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Companies know how important it is to make their products as friendly as can be with third-party social websites, and Microsoft, for one, has done a pretty fantastic job at making sure the team behind Bing’s doing exactly that. To wit, the Surface maker is, as of today, also starting to cater to the Pinterest crowd, announcing that it’s now allowing users of the recently redesigned site to share Bing image search findings via a simple click — assuming you’re logged in, naturally. The new sharing feature might seem like a rather minor one on paper, but for avid Pinners, it’ll certainly come in handy as they can keep their precious boards stocked up with a little less effort. And, well, you know what that means: more cats.

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Via: The Next Web

Source: Bing

Netflix has made clear its intention to bring Facebook integration to users in the United States (following similar moves elsewhere), and now — after clearing some legislative hurdles — it’s finally rolling out the feature. That will let users link their Facebook account to their Netflix account and automatically share what they watch with others, although sharing will be limited to Netflix by default — Facebook sharing needs to be enabled in the “Social Settings” on the Netflix website. Naturally, once enabled, that sharing is also enabled across your various Netflix-ready devices, letting you see what individual friends have been watching (and letting them see what you’ve been watching, although you can choose to not share specific titles). Netflix also notes that its social features “will evolve with new capabilities being tested regularly,” and that upcoming tests include the ability to let members “explicitly share their favorite titles on Facebook and discuss with their friends.” You can find a short video from Netflix explaining the feature after the break.

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Via: Bloomberg

Source: Netflix, Official Netflix Blog

This is what it’s all about, right? Live on-stage at the PS4’s launch event, we saw some Killzone Shadow Fall game footage shared directly to Facebook… which we then proceeded to grab the extract code for and added after the break. It may involve explosions.

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It’s almost inevitable as breathing: a tech powerhouse acquires a clever yet small startup solely for its talent or technology, and lets any leftover services wither away. Posterous’ decision to shut down following its 2012 acquisition by Twitter is very nearly a textbook example. The 4-year-old firm will close its Posterous Spaces service on April 30th to shift all of its attention to Twitter, giving customers just over two months to back up their content. There is an unusual twist to this seemingly predictable story, however. Those still using Spaces will have a place to go — along with Squarespace and WordPress import tools, Posterous founders Brett Gibson and Garry Tan are planning to launch Posthaven as a (not entirely intentional) refuge. Diehards will still have reason to mourn the end of an era, but the closure at least won’t be the end to their creations.

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Via: TechCrunch

Source: Posterous

Not many of us would say Nikon’s MyPicturetown caught on as an online image service — that name certainly didn’t help much. The camera maker is hoping to spark some new life this month with the relaunch of its photo cloud as Nikon Image Space. Thankfully, it’s a lot more than a more elegant title, as Nikon is promising a simpler interface as well as tighter integration with social networks like Facebook and Twitter. All access is free, although the level of service depends on loyalty: just 2GB of space is available to anyone, while those who want a more tightly controlled 20GB account will need to prove they own a Nikon camera. Photographers willing to give the reborn service a chance will have to wait until the Image Space launch on January 28th, but those already onside with MyPicturetown will have their photos transferred for free.

Filed under: Cameras, Storage, Internet, Nikon

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Via: Ubergizmo

Source: Nikon