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Is Google Maps Competing with Waze for Real Time Traffic?

“We’re excited about the prospect of enhancing Google Maps with some of the traffic update features provided by Waze and enhancing Waze with Google’s search capabilities.” Continue reading

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The Secrets to Tweets that Generate Engagement

Is Twitter part of your social media marketing mix? It should be. With more than 550 million registered users, it is a force to be reckoned with. 66.7% of all public brand mentions on social media happen on Twitter. Source: … Continue reading

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Google Maps Navigation Now Offered In El Salvador, Libya, Nicaragua … – Android Police

Google Maps Navigation Now Offered In El Salvador, Libya, Nicaragua … Source: http://www.androidpolice.com It’s no surprise that Google maps are getting into countries where you might not previously have expected to get maps, perhaps for your traditional car nav device, … Continue reading

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Tech Week: The CIA Apologizes, Twitter Soars, Foursquare Swarm

In this week’s roundup of digital culture headlines, the hardcore Foursquare users have a problem with Swarm. Twitter got a big boost. And why buy shoes when you can print your own? Source: http://www.npr.org I’m pleased to read that I’m … Continue reading

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Tips for Powerful Copy – A Writing 6-Pack – WFS

Some top tips for making your copy more powerful and effective. (Popular: Give yourself a writing six-pack. Source: http://www.writingforseo.org Some excellent advice here, especially about the editing and involving the reader. We can be in a big hurry to share … Continue reading

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Self-defense techniques and mobile apps that can help you stay safe – New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV

Self-defense techniques and mobile apps that can help you stay safe New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV NEW YORK (PIX11)– A recent rash of violent robberies of women have dominated the news. Source: pix11.com I spent a huge amount of time … Continue reading

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Google Maps Challenges Foursquare: This Week in Google #260

Google Maps challenges Foursquare with new Explore feature on Android and iOS. For the full episode, go to http://twit.tv/twig/260. Source: http://www.youtube.com Something more to try. Google should have some great insights into what’s around me. Look forward to checking it … Continue reading

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5 travel apps & websites that bring responsible tourism alive

WRTD Five travel apps & websites that bring responsible travel alive by enriching traveller experiences and building better relationships with brands (#HappyHumpDay! Responsible #Tourism communication can be inspiring & engaging (incl. Source: blog.wtmresponsibletourism.com I’ve got 5 travel apps blogs coming … Continue reading

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NPR launches new ‘NPR One’ mobile app for curating public radio news – VentureBeat

VentureBeat NPR launches new ‘NPR One’ mobile app for curating public radio news VentureBeat With most of the world turning to mobile devices to listen to music and other audio content, NPR has rolled out a new “NPR One” app … Continue reading

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Review: Google’s Ingress makes every day a battle – Irish Independent

Review: Google’s Ingress makes every day a battle Irish Independent My first ten minutes playing the game were horribly confusing. There’s a lot going on and because so many elements are location based, you can’t instantly perform all the actions. … Continue reading

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