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Mental Floss Explains Where Emojis Came From

Mental Floss Explains Where Emojis Came From

Whether it’s an alert that your table is ready at a restaurant or a quick note from your mom to pick up some milk, texting has become one of the primary ways we as humans communicate. Rather than have a 3 minute conversation on the phone, we can now send a text that took us 30 seconds to compose. For some, even 30 seconds is just too much time. Therefore, emojis have also risen in prominence. Why spend 30 seconds on text when you can push one button and get an image that totally encapsulates your message, right?

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What Instagram’s New “NewsFeed Algorithm” Means To You

What Instagram’s New “NewsFeed Algorithm” Means To You

Much like the Facebook algorithm that puts the stuff you click most at the top of your newsfeed, Instagram will be adopting a similar new strategy for displaying posts. Instead of displaying images chronologically, you’ll soon be seeing them sorted based on what Instagram’s AI thinks you’ll want to see the most.

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The Legend of Zelda’s Link Is Now Exploring Google Maps

The Legend of Zelda’s Link Is Now Exploring Google Maps

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Nintendo’s classic “The Legend of Zelda,” Google has left a cute little easter-egg in plain sight on the desktop version of Google Maps. Typically, if a user wants to toggle between a map and Google’s Street View, they would need to drag a faceless little yellow dude to the spot on the map that they want to explore. For the next few days, that little dude is none other than Link, the protagonist of the popular RPG.

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How To Take Better Photos With Your iPhone

How To Take Better Photos With Your iPhone

Great images can transform a good website into a great one. Luckily, if you own a website in 2016, there’s a very good chance that you have a great camera with you at all times. Pretty much every smartphone that you can purchase today is more powerful than that digital camera you purchased back in the mid-aughts.

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About NBT

NB Technologies is an award winning Staten Island web design firm that focuses on the clients needs to deliver a tailor-fit solution for any budget. Our expertise in open-source technology and social media will help your message reach the largest possible audience.

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