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Hacking Pin It Button

Pinterest offers a user friendly Pin It button generator. Unfortunately, they don’t really let web developers to modify the look of it. It is getting problematic in a situation when we insert few social media buttons horizontally next to each other and we realize that they have slightly different height. I faced this issue working

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Groupon offers deal for merchants

A new service offered by Groupon Payments offers sweet deals for merchants. The company announced few weeks ago that merchants who take advantage of their new service will receive credit card discounts. This move is a step into territory currently enjoyed Square and PayPal. 1.8% swipe fee plus $0.15 for each transaction for MasterCard, Visa

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Yahoo!’s recent sale to benefit investors

Yahoo! recently sold its shares in the Chinese enterprise, Alibaba, for $7.6 billion. After taxes, the take- home funds will be around $4.3 billion. Great news for investors in Yahoo!: the after tax monies, around $3.65 billion, will be funneled back to the company?s shareholders. Yahoo!’s investments in Alibaba totaled a 40% stake in the

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6 ways to achieve success with your product launch

Picture this: You want to release new features to your customers, and you decide to order the CDs from your local supplier. No! In the days of cloud computing, this is no longer necessary. Now, these features can be launched into the cloud and consumed by your clients as needed. No longer are we dependent

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Twitter advice from a journalist turned social media guru

Less than three months ago, Mark Luckie left The Washington Post to become Twitter’s journalism and news manager. One of his first tasks was to work with Twitter’s Platforms and Analytics team to study tweets by journalists and other news media. Their findings may surprise you. What tweet types lead to retweets? What tweet behaviors

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iOS 6 is here

Apple released its 6th major update for their mobile operating system this week. iOS 6 rolled out on Wednesday for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. While there was some frustration from developers, the good news is the features Apple is bringing to the table: A brand new app for Maps Enhancements to Siri Deep

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Updating Magento 1.6 to 1.7

Because of our team’s experience working with Magento and building hundreds of websites using it, we have the skills needed to update your software quickly and efficiently. We view each client’s needs as unique and understand the complexity of upgrading Magento versions. Thus, we always let our client’s know the extent of the updates needed

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13 Qualities to Seek in a Web Host

hen you’ve chosen your URL, the next step in launching a web page is to choose your hosting. The choices can be overwhelming, but given the most important features, your comparison shopping won’t be as daunting. Here, we offer you 13 qualities to look for in a host provider. 1) Friendly and Useful Customer Support

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Five ways to increase your website popularity

In the maze of sites that make up today’s Internet, the question for site owners becomes: How do I increase my web presence? Without being too pushy or scaring off potential clients with unwelcome adverts, we’ve found five ways to increase the popularity of your site. Partnering with a company who has a strong reputation

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Data shows consumers less interested in computers

According to trend reports from Google, fewer people are curious about computers these days. In the days of new gagets and gizmos, this factoid seems shocking. But it’s true. According to Google’ search trend data, the line has decreased since 2004 in the number of searches for computer and electronics related terms, e.g. mac, windows,

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