Coke Social Can Splits Into Two for Easy Sharing | Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:39 PM | Charlie White |
| Summer's coming up, and if you go strutting around with an ice cold soda in your hands, everyone will be hoping you'll share it with them. Now some creative ad people have attempted to solve that problem with the Coke Social Can, a container that splits in two so you can share its contents.
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Twitter Now Supports More and Longer Lists | Thursday, May 30, 2013 6:06 PM | Emily Price |
| Twitter lists got a refresh on Thursday, giving users the ability to create more lists on the social network and include more people on those created. Previously capped at 20, now you can create up 1,000 lists on Twitter. Those lists can now include up to 5,000 accounts, substantially larger than the previous cap of 500 accounts. Twitter announced the update via Twitter, of course, in a tweet from its @TwitterForNews account.
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Patrick Stewart's Heartfelt Response to Domestic Violence | Thursday, May 30, 2013 5:52 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Patrick Stewart has been a longtime advocate for victims of domestic violence. But at Comicpalooza 2013, audience member Heather Skye got a personal message from the actor about the topic. During a Q&A, Skye told Stewart she was inspired and healed by a speech about violence towards women that he made to Amnesty International. She then asked him about his proudest life accomplishment outside of acting.
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Google Street View Catches Breakup Aftermath | Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:58 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Google Street View is filled with odd sightings, weird situations and the occasional half-man, half-horse. The latest strange thing spotted on the service appears to be a woman collecting her belongings off a street curb. According to Redditor lpmark04, who shared the image Thursday, the woman in the Street View sighting is the ex-girlfriend of a friend, who kicked the woman out of his house after the couple split.
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10 Ways to Improve Your Email Marketing | Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:36 PM | ClickZ |
| Most brands have a "pretty decent" email marketing program, but could it be better? Take a look at these 10 things to try and improve your engagement.
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This Texting Prank Is Sure to Cause Relationship Issues | Thursday, May 30, 2013 1:21 PM | Neha Prakash |
| In case you've been looking for a quick way to escape that ball and chain, just ask prankster Nathan Fielder for some love advice — your significant other will be running the other way in no time. For his latest prank, the comedian — who previously had kids text their parents about drug deals — asked his Twitter followers to text their partners an extraordinarily vague message.
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'Chicago Sun-Times' Lays Off Full Photo Staff | Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:27 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Reports are emerging that the The Chicago Sun-Times has laid off its entire photo staff. According to The Chicago Tribune, 20 full-time staffers in the photo department received layoff notices Thursday.
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LinkedIn Now Lets You Share Photos, Presentations on its Homepage | Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:00 AM | Emily Price |
| LinkedIn added the ability for users to share photos, presentations and documents from the LinkedIn homepage on Thursday, just as people might already share status messages or links to news stories. Earlier this month, LinkedIn began letting users upload visual content to their LinkedIn profiles.
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Dropbox Back Up After Widespread Service Disruption | Thursday, May 30, 2013 10:44 AM | Seth Fiegerman |
| UPDATE: Dropbox has confirmed to Mashable that the site is back up and running after experiencing a widespread service disruption this morning. "We apologize for any inconvenience that might have been caused," a Dropbox rep said. "Dropbox is back to normal." If you had trouble accessing your files on Dropbox this morning, you're not alone.
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Windows 8.1: Everything You Need to Know | Thursday, May 30, 2013 9:20 AM | Pete Pachal |
| Microsoft has revealed many of the new features, improvements and, yes, do-overs coming in Windows 8.1, the first major upgrade to Windows 8. Formerly called "Windows Blue," Windows 8.1 has three main themes: making the user interface more friendly, adding new abilities and — perhaps most important — including support for smaller-screen devices.
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Microsoft Brings Back the Start Button in Windows 8.1 | Thursday, May 30, 2013 9:02 AM | Pete Pachal |
| When Microsoft introduced Windows 8 to the world, it removed perhaps the most familiar part of the Windows user interface: the Start button. In the wake of feedback from users, the company is reversing course on that move in Windows 8.1 and bringing back the Start button in the desktop environment. While the change is a major one in terms of design and philosophy, it's functionally minor.
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Grumpy Cat Lands Movie Role, Stays Unimpressed | Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:25 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| The world's grumpiest furry creature will get a chance to show off her acting talent in a major Hollywood movie, the Wall Street Journal reports. Ben Lashes, talent manager in Los Angeles and Grumpy Cat's agent, has negotiated the movie deal with Broken Road Productions, the production company behind Adam Sandler's 2011 film "Jack and Jill." The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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6 Creative Ways to Use Evernote | Thursday, May 30, 2013 8:07 AM | Bob Al-Greene |
| There's a reason the Evernote logo is an elephant. Because when used correctly, this helpful, versatile, free app will make sure you never forget anything ever. Just like an elephant. If you're unfamiliar with Evernote, the app utilizes "notebooks" — basically a system of folders and subfolders that become increasingly helpful as you create more.
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