Did you know that oysters grown on the Western Coast of North America generally have a mild flavor with a creamy texture and less salinity than those grown in the Atlantic Ocean? Now you do. Get facts like this and more from Oysterpedia, an iPhone app for oyster lovers. The app lets you browse oysters, organized by coast with complete descriptions of each oyster’s shape, size and flavor. It lets you save types of oysters to try, rate oysters and share your oyster findings with Facebook and Twitter....

Was one of the last DMs you received on Instagram a video ofducklings wearing flowers for hats, orfloating in a sink full of water? Anoverly zealous cockapoo dancingon the couch with his human?A husky throwing a temper tantrumbecause he couldn’t come indoors? If sharing cute animal content is your love language, you’re not alone — you are part of abigger cultural phenomenoncalled thecute economy. The cute economy is not only a network of cute content that people participate in making, sharing and circulating but also amultibillion-dollar businessdue to creators’ ability tomonetize their content....

Fashion and machine learning don’t often make their way into the same conversation. Enter the new era of online shopping: MeetAprizi, an etymological twist on the French word meaning to learn and the Italian word for prize. “We want you to discover on our site, and we want you to feel like you’ve won something,” explains one of the site’s co-founders Giff Constable. The home page carousel displays four fashion items at once, and gives you the option to like and dislike each one....

Online movie rental and streaming companyLoveFilm, ‘Europe’s answer to NetFlix’, is expanding its London-based staff by more than a fifth,reportsthe Guardian. LoveFilm was launched in London in 2002, and the company now serves the UK, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In early 2008, LoveFilm acquired Amazon’s DVD rental business in the UK and German markets, with Amazon becoming LoveFilm’s largest shareholder, owning 42% of the firm. In October 2010, LoveFilmannounceda partnership that would see its movies available for streaming on the PlayStation 3....

Location apps dominate the various App Stores available to smartphone owners but not many have the specific intention of connecting you with local produce in your area but also connecting you with the people behind that. UK startupLovefre.shis launching its new service today that does just that, allowing users to create and share points of interest in their local area that sell or deliver fresh fruit, vegetables or serve great homecooked food in local restaurants....