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May 25, 2011
Despite Tablet Hype Ereader Use Keeps Growing - A Lot

With all the buzz about the iPad and the many other tablet devices that are hitting the marketplace, you might think that single-use devices like ereaders are poised to have short lifespans.

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May 18, 2011
News Organizations Cause Twitpic User to Cry Foul

There is a fine line when it comes to user generated content, the social web, and copyrights. Recently, Twitpic revised its terms of use to make it clear that users own the rights to the images they upload on the site.

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May 17, 2011
Blip.tv Relaunches with Focus on Original Web Series Video

Today, Blip.tv launched its new website as a "consumer-facing destinations where viewers can discover, watch, and share the best in original web series."

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May 12, 2011
The Dangers of Sitting All Day - Is Your Job Killing You?

I guess I'll be dead soon.If the infographic shown below is correct, the computer-generation is in trouble.

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May 10, 2011
Do You Need a Mobile App?

The mobile device market is exploding and publishers and businesses are anxiously trying to learn how best to provide content to consumers via mobile devices, particularly smartphones and tablets.

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May 6, 2011
Media Organizations Look to Video Transcriptions for Google Juice

It's not a secret that transcribing your online videos can help get them indexed in multiple ways on Google and increase search traffic to them. I've written about online video search engine optimization tips here on the Newstex blog before.

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May 5, 2011
The Future of TweetDeck after a Twitter Acquisition - Good or Bad?

It seems like everyone has an opinion since TechCrunch uncovered a rumor on Monday that Twitter will buy TweetDeck for $40-$50 million in the very near future.

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April 25, 2011
Building Applications in the Cloud Hits Book Stores

Newstex Vice President of Technology and expert cloud developer Chris Moyer's new book, Building Applications in the Cloud: Concepts, Patterns, and Projects, is now available through online and offline book sellers.

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April 22, 2011
SIIA NetGain 2011 Road Trip for Innovation Coming to Boston

The 2011 SIIA NetGain conference is scheduled for May 17-18, 2011 and will be held in Boston.SIIA NetGain is a 2-day executive level conference hosted by the Software & Information Industry and focused on innovation in the information industry.

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April 14, 2011
YouTube Launches Copyright School

In an effort to stave off copyright lawsuits, YouTube has enhanced the Copyright Center portion of the site's Help section, created new video tutorials about copyright law, and launched a new Copyright School.

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April 12, 2011
The State of Social Networks in 2011 - Infographic Style

For the past few years, Ignite Social Media has conducted an analysis of demographic and geographic social network traffic, and last week, the 2011 report was released.

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April 7, 2011
Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPress Available Now

The Complete Idiot's Guide to WordPress by Susan Gunelius (Newstex's Marketing Consultant) was released this week and is available through all online and offline books sellers, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders, and so on.

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