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1. Groupon G-Pass Hits Big Milestone Groupon’s G-Pass, which lets buyers bypass box office lines and go right to the venue of interest, has reached one million redemptions since it’s inception, the company informs us in an email. “Gaining momentum, G-Pass has already issued more than 700,000 tickets so far in 2013,” a Groupon spokesperson says, adding, “It has been adopted by ... 2. Office Hits iPhone After months of rumors and speculation, Microsoft has finally confirmed that its Office productivity suite is now available on the iPhone. The app itself is free, but there’s always a catch. Microsoft announced that Office Mobile has made the jump from Windows Phone to the iPhone. The catch is that you must be an Office 365 subscriber to ... 3. Google Adds New Feature To Image Search Google has been making quite a few changes to Image Search lately. Earlier this year, they launched a major redesign, which webmasters and photographers have been less than thrilled with. Google said that the changes would likely increase clicks to sites, but many have indicated that they’re experiencing quite the opposite. Google has also altered the way it handles SafeSearch, ... 4. Google Updates Google+ Notifications Google announced that it is making some changes to Google+ notifications across desktop and mobile. Most notably, they will be better synced. “When you read a notification on one device, we’ll mark it as read on your other devices,” says Google’s Balaji Srinivasan in a Google+ post. “Likewise: dismissing a notification (with a swipe or a click) ... 5. Twitter Users Get Analytics Twitter Analytics is now available to any user, not just Twitter’s advertising partners. Christopher Penn discovered this, and wrote about it on his blog, and it has since been picked up by several tech news outlets. You should be able to access Twitter Analytics by going to settings, Twitter Ads, and from the Ads homepage, going to ... 6. Facebook Axes Sponsored Search Results Facebook is getting rid of sponsored search results as it cuts down on the available number of ad units. Facebook has been giving news outlets the following statement: In keeping with the goal of streamlining our ad products, starting in July advertisers will no longer be able to buy sponsored results. We’ve seen that most marketers ... 7. Google Analytics Admins Get New Interface Google announced that it is launching a new streamlined user experience for Google Analytics admin settings. When you hit the Admin tab, there’s a new landing page providing all major settings in a more accessible way. Here’s what it looks like: “Settings are organized into columns corresponding to the most prominent objects in Analytics: accounts, properties, and ... |
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