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September 14, 2012
You're Not Safe Unless Your UDID Is Secure

Is your UDID safe? Do you know what a UDID is?Unless you're in the mobile application development industry or you love to learn about the technology behind your iPhone, you probably don't know what a UDID is.

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September 13, 2012
LexisNexis Legal News App by Newstex Voted Best Legal News and Information App

The third annual New York Law Journal Reader Rankings have been released and the LexisNexis Legal News app by Newstex was voted Best Legal News and Information App.

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September 7, 2012
2012 Grinnell Prize Awarded to Global Press Institute Founder Cristi Hegranes

Congratulations to Cristi Hegranes, founder and executive director of Global Press Institute (syndicated by Newstex), who was awarded the 2012 Grinnell Prize for Young Innovator for Social Justice.

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September 5, 2012
Politics, Social Networking, and You

It's an election year in the United States, so it's not surprising that political discussions on social networking sites are on the rise, but how important are social networking sites to the political environment?

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September 4, 2012
2012 Online Journalism Awards Finalists Includes Newstex Publishers

Finalists for the 2012 Online Journalism Awards have been announced by the Online News Association and its academic partner, the School of Communication at the University of Miami.

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August 22, 2012
5 Ways for Publishers to Extend Their Content on Pinterest

There is a significant opportunity for Authoritative Content publishers to repurpose their content and give it more exposure using Pinterest.

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August 6, 2012
Good News for Publishers - Embedding Video Is Not a Copyright Infringement

Last week, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that embedding videos in your blog or website is not a copyright infringement. As long as that video hasn't been copied from the original source, the owner's copyright has not been violated. People who watch embedded videos are not infringing on the owner's copyright either. Mashable quoted the following from the ruling to offer some clarity:

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August 3, 2012
Blogging All-in-One for Dummies Second Edition Is Now Available

Blogging All-in-One for Dummies Second Edition by Susan Gunelius (Newstex marketing consultant) was just released, and the new version has been completely updated with new tools, tips, and more.

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August 1, 2012
Digg Launches New Design and Loyal Users Revolt

Do you use Digg to share your content and find online content? If you started publishing content or writing a blog within the past several years, than your answer to that question is probably no, but if you started your blog more than four years ago, your answer is most likely yes.

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July 26, 2012
Tapping into 4 Million Creative Commons Videos on YouTube

If you create video content as part of your online publishing activities or you want to start, then you should check out the 4 million Creative Commons-licensed videos on YouTube.

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July 20, 2012
Google Transitions All Users to the New Google Analytics Interface

Have you logged into your Google Analytics account this week? On Wednesday, Google transitioned all users to the new version of the Google Analytics interface, and whether you wanted to change or not, next time you log into your account, things will look different to you.

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July 12, 2012
Tech Secrets Revealed - How Newstex Gets Things Done

Newstex Vice President of Technology Chris Moyer revealed the tech secrets used to get things done in a fast-paced company that's constantly developing and deploying new products "in weeks, not years.

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