Star Wars: Episode VII will be called 'The Force Awakens'
Lucasfilm has revealed that Star Wars: Episode VII will be released with the subtitle The Force Awakens when it premieres next December. The long-awaited name was revealed on Twitter alongside the news that principal photography has all been wrapped up. The film is still more than a year away, but the title artwork maintains the classic Star Wars aesthetic and suggests director J.J Abrams is trying to capture the original trilogy's spirit and tone. The name itself has, almost inevitably, been polarising for fans of the force and sparked the hilarious hashtag #BetterStarWarsTitles on Twitter. Go check it out.
Sometimes I wish I could start a Facebook page & just watch the Likes flood in.
Unfortunately, the saying “if you build it, they will come” doesn’t apply to Facebook marketing.
Getting Likes on your page is hard work.
Don’t let anyone tell you it’s like waving a magic wand.
It’s NEVER that easy.
5 Freaky Ways to Get FB Likes That You Haven’t Thought Of
Here we go!
1. Guest Posting
Guest posting is similar to speaking at a conference.
If you provide value for the audience, people will swarm you after your speech — wanting to get to know you better.
But guest posting is not just a great way to build your authority on a subject, you can also use a post you write for somebody else’s blog to get more Facebook Likes.
2. Redirect New Subscribers to Like
Here’s a creative way to get more Likes on Facebook!
When a reader subscribes to your blog opt-in form, instead of giving them the same old boring confirmation email & asking them to check their inbox (yawn), use the real estate to thank them & ask them to Like your Facebook page.
When readers stumble on your blog through a search engine & love what you wrote, they will subscribe.
If someone subscribes to your blog, chances are they will also Like your Facebook page if given a chance.
3. Co-promote
Facebook contests are excellent ways to get more Likes. But a company once told me that they didn’t have money to buy prizes.
If you don’t have a large budget, partner with other companies to give away prizes from them.
This creates a win-win because both pages will benefit from buzz the contest creates.
4. Brand Your Graphics
When you create or share images on social media, mark the graphics with your logo & website.
Why should you brand your social media graphics?
A few months ago, I saw an awesome quote that was shared on Facebook. Since the image was marked with the company’s brand, I searched for the business & found a great place to find awesome quotes for Facebook.
Great literature doesn't always appear in novel format. Sometimes it can be found in a single tweet.
Master wordsmith and October's MashableReads author Margaret Atwood knows the value that can be found in 140 characters or less. Atwood often uses Twitter to augment her prolific writing, taking to the social network to engage with fans, discuss issues that are important to her and chat about books.
Inspired by Atwood, her active use of Twitter and her new short story collection Stone Mattress, we asked Mashable readers to write their own short story in a single tweet. Submissions ranged from haunting meditations on life to playful Halloween tales. Check out some of our favorites HERE
Amazon Prime Members’ Newest Benefit Is Free, Unlimited Photo Storage
Amazon Prime members are getting another benefit today, the company announced this morning: free, unlimited photo storage. In a new service called Prime Photos, paying subscribers of Amazon’s membership program will now be about to store photos in their original resolutions to Amazon Cloud Drive from any device, including iOS, Android, and Fire phones and tablets, as well as Mac and… Read More
Fitbit Unveils Fitness 'Superwatch' and Continuous Heart-Rate Tracking Devices
Fitbit unveiled a series of new wristband fitness trackers on Monday, marking its first major launch since the recall of its ill-fated Fitbit Force.
In line with rumors, the company has added three devices to its lineup: the Fitbit Charge (a reboot of the Fitbit Force), the Fitbit Charge HR (which comes with heart-rate monitoring) and the Fitbit Surge, a device specialized for runners (with some smartwatch capabilities). The products and the corresponding apps work with iOS, Android and Windows phones and come in small, large and x-large sizes.
Fitbit — which maintains 69% of wearables marketshare, according to NPD Group — will launch the Fitbit Charge in time for the holiday shopping season, but the Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge won't be available until early next year. It's unclear if the latter two were subject to any delays related to the supply chain or production, but CEO James Park told Mashable he isn't concerned with the timeline.
"Everything might not be ready for the holiday shopping season, but we are focused on delivering the best products and won't ship any before it's ready," Park said.
Fitbit Charge
The Fitbit Charge ($129.95, launching in mid-November) is the replacement to the Fitbit Force that was recalled six months ago after users reported allergic reactions to the wristband. Park said the company "took the Force issue very seriously" and "learned a lot from what happened."
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While the reboot is strikingly similar in design to the Force, there are some differences: to start, the wristband itself is more texturized, with small ridges that form a subtle pattern. It's also a bit lighter and the clasp has been tweaked too to avoid it from falling off the wrist, another complaint some users have had in the past.
From a tracking standpoint, it still monitors steps taken, calories burned and displays the time, but it also added a feature to track sleeping without needing to put it in sleep mode — it knows when you're sleeping automatically know by keeping tabs on your movement.Other additions include smartwatch-like alerts, such as showing you in real-time who is calling or texting. This will likely come in handy when you don't want to reach from your smartphone and can see the notifications directly on your wrist instead. Although Fitbit said this feature was going to be available as an update to the Fitbit Force, it never launched due to the recall.
It's also possible to call out workouts now and monitor how many calories were burned during a specific period. Software updates to the app include a feature called Challenges, which lets you go head to head with friends throughout the week, weekend or daily to see how you stack up against one another. Considering those who have at least one friend hooked up to an account tend to be 27% more active, it's no surprise Fitbit wants to make the app more engaging so users spend more time with it.
The Fitbit Charge will launch in two colors (black and slate) and will be available in burgundy and blue starting in 2015.
Fitbit Charge HR
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The Fitbit Charge HR is nearly the same as standard Fitbit Charge but it comes with one differentiator: a continuous heart rate tracker, which is where the "HR" gets its name. Fitbit is calling its heart-rate tracking technology PulseRate and lets users get a read on their heart rate at all hours of the day, not only during workouts but even when resting or sleeping.
This is definitely an attractive feature — while some fitness trackers monitor heart rate while you're going for a run, it's less common for a device to track it at all times. This creates a huge pool of information that can reveal a lot about your health — sometimes you're resting heart rate is more telling than it during high intensity times.
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While the Fitbit Charge ($149.95) lasts about seven days on one charge, this version will get you about five. But overall, the $20 added to the price for continuous heart rate monitoring is a good deal for those really looking to monitor their health.
It will come in black and plum when it debuts in 2015, with other colors like blue and tangerine coming later on.
Fitbit Surge
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The Fitbit Surge, which the company calls a "superwatch," is the closest to a fitness smartwatch that we've seen from Fitbit yet. While it might look like a smartwatch, with its rectangular-shaped OLED display, and act like one too — it lets you see incoming calls and text alerts — it's still a fitness device at the core.
Fitbit's demographic is typically people who want to track steps and calories, but athletes who are training for marathons would likely go for running-centric devices instead like the $130 Garmin vivofit. The Surge, which promises up to 7 days of battery life on a charge, may give runners more of a reason to consider the Fitbit brand for rigorous workouts and includes a sleeker design than other models on the market.
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Like the Fitbit Charge HR, it comes with continuous heart-rate monitoring, as well as built-in GPS, sleep analysis and activity tracking. Under the hood, there are also eight sensors, a gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, GPS and an LCD backlit touch screen display. Users can also change their watch faces (of the display) and control their music via the device.
As for whether or not Fitbit will ever launch a true smartwatch (not focused on fitness) of its own, it seems unlikely for now.
"There will always be an element of fitness to our products; that's what we were founded as a company," the spokesperson said. "We can't say inevitably where things will go and we'll continue to learn about the market and make products relevant, but in the near future, this is the plan."
Omegle.com which is a very famous chat service that allows you to chat to any random stranger across the globe has come out with their new form of chat which is The Spy Mode Chat. This spy mode chat allows you to ask a question on Omegle and that particular question will be discussed between two strangers. Remember the question must be thought provoking so that strangers actively take part in the conversation. This spy chat allows you to just watch the conversation going on between two strangers on the question asked by you. and you cannot take part in the conversation.
Take a look at the snapshots I have captured on trying spy mode chat.
Choose the try spy mode option.
Ask a question to be discussed among strangers. Question must be interesting one.
