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Here are Five Reasons why SugarSync is better than DropBox, or other cloud syncing programs out there:

1. Up to 32 GB free storage!
2. Back up ANY folder on your computer!
3. Select ANY folder on your computer to sync!
4. Upload / Sync via email!
5. Share folders with permissions!
6. Almost forgot one more good one – Best Mobile Photos Sync! – even has apps for Kindle, Symbian phones

Use this link below for a BONUS 1.5GB of storage!!!
That’s enough to store a lifetime of photos!

Get your bonus storage now:
http://www.sugarsync.com/bonus-storage

(The link above expires after this season – just sign up now, it’s FREE!!!)

Not convinced if SugarSync is for you?

Here are some testimonials and reviews by leading tech blogs and magazines:

Computerworld February 17, 2012

“What sets SugarSync apart from Dropbox, and is the reason why I use it as my main synchronization software, is its file manager software. SugarSync Manager monitors the status of your files, manages sharing, and is where you manually send files from one device to another.”

PCMag December 29, 2011

“I highly recommend starting with SugarSync rather than learn the Dropbox way. SugarSync is more intuitive, gives you more free space to start, and works on every major and minor platform, a big reason we picked it as an Editors’ Choice.”

Gizmodo September 28, 2011

Gizmodo did a head-to-head comparison of Cloud services including SugarSync, Dropbox, Box, Apple’s iCloud and more, and in the end, they declared SugarSync “The Ultimate Victor.”

CNET April 29, 2011

“So what’s the verdict? If you’re looking for a way to automatically back up photos as you take them, SugarSync is a no-brainer choice.”

CNET April 29, 2011

“It doesn’t revolve around a single carry-all folder the way Dropbox does. Rather, SugarSync allows you to pick and choose any folders on any of your devices to sync, which means tons of flexibility“

Good Housekeeping March 26, 2012

“The most feature-rich cloud service in our test, SugarSync offers easy syncing and editing across nearly every device…”

Business Insider Feb 7, 2012

“Once You Use This App, You’ll Want To Ditch Dropbox Forever”

ABC News August 30, 2011

“You can also share select files publicly if you’re working on a group project. There are other cloud-based storage options, like DropBox, but SugarSync gives you the option of continuously syncing multiple files.”

GottaBeMobile May 4, 2011

“We were really impressed with SugarSync. For people who are starting from scratch, this is the service to use. The free 5GB of storage is more than double what DropBox offers. It is fast and is more versatile allowing any folder on your computer to be synced.“

Small Cloud Builder March 29, 2011

“In addition, SugarSync has editing support for certain file types, and shared folders with password protection, while Dropbox has none of these features. So if any of them are useful to you, you might just want to stop reading here and pick up SugarSync.”

BNET March 24, 2011

“There’s not a single business owner who wouldn’t benefit from a cloud-sync service, and I continue to be partial to SugarSync (which has always struck me as more business-friendly than, say, Dropbox). For one thing, you can get a free 5GB account, enough to handle an awful lot of documents — maybe all your documents.”

Sign up for a free SugarSync account today with an additional 1.5GB bonus storage!!!

http://www.sugarsync.com/bonus-storage

(Remember: The link above expires after this season – just sign up now, it’s FREE!!!
Don’t forget to install the SugarSync Manager application to use the service!)

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Nielson Media has finally answered one of the pressing mysteries of the age: Why we defriend people on Facebook. Surprisingly, the top reason isn’t overusing played-out memes. The most likely answer: because someone offended us. That data comes courtesy of a study of 1,865 adult users of social media, conducted from March 31st to April 14th. It found that as in real life, behaviors like having creepy friends, insisting on saying terrible things, or simply being a depressing downer play a huge role in choosing with whom we socialize.

By a wide margin, the top reason for removing someone as a friend, cited by 55% of respondents, was “offensive comments”. What, precisely, is meant by “offensive” is unexplained; “political comments” (14%) are considered a distinct reason apart from generally offensive comments. This suggests that the offenses referred to are more personal in nature, unsurprising to anyone fortunate enough to witness a very embarrassing argument conducted for all to see on a Facebook user’s wall.

Not knowing someone well was the second most common reason for de-friending someone, cited by 41% of respondents, and “trying to sell me something” came in at a very close third place, with 39%. Other reasons include “depressing comments” (23%), “lack of interaction” (20%) Breakups and divorce (11%). “Update profile too often” and “they added too many people” are tied with 6% of respondents citing them, a lesson to anyone who thinks that the rest of us are as enthralled by constant declarations of true love, or their children’s latest potty training update as they are.

In addition to de-friending habits, the study also shows that men and women use social media in subtly different ways. Both men and women primarily use such services to keep in touch with family, reconnect with old friends and find new ones. However, men showed a higher likelihood of using social media for professional networking and dating, with a corresponding tendency to approve friend requests if the requesting user is attractive. Women on the other hand had a higher tendency to cite creative expression and positive reinforcement as primary reasons for using social media. Interestingly, the data suggests much higher commonalities among women. The top reasons for approving friend requests or for removing someone as a friend were cited more by women than by men.

[Source: Nielson]

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Congratulations if you have the opportunity to explore the new Google Plus. Here are some less-known tips and hints to get you around the site:

1) Google Plus allows text formatting in the Huddle (status-updates) and comments

Bold – Use asterisk symbol on both sides of the word to bold it

Example: *Google Plus Huddle* = Google Plus Huddle

Italics – Use underscore on either side of the word to Italicise it

Example: _Google Plus Stream_ = Google Plus Stream

Strikethrough- Use hyphen on either side of the word to strike it

Example: -Google Plus Hangout- = Google Plus Hangout

2) You can add photos videos or links to the posts by dragging links directly to the share box

3) Circles are like Following people on Twitter. Your updates are sent to them only if they follow you

4) You can tag people on posts by adding a ‘+’ or ‘@’ symbol in front of their name

5) You can send private messages to people by just sharing the post with one person

6) You can disable commenting and re-sharing for each of your posts. To prevent people from sharing your post, click the arrow at the top-right of the post and choose “Disable Reshare”

7) Click on the timestamp of the post to get the permalink of that particular post

8) Clicking the +1 button on a post is the same as “Like” on Facebook. Clicking the +1 button again will remove your +1

9) Using +1 on a Google Plus post will not list the post on your +1 page. Using +1 on other websites will.

10) Shortcuts for Google Plus

• Space – Scroll down
• Shift Space – Scroll up
• J – View next stream item/post
• K – View previous stream item

Related Links:

• Lost in Google Plus? Check out the overview
  http://www.google.com/intl/en/+/learnmore/
• Want step-by-step instructions on how to get around the site?
  The help pages are really detailed and useful!
  http://www.google.com/support/+/

After trying out twidroyd for less than a day, I don’t use it anymore cos the interface sucks. The app got disabled by Twitter today.

Dear Samuel Liew (@samliew),

Regardless of how you access Twitter, we are dedicated to making Twitter better, faster and more reliable for you. As part of this effort, we ask applications that work with Twitter to abide by a simple set of rules that we believe are in the interests of our users, and the health and vitality of the Twitter platform as a whole. We often take actions to enforce these rules.

We are sending this email today because we suspended twidroyd for violating our policies.

Every day, we suspend more than one hundred applications that are in violation of our policies. Generally, these apps are used by a small number of users. We are taking the unusual step of sending out this letter because today’s suspension may affect a larger number of users.

We are committed to helping you continue to use Twitter during the disruption of this application. You can download Twitter for Android and other official Twitter apps here. You can also try our mobile web site or apps from other third-party developers.

We appreciate your continued support of Twitter and regret any inconvenience to you.

Twitter Support Team – @support
support.twitter.com

Update: Download Squad just reported on it:

Users of popular Twitter clients UberTwitter and Twidroyd found that they couldn’t log into Twitter today, and a post in the Twitter help center explains why: UberTwitter and Twidroyd have been suspended for violating Twitter’s policies. TechCrunch followed up with Twitter on the suspensions and discovered that the suspended apps were violating Twitter’s privacy, trademark and monetization rules.

Twitter spokesperson Carolyn Penner told TechCrunch, “Violations include, but aren’t limited to, a privacy issue with private Direct Messages longer than 140 characters, trademark infringement, and changing the content of users’ Tweets in order to make money.”

Both UberTwitter and Twidroyd were recently purchased by UberMedia, a company that has been buying up Twitter clients (Echofon and TweetDeck are other recent purchases) and adding them to its Twitter ad network. The trademark issues probably arose because of the “Twitter” in UberTwitter’s name, but whatever UberMedia did to provoke Twitter’s ire is more likely an issue with paid tweets or tweeting ads on behalf of users. Twitter has made in-stream ad networks a strict no-no under its API terms. It will be interesting to see what specific violation it found in UberMedia’s case, but so far it hasn’t been revealed.

Despite what some detractors say, torrents have plenty of legitimate uses — one of which is helping organizations distribute digital content at little or no cost. That’s especially important for a non-profit like Khan Academy, which is why its partnership with BitTorrent Inc. makes perfect sense.

Khan Academy is a provider of free, online educational videos. A wide range of subjects are covered, including physics, biology, trigonometry, calculus, and economics. The academy’s vault currently includes more than 2,000 videos, and all are now accessible via BitTorrent apps. Founder Salman Khan told TorrentFreak, “BitTorrent is a great platform to help us fulfill our mission of providing world-class education to anyone, anywhere.”

If you’ve got either uTorrent or BitTorrent installed, just install the Khan Academy app and get studying! Best of all, you’ll also be helping out by seeding content and giving back to the community while you watch.

Source: Khan Academy and BitTorrent partner to deliver P2P educational video