Skanz, a social networking platform based on QR codes and other mobile technologies, has introduced a new way for music artists to connect with their fans. The music industry has been long been inundated with energy that borders on the fanatic. Today, young artists are the subject of adoration from an equally young audience who craze constant contact with their favorite singer. Skanz is looking to make this connection a little simpler by offering to put QR codes on bracelets that can be given to fans. The first to use…
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Rapidly changing Facebook likely has nothing to do with Google+
The fact that Facebook users have been inundated with new features, layouts and other changes to the social networking platform and are becoming rather fatigued with the lack of consistency would make many suspect that it Google+ would benefit, but experts are saying that this is not the case. Over the last three months, there have been at least 14 new official features added to Facebook, including a new photo viewer, video chats, comments features, and an overhaul to the news feed. This wasn’t long after the photo facial recognition…
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Though Google+ is considered to be in its limited “field trial” (beta) mode, it has still become exceptionally popular very quickly as its developer teams continue to tweak, alter, and improve the social network features and service, including the +1 button. The +1 button was in existence for quite a while before Google+ became available, but it never quite took off. However, now that the two of them are both available together, Google is significantly expanding the button’s functionality. Formerly, the primary use of the +1 button was to help…
Read MoreGroupon announces new location-based sharing regulations
Groupon sent out an email to announce its latest changes to its terms of use and privacy statement, bringing new information and understanding regarding the way in which it intends to obtain and use location data for leveraging mobile services. The email explained that if the Groupon mobile app is used, then the user has automatically opted in for sharing data through his or her mobile device so that Groupon is permitted to obtain geo-location data from that device and apply it for “marketing deals to you (and for other…
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