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Quickmeme gets blacklisted from Reddit for trying to game the system

Quickmeme has been banned from Reddit after one of its CEOs was found abusing his moderator position in /r/AnimalAdvice.
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This is how to turn off Instagram’s pesky video auto-play

Turn off the autoplaying videos on Instagram with this quick fix.
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There’s a really good reason Instagram videos are 15 seconds long

Instagram now offers video recording, but there's a good financial reason that its videos can be recorded for up to 15 seconds.
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The Smile Store brings a new market into the vast industry of Instagram printing

Instagram has little market penetration in India, but Vipul Arora is betting on Istagram's future with The Smile Store, an Instagram photo printing service.
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5 million Instagram videos were shared in the first 24 hours

A whopping 5 million video clips were shared on Instagram in the first 24 hours and 40 hours of video per minute.
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Instagram has video? Well Vine has a big update too!

With the video for Instagram release, Vine is fighting back by teasing brand new features.
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Hell is Other People is the anti-social network that helps you avoid your friends

In a social networking-centric society, Even if 'Hell is Other People' is an anti-social network that helps you avoid bumping into your friends around town.
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Vine gets an unofficial search engine, Vinecrawler

Vinecrawler is Vine's unofficial and unsanctioned search engine, and content discovery app rolled into one service.
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India’s last state-operated telegram service bites the dust

Telegrams are still around with just handful of services left in India as surprising as that may be, but its presence is waning.
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Is Airbnb really more affordable than a hotel? See for yourself

PriceEconomics settles the question of what's cheaper - Airbnb or a hotel - with a study proving that Airbnb is in most cases your best bet.
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This photographer is on an Instagram-hunt for Pantone colors in real life

Photographer Paul Octavious scours Chicago in an effort to find 100 colors in real life that match his Pantone color postcards.
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Twitter working on new feature to help discover people your friends are following

Twitter has a new feature in mind to drive people-discovery in a way that surfaces the users a group of your friends may have suddenly followed at once.
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Hands on: Skype evolves into a Snapchat competitor with Video Messages

Feeling the pinch with plenty of competitors in the video messaging space, Skype has joined the game with its own take on video messaging.
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For the first time ever, a GIF is being sent into space

A self-portrait of artist, Kim Asendorf, contemplating art was the first GIF was transmitted into space on June 17.
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Is Facebook unveiling Instagram for video on June 20?

We thought that Facebook was unveiling a RSS reader on June 20, but reports suggest that coffee with the press might have to do with Instagram for video.
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Yesterday was the GIFs birthday, and here’s how Giphy’s celebrating

It's the GIF file format's 26th birthday, first created by GIF inventor Steve Wilhite. To celebrate, Giphy is giving away a free GIF screensaver (for Macs).
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Facebook is announcing a new product next week, and we think we know what it is

Facebook sent out invites to the press as it wants to unveil something "big" to the world on June 20. Our guess is that it's Facebook's hidden RSS reader.
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The most offensive thing about PRISM? That horrible PowerPoint – so this guy redesigned it

PRISM has some ugly slides, but don't worry Parisian designer Emiland De Cubber has spruced it up a bit despite regardless of the program's purpose.
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What do Wall Street Bankers have in common with 15-year-olds? A Snapchat obsession

Bankers that can't get enough of social media, but peeved at fallible privacy settings, are picking Snapchat as their de facto social network.
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Zuckerberg denies PRISM involvement again at shareholder’s meeting

While Mark Zuckerberg has denied Facebook's involvement in the U.S. government's PRISM program, can Facebook's statements really be trusted?
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The most dedicated Xanga users ever are preserving its memory on Google Docs

As Xanga's foreclosure looms, some users are trying to preserve the community with a database dedicated to keeping them all together ... somewhere else.
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Surprise! We found an easy way to download deleted Snapchat videos for Android

Just when you thought Snapchat couldn't have it any worse, you can retrieve deleted Snapchat video with Android app Dumpster.
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Here’s proof that you probably won’t finish this article

Most people don't actually read articles top to bottom, and despite having just a small grasp of the author's point, readers will tweet anyway.
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‘My Pocket Pal’ explores an Instagram-made friendship between two strangers

Even on social networks, close friendships between strangers be struck as "My Pocket Pal" filmmaker Jean Antolini had done with Instagram user @DCW805.

Vine may not be releasing an API soon, but here’s how to access it

Can't wait to get your hands on the Vine API? Here's a workaround.
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Is your band missing its lead guitarist? Giggem is a LinkedIn for the musician market

Giggem steps in to offered a LinkedIn option for the music world with its matchmaking algorithms to bring bands together.
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Facebook news you may have missed: A cash-stealing virus, ad cutbacks, and a report that Facebook leads to breakup city

Watch out for the Zeus Trojan, Facebook is cutting down on ads, and Home is update in this week in Facebook news you may have missed.
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Apple nets Big Three music publishers for iRadio, expect announcement Monday

Apple may reveal iRadio as early as Monday with sources reporting that all Big Three music publishers are on board with the new music streaming service.
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Tumblr loses domain dispute to stop Tublr.com from infringing on its name

Tublr.com continues its phishing despite clear resemblances to Tumblr.com after Tumblr lost a domain dispute.
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This tool helps you tweet when your followers are actually listening

Buffer's FollowerWonk integration makes the app smarter and helps schedule tweets for when your followers are the most active.
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16-year-old apologizes for breaking Vine with epic Rickroll

Twitter got Rickrolled by a Vine hack a 16-year-old created.

Here is the recipe for the perfect Pinterest photo

According to new research, we have found how to create the perfect photo for Pinterest.
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Just drag, drop, and share any files with Facebook’s new product Pipe

You can send up to 1GB of files effortlessly, through Facebook mind you, using Pipe.
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Pebble ships its first batch of watches – Did you order one?

Pebble has started mass manufacturing its watches, and the first batch of 500 has left the factor to arrive on backer's doorsteps.
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Hey constant Twitter profile updaters, this new feature just made your life way easier

Twitter rolled out inline profile editing, which can now be done quickly and effortlessly directly from your profile information box.
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Facebook’s penny-pinching bug bounties make hackers better off on the dark side

A bug bounty recipient believes that how much Facebook pays for bugs isn't enough considering the value of Facebook exploits on the black market.
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Pinterest is reversing its no-nudity policy

Pinterest has strictly barred nudity, but at the behest of photographers and artists, the social network is taking a step back to rethink its policy.
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Tumblr’s in-stream ads are a hit! Just kidding, users hate it

The in-stream ads that Tumblr has been anxious to roll out has finally hit the dashboards, but surprise, surprise, users hate it.