thenextweb:

Maze is a network of CloudFlare users that is aggregating scraper information to build a database of known sites that can then be blacklisted entirely. ScrapeShield focuses on a Discover, Defend, Deter method, where content is tracked via invisible markers (akin to tracking pixels, if I were a betting man) and then further scraping can be deterred. (via Stop Content Scraping with ScrapeShield)

thenextweb:

thenextweb:

Like Instagram, PicYou allows you to apply a variety of filters to their images, add a Polaroid frame, and share them through your social networks. (via Instagram Alternative PicYou Launches iPhone App)

thenextweb:

The designers and technologists at Obscura Digital, a creative agency that delivers groundbreaking interactive experiences, have decided to make the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Al Jahili Fort their canvas, and the results will blow you away. (via Augmented reality brings magic to gorgeous architecture)

bijan:

I love #newnewtwitter

and I love how they introduce new products.

i’m in heaven

thenextweb:

Clingle has now added the ability to send location-based gift cards. The next time you are in a Starbucks or an American Eagle store, or even seated in the comfort of your home, you can buy and leave a gift card for your Clingle or Facebook friends at that location, allowing them to unlock it when they get there. (via Clingle Adds Location-Based Gifting)

mentalflossr:

The message, received by a Vodafone engineer, was “Merry Christmas.”

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themassacr3:

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richtong:

“A pecan shortage has forced the restaurant to reduce the amount of pecans in some pies.”