Crosspost your Google+ posts to your WordPress blog with this plugin

Software developer Daniel Treadwell hasreleaseda WordPress plugin,Google+Blog, which makes it easy to automatically crosspost your Google+ posts to your blog. The plugin lets you import your posts automatically to WordPress with next to no effort. Simply download and install the plugin, follow the instructions listed below, and you’ll be able to share your Google+ posts with your blog followers who don’t have an account on the social networking site. There are two versions of the plugin – a paid and a free version, both of which you can downloadhere....

4 min · 794 words · Brian Miller

Crossword: Arrow Words shows how crosswords should be played on iOS

For fans of crossword puzzles, there is no dearth of options on the App Store. In a category fit to bursting with contenders,Crossword: Arrow Wordsstands out for its choice of crosswords, which should appeal to an international English-speaking audience, and its pleasing and simple interface. To start with, Arrow Words gives you the option to choose between easy, normal, difficult and very difficult crosswords, with the easier ones having lesser squares and requiring a smaller vocabulary in comparison to the more difficult ones....

4 min · 732 words · Aaron Payne

Crowd-controlled Angry Birds game coming to Singapore’s Formula 1 race this weekend

Just days after the thecompany announced it was working with Starbucksto bring Angry Birds leaderboards and promotions into stores, Rovio has announced that it will bring its popular franchise to Formula 1, debuting a new crowd game that can be played by people attending the night race in Singapore. Reuters reportsthat Rovio has partnered with Singapore Telecommunications, after working with Finnish startup Uplause Ltd, the creators of the world’s first live event gaming platform, to create a specially crafted game for the event....

2 min · 268 words · Danielle Brown

Crowdbeacon. Quora meets Yelp on an iPhone

TNW Quick Hit Crowdbeacon (free) for iPhone is a location-based service aimed at simplifying life by connecting users of the app when you need something or have a question with nearby experts and local businesses that can satisfy your need or answer your inquiry. Hits:Simple setup, well-designed user interface, withFoursqure,YelpandWishpondintegration to further assist users of the app. Misses:If few are using the app, there’s very little the app can do to help....

3 min · 467 words · Susan Roman

Crowdsource your movie choices, then buy tickets or queue on Netflix with FlikPiks

You’ll likely remember a few months ago when wewrote about a service called Mombothat sourced your Twitter friends to find movie recommendations for you. Essentially it would find out the movies that were talked about by your friends, find the sentiment surrounding them, then provide you with recommendations based on that data. The genius behind Mombo is that sentiment algorithm. The brain behind that genius? Ram Singh. I got an email from Singh this morning to tell me about his latest project, called FlikPiks....

2 min · 322 words · Guy Bishop
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