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In order to stand out and compete, not only do they need to be functional and adept at solving a problem, or helping a visitor get a task done, they also need to stand out by being simple to use and user-friendly. Even if you build a superb functioning web app, if it doesn’t have a simple & intuitive user interface and design, there’s a good chance that users won’t stick around long enough to get used to it and are less likely to visit again. We’ve selected a showcase of web apps that have put a lot of thought, care & attention into their design and interface, and have gained a loyal fanbase as a result. Don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS-feed and follow us on Twitter — for recent updates. You may also want to read the related posts below. Top 35 Google Chrome Extensions and Web Apps For Bloggers, Web Designers and Developers.
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He is the CEO of Magnify.net, a real-time video curation engine for publishers, brands, and websites. His book Curation Nation is slated to be published this spring by McGrawHill Business. As the volume of content swirling around the web continues to grow, we're finding ourselves drowning in a deluge of data. Where is the relevant material? Where are the best columns and content offerings? The solution on the horizon is curation. In the past 90 days alone, there has been an explosion of new software offerings that are the early leaders in the curation tools category. 1. Storify co-founder Burt Herman worked as a reporter for the Associated Press during a 12-year career, six of those in news management as a bureau chief and supervising correspondent. At the AP, editors sending messages to reporters asking them to do a story would regularly write, “Can u pls storify?”
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Tumblr has been in the game for a while, but in 2011 it finally saw the massive growth it deserves. Spotify : Finally made legal in the U.S. just a few months ago, Spotify has been a massive international sensation. The Social Cloud: Promising Social Media Startups for 2012. 6 Startups to Watch in 2012. An Olympic games, a U.S. presidential election and the end of the world are already planned for 2012, but we're more excited about the startups.
Here are six of them (in no particular order) that we expect to help define the coming year. We chose companies based on the momentum they gained in 2011, promising new takes on old problems and, in one case, the possibility of an IPO. Startups to Watch: 2012. Startups to Watch While the world may be on the cusp of apocalypse there are also many startups to watch in 2012.
We wanted to share some of the most interesting start ups to watch in the technology industry this year. Some of these have already gained some recognition in 2011 and we believe that many of them will become household names as the year progresses. Dwolla hit the ground running last year by becoming one of the first companies that allows users of social media sites to easily purchase products by linking their bank accounts to their Dwolla account.
As a matter of fact, they transferred over $1 million shortly after forming their online business. So whats the fee? Payments of up to $10 are free and anything larger costs $0.25 — which is cheaper than paying a credit card fee. In December, the company launched a new feature called Instant that lets users pay on up to $5 of credit while waiting for bank transfers from their accounts, making this process instant. Image attribution: RockMelt Blog. Minglewing.
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