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Nancy Messieh

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About Nancy Messieh

Nancy is a writer and editor living in Washington DC. She was previously the Middle East editor at The Next Web and currently works at a DC-based think tank on communications and social media outreach.

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Turn Evernote Into A Blogging Platform With Postach.io

There is certainly no shortage of blogging platforms available to users for free. WordPress and Tumblr alone are a great way to keep a blog, but there are a few creative alternatives out there. A new blogging service Postach.io can now be added to the mix. The easy-to-use blogging platform allows users to create a blog in minutes, powered by the versatile note-taking app, Evernote.

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Check-In Much? 6 Interesting Uses For Your Foursquare Data

Foursquare is one of those apps that you either love or hate, and many feel it is just another part of the oversharing culture of our online Instagram, Facebook and Twitter lives, where everything we do finds a home on the Internet. While there is something to be said for cautious (or private) Foursquare sharing, there is also something to be said for harnessing all that data that you're saving. Here are six ideas that will help you put all those check-ins to good use.

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Turn Your iPhone into a Lytro Camera with FocusTwist

When the Lytro camera was announced it sounded like it was either the best thing since sliced bread, or too good to be true. If you can afford it, why wouldn't you want to own a camera that allows you refocus the image long after you've taken it? At $399 for the 8GB model, it's not necessarily something that all of us can afford. That's why we were pretty excited to find out about FocusTwist, the $1.99 iPhone app claims to be able to do what a $400 camera can do.

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Noowit: A Solid Flipboard Alternative That Helps You Create Personalized Magazines

As Google Reader has shut down its RSS reader, there has been a lot of talk about where to go next. Many alternatives have been suggested, and Feedly seems to be one of the most popular options to have benefited from Google's decision. That said, there is another service which recently launched its public beta and might be worth giving a spin. Noowit is not a traditional RSS reader by any means.

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A Guide To Good Deals: How To Save Money On Everything You Buy Online

Online shopping makes it easier than ever to get a good deal. We've put together a short guide on how to get the best price on just about anything you might be looking for online. And remember, to be a conscious consumer, you also should do a little bit of research to make sure that your good deal really is a good deal.

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Who Do You Think You Are: 4 Sites That Want To Know With The Help Of Shared Photos

We are a generation of over-sharers - every photo of coffee, breakfast or cocktail on Instagram can attest to that. That said, there is a lot of "sharing" on the Internet that is pretty interesting. A variety of show-and-tell websites encourage users to share photos that give a glimpse into their lives, without giving away too much.

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Adopting A Dog? Check Out These 7 Resources To Help You Choose A Breed

Choosing a dog breed can be a challenge. Taking into consideration your own lifestyle, members of your family, living conditions, as well as the breed’s temperament, needs and habits, there’s so much that goes into a pretty big decision. There are a ton of great resources online that can make that choice a little easier.

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Upload, Browse and Batch Download Photos with Flickr Mac App F-Stop

Flickr's recent revamp has certainly made for a much more enjoyable experience when it comes to browsing the photo sharing website. That said, there are quite a few interesting and useful third party Flickr apps that can bring a full Flickr experience to your desktop. The free Mac app F-Stop allows you to browse Flickr photos uploaded both by you or your contacts, search the public feed, watch slideshows of photosets and even batch download images of your choice.

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How Politicians, NGOs, Marketeers and More Are Using Vine

At first glance, you would think that you can't really get much out of six seconds worth of video but Twitter's free video service Vine which launched back in January has proved that wrong. The app is flexible enough to allow you to make it what you want, much in the same way Twitter offers a unique experience to each user. Whether it's politicians, artists, athletes, businesses or even non-profit organizations, there's no limit to how Vine can be used to spread a message.

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Postalpix: The Easiest Way to Print Your Smartphone Photos [US]

As the saying goes, the best camera is the one that's with you, and for that reason, if you're a smartphone user, you find yourself taking more and more photos with your phone rather than with an actual camera. While the iPhone makes it incredibly easy to share those photos, it's great to get prints of the photos to hang up or frame. Free app Postalpix is available for both iOS and Android, and can be used to select photos to print directly on your phone then have them shipped right to your doorstep.

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Get More Out Of Pocket With These 6 Tips To Enhance Your Reading Experience

While Pocket is simple and easy-to-use, there are a few ways you can make the experience of using the service even better. Whether it's finding interesting ways to save content to your Pocket account, or to share that content with others, or even ways that improve how you can consume that content through Pocket, we've got you covered.

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6 Bizarre Photoshop Tumblr Blogs That Will Entertain & Bemuse You

Are you big fans of Tumblr? Here at MakeUseOf, we certainly are. The blogging platform brings together the idea of blogging together with social networking and has become home to some of the most creative, entertaining, humorous and thoughtful posts we’ve ever come across. With an easy-to-use backend that lends itself to both creating new content and sharing content that you like, it is home to some of the most viral content on the Web.

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Say the Same Thing: The Next Big Word Game

Say the Same Thing (STSG) is a new game, available as a free iOS and Android download, which comes to us courtesy of the band OK Go. Letterpress made a splash when it launched last year, Pictionary-like Draw Something was a huge hit, and there's lots of popular iOS word games like 7 Little Words that will keep you busy for hours. STSG is a new word association game that brings a bit of vocabulary fun into your day.

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6 Ways To Learn Something New Online Everyday

The Internet is a double-edged sword - it can be used to procrastinate the day away, or it can be used to learn something new everyday. Here at MakeUseOf, we're particularly focused on the latter. There are a lot of ways you can use the Internet on a daily basis to learn something new in a matter of minutes.

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Casetagram: Personalize Your Smartphone Case With Instagram Photos [Giveaway]

Picking the right case for your phone can be a challenge - whether it's the design, the way it feels in your hand or how it interferes with your preferred accessories. If you're looking for a stylish option to turn heads, Casetagram might just have the perfect option for you: a sleek, snap-on case designed using your own photos. We're giving away 5 Casetagram cases, and offering you the opportunity to personalize them with your very own photos!

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Travel The World With These 10 Instagram Accounts

If you can't actually get out and about yourself, there's no better way to travel the world than through photography. And while Instagram might be often (and unfairly) better known for food photos, or even as a marketer's heaven, the social networking and photographing app actually offers an interesting window into parts of the world you might never get to see otherwise.

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The Days Of Our Life: How To Lifelog Online With Photos And Videos

Photos or videos are the ideal way to document specific moments in your day, and there are several apps and sites that cater to that exact need. At the end of a year of documentation, you'll have a record, either to share with your family, or for your own personal satisfaction.

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YouTube Channels That Will Make You Laugh And Learn At The Same Time

While the video sharing site might be better known for music videos, the Annoying Orange and, let’s face it, for being the cesspool of Internet comments, there are quite a few entertaining, educational videos that you can watch, and walk away with some pretty interesting knowledge you didn’t know beforehand.

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3 Ways To Share Multiple Links On One Page

URL shortening is certainly nothing new. In fact, it's become an absolute necessity when it comes to sharing links on social networks that limit your character count like Twitter. But rather than simply shorten URLs and present them in neat little shortened URLs, it's also possible to do exactly the same thing for multiple links. There are several services which make it easy to share a bundle of links together as one shortened link.

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Keeeb - A Unique Alternative To The Traditional Blogging Platform

We recently introduced you to a variety of ways to curate your way to a significant Internet following, and were disappointed to find out that Clipboard, one of the recommended services, has been acquired and is shutting down at the end of June. If you've found yourself looking for a new place to take your Internet curation needs, one alternative worth considering is Keeeb.

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