Twitter drops TweetDeck’s Windows app, stops support by April

Twitter is looking to “enhance” the user experience of TweetDeck and has opted to stop support for its Windows app starting April 15^th. In conjunction with that, Twitter’s encouraging users to just head to the browser to use the app. And if they’re signed into Twitter or even its analytics website, you’ll be automatically be logged into TweetDeck. Some users will already be seeing this change but Twitter is currently working on making it available to everyone. For users, who are wary of making the change, Twitter is reminding its users that they can pin the site to your task bar via Chrome (Customize and control > More Tools > Add to task bar).

Source: Twitter | Via: SlashGear

Facebook rumoured to be unveiling ‘Bot Store’ at F8 conference

Facebook will reportedly unveil a game-changing feature at its upcoming F8 developer conference. The social network will supposedly introduce the Bot Store, which will allow its users to download a range of automated programs that they can interact with through Messenger. For example, you can download a bot for a fast food joint. You can just send the bot your message and it’ll ring that up for you. These bots could change the way we use the Internet and even replace browsers and apps, centralizing everything in this one service.

Chat platforms like Slack and Telegram have been using bots for a while but bringing said feature to Facebook’s one billion users will bring the feature to the mainstream market. The F8 conference is happening on April 12 to 13 in San Francisco. We have to wait ‘til then to get news.

Source: Independent

SEO tools for Android and iPhone

Is a smartphone enough for full online promotion of your website on the Internet? The truth is it's by far easier to write an novel on a phone than to fulfill full-scale SEO project for your website. However, according to WBC company it does not mean that the applications for your smartphone cannot offer anything interesting for SEO professionals.

Take for example the process of attracting new traffic. While some people consider it to be a complex process, which is based on continuous monitoring and analysis of competitors’ actions, an experienced web marketer will make various decisions in order for the website to take leading positions in search engines and keep them there. A phone is always at hand and, therefore, it is a versatile tool for regular monitoring of your website's performance. Also, you can monitor the actions your competitors take to get ahead of you. You, on the other hand, are enabled to save your time and come up with superior response strategies. In this article, we will offer you short reviews of 30 applications for SEO/PPC for your Android and iPhone.

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Facebook bug makes it easy for anyone to hack into your account

If you were diligent enough or a really crafty hacker, you could get into anyone’s Facebook account. A recently discovered bug allowed people to keep guessing someone’s Facebook password until they gained access. Sites usually give users only a handful of attempts before locking the account to make sure unauthorized people can’t get in. Unfortunately, this bug has a work around for it. And it’ll let hackers use computer programs to keep trying a variety of passcodes until they can get in and do things like change the password and access personal details.

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