You’ll be happy to hear that there’s an app for that. Everypost helps you manage your social (media) life.
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