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Why Facebook's stunning mobile numbers should get news organizations' attention

“During its Q4 earnings announcement, Facebook said its mobile active users surpassed the desktop for the first time in its history — 680 million users (+57% YOY) out of 1.06 billion overall.

But perhaps the most surprising data point is the skyrocketing number of mobile-only users. ‘In only a year, just under 100 million more people starting using Facebook only on mobile, never touching desktop,’ explained The Verge reporter Tim Carmody.”

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fastcompany: Dropbox Unveils Incredibly Simple Two-Click File Sharing To share a file, simply right-click on the item or folder in your desktop Dropbox, and click ‘Get Link.’ That’s it. The link can then be shared by any means—emailed, texted, tweeted, whatever—to give others access to your files, even if they don’t use Dropbox. Read more->

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Dropbox Unveils Incredibly Simple Two-Click File Sharing

To share a file, simply right-click on the item or folder in your desktop Dropbox, and click ‘Get Link.’ That’s it. The link can then be shared by any means—emailed, texted, tweeted, whatever—to give others access to your files, even if they don’t use Dropbox.

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Check out this song I wrote using an app called Loopy on my iPad.

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Could Tweet Seats In Theaters Be The New Smoking Section?

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It’s become something of a mantra in the cinema and theater alike: Please turn off your cellphones before the performance begins. Depending on where you are, some of these warnings are a bit more lighthearted while others are a little more matter-of-fact, but either way it’s practically inevitable that whatever movie, musical, or play you are seeing, you’ll be asked to turn off your cellphone beforehand. Practically. A fad that bucks this trend is becoming more widely adopted. Commonly referred to as “tweet seats,” a phenomenon encouraging the use of cellphones during a performance is spreading, to mixed reviews.
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As long as it’s on vibrate with the brightness down, I’m all for it.  While you’re at it, why not have designated phone-friendly screenings?  I don’t know about you, but I’m always tempted to pull out my phone during high points of a film.  I think this type of sharing should be encouraged to help spread buzz about what you’re watching—the good and the bad. You could even communicate with your friends in real time without talking and disrupting the rest of the audience. I love it.

Hmmm… I’m getting some great ideas for a social cinema app.  I’m thinking paperless tickets, imdb integration, location-based check-in service, food and beverage delivery to your seat.  [Hey Regal/AMC — hire me to design it for you!]

Would “tweet seats” distract from the magic of your movie theater experience?  

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fastcompany: Tips from an expert on how to master the chaos of smartphone app placement. Your fingers (and brain) will thank you. Read on—> Great article!  Definitely taking their advice on using verbs to categorize apps in iPhone folders.  

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Tips from an expert on how to master the chaos of smartphone app placement. Your fingers (and brain) will thank you. Read on—>

Great article!  Definitely taking their advice on using verbs to categorize apps in iPhone folders.  

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