Pinterest Rolls Out New Site Design to Improve Discovery

Pinterest has been busy recently launching a new analytic tool last week and now rolling out a completely redesigned site to go along with it. In January, Pinterest started to test a new look with a select group of pinners, designed to make discovering things on Pinterest much easier. Since then, Pinterest used the feedback… Continue reading Pinterest Rolls Out New Site Design to Improve Discovery

How to Transition From Google Reader to Feedly [Plus Other RSS Reader Alternatives]

Google caused quite the uproar yesterday when they announced Google Reader will be shut down in the beginning of July. If you’re a content curator or just an avid Reader fan, this could pose a really big blow to your productivity and the discovery system you’ve spent all that time constructing. So what is the… Continue reading How to Transition From Google Reader to Feedly [Plus Other RSS Reader Alternatives]

Google Announces They Will Close The Book On Google Reader In July Along With Several Other Products

Google has just announced that they will retire Google Reader on July 1, 2013. Google stated two reasons for shutting down the service despite a loyal following: Usage of Google Reader has declined, and as a company we’re pouring all of our energy into fewer products. We think that kind of focus will make for… Continue reading Google Announces They Will Close The Book On Google Reader In July Along With Several Other Products

Pinterest Launches New Web Analytics Tool For Businesses As First Step Towards Monetization

Online bookmarking tool Pinterest is rolling out a new Web Analytics Tool that will allow businesses to track the number of visitors delivered to their website, see what people are pinning from their site and other useful information. This is part of the rapidly growing startup’s effort (Pinterest quadrupled from 9 to 40 million users… Continue reading Pinterest Launches New Web Analytics Tool For Businesses As First Step Towards Monetization

Kickstarter Releases Improved Tools for Project Creators

Have you ever tried to raise funds for a new project or idea via Kickstarter? Kickstarter is a crowd-funding platform for creative projects that includes everything from new film, games, music, art, design and technology. Since launching on April 8, 2009, Kickstarter has helped more than 3 million people (and 35,000 creative projects) with over… Continue reading Kickstarter Releases Improved Tools for Project Creators

FACEBOOK SXSW REPORT: More Than 1 Billion App Activities Shared Daily

Facebook announced at SXSW that more than 1 billion instances of application activity are now shared daily on Facebook. Also, more than 400 billion Open Graph actions have been shared back to Facebook as of this month. Facebook defines this open graph activity as high-level “interactions” users can perform within your app (commonly follow, like,… Continue reading FACEBOOK SXSW REPORT: More Than 1 Billion App Activities Shared Daily

Facebook Announces a Drastically Redesigned News Feed

Today Facebook announced a fresh, new look for their News Feed on the web, tablets and mobile devices. The goal is to reduce the clutter and make it easier for people to see the things and people they care about most. Within the new design, things people share via apps appear much larger and engaging… Continue reading Facebook Announces a Drastically Redesigned News Feed